I guess it's the older gen rx330 and the gen after rx350 that was still JDM?

yes the 2nd gen RX's were all made in Japan. Canadian production started in 2008 with the 3rd gen.

"The first North American pre-production prototypes were sent to Cambridge, Canada in early 2008 for testing prior to the first RX 350 rolling off the production line on 28 November 2008"

You can still find a 4th gen RX built in japan, but it would have to be the RX-L. Even the hybrids were made in canada. Now the new 5th gen are all built in Ontario no matter what trim / model.

As a counterpoint, my sister also has a 2018 RX and it's been excellent and rattle-free. Contrast that to my parents' 2013 GS which has a pretty serious rattle near the sunroof - it sounds like the sunroof is going to fall apart every time we go through some sort of a bump. I wanted to look into it but they don't want me tearing their car apart, but they're also too lazy to get it fixed since it's their 3rd vehicle that they're keeping around for my sister to learn driving in.

Going back on topic with the Integra - I just looked up the pricing on the Type S and it seems fairly reasonable at MSRP? I would pay the difference over the Type-R for the QoL features for everyday driving.

Is her RX a J Vin ? Probably not but I’m glad hers is okay. I’m sure North American Japanese build quality is generally okay. But for my money I rather have a Japanese built car if I’m paying for a japanese car.

Besides the squeaks though the RX has been bulletproof so the general quality is okay

It's a Canadian VIN, but I would go for a J VIN given the option. All the Lexus vehicles in the family have been great to us despite their manufacturing origin, but the Japanese ones have that distinct JDM smell when new that I absolutely love.

Is Acura out to fucking lunch or what?

Go try building a Type-S on the Acura Canada website and look at the packages!!!

A fuckin ducktail spoiler and mirror caps in CF for $3100
Black wheel bolts and black Acura badges for $1233????? Seriously?!?! LUG NUTS and 2 badges is over a grand?

LOL

Don't forget the rubber floormats and trunk liner for $805 as well !!

So what colour ITS are you getting?

I asked for my ass raping to be in blue :)

Smurf fetish

buy it, drive it, flip it.

I think you can probably make back some money

Hmm... those look even more expensive than what Porsche charges for their add ons lol~

The Smoking Tire Podcast did a short segment on the ITS situation in the US where corporate required dealers to order $10k in accessories for their demo ITS in order to get an allocation.

yes even smoking tire agrees, its artificially limited for no stinking reason.

Do car companies even want people to buy cars? Or are they just banking on the strategy of limiting production where allocation is given to customers who guarantee a level of profit?

Hello Greta Thunberg. HOW DARE YOU!?

I think they're operating on a REALLY OLD style of thinking... where intrigue about a special car builds interest in the brand and when they can't get that car, they settle for something else from the lineup that's even higher profit margins like a regular Integra or maybe look at a SUV instead.

Which, in this day and age, is a really stupid assumption if that's the case. People are not loyal to brands like they used to be.

Honda does the same. The FK8 optional catalogue (Honda Access) is stupid expensive. Whole trim "cf" trim kit is like $1500 USD. The wing center piece is like $1000 USD. Mirror caps, $800 USD.

The worst part is, unlike BMW M, these are trim pieces you put 3M tape on to put over. Not complete replacements. Disgusting.

It’s held on by tape ?!?!? What kinda horseshit is that
Honda is the aliexpress tuner of the car world.

That's what I'm saying! Everyone thinks I'm crazy for expecting more. Even a Non-M BMW if you get optional trim, you get a whole NEW trim piece. If I wanted to skin my OEM trim piece, I'd do it myself (or more realistically pay jackp0t to do it LOL)

I was laughing at my friend paying like $400 or whatever it was for 50th Anniversary BMW logos on his i4... but $1200 for black Acura badges and wheel bolts really takes the cake.

^ Makes the BMW badges suddenly seem like a bargain.

$7k more than a GRC to start, plus I decided to get silly with the options for funsies and pick the most expensive of everything.

MSRP
$55,600.00

Options
$30,464.90

Colour - Apex Blue Pearl
$500.00

Total Accessories
$18,798.90

Acura Plus Warranty
$3,588.00

Protection
$7,578.00

Fees
$2,720.00

Total Vehicle Price
$88,784.90

Hahahahha !!! 88k with tax will be over 100k for a friggin integra. Awesome

The $55k MSRP is not that bad, though realistically, no one is paying that for an ITS. I wonder if the $30k options includes a spare Civic :fullofwin:

So...who wants to "OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY":

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...2977715420589/

Finance/lease only, must have trade.
Guess market is still hot for new cars that dealers still make these demands.
There's a new 2023 (non type r) sitting on Richmond's showroom though:suspicious:

I think things are starting to falter a bit... I'm on a few chats of more expensive cars and you're starting to see a lot of dealers shop around cars that people ordered but now turned them down when they came in.

Nobody wants to or should afford 7% finance rates on a car.

I know my buddy bought a GT3 a few months back for $375k and now I am seeing GT3's the same as his selling for $325k... still massively expensive, but that's a pretty big drop. And no I have NOT mentioned it to him because I don't want to wipe the smile off his face lol