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Lifer
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Originally posted by: DonVito
Should be a fun car - kind of like a modern version of my old '99 Integra GS-R sedan. Enjoy!
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I drove a 1994 Integra GS-R sedan for a little over a year way back when (parents bought it for my sister, then I got it when she got a new car) and it sure was a fun car!

From some angles, those door ding protector strip things make it look like all of your doors are open a little.

No interior pics?
 
Arkaign

Arkaign

Lifer
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How's the highway noise level? Stock stereo? Shifting .. does it really kick you in the pants if you downshift to 2nd and floor it at 45mph?
 
vshah

vshah

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Arkaign
How's the highway noise level? Stock stereo? Shifting .. does it really kick you in the pants if you downshift to 2nd and floor it at 45mph?
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highway noise is loud but manageable. i'm doing around 3500rpm at 70 (from memory, will check next time). i stick it on cruise control and its fine, but if i'm driving then my heavy left foot makes it a bit noisier....

stock stereo is a 350watt, 7 speaker deal. tweeters at the windshield, speakers in the front doors, and 2 more + an 8" sub in the rear deck. Its good enough for my purposes. has an aux in port and a pc-card reader. i'll probably add an ipod integration kit sometime soon so i can control it from the steering wheel.

it also has the nav system with voice recognition which works very well..

and yes, there's quite a kick from a downshift to 2nd :D

Originally posted by: brownboi512
it must feel so good once vtec kicks in
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it really does yo...haha
 
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helpme

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Take it to the track (road course)! If you lived in California, I'd meet up with you at a track day. I zoomed around Laguna Seca in my TSX with my buddy driving a Si Coupe (TSX's track duty has since been replaced with an SRT-4 though). Fun front driver!
 
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thomsbrain

Lifer
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Cool car. I drove the coupe when I was car shopping. I decided the faster and less frantic V6 Accord fit my everyday needs better, but with even slightly different requirements, the Si sedan would have been the more appealing choice. I have no doubt you will love this car.
 
vshah

vshah

Lifer
Sep 20, 2003
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Originally posted by: paulxcook
Nice car, I wanted one before I learned it took premium fuel.
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i averaged 33mpg on the way from dc, where i bought it, to pittsburgh. that was with only 30 miles on the car...well within the break-in period
 
SpeedEng66

SpeedEng66

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Jul 10, 2002
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word of advice

let the car warm up (when you first start it)
3 of my coworkers purchased the 06-07 si's

all 3 of them have the trans kick out of 3 gear (nice grinding on the clutches)

it's been a known problem with the si's and rsx but honda wont do anything about it..:)

congrats on your purchase they are nice cars!!
 
JDub02

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Some advice - consider a bra for it for the winter. I bought a new black Mazda6 last year and all of the stone chips from a Pittsburgh winter killed the front end of my car. I don't know what it is about PenDOT, but they love to throw down the gravel. I just moved to VA and am considering getting the front end of my car repainted.
 
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fbrdphreak

Lifer
Apr 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: JDub02
Some advice - consider a bra for it for the winter. I bought a new black Mazda6 last year and all of the stone chips from a Pittsburgh winter killed the front end of my car. I don't know what it is about PenDOT, but they love to throw down the gravel. I just moved to VA and am considering getting the front end of my car repainted.
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Or consider a clear-bra type. I hate those ugly-ass black bras on any car. The only valid use IMO is what a friend did - he put it on his Evo before a cross-country month-long road trip. Regular bra + long term use = :thumbsdown:
 
Aikouka

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Or consider a clear-bra type. I hate those ugly-ass black bras on any car. The only valid use IMO is what a friend did - he put it on his Evo before a cross-country month-long road trip. Regular bra + long term use = :thumbsdown:
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I've been considering a bra for my car too... but I know what you mean about the color, but an advantage is if you have a black car already, so black on black wouldn't be too bad. I mean, I had one with my old Talon and that car was a pearl silver color. It wasn't too bad, but I ended up taking it off :p.

Congrats on the car! I'll have to check out the hot pix later!
 
zerocool84

zerocool84

Lifer
Nov 11, 2004
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Originally posted by: helpme
Take it to the track (road course)! If you lived in California, I'd meet up with you at a track day. I zoomed around Laguna Seca in my TSX with my buddy driving a Si Coupe (TSX's track duty has since been replaced with an SRT-4 though). Fun front driver!
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Welcome to the club :thumbsup:


OP good job on getting the 4dr Si compared to the coupe. 4 doors do definitely come in handy even if it doesn't look as sporty. The weight difference is negligible so I think getting the sedan is the better choice.
 
vshah

vshah

Lifer
Sep 20, 2003
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yeah...i live in a house with 5 other people, so i definitely needed the extra space. (doesn't matter that 3 of them also have cars...if we go, we go together)

no tracks in the nearby area that i know of. I will have to do some research.

and as for the winter/gravel comment, I actually have the summer tires on this (kinda stupid, but its the only one they had left). so i'll just park it in the garage for a couple of weeks in the winter.

and yes, i always wait for it to get halfway on the temp gauge before i start moving. it only takes ~5 mins.

bigpow, it is a 6speed. the gearing is still quite short though
 
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