I have a base RSX. I like it a lot. But get a type-s.
That -s badge is worth the extra money. Why is it worth the money? I have no idea.
That -s badge is worth the extra money. Why is it worth the money? I have no idea.
I have a 2005 RSX-S (vivid blue pearl) and I absolutely love it. Bought it in Sept 2004, and I've put 22k miles on it its first year.
I test drove faster cars (TL, G35c, 350Z Track, etc) and they were really nice, but I just couldn't afford them. I'm really happy with the RSX-S because I get great handling and decent power with Honda/Acura reliablity and okay gas mileage. I never test drove cars like the STi or Lancer Evo, but I figured if I did I would just be sad later
I guess it's also obvious that I was only looking at Japanese cars.
Be warned though that the Type S requires premium gas, but I do average city/hwy about 27 miles per gallon overall.
The final advantage of the RSX (base and S) over other cars (even other Acuras) is that it is built entirely in Japan. The TSX also is, but the MDX and TL are not. May not make a difference but every bit helps!
My 05 was $22,300, and my out the door price was a shade under $25k.
Not to hijack the thread, but I'll say that I trust C&D's reviews more than any other magazine out there. They choose winners based on what they like in a car: i.e. performance and fun-to-drive factor. Practicality usually comes in much farther down the list, unless the price/performance ratio is too great to ignore.
If you have the same mindset as the C&D reviewers, then it's a great magazine. If you don't...then it's still a great magazine, with some great testers and editors.
Thats one fugly S but I would still rather drive it over the even more boring to drive plain RSX.
Originally posted by: MazerRackham
I have a 2005 RSX-S (vivid blue pearl) and I absolutely love it. Bought it in Sept 2004, and I've put 22k miles on it its first year.
I test drove faster cars (TL, G35c, 350Z Track, etc) and they were really nice, but I just couldn't afford them. I'm really happy with the RSX-S because I get great handling and decent power with Honda/Acura reliablity and okay gas mileage. I never test drove cars like the STi or Lancer Evo, but I figured if I did I would just be sad later
I guess it's also obvious that I was only looking at Japanese cars.
Be warned though that the Type S requires premium gas, but I do average city/hwy about 27 miles per gallon overall.
The final advantage of the RSX (base and S) over other cars (even other Acuras) is that it is built entirely in Japan. The TSX also is, but the MDX and TL are not. May not make a difference but every bit helps!
My 05 was $22,300, and my out the door price was a shade under $25k.
Thats pretty damm good.
I was only getting 28 MPG with the old Si.
Tough decision.
98%, I won't even need the extra power so to save money + better gas milage + lower insurance is tempting.
What is your spending budget? I would invest the extra $1-2k and get the nicer ones (in a better color unless you like white) for $15-14.
Originally posted by: CTrain
Originally posted by: MazerRackham
I have a 2005 RSX-S (vivid blue pearl) and I absolutely love it. Bought it in Sept 2004, and I've put 22k miles on it its first year.
I test drove faster cars (TL, G35c, 350Z Track, etc) and they were really nice, but I just couldn't afford them. I'm really happy with the RSX-S because I get great handling and decent power with Honda/Acura reliablity and okay gas mileage. I never test drove cars like the STi or Lancer Evo, but I figured if I did I would just be sad later
I guess it's also obvious that I was only looking at Japanese cars.
Be warned though that the Type S requires premium gas, but I do average city/hwy about 27 miles per gallon overall.
The final advantage of the RSX (base and S) over other cars (even other Acuras) is that it is built entirely in Japan. The TSX also is, but the MDX and TL are not. May not make a difference but every bit helps!
My 05 was $22,300, and my out the door price was a shade under $25k.
Thats pretty damm good.
I was only getting 28 MPG with the old Si.
Tough decision.
98%, I won't even need the extra power so to save money + better gas milage + lower insurance is tempting.
Yeah, but you NEED that 6-speed!
2nd and 5th are my favorite gears by far http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c...=y&pager.offset=25&lang=en&cardist=126
I would take this one.
I would take this one.
Man ol man....read the original post....he has the original wheels for them.
If its not the wheels you're talking about, then why ?? It looks just like every other S with a Typr R wing.
1) Its from a dealer and I hate buying from dealers(probably harder for me to get that price down)
2) It has 57K miles...11K more than one I'm looking at.
3) No wing. RSX doesn't look good without a wing and I would have to drill holes.
4) I do like black but the white look better to me personally.
And I wish people would stop commenting on how that type S is ugly.
He has the original wheels and people would feel differently if they were on the car.
I see, alotta high mileage vehicles in your area. Just so you know, sometimes it's a good idea to call up dealers too, not all dealers list their entire inventory online. And check out major rental/fleet companies.
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base RSX/02-05 SIs are slow as f*ck. manual is mid 16 sec car at best, auto is into 17s.
If you are seriously considering an RSX-S, get the new civic SI. vtec.net has dynos already and they dyno more HP at the axles than the 05 RSX-S. MSRP is expected to be very close to 20K even, and comes with an LSD stock which the RSX-S does not. Seems like Honda is willing to cannibalize RSX sales to recover mindshare for the civic/SI.
If you are seriously considering an RSX-S, get the new civic SI. vtec.net has dynos already and they dyno more HP at the axles than the 05 RSX-S. MSRP is expected to be very close to 20K even, and comes with an LSD stock which the RSX-S does not. Seems like Honda is willing to cannibalize RSX sales to recover mindshare for the civic/SI.
Too bad you're not in my area: http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c...nced=&start_year=1981&isp=y&cardist=53
For a ricer, I think it's pretty tastefully done.
For a ricer, I think it's pretty tastefully done.
The wheels themselves are OK. They don't look to busy, and they're not too busy. From the back pic the look too big (looks like a 4x4) but from other angles it's OK. Again not a hard fix.
Thats not a good listing.
Its a base and its the same price as the example....just 15K miles less.
Trust me, I'm lusting over the new Si.
In fact the BLACK Si from the site is my wall paper.
If you read my reasoning, I'll have to wait a while for the Si and I think the price will be at a premium.
I wouldn't even mind spending the $20K but I can wait.
My thought process is to own a RSX for a couple of yrs, sell it(won't be too much of a loss) and then buy a Si...a used one prefereably.
You apparently don't really care about mileage then. The owner strikes me as one who takes care of his car. The fact that he went out of his way to detail the outside and INSIDE of his car then takes multiple pictures of his car shows this.
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