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apparently has ZERO problems. I replaced
the front boots because they were broken,
changed the oil, added lots of fluids around,
changed the tires and right now it runs great++.
The car has almost 80k miles on it. Still there
are several things:
1. if the timing belt is to be changed at 90k
(as written in the manual) and i don't have
any more resources to do it right now, can
something bad happen if it breaks ? (right
now the car has 80k)
2. one front secondary headlight bulb is out
and it seems to be a big thing to change it
because apparently i have to pull out the
entire front cover etc etc just to get to the
bottom screws for the headlights. anyone
knows how to do this easier ?
3. any experiences with unchanged clutch at 80k ?
it feels ok but makes a little noise when
the stick is on parking and i release the
pedal ... any advice ?
4. would you recommend to install alarm on it ?
i heard many stories about alarm circuit
installment messing around with the normal
circuitry and that noone actually gets it
right on the G2's ... is this true ?
5. on the engine there is a small, round,
plastic cover which leaks a little bit of
oil ... just a little bit but i haven't found
that part in any part store. should i go to
the acura dealer or does anyone have any
solution ?
thanx allot.
please email sion@cs.purdue.edu
Now make sure you break in the engine properly. No trips to redline for the first 1K mi! Just shift 1st,2nd & 3d around 4-4,500rpm. Then after 1k mi. increase the RPMs but gradually. Don't go straight to 8100..
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
If your timing belt goes it will damage the valves! Get the timing belt replaced around 90K.
An alarm won't help if thieves want your car bad enough..
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
it's a fun car overall; however, i would be more than happy to find it gone tomorrow morning. just my .02 and wishful thinking...
hey here's a quick question.. if I replace the stereo, will the new stereo still control the power antenna? I really have no idea how those work.. anything else I need to be careful about?
On the other hand I would not limit everyone to the GSR. An LS with 5-sp is a very good performer. It's also 70lbs lighter than a GSR.
It has the same torque as the GSR and it pulls well in all 5 gears up to 125mph (my brother had a '95 LS manual). Although it's not as fast as a GSR, a 5-sp. LS is not slow at all and it actually gets your adrenaline going when redlining 1st,2nd & 3d. With two 6'2 200lb adults in it, my brother's 95 LS pulled very well and had good passing power.
I have been in an automatic Integra once and I know what you mean. I was disgusted with the amount of power that was wasted by the automatic tranny. The only thing we can do to help now is discourage people from getting automatics unless they don't care at all and the car is only basic transportation to them.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
Dealers always give you a 12mo/12Kmi. warranty. Make sure the warranty includes the A/C working properly and as good as before. Ask them if they 've done this before in other g2 Integras. Call another Acura dealer as well. Don't tell him the other dealer said to go with R22.. Just ask some questions and how the new Freon works with the old compressors to see what they say. Also call a Honda/Acura independent shop/specialist and get their opinion as well as pricing.. You might save yourself some money if you go with an independent import shop.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
If you had to have an automatic, is the Integra really that bad? Or is it just bad compared to a stick?
Also, is insurance on an integra high? I kind of got that idea reading some of the past messages. Or was it just high for that guy because his driving record stunk or something?
Thanks
It is just preference, that some people compromise performance and control and get auto tranny because they liked the car!
thanks email me or post at voodotrix@hotmail.com
--eric--
thanks
It has the 170 hp Vtec only comes in manual tranny, it'll be a rocket, its also a chock full of options...leather, cd, spoiler, alloys, 4 wheel discs abs...the list goes on.
test drive them and see how you like them.
Young'ns like us like the faster cars in this case its the GSR
A '95-96 SE (special edition) also came with everything the GSR did except for the engine. It did come with a spoiler, alloys, sunroff, 4wheel disc brakes and if I 'm not mistaken ABS as well. So an SE should have everything the GSR has except for the 170hp (B18C1) engine. It has 140hp (B18B motor) and almost the same torque as the GSR (127 vs 128). Get the GSR if you can afford it. If you can't the SE in 5-sp flavor is still a decent performer :-)
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
Again this is all rumors but not far fetched at all. We do know that they always increase HP & torque with every generation so providing that the Integra Type-R has 195hp, 217 is probably about right. They also say that the new Integra will have all the Type-R trimmings (heavy duty sports suspension, brakes, etc) but it may carry the Honda badge! The downside to that is that the warranty may go down to 3yr/36K mi. and having to deal with crappy Honda dealerships instead of nice customer oriented Acura ones.
I own both a Honda Civic and an Acura Integra GSR and there is a world of difference between the dealerships. If I even think I 'm hearing a noise or something on my Acura and bring it in for them to check out, and they give me another car to go to work with! even though they only want to keep the car for an 1hr or 2 and it doesn't have to stay overnight! Plus you get the free roadside assistance with Acura so lets hope that rumor about the re-badging is not true :-)
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
Sometimes Honda dealers can be extremely nice, and much nicer than Acura dealers! I have experienced it!
I need a reply as soon as possible.
I was able to negotiate the price of a 2000 Acura
GS-R Coupe for exactly $20,000 (includes
destination charge, but does not include tax and
license) which includes the following accessories:
Theft Deterrent System
Floormats
Full Nose Mask
Splash Guards
Wheel Locks
Moonroof Visor
Does anyone think this is a good price? The
dealer invoice price on this vehicle is $20,014 but
there is a $1,500 factory incentive on this car.
Thanks,
Joseph
20k is a good price for a GSR.
MSRP is around 22.5k, and you are aware of the dealer incentive, which is good at lowering your price, however, there might still be more room to negotiate.
carsdirect.com will sell a GSR at 19,989 or something like that, but with the options you have, you're probably getting a better deal with your dealer. The security system itself is listed by the manufacturer at around $500 so at your listed price, you're pretty much got the cheapest deal around. You might get them lower by telling them that you know they're redesigning Integra for 01' and this is a old (since 94') model etc...you get the point.
for reference: your car setup at acura.com would cost 23.9K. I'd buy it if I were you.
Just curious :Where do you live? I wonder if they're going for that price in my area.
The first dealership I went to was Serramonte Acura in Daly City, CA. If you are considering getting an Acura GS-R and are living close to the area, go take a look. Mike is the Sales Manager. Tell him that Joseph sent you. (He remembers me as he had a hard time with me. If you spend enough time there, you will eventually get a good deal like I did.
I eventually got the car from Oakland Acura in Oakland, CA. This dealership is much closer to where I live and the car has never been test driven before by customers (it has only 12 miles on the odometer). I did pay $275 higher on the car though. My final cost was $22,300 OTD which included tax + license.
I will be picking the car up this Friday.
Joseph
With some inexpensive suspension upgrades (thicker rear sway bar) they handle awesomely.
The 're pretty reliable and safe. I recommend you look at a 5-sp. because it's faster than the auto and more fun to drive.
The new Jetta 1.8T (turbo) should be fun to drive as well but uses Premium gasoline like the Integra GSR. The Integra LS/GS take regular gas.
I really enjoy driving my '99 GSR and look forward to it all the time. I 've only driven old Jettas from the late '80s and early '90s so I can't vouche for the new ones. I know they 're not as reliable as Honda/Acuras though because my friend was going through water pumps, starters, and all kinds of parts every other month with his Jetta until he finally sold it with 80K mi. 80K mi. is nothing for a Honda or Acura and they can go easily to 150K with no repairs. My Civic has 96k mi. on it now and so far so good.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
I just wonder. What is the difference
between acura and honda in terms of parts
and quality. i realize guys that most of us have
also an acura around so the replies might be
really subjective. But seriously, what's the
difference ? To me, the integra '93 looks
pretty much like a current civic in terms of
shape and it also drives better. Are the honda
models always some years "behind" the acura
models ? also i heard that the new integras
will bear the honda tag. any info on that ?
enjoy.
email also appreciated at sion@cs.purdue.edu
The engines are totally different as well as most of the suspension and braking systems. Rack & pinion power steering system in the Integras is totally different than the Civics and much better. Everything in the Integra is heavy duty and the parts are more performance oriented than the Civic's. Even the radiators & hoses are different (also GSR's radiator is bigger than LS/GS as well as many other parts..). Coil spring rates are higher in the Integra and the shocks are different for better handling. Exhaust is entirely different as well and the muffler in a G3 Integra is almost 50% larger than a Civic's (I own a '97 Civic). They share very few parts which makes sense because I wouldn't want many of the parts from a 106hp Civic for my 170hp Integra.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
This is the only topic I see you active around! How are you doing?
Robertsmx is right. You have around 3 gallons left when the light comes on.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
I 'm here a couple of times a week. I spend most of my time at h-a.org forums because I 'm modding my GSR and there is a wealth of information there. I talk to people there with every imaginable mod that there is, they know their stuff..
I participate in the Civic topics a lot too since I have '97 HB.
A couple of days ago I noticed you were into a heavy debate on the "which car is better, ITR, Prelude, Celica, Eclipse, etc." I went to start posting to defend our beloved small displacement VTEC engines but they had frozen it until "you guys cooled off.." as the moderator put it :-)
Too bad I didn't notice it before. I hate to leave a fellow Honda owner alone in such debates.. Oh well, next time I 'll be there for you buddy! :-)
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
If I had to chose between the LS and Si I 'd probably go with the LS 5-sp. because of its higher torque and the ABS that you can't get with the Si. The 2 cars will almost be identical from 0-50mph and the Teg might be a little ahead. It's from 50mph & up where the Si will start passing the LS slowly. The 2 cars weigh the same so the 17ft-lb torque advantage of the LS really helps at lower speeds and you don't have to keep the LS at 5500-6K RPM (like in the Si) all the time to get power out of it.
ABS is very important to me and engaging it a couple of times in the rain saved my hide.. But if it's all out performance that counts to you go with the Si. The Si is a good car with a good engine and a decent handler. It's loud though and always whinning because it's only a 1.6L
The LS is much more driveable in the city and highway and more quiet.
The GSR on the other hand, although it also has VTEC like the SI it has a displacement and torque advantage over the SI just like the LS. At 4K RPM the Si goes about 62mph in top gear. The GSR goes 80mph!
At comparable 60mph speeds while the SI is pushing 4K RPM the GSR is only at 3K RPM so you get much less engine noise.. The LS is running even less RPMs. These are some of the things I 'd consider.
I was shopping for the Civic Si too last June but because the dealers weren't dealing too much on them back then and because of its 1.6L noisy engine I went for the GSR and paid $19.8K. Best price I got on an Si with spoiler was $18.3K in the NY/NJ area.
GSRs now go for about $19.5-19.7K due to 1,500 dealer incentives. I know the prices are more in the low to mid-17's now for an Si and LS so had those been the prices back then I 'd probably go for the Si just because it's a little faster than the LS and I have a heavy foot :-) But I might 've regreted it now seeing how a lot of people are getting tired of the high cruising RPMs and the engine noise of the 1.6L I 'm really glad I went for the GSR. At the time with only a $1500 difference it was a no brainer. The GSR offers leather, ABS, 10 more HP, 17 more torque than the Si and a higher warranty as well as road side assistance and all that crap :-)
It's actually a tough choice between the LS & Si
They both have their good points and bad (only bad thing I see in the LS is that it's slower than the Si but nothing a few mods couldn't fix)
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
You're invited to join in a discussion (?) going on (Sports Coupe section) Topic: what is a sports car anyway?
As far as the coupe being dropped, he is wrong (unless you meant to say sedan). The sedan will be dropped not the coupe.
It might be worth the wait though. It's supposed to have 220hp and much more torque but you 'll probably save thousands if you bought one now. GSRs have been going for less than $20K due to $1500-2K manufacturer-dealer incentives. Check the Edmund's section on REBATES/INCENTIVES (make sure you page all the way down to the incentives section)
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
12 mpg sounds weird. Even unbroken GS should get you no less than 25 mpg (city driving).
Thanks
Any advice is welcomed. Thanks.
-Ineed Tires
I keep reading here about great prices on Integras, however the dealers here (kansas city) are asking $19,000 for used '99 LS. Can't find any info on the $2000 dealer incentive (tried Edmund's) either. If I can get an LS for under 18k or a GS for under 19k I would buy next week. Thanks
I bought my car through carsdirect. At the time the price they gave you included the destination charge. Not sure now. Didn't read all the fine print. Fill out the application and they 'll give you a call within 48hrs. They 'll direct you to the dealer that has your car (& color) you want and at the price they advertise. Dealer's invoice on an LS is $17.8K so even if they add the destination charge ($450?) to 16.8K it's still a good deal.
Do it now because their prices go up every day! This way you can lock in on this price. Good luck.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
195-60HR go for about $50 ea. at Tirerack
I 'm on my 3d set. I really like these tires and they 're great on the wet.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
Thanks.
But if you can wait and have the money, why not? I 'll probably trade mine in for a '02 or '03
(don't like to buy first year out..)
I 'll send you some pics of the '01 Teg.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)