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lights are diffrent, almost the same shape but no go.
Telly, a guy in my area did a 1.6 front conversion on a bubble back. Looked pretty good, but I love the 1.7 fronts !
Telly, a guy in my area did a 1.6 front conversion on a bubble back. Looked pretty good, but I love the 1.7 fronts !
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A few of us Mid atlantic members were leaving a restaurant in my area once and saw a couple getting out of an EL. LOL, they got out of their car and we just kinda surrounded them, I think the guy was surprised that we knew what it was.
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Rep Power: 293 yeah i found a silver EL here in "the states" too. it was in the Lake Mary area of Orlando, FL. not bad looking..but ehh, still a fo-do nonetheless. shoulda made a coupe too 
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Originally Posted by EL-Sport
Maybe you should learn a little more about what features the EL has over the Civic sedan before you start talking out of your ***. In spite of what you seem to think its more than just a different badge.
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Originally Posted by EL-Sport
Currently, the base model RSX ($25,900) is about $1,000 more than the base model EL ($24,900) based on current MSRP prices from acura.ca
Yes, it's an Acura EL
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Originally Posted by NightRider02
i was obviously being sarcastic. i know there is plenty more the EL has to offer over a civic sedan other than its badge, but i dont really see these different features as being anything worth while, or at least worth the $4k difference. just my opinion though, no need to get bent out of shape
- side airbags
- leather option
- heated seats with the leather
- different front end (05's come standard with fogs)
- different trunk
- moonroof option
- rear disc brakes
- VTEC engine
- metallic interior door handles and shift boot ring
- nice 15" alloys
- heated power mirrors
- express up and down power window (ok so i'm nitpickin now)
- automatic climate control (03+ EL's only)
- ugly faux-wood trim on the console
- slightly different gauge cluster
- remote trunk
I'd say that's about 4 grand and people seem to be willing to pay it. I know I was, and even after all the problems i had modding my car (front customization was a bizznotch) I'd do it again on an EL over a Civic. It's different, and if you were to see how many Civic sedans we have out here (I'm sure it's the same where you're at) then you'd understand why some people would pay a little more to have a slightly different car, even if it IS just a gussied-up vic.
Your viewpoint is understandable because as an American you have access to so many of these options in a Civic, but here in Canada, where they were not offered in a Honda Civic, people who had just a little bit more to spend on a Civic but not enough for say a TSX would opt for the EL which had just enough luxury features without breaking the bank. Canadians overall have less cash to spend on cars, which is why Honda carried the highest-end ES chassis over to Acura, in hopes that it would get people started with brand loyalty to the more expensive name. I'd say it worked, considering that after my great experience with the EL, I'm going back to Acura for my next car, be it a TSX or TL (need a new job first, perhaps as a gigolo).
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Originally Posted by NightRider02
all i was saying is that you can pay 19k for a civic sedan, or you can pay 23k on an el which is basically the exact same thing. only difference is youre paying 4k extra for that acura emblem
chill dude, learn to take a joke...no need to act like a hard ***.
chill dude, learn to take a joke...no need to act like a hard ***.
The EL come with different models, it has the basic non leather which the price of american EX.
The leather version is actually closer to japanese "Ferio" in interior, therefore you pay a bit more. It will be the same thing you pay for a civic with after market leather seats.
the badge itself didn't contribute that much in the price.
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Rep Power: 304 EL base is pratically the same price as the si coupe. Or atleast it use to be until recently. The civics are priced quite competitively now. EL has disk brakes in the back, where as my car has drums, I thought that was cool.
i saw a blue one here in so fla like 2 weeks ago and i missed my exit just to keep looking at it it looked so nice plust it looked brand new as well
i wish if we can just go to canada buy it there then bring it here....
i wish if we can just go to canada buy it there then bring it here....
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