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I am thinking about buying an Si.
Those of you who have one, what are some of your personal pro's and con's about the car?

Thanks

 
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i know one ....it;s faster then the em2

 
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pro... more products out there
con... looks like a mini van

 
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^^^yea it does kinda look like a minivan hahahaha.

 
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its the odessay type r.. ahaha

 
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i love mine.

only con for me is how long it takes to get parts for it!!!

having a new body and a new motor - it takes FOREVER for the aftermarket to get into gear.

Aside from that - 2yrs and 42,000mi later i can't stand to think of owning anything else!!

Eric

 
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I put up a post in the general auto ramblings today about the Si.
The car gets a from me just because the car is REALLY easy to drive right from the get go. The car has a nice shifter placement, light clutch, comfy seats, and smooth quite engine.

Remember a fast car doesn't automatically equal a fun car. i would rather spend money on a car like the Si which has good acceleration, ok handling, and gets good mileage on 87 octane

 
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My old roommate had one and it was pretty fun to drive. Someone in my area has one for sale. 02', White, 8K for only $15,000
I didn't think that was that bad of a deal.....

 
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get it!!!!!!!!! i have an ep and love it. unique car...

 
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I was about to get one for 15k new, that's not all that great of a deal.

 
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i like mine alot.. only thing that pisses me off is i have springs, buddy club kit, racing hearts, cf hood, 7" monitior but now that i bought it all i dont know if i wanna put it in cause i might wanna get other things now.... like a diffrent kit ( or none at all) diffrent rims(bronze or gold) and now want coilovers... damn!

 
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True to your title! You are a true low baller! But I'm going to have to call BS on $15 new. Theres no way in hell you can buy a new one off the lot for $15K. The car is listed at $26000 and with taxes and everything it comes out to a little over $30g's. BUT, because the car isn't selling well most people bought it for around $26-27G's on the road and that my friend is an amazing price. There is no way in hell the car will sell brand new for $15K. Even if its $15k before taxes, after taxes and everything the car will list at under $20G's which is less than what the dealership pays for the car! If you can find a dealer whos selling at this price, post it up on this board so that I can trade in my '02 SiR and get an '04 as a straight trade in for the car!

 
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i got mine for like 18k in nov 03

 
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ummmmm ur in canada man.....im almost positive his price is in AMERICAN dollars lol

15k is not impossible...ive heard of people gettin 15.7 and 16.2 new so its not too crazy...

 
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I dont know where your gettin your pricing from but I know for a fact that the dealers only pay about 15K for the cars. Depends on how much volume they can sell. The dealer I use to work for would pick them up cheap couse of the volume they would sell in civics alone. Thats what the priceing is based on, how much of a certain model they sell makes the price. So, yeah, 15,500 or 15K is about right for an 03 Si thats been sittin on the lot for a while. Remember, they still have to pay taxes on every car thats on the lot at the begining of the year. So, they blow the cars out around the end of the year to save money. Dealers loose more money when they dont sell cars that are hard to move then they do when they sell them cheap. Honda, as well as other manufactures give dealers incentives and dealer cash for sellin the cars, no matter how much they sell it for. Its a business where no matter what, the dealer wont loose money.

 
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I got my Si brand new for $17k right when it came out.
The next day it dropped to $16k which kind sucked but oh well.
Not it sells well new for $14-$15g range.
02-03 is nicer than 04 IMO though
but I love em all :-)

 
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yeah... the 04's headlights and tails are a little weird lookin'

 
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the dealers pay 17,426 for the 04 si's. I got my 04 for 17,900 (with the destination chagre added) so basically i got it at invoice price

 
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I think they improved the headlights in '04, but the tails aren't as good. seems like a fair trade.

It seems to me that if you're paying anywhere near 30k, even in canadian dollars, that's way too much. last I checked the exchange rate was about 1.35 to 1, so at 18k in US dollars, you'd pay 24,300 in canada.

But then again, what do I know? I leased mine.


as for the original post in this thread, the only downside to it aside from the looks (it really grows on you once you get it, though), is the transmission on the '02s, but I think they improved that in the newer ones.

 
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What's w/ the tranny in the 02's ep's? Can't be any worse than in my 02 civic(p.o.s)! lol

 
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A lot of EP3 owners complain about the same thing, a "notchy" feeling when shifting first to second (some complain about second to third too, but I don't have that). When shifting at high RPMs sometimes it just won't go into second and even though the clutch is pressed, it grinds. It should be covered under warranty, but some dealerships give you a hard time because they take it for a little drive around the block and say it feels fine... it's hard to tell them "no, you have to really rev it like you're racing".

I haven't tried taking mine in yet, but I really should get it done since I only have 10k left on the warranty and it takes some people multiple visits before it gets fixed properly.

 
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I used to have a 2003 Honda Civic EX. I was gonna upgrade it etc, etc. Instead i traded it in for a 04 si. I fell in love with it when i took it for a test drive. Once i lowered it just about 1" (for now), it didn't have the look of a mini van any more. It handles like a dream. There is barely any body roll. The shifter is in the perfect spot. I can't wait to upgrade this si. It's worth modding. Theres a big difference between 127hp in my old civic ex, and my brand new 04 Si that's stock 160hp. Along with being a lighter car. The only thing i do not like about the 04 si. Is the stock head lights. Really ugly and bubbly. Just have to wait for aftermarket products.