Replaced my totaled 2003 Proteg5 with...
- Thread starter gizzard
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I haven't been able to drive it since I bought the car last Wednesday because I'm waiting for my insurance's new period to start on Friday. In the meantime, I'm rockin' my mom's '92 Accord. =P
For those who asked, I paid about $250 under (yes, under) invoice. The only other fees that were tacked on were license and CA sales tax. I realized after I drove the car home that it had wheel locks and mud flaps.
For those who asked, I paid about $250 under (yes, under) invoice. The only other fees that were tacked on were license and CA sales tax. I realized after I drove the car home that it had wheel locks and mud flaps.
I didn't finance the car and I got it for considerably less than $25K. =)
Re: 2006 Civic Si - I seriously considered this car until I realized it was nearly impossible to find at MSRP in SoCal. I realize it is probably a better performing car (newer chassis, LSD), but IMO it's not worth more than MSRP.
Re: 2006 Civic Si - I seriously considered this car until I realized it was nearly impossible to find at MSRP in SoCal. I realize it is probably a better performing car (newer chassis, LSD), but IMO it's not worth more than MSRP.
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Replica said:
moderately enjoyable
moderately fast
moderatly styled
average white boy car.
i don't know brian...low 13s with bolt-ons is pretty serious. and honestly, i love the sound of the RSX Type-S with CAI and race header. i installed the CAI on my friend's RSX-S and he already had a catless header...sounded sooooooooo sweet. the chassis is pretty refined, too.
Chiguy_2002
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege to 2006.5 xB to 2004 Forester XT
Not bad at all...I believe Ghost has one too...with a S/C...
Anyway, too bad you couldn't wait for an MS3, that would have been neat. Speaking of neat, my parents saw/rode in my MSP for the first time this weekend, and they liked it surprisingly, they said it was "neat".
Anyway, too bad you couldn't wait for an MS3, that would have been neat. Speaking of neat, my parents saw/rode in my MSP for the first time this weekend, and they liked it surprisingly, they said it was "neat".
gizzard said:
I'm not sure how the direct comparision...which i guess is supposed to be a Protege5...hits any of those points either.Brian MP5T said:
Most refined I-4 ever made.
Chassis responds to upgrades well.
Great Fit and Finish
Slick 6 spd k series tranny.
Can make mid 200whp NA without too much work (P5 needs a turbo (boom07) )
Styling always debatable
Not too worried about a car's ethnicity.
Do you have something more substancial aside from a personal bias?
If you want to throw out stereotypes, then in my area, everyone in SoCal driving an RSX is an AZN with close cropped/spiky hair in the "gangsta" lean driving position. Sadly, it is fairly close to the truth. Sometimes, I feel a bit embarrassed to be an Asian with short hair driving a Japanese car. But hell, I know I'm one of the few that can enjoy the car for more than its straight line performance.
