I bought my first new car :-)

[Dr. Detroit]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Problem with the SI is you have to drop the clutch at a minimum of 5K to get a decent start. If you don't drop your clutch, that Lincoln will eat you for lunch.

Don't ever shift too early either because once you drop below the VTEC opening it's over. Nothing like revving your car to 7000 rpm to get adequate power.

The SI's handling it pretty poor stock as well, people claim it handles well but its spring rates and strut vavling is rather por and the car has lots of body roll.

And how is your opinion of the Si's handling formed? In a magazine comparo with other similarly priced sporty cars (VW GTI, Mini, etc), I seemed to recall them favoring the Civic's handling. Supposedly one of the best handling FWD cars for the money.

Car & Driver does this test called the Lightning lap at VIR and well the SI was slower than:

Civic Si 3:26.5
GTI 3:25.1
Cooper S 3:22.9
Mazdaspeed 3 3:16.X
Cobalt SS 3:20.6

A quote from the link below:

The Cobalt was also the most settled of the three, with excellent body control through the high-speed esses. The GTI felt soft, but its body motions remained fairly stable. The Civic was the floppiest.

The Civic on a track

 

[SparkyJJO]

meh if you're happy that's what counts

 

[BUTCH1]

I like it, although the windshield looks like it cook you a bit in the summer months..

 

[zixxer]

I like them but would never drive one because of the asshats that I see driving them.

 

[KaChow]

Looks nice, but mine's better.

I think you'll find that the 2-door Si gets challenged and hated on quite a bit...don't be surprised to get keyed or have soda thrown on it.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: KaChow
Looks nice, but mine's better.

I think you'll find that the 2-door Si gets challenged and hated on quite a bit...don't be surprised to get keyed or have soda thrown on it.

Dont make me worry about my car more than I should . Is that a stock front bumper? I like mine better.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: KaChow
Looks nice, but mine's better.

I think you'll find that the 2-door Si gets challenged and hated on quite a bit...don't be surprised to get keyed or have soda thrown on it.

Dont make me worry about my car more than I should . Is that a stock front bumper? I like mine better.

Honestly to me, 4 doors are more practical but if you don't care about practicality who cares.

Remember, there's a reason why Honda parts are stolen a lot. Be careful especially since you have a fanboy Si and everyone wants your wheels/seats/engine/badges/wing/cluster lol practically the whole car.

 

[brownboi512]

sports injected ftw.
congrats.

-integra GSR DC2 owner

 

[sniperruff]

yeah the civic is one of the few cars that i wouldn't buy used because it wouldn't be worth it

same goes for a number of lexus.

 

[Xyclone]

Nice car! Very good MPG, reliability, and resale value. I had my heart set on that until I found out about the Mazdaspeed 3 evil, which I like because of the performance, and the new Cooper S, which I like because of the after market and awesome MPG. If only the Si came with the RDX's turbo. My next car's going to be a stick for sure.

Btw, I would have gotten Fiji Blue, also. :heart:

 

[swtethan]

Why does every single person around me have to tailgate and try to pass me recently? I DONT WANT TO RACE YOU, JERKS! LOL This never happened to me in my red civic EX

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: swtethan
Why does every single person around me have to tailgate and try to pass me recently? I DONT WANT TO RACE YOU, JERKS! LOL This never happened to me in my red civic EX

Because you have a boy racer car. It sucks but you will have to deal with it.

 

[VigilanteCS]

Congrats!


I guess you didn't watch the Top Gear review of the new SI?

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: VigilanteCS
Congrats!


I guess you didn't watch the Top Gear review of the new SI?

where would I find this

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: swtethan
Why does every single person around me have to tailgate and try to pass me recently? I DONT WANT TO RACE YOU, JERKS! LOL This never happened to me in my red civic EX

Because you have a boy racer car. It sucks but you will have to deal with it.

ding ding ding

 

[timxpx]

OP - congrats.

i have an '07 nighthawk black pearl si coupe... just less than 1 year/23k miles on it and i still enjoy it as much as the day i bought it.

i've never gotten keyed or soda thrown at me... but i do get a lot of guys with blowout haircuts and '90s civic hatches that want to race-- you get used to it.

once in a while an SRT-4 driver will catch up to me and show off his blow-off valve... i totally realize they have faster cars, i don't know why they need to assert it on me!

my biggest complaint about the car is that unlike the RSX-S, it doesn't come with a leather option =/.

it's a really fun car to drive daily if you don't let that whole the-fast-and-the-furious civic stigma get in the way. i also think it's pretty hard to steal because of the immobilizer, unlike the civic's/integras of the past. the common sense to not leave your ipod or something else out in the open comes into play there. anyway, i've parked my car in newark, nj tons of times without incident.

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is there anything new in the '08 that they didn't have in '07?

i know between '06 and '07 they added vehicle stability assist and different rims... haven't followed up on '08s yet.

 

[swtethan]

They added a girlfriend option, hot supermodel girlfriend option!

yeah vehicle stability has a button..... and I think thats it? I cant believe it doesnt have HID lights.

 

[timxpx]

the lack of HIDs is kind of upsetting but i guess since it's a civic, we don't get the option.

once it gets warmer i'm actually working on a project to retrofit TSX projectors and HIDs into a headlamp assembly i bought several months ago (though i believe HIDs in a car that didn't come with them stock is not street legal). hopefully that project turns out okay -- my goal is to get it to look as stock as possible. and at the same time as that i plan on installing OEM fog lamps as well (it was too much on top of the sticker price to get them dealer installed).

 

[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: timxpx
OP - congrats.

i have an '07 nighthawk black pearl si coupe... just less than 1 year/23k miles on it and i still enjoy it as much as the day i bought it.

i've never gotten keyed or soda thrown at me... but i do get a lot of guys with blowout haircuts and '90s civic hatches that want to race-- you get used to it.

once in a while an SRT-4 driver will catch up to me and show off his blow-off valve... i totally realize they have faster cars, i don't know why they need to assert it on me!

my biggest complaint about the car is that unlike the RSX-S, it doesn't come with a leather option =/.

it's a really fun car to drive daily if you don't let that whole the-fast-and-the-furious civic stigma get in the way. i also think it's pretty hard to steal because of the immobilizer, unlike the civic's/integras of the past. the common sense to not leave your ipod or something else out in the open comes into play there. anyway, i've parked my car in newark, nj tons of times without incident.

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is there anything new in the '08 that they didn't have in '07?

i know between '06 and '07 they added vehicle stability assist and different rims... haven't followed up on '08s yet.

TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) and a new shift boot is all I could gather from ClubSi.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: timxpx
the lack of HIDs is kind of upsetting but i guess since it's a civic, we don't get the option.

once it gets warmer i'm actually working on a project to retrofit TSX projectors and HIDs into a headlamp assembly i bought several months ago (though i believe HIDs in a car that didn't come with them stock is not street legal). hopefully that project turns out okay -- my goal is to get it to look as stock as possible. and at the same time as that i plan on installing OEM fog lamps as well (it was too much on top of the sticker price to get them dealer installed).

I got the dealer installed fogs for free (yes!!! negotiation skillssssss) Theyre really nice and the button is actually on the left turn signal. Pretty nice setup that its not like a crappy switch on a dashboard.

BTW, HIDs were available on 04+ civic SI

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: Xyclone

Originally posted by: timxpx
OP - congrats.

i have an '07 nighthawk black pearl si coupe... just less than 1 year/23k miles on it and i still enjoy it as much as the day i bought it.

i've never gotten keyed or soda thrown at me... but i do get a lot of guys with blowout haircuts and '90s civic hatches that want to race-- you get used to it.

once in a while an SRT-4 driver will catch up to me and show off his blow-off valve... i totally realize they have faster cars, i don't know why they need to assert it on me!

my biggest complaint about the car is that unlike the RSX-S, it doesn't come with a leather option =/.

it's a really fun car to drive daily if you don't let that whole the-fast-and-the-furious civic stigma get in the way. i also think it's pretty hard to steal because of the immobilizer, unlike the civic's/integras of the past. the common sense to not leave your ipod or something else out in the open comes into play there. anyway, i've parked my car in newark, nj tons of times without incident.

---

is there anything new in the '08 that they didn't have in '07?

i know between '06 and '07 they added vehicle stability assist and different rims... haven't followed up on '08s yet.

TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) and a new shift boot is all I could gather from ClubSi.

YAY TPMS!!!! and YAY black with red stitching shift boot!

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: timxpx
the lack of HIDs is kind of upsetting but i guess since it's a civic, we don't get the option.

once it gets warmer i'm actually working on a project to retrofit TSX projectors and HIDs into a headlamp assembly i bought several months ago (though i believe HIDs in a car that didn't come with them stock is not street legal). hopefully that project turns out okay -- my goal is to get it to look as stock as possible. and at the same time as that i plan on installing OEM fog lamps as well (it was too much on top of the sticker price to get them dealer installed).

I got the dealer installed fogs for free (yes!!! negotiation skillssssss) Theyre really nice and the button is actually on the left turn signal. Pretty nice setup that its not like a crappy switch on a dashboard.

BTW, HIDs were available on 04+ civic SI

HIDs have never been offered on any US Civic

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: timxpx
the lack of HIDs is kind of upsetting but i guess since it's a civic, we don't get the option.

once it gets warmer i'm actually working on a project to retrofit TSX projectors and HIDs into a headlamp assembly i bought several months ago (though i believe HIDs in a car that didn't come with them stock is not street legal). hopefully that project turns out okay -- my goal is to get it to look as stock as possible. and at the same time as that i plan on installing OEM fog lamps as well (it was too much on top of the sticker price to get them dealer installed).

I got the dealer installed fogs for free (yes!!! negotiation skillssssss) Theyre really nice and the button is actually on the left turn signal. Pretty nice setup that its not like a crappy switch on a dashboard.

BTW, HIDs were available on 04+ civic SI

HIDs have never been offered on any US Civic

I forget, that was on the SVT Focus when i was looking in 2004

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: timxpx
the lack of HIDs is kind of upsetting but i guess since it's a civic, we don't get the option.

once it gets warmer i'm actually working on a project to retrofit TSX projectors and HIDs into a headlamp assembly i bought several months ago (though i believe HIDs in a car that didn't come with them stock is not street legal). hopefully that project turns out okay -- my goal is to get it to look as stock as possible. and at the same time as that i plan on installing OEM fog lamps as well (it was too much on top of the sticker price to get them dealer installed).

I got the dealer installed fogs for free (yes!!! negotiation skillssssss) Theyre really nice and the button is actually on the left turn signal. Pretty nice setup that its not like a crappy switch on a dashboard.

BTW, HIDs were available on 04+ civic SI

HIDs have never been offered on any US Civic

I forget, that was on the SVT Focus when i was looking in 2004

Trust me dude, if there was an OEM HID kit every kid in the universe would be running one.

 

[swtethan]

I just did my first upgrade, a set of sylvania silverstar ultras, woo hoo white light!