Thinking of trading for an SiR?
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Thinking of trading for an SiR?
Hey Guys/Girls I was kinda of thinking about trading in my car for an SIR but I am still unsure. I test drove one on Friday and I was very impressed. I dont know exactly how much $$$ it will take but I was wondering if anyone has looked into this themselves before.
I know that they have quite a few sitting on their lots that aren't selling so I might get a good deal.
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I know that they have quite a few sitting on their lots that aren't selling so I might get a good deal.
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Rep Power: 0 my friend got her SiR for 26500 give or take 200-300 this is price on the ground, but its a NEW 02 SiR, not 03, 2003 SiR have msrp of 25500, her msrp is 22800, but i heard 03 Sir have new rims and some other small stuff, i can prolly get the 02 SiR for 25900
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Rep Power: 0 Dude, despite the SiR being the rare ones (namely because ppl don't buy them) I think you will be better off with an RSX Premium for similar money (maybe a little bit more, but hey, you get leather!).
The SiR is a nice little design, but I believe it to be overpriced for what it is. You can do up a nice white RSX to pretty nice JDM style....
The SiR is a nice little design, but I believe it to be overpriced for what it is. You can do up a nice white RSX to pretty nice JDM style....
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Rep Power: 0 I love the RSX but these SIR's have been reduced to $22500 for a new 02 and the one I am thinking about trading for is a demo with 8000Kms and I think its going for $21500 and I dont have to pay freight & pdi so I might not have to put much more into it. I guess I will have to see what kind of numbers the dealership throws back at me and make a decision on that. I am hoping that its within $5000 to consider it seriously.
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[hr]Originally posted by: macrossranma
flippedout, u know that oem side skirt u selling for your friend?is it sold yet?im interested[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: macrossranma
flippedout, u know that oem side skirt u selling for your friend?is it sold yet?im interested[hr]
come join the group buy on bodykits.. (hint hint ***tempting***) [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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u mean the gb from iamfob?haha, i only need the side skirts[hr]
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u mean the gb from iamfob?haha, i only need the side skirts[hr]
im going to the shop when i get the time.
$1250 for the kaminari... not too bad...
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Rep Power: 0 unless you drive it off the lot lowered with rims and a kit, that hatch looks like [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG]...those headlights are so ugly...you should get a '99 or '00 SiR, thats a sweet ride...
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Rep Power: 0 For Sure, I would plan on throwing on the 18's that I have and lowering it. I never really thought much of them until I have seen them done up a little and 
they can look really sweet. Check the new kit WW just made for it....awesome. Link to WW
they can look really sweet. Check the new kit WW just made for it....awesome. Link to WW 
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Rep Power: 0 I think SiR is a big failiure.. nobody's buying it. It's sitting in the dealership's lots for a good reason. Look seems to be getting to a lot of people.. not a crowd pleaser, that's for sure.
Poor value too.. it's no longer class leader like the 1st SiRs once were. It was once THE hot econobox--nothing could touch it! But now it gets taken by Sentra SE-R Spec-Vs, Focus SVTs and Matrix XRS..
Lack of good looks, and poor value........ hmm.. no wonder it's not popular.
Poor value too.. it's no longer class leader like the 1st SiRs once were. It was once THE hot econobox--nothing could touch it! But now it gets taken by Sentra SE-R Spec-Vs, Focus SVTs and Matrix XRS..
Lack of good looks, and poor value........ hmm.. no wonder it's not popular.
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Rep Power: 0 No we don't!! Nobody needs a $32,000 Civic.... blah!!! You're pushing into WRX territory..
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!!
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!!
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[hr]Originally posted by: O1Coupe
No we don't!! Nobody needs a $32,000 Civic.... blah!!! You're pushing into WRX territory..
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!![hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: O1Coupe
No we don't!! Nobody needs a $32,000 Civic.... blah!!! You're pushing into WRX territory..
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!![hr]
this is almost like a demise of the DSM.... at least the new ECLIPSE didnt look like a minivan...
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Rep Power: 0 That's what I'm saying..
When you buy a Cavalier Z24, you get 35HP over the Z22.
When you buy a Neon RT, you get 18HP over the base model.
When yo buy a Matrix XRS, over XR, you get extra 50HP.
Protege ES is 24HP over base model//
Grand Am GT is 20HP over base model (plus gobs of torque)
etc etc etc..
At least in the old days (6th gen), getting an Si over LX meant something.. 106HP vs 127HP.. not no more.
When you buy a Cavalier Z24, you get 35HP over the Z22.
When you buy a Neon RT, you get 18HP over the base model.
When yo buy a Matrix XRS, over XR, you get extra 50HP.
Protege ES is 24HP over base model//
Grand Am GT is 20HP over base model (plus gobs of torque)
etc etc etc..
At least in the old days (6th gen), getting an Si over LX meant something.. 106HP vs 127HP.. not no more.
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[hr]Originally posted by: O1Coupe
No we don't!! Nobody needs a $32,000 Civic.... blah!!! You're pushing into WRX territory..
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!![hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: O1Coupe
No we don't!! Nobody needs a $32,000 Civic.... blah!!! You're pushing into WRX territory..
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!![hr]
man u dont know how happy i am to hear you say that.... but dont worry man, they'll do what they did with the DELSOL, they'll slap that 2.0L into the civic coupes soon enough i gurantee it, i think tha hatch was a waste, the looks is unreal..... i like it, but wouldnt buy it for that price, no freakin room.
just like when they discontinued the b16 outta the delsol. what did they end up doing??? slap it in the civic,
if they throw a 2.0L into a civic coupe, i agree, the market will KILL..... the only thing HONDA worries about is gas mileage. they want to be ON TOP of that... but it seems to me its not a big issue.
HONDA obviously knows what they're doing... look at the 03 ACCORD 3.0L 240HP compared to the ALTIMA
3.5L V6 245 i believe???? give or take 5 HP.
HONDA knows what they're doing, i think they should smarten up, the civic's are way lighter then the RSX... but damn those cars have wicked engines in there..... even in there basic RSX... which is running... the sir motor...
why couldnt they do that with our cars????
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[hr]Originally posted by: Chigga
man u dont know how happy i am to hear you say that.... but dont worry man, they'll do what they did with the DELSOL, they'll slap that 2.0L into the civic coupes soon enough i gurantee it, i think tha hatch was a waste, the looks is unreal..... i like it, but wouldnt buy it for that price, no freakin room.
just like when they discontinued the b16 outta the delsol. what did they end up doing??? slap it in the civic,
if they throw a 2.0L into a civic coupe, i agree, the market will KILL..... the only thing HONDA worries about is gas mileage. they want to be ON TOP of that... but it seems to me its not a big issue.
HONDA obviously knows what they're doing... look at the 03 ACCORD 3.0L 240HP compared to the ALTIMA
3.5L V6 245 i believe???? give or take 5 HP.
HONDA knows what they're doing, i think they should smarten up, the civic's are way lighter then the RSX... but damn those cars have wicked engines in there..... even in there basic RSX... which is running... the sir motor...
why couldnt they do that with our cars????[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Chigga
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[hr]Originally posted by: O1Coupe
No we don't!! Nobody needs a $32,000 Civic.... blah!!! You're pushing into WRX territory..
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!![hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: O1Coupe
No we don't!! Nobody needs a $32,000 Civic.... blah!!! You're pushing into WRX territory..
If Honda wants to win hearts of young buyers, they need cheap cars that are fast, not super high tech and super expensive cars.
Prime example? Why they hell did they stuff the lame 1.7L into our cars? 2.0L 160HP engine should have been optional.. because it's a total waste for the SiR. Imagine a Coupe, with Veloz kit, tighter suspension, better wheels, and the 160HP 2.0L engine... sell it for $25,000.. EVERYBODY would be buying it. They'd own the market so hard, it wouldn't even be funny.
But no.
Here you go, little boy. Have a 115HP engine. Give me $3,000 more, and I'll throw you another 12HP (at the peak!). Give me a break. It's a joke!! What kind of an engine upgrade is 12HP?? It's silly. SILLY, i tell you!![hr]
man u dont know how happy i am to hear you say that.... but dont worry man, they'll do what they did with the DELSOL, they'll slap that 2.0L into the civic coupes soon enough i gurantee it, i think tha hatch was a waste, the looks is unreal..... i like it, but wouldnt buy it for that price, no freakin room.
just like when they discontinued the b16 outta the delsol. what did they end up doing??? slap it in the civic,
if they throw a 2.0L into a civic coupe, i agree, the market will KILL..... the only thing HONDA worries about is gas mileage. they want to be ON TOP of that... but it seems to me its not a big issue.
HONDA obviously knows what they're doing... look at the 03 ACCORD 3.0L 240HP compared to the ALTIMA
3.5L V6 245 i believe???? give or take 5 HP.
HONDA knows what they're doing, i think they should smarten up, the civic's are way lighter then the RSX... but damn those cars have wicked engines in there..... even in there basic RSX... which is running... the sir motor...
why couldnt they do that with our cars????[hr]
Acura obviously doesnt not want a civic that rivals RSX. SiR has too much utilitarian value for its own good, that's good, but trying to market it as a hot hatch with its almost 3000 curb weight and a car that resembles a minivan even more than Toyota Matrix and Pontiac Vibe, a wrong wrong move on their part.
who in their right mind buys SiR over base RSX? insurance premium is similar as well, which totally destroys the case for the existence of SiR.
hatch for europe, coupe for america, as simple as that.
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Rep Power: 0 The new SIR is a nice little car but there are a lot of cars out there that can keep up with or beat it right out of the box. Honda is leaving it up to the aftermarket world to make the SIR quick. What is hurting Honda the most is that they didn't bring over the Type-R. The Focus SVT is much quicker, handles way better and is better equipped. The Sentra SE-R Spec V is way cheaper, quicker and handles better (but is built like ****). The Volkswagon GTI 1.8T is about $1500 more but is turbocharged, built like a tank, and will run circles around all of the aboved cars.
