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01-24-2024, 09:16 PM
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#38176 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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That’s a great buy.
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01-24-2024, 10:50 PM
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#38177 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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is https://www.drivemotorsports.ca/ one of those dodgy richmond dealers?
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01-25-2024, 09:12 AM
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#38179 | | RS controls my life!
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Looks decent, I've always liked those EP3's.
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01-25-2024, 09:43 AM
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#38180 | | :: Sells McLarens, Not tofu :okay: ::
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EP3 = 2 door honda fit with a K already in it.
Also, the CRV foldable table fits neatly onto the cargo floor....
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01-25-2024, 09:43 AM
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#38181 | | Performance Moderator
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Just buy a RSX for cheaper, same platform and engine lol
That driver seat looks like it's been blown to shit by someone's ass
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01-25-2024, 10:01 AM
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#38182 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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The base RSX was the most boring car I've ever driven lol
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01-25-2024, 10:07 AM
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#38183 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Yes that's steep for 160hp. These were like $4000 all day every day
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01-25-2024, 10:08 AM
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#38184 | | :: Sells McLarens, Not tofu :okay: ::
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Originally Posted by 68style  Just buy a RSX for cheaper, same platform and engine lol
That driver seat looks like it's been blown to shit by someone's ass | EP3 has superior cargo room and easier to load trunk  Drop an accord 2.4L in it and enjoy even more torque plus the bonus of still running on 87 !
It amazing how much ikea shopping can be done with an EP3. true story 
Also had a RSX premium auto for $1200 before. great beater But yes, it felt like an appliance but it worked.
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01-25-2024, 10:12 AM
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#38185 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Gerbs The base RSX was the most boring car I've ever driven lol | Was it an auto you tried?
Manual vs manual. Base RSX is more fun than a Fit. Quote:
Originally Posted by JDMDreams Yes that's steep for 160hp. These were like $4000 all day every day | You talking precovid price? The prices of cars I've been tracking have only just started reaching precovid price and the ones that are, are really poor condition.
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01-25-2024, 10:36 AM
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#38186 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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^^ I can wait, interest rates are still gonna be high, car market is dead, it's not like a ep3 is gonna appreciate more in 6 months
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01-25-2024, 10:54 AM
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#38187 | | Performance Moderator
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Is it your JDM dream to own a 20 year old Civic hatchback with a shitty engine?
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01-25-2024, 11:49 AM
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#38188 | | :: Sells McLarens, Not tofu :okay: ::
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Originally Posted by 68style Is it your JDM dream to own a 20 year old Civic hatchback with a shitty engine? | yes.
I just bought myself another EF Civic yesterday
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01-25-2024, 12:02 PM
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#38189 | | Performance Moderator
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I was asking JDM Dreams hahaha
I like old cars myself, but it seemed like he's really going long game on pining after a EP3
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01-25-2024, 01:56 PM
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#38190 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 Was it an auto you tried?
Manual vs manual. Base RSX is more fun than a Fit.
You talking precovid price? The prices of cars I've been tracking have only just started reaching precovid price and the ones that are, are really poor condition. | I tried both manual and auto RSX, also tried manual EP3 and both were relatively mid. They're great $1-4K beaters but nothing to look forward to. Luckily found a type S for $4k.
I think it depends where you are in life. I think going from a 2000 corolla to a RSX would've been a 8 - 10/10. The S2000 down to a base RSX was a punishment lol.
I really enjoyed the truck space it had though, I could dump anything into the hatch and kept the seats folded down year round.
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01-25-2024, 02:10 PM
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#38191 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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01-25-2024, 02:18 PM
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#38192 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by Gerbs I tried both manual and auto RSX, also tried manual EP3 and both were relatively mid. They're great $1-4K beaters but nothing to look forward to. Luckily found a type S for $4k. | We live in a world with high mileage K series Hondas that probably need timing chains soon are approaching 10k....
and in a world where G37/Abarth are around the same price; 986/996/335i/C5/5.0 Mustang GTs are mid 10s
5.0 literally gets 13-14L/100km even with a fair bit of asshole-ry driving.
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01-25-2024, 02:55 PM
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#38193 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD We live in a world with high mileage K series Hondas that probably need timing chains soon are approaching 10k....
and in a world where G37/Abarth are around the same price; 986/996/335i/C5/5.0 Mustang GTs are mid 10s
5.0 literally gets 13-14L/100km even with a fair bit of asshole-ry driving. | Abarth > EP3
G37 335i > most sports sedans
5.0 GTs / 135i > Anything quick
If you're gonna spend $3-6K for a POS car that may need a $1-3K in tires, maintenance repairs. Or worse a blown engine in 1-2 years of heavy driving.
May as well get something better for $9 - 15K.
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01-25-2024, 03:39 PM
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#38194 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by Gerbs Abarth > EP3
G37 335i > most sports sedans
5.0 GTs / 135i > Anything quick
If you're gonna spend $3-6K for a POS car that may need a $1-3K in tires, maintenance repairs. Or worse a blown engine in 1-2 years of heavy driving.
May as well get something better for $9 - 15K. | one hundo p.
I'd treat a 986/996 as a disposable car at 10/20k - who cares about a 30k rebuild for bore scoring or IMS when I'm ripping the car into snow/hiking trails/putting a tent on the roof?
even if it blows up in a year ish i only paid around 1k a month for it & can still part it out after
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01-25-2024, 03:43 PM
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#38195 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Exactly, folks out here are paying $500-700/month for a base model EV or Accord with leather seats.
Treat that $15-20K 996 as a 1-2 year lease, beat the shit out of it, if it doesn't blow up, congrats you won in life lol.
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01-25-2024, 03:52 PM
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#38196 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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I didn't realize they'd gotten that cheap. A lazy search found a 2000 Boxster S, manual, with the IMS fixed for $18k. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...8852389541857/
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01-25-2024, 07:15 PM
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#38197 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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80s/90s stuff probably too old for most young car people
i think that's why the rsx, wrx, final celica, mk5 gti, g37 & 350z are the boy racer stuff within reach
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01-25-2024, 08:42 PM
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#38198 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Nothing jdm lately interests me, unless you talk about the weird shit rhd stuff that was never available here. I drove an ep3 many years ago, when they were $4000 and it was nothing special. I never liked the look of rsx. Subuwu blows up itself, had a 350z before already. So don't really need a g or 370z. Can't think of any other jdm hot hatch. For $7000 I rather get a Miata. I did test drive an abarth and it was pretty fun. But I'm still unsure about the reliability. That's why I'm kinda considering golf r? I never had a VW, and looked into the mk4 vr6 and it sounded awesome. Del sol is unobtainable or a clean eg civic. Final Celica feels so weird with no torque and the high lift. I might consider a xrs but they are all beat to shit. I've never driven a 5.0 or 128. Tried e90 e93 and it's not bad, but it's not really worth the upkeep cuz it will nickel and dime you for sure. On a car worth $5000 on a good day? | |
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01-27-2024, 09:54 PM
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#38199 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Originally Posted by JDMDreams Nothing jdm lately interests me, unless you talk about the weird shit rhd stuff that was never available here. I drove an ep3 many years ago, when they were $4000 and it was nothing special. I never liked the look of rsx. Subuwu blows up itself, had a 350z before already. So don't really need a g or 370z. Can't think of any other jdm hot hatch. For $7000 I rather get a Miata. I did test drive an abarth and it was pretty fun. But I'm still unsure about the reliability. That's why I'm kinda considering golf r? I never had a VW, and looked into the mk4 vr6 and it sounded awesome. Del sol is unobtainable or a clean eg civic. Final Celica feels so weird with no torque and the high lift. I might consider a xrs but they are all beat to shit. I've never driven a 5.0 or 128. Tried e90 e93 and it's not bad, but it's not really worth the upkeep cuz it will nickel and dime you for sure. On a car worth $5000 on a good day? | All the fun stuff in acceptable condition costs at least $10k these days. A sub $9k Miata is going to be high mileage and beat to shit. Its hard to find an EP3 these days for anything less than $7k, let alone an EK or EG thats not a complete pile. Makes me wonder if there will be any change in the used car market, given the current interest rates. I'm already seeing a ton of new sub-500km "wait list" cars listed on the classifieds nowadays (GR 'rolla, Prius', etc.)
Preludes used to be dirt cheap, but even those have gone up to 5 figures.
An nicer NC in the low teens would probably be the best bang for your buck, but I am finding less and less of those on sale these days. Hell, even an NC1 is pushing high teens which is ridiculous.
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01-27-2024, 11:21 PM
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#38200 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Here's a seemingly sorted NC1 in the mid teens. 2.5 swap done https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...2386872193927/ | |
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