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It's driving me crazy. Do I trade in my fully paid off 02 EX Coupe for an 06 or do I spend the 5-7k I have laying around modding my 02? What would you guys do? If I trade in and add the money I have, I could have a brand new car with no payment. Or i could boost/swap.

 
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Dude....with 5-7K in your pocket? I'd get the 06Si no questions asked. I'm sure you could suped up the 06Si a lot more than if you were to spend your money on boost for your 02, plus like you said, you'd be getting a brand new car.

 
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^^ Don't want a payment. Trade in plus cash still won't be enough for an SI. I was thinking of an 06 LX Coupe.

 
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I would love the new SiR but I just don't want the 'new car' payments on a Civic right now..I'm 30 yrs old man, time for a house or something.........................after I get my bike ... hehe.

 
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Here's a third option. Invest your $5-7k and save some more each month. Keep your current ride for at least a few more years. Then maybe you can pay cash for your next ride. It makes more sense financially for now and your future. It is not nearly as fun though.

 
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**** it. Take the momney drop it on the 06 SI deal with the car payments. come on its an 06 SI hah

 
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I would have to agree with stlblues13, invest your money, or like 1sikEM2 said save a bit more and make a down payment on a house, but if you already own a house then get the 06 si, that car looks really nice, forget about suping up your 02 ex, it already has some miles on it and in the end it would be hard to get 8thgen civic if you do change your mind, thats just my 2 cents, good luck :-)

 
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^^ I have owned a house for 5 years now, and I'm taking out a 25k home equity loan to do stuff with. A new car or mods is one thing I'm doing, along with some home improvements, and HDTV, 7 day cruise, ring for the wife, and some other stuff. Maybe I can talk her out of a ring and cruise, and get an S2K, lol.

 
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I thought you were getting divorced? If so, I wouldn't spend a dime. I'd put it in off-shore accounts.

Otherwise, either stick with your current car or go for an '06 Si if you like the look. I wouldn't even bother with another non-sport model.

 
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go with the SI man screw the h2k The Si is gonna be alot better than the previous versions like that ugly *** hatchback honda came out with, that thing was ugly as S**T.

 
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^^ We made up. We're both changing some things. Going good so far

 
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Since I've wanted one since high school, I've decided to look into getting an 01-03 Mustang GT and supercharging it. Flame away, lol.

 
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I'm pretty sure the new Si will be slower then the rsx, I'm not responding to your post, just using it as reference. I mean look at it, its huge. The 7th gen civic was a big weight gain from the 6th gen, so I'd expect the 8th gen to be even worse. So I'd say, drop some weight in the 7th gen, remove some parts you don't need. And swap it with a itr k20. Or if you have turbo dreams, swap a k20a3, cause it's lower compression and better for boost, meaning you won't blow a hole in the block.

 
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Id say get the 06 SI! Swapping's gonna run you like $5K Then boosting is gonna run another $4K thats already $9K and only run about hmmm....230-240 hp? With the SI you'll have a new car that already does 200hp off the showroom floor, and Im sure when mods start to come out you'll be able to push more than you ever will in your EM2! Just my $.02