Thinking about trading in for Type R

[MazdaSpeed0020]

Well I was at work the other day and I saw a nice 2000 Type R with 34,000 miles, intake, header, exhaust, recaro seats for 16,300. I guess he has to get rid of it or something, but anyway my financial situation is slowly going bad so I might need to get something with a little less of a payment. I pay 300+ a month for my car right now. What do you guys think about this. Granted that the type r does have 195hp plus all the mods done to it so I am guessing that it would be a nice car. But I was wondering what you all think so any comment is welcomed.

Matt

 

[rocketspeed]

Where is the Type R, at a dealer?

How much do you owe on your MSP? You may be upside down on your loan, which would mean your payment might not go down as much as you think.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

"it ain't a tight car if it ain't a Type R "

 

[MSP2746]

The Type-R is one hell of a car. They've got lots of power, great looks, and Honda reliability. If you don't mind the riceboy sterotypes and lack of ammenities, I'd say go for it.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

it was a limited production car stripped of the power goodies, wasn't it? sweet interior though. great seats.

 

[MazdaSpeed0020]

Where is the Type R, at a dealer?

How much do you owe on your MSP? You may be upside down on your loan, which would mean your payment might not go down as much as you think.

The Type R is being sold by a private party, i pretty much bought the MSP for around 20,000 plus new and have had it for seven months, I put a 2000 down payment on it. I dont know too much about the whole loan thing so I could be wrong, but If I were to pay for it over a period of 5 years, like I am now, my payments will go down. Atleast that is what I understand.

Matt

 

[MazdaSpeed0020]

The Type-R is one hell of a car. They've got lots of power, great looks, and Honda reliability. If you don't mind the riceboy sterotypes and lack of ammenities, I'd say go for it.

Yea it is one hell of a car. I wouldnt mind owning one of them at all, and being that its a non turbo I can expect around the same kind of power everytime I need it, unlike the MSP with the damn hesitation.

Matt

 

[rahrcr]

Type-R

I used to be a Honda guy. Owned an Integra unit it was stolen. A buddy of mine had a supercharged Type-R. Aside from the gobs of power from the supercharger, the car was a blast to drive. A real purist race car. Very well balanced. Watch out for theives and the insurance payments.

 

[KyRaceFan]

it was a limited production car stripped of the power goodies, wasn't it? sweet interior though. great seats.

Type R's have power everything.
Id say go for it if you cant keep the MSP...
Keep in mind that the bolt ons like intake/header/exhaust on a Type R will net 10whp at the most. The stock systems were extremely well designed, so making gains with bolt ons is hard.
Also, type r's run 14.5-14.7 bone stock with a good driver.

I dont think anyone will call you a ricerboy for having a real R, and if they do, slap them for being an idiot, and point out they drive a civic dx automatic.
The only real ammenities it lacks is some sound deadening, cruise control, and a sunroof, which the MSP doesnt have anyways.
8400 rpms of power, and the vtec cam, good lawd. (upbum)

 

[funnylittlman]

Go for it

 

[boostaddict]

Just don't tell anyone where this one is or your decision will become way easier after someone else buys it.

If you've ever heard a Type-R with a AEM intake on it switch over to the high end cams you wouldn't even have to ask this question. It's worth the price just for that sound alone. My brother termed it the finger of god.

So sweet. Everything about that car is perfect except that it doesn't come with a turbo.

 

[mspeedpro]

do they run mid 14s? i heard they run low 15s with a great driver, might be wrong

 

[MazdaSpeed0020]

Just don't tell anyone where this one is or your decision will become way easier after someone else buys it.

If you've ever heard a Type-R with a AEM intake on it switch over to the high end cams you wouldn't even have to ask this question. It's worth the price just for that sound alone. My brother termed it the finger of god.

So sweet. Everything about that car is perfect except that it doesn't come with a turbo.

Hmmm sounds interesting to me, I am considering this, but I dont know how fast I could sell the MSP. I would probably do it myself because I would like a bit more out of it then the dealer would give me.

Matt

 

[MSP2746]

I'm fairly certain the Type R's originally didn't come with A/C standard either. I had a '98 GS-R and was thinking about getting a Type-R, but couldn't believe how "stripped" the car seemed. They seemed to start adding in things you'd expect to see in an Acura later on in production, like A/C and I *think* a moonroof.

They are unbelieveable on a road course. If Honda gets off their rump and releases an RSX-R in the states, I'm outta Mazda land for another 4 or 5 years .

(yeah, I'm an ex-Honda junkie )

 

[funnylittlman]

that RSX-R is badass......

 

[MazdaSpeed0020]

Thanks for all the responses too, I expected a few people to say something negative. But i am not quite sure what I am going to do yet, keep the replies coming.

One more question, how do you post a double quote?

Thanks,
Matt

 

[DiscreetSpeed]

see ya (butt)

 

[jred321]

you can't really go wrong with a type r as long as it isn't beat to s***. but you'll need to sell your car too, so it'll be a hassle and you may end up making payments on two cars at the same time for a little bit, but an itr is a solid choice. a dealer had one around here, i was thinking about trading for it, but when i went to look and talk to people it was gone, so i've still got my mazdaspeed.

do itr's have an lsd?

 

[MSP2746]

Yes, they do have LSDs

 

[Dr.Sound]

"it ain't a tight car if it ain't a Type R "

"i love my honduh like i love my ganja"