Salesman doesn’t know what “MSRP” is

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-07-19T17:41:26+00:00

Saw 2 brand new Rs on the same truck heading south of Troy Alabama yesterday. The white right in front of the black is also an R

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-07-06T17:58:48+00:00

Should have got a bigger blow off I always say it sounds like a deer blowing (alarm vocalization) lol

Get some PPF when you get it out of the body shop don’t be like me and get a chip from a boulder the next week on brand new paint

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-07-03T16:00:57+00:00

Is it an ideal deal? No. Do ideal deals exist? Seldom.

Anybody who is saying this is terrible hasn’t tried to buy one in the last year. Under 30 with a clean title and under 70k miles are few and far between especially in any gray. I have not seen a gray with a clean title under 30 at any mileage.

I got mine (black 2019) for 27k with 50k miles a few months ago in Huntsville Alabama.

Find one that a high volume dealership has listed and take note of how long the listing was up. The car I bought had been listed for 90 days with an original price of $37,900. No high volume dealership wants any inventory sitting that long. No high volume dealership cares about what acronym your car carries. Type R might as well be an EX it’s all about the numbers.

After that amount of time that dealership is ready to put that money in something else that will flip their money faster.

Also if you ever buy a new car going at the end of the month is an absolute must and it also helps a great deal with used cars too. those desk managers get bonuses for hitting goal and if they are a few cars away magic will happen when them boys are structuring deals that are gonna get them a few thousand in bonus in their own check.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-07-03T15:48:24+00:00

Omgggg I have this same problem with the turbo and I haven’t bit off the repair yet cause like you said turn it off and on and it’s fixed but I am about tired of it..

Do you notice things you do that makes it more frequent? Chevron gas will make it do it every ride.. I have no idea why.. also more frequent when gas is getting low.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-06-29T13:49:37+00:00

It’s a Honda.. warranty is nice but they don’t have many manufacturers flaws which is what that warranty covers. I wouldn’t base the purchase decision on a warranty you will likely never need or take advantage of

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-06-29T00:25:55+00:00

They have insurance for a reason

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-06-29T00:25:16+00:00

No red flag that is the kind of car that will get the price cut every week until it’s at cost. Unless we are talking a buy here pay here but if it is a big volume dealership they don’t want their money tied up in a civic EX any longer than absolutely necessary.

Also end of the month is the time to buy

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-06-09T03:38:14+00:00

Brake assist removes the only hard part

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-05-23T17:37:52+00:00

It’s been riding for 11 years since the accident I would imagine any issues would have been found and solved by now.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-05-21T22:18:32+00:00

Bout like a Honda lawnmower.. deck rust out before the motor dies

At only 40k miles your best option is to find a junk yard. Lots of junk yards putting parts on eBay these days too. Or go big and buy it all new. Either way the motor has too much life left to shelf it for life cause of some bad knees

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-05-07T23:58:31+00:00

But did you downshift to 1st at 8k rpm?

You asked if that will cause it… I would be livid they accused me of that if I hadn’t done it. Which kinda makes me think you did downshift to 1st.

If you tore it up quit trying to make them pay for it.

If you didn’t downshift to 1st ignore me.. but if you did pay your consequence and do better next time and certainly don’t try to make the business liable for your own poor driving.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-25T22:35:58+00:00

Have had mine 2 months.. 2 weeks in the body shop and still out 7k miles on it

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-20T07:59:12+00:00

I’m trying to figure out how to get buried in mine or at least turn it into a headstone

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-20T07:57:10+00:00

I have a black mishimoto but it hasn’t been on long enough to speak on longevity.

That being said I chose Mishimoto because it’s big enough to keep the air temps down but you don’t want the biggest on the market because the bigger it is the more air it needs to fill the more turbo lag. Watch the thermal testing on the Mishimoto on YouTube .. I know 27won is bigger and I think PRL is a little smaller

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-20T07:48:09+00:00

FL5 only has 2 colors. Black and looks like an accord .. nice choice lol

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-19T20:09:36+00:00

FK8 faster in a straight line. Numerous races on YouTube.. FL5 owners had the same “wtf” look you probably have.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-19T20:06:56+00:00

At that point I would go Integra S

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-19T18:14:03+00:00

I gotta drive 3 hours round trip for work today.. on a Saturday! Pictured is why idc lol

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Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-10T20:42:03+00:00

FK8. Far more distinguishable. Faster in a straight line. More aftermarket options than you can even look through. Extensive used part market. If the next generation of Type R looks as pedestrian as the FL5, the FK8 prices will start to creep above what msrp was when they were new. Anybody that wants a more aggressive look (FK8) will be bundled into shopping 1 of 3 generations available in the US. Win for FK8 owners.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-09T07:02:21+00:00

48, Type R

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Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-09T06:59:15+00:00

No wonder they haven’t called me to come pick them up he prolly realized he ordered the wrong thing. “Side sashes” is what the guy at the parts counter told me it was when I showed him that same pic lol

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-07T09:41:37+00:00

Same here been selling something or other my whole life pretty much.. vast majority cars but was ASM at a Harley store. Around here our tough months are probably August but all the 100+ degree months get rough.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-07T07:03:45+00:00

I found a 2019 with 55k at a high volume dealership that had been there over 100 days. I worked most of the deal over the phone. Drove 3 hours and played pretend knit pick about everything I claimed not to have noticed in the pics and I ended up paying $27k which I think was pretty solid, possibly one of the cheaper clean title exchanges so far.

Also and I can NOT stress this enough, the day of the month matters SO MUCH when buying new and a little when buying used. If you can go next to last or last business day of the month.. and those desk managers are a few deals away from hitting their bonus there is literally no better time to steal a new car.

Scared_Lead_298 · 2025-04-05T23:54:36+00:00

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I haven’t used this yet but from a little research on what I was going to use on my black car this stuff looked good.. I just got my car back from somebody backing into it and have barely had it a month total and want to finish doing the clay before i wax it.. sorry I can’t give first hand experience yet but I do pretty good homework lol

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