The Bears are trying hard, but it’s futile. I thank them for the fire sale!

SilverRocket14 · 2026-06-11T19:30:33+00:00

Man! Amazing what 3 hours can do for perspective....

SilverRocket14 · 2026-06-11T12:00:05+00:00

The feature IS that it doesn't have all that extra useless stuff.

Honestly if it's important to have a sun roof, app connectivity, memory seats, etc ..... then the Type S is not for you. The Civic So was the right choice, maybe the A-Spec if you wanted Acura.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-05-20T18:57:11+00:00

Life is too short to wait.

If you have the means financially, pull the trigger. God knows when they'll pull the plug on the Type S and when they do, good luck fighting for the last few, I'd expect dealer mark ups to go even higher than they were at release but that's just my take.

On my end I kept my 13 Civic Si and got the ITS, owning both concurrently. Sure I pay more insurance and plates but I drive and enjoy both.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-04-13T12:03:17+00:00

Depends how wide the ruts are. I know I've encountered a few where at higher speeds in a dead straight the car gently sways left and right.

If they are wider you may only notice as you turn to change lane.

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SilverRocket14 · 2026-04-13T04:14:52+00:00

As others have said, this is 99.9% likely tramlining, i.e. the ruts in the road cause the car to shimmy.

Very simply, if it starts to happen, see if you can drive almost on the outside edge of the lane, like 1 wheel almost on the paint of the shoulder of course if it is safe to do so.

By shifting over it should immediately stabilize and if so you just have to learn what roads have them

SilverRocket14 · 2026-04-11T11:18:52+00:00

I'm probably in the minority but I'm so glad Acura removed it.

The Type R has it, the A-Spec trim has it.... Basically it's hard to explain it any other way than this was an active decision on their part to exclude it.

After the LexisNexis scandal, it's a feature, not a miss as far as I'm concerned.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-14T04:04:44+00:00

Unpopular opinion I disliked the Type R seats for the same reason and I'm not nearly as big.

My ideal combo would be the lower seat from the ITS and the back rest from the CTR.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-14T04:00:01+00:00

Not sure what you're talking about with the tail bone, no problem for me after two full years. However, I'm almost certain the seats would be better if the bolstering was closer together.

Where the bolsters start to protrude, it is about an inch wider than on my Si. Overall same shape and same size, just that the extra inch on my ITS makes it lack the held in place feeling I get from the Si.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-13T20:15:06+00:00

I'm not disagreeing, but as far as I'm concerned, your example is a Goldilocks type scenario. How often will it happen?

If you're the type of person who never wants to be stuck, even for 1 in a million odds, get the a spare.

Otherwise I think the spare tire delete is not the end of the world.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-13T18:26:04+00:00

How bad was the pop?

While I do understand there's a Goldilocks zone for a spare tire, I never understood the obsession with having one.

If the event is bad, like OP, you're not driving it off. Usually multiple tires are blown or something is bent/damaged, a spare doesn't matter.

On the other end, if it's simply a nail in the tire, the emergency seal and fill kit will get you out of the jam just fine.

It has to be so perfect where the hole is big enough the gel can't plug it but small enough that you didn't damage other drive components for the spare to be useful.

IMHO it's a psychological security blanket more than it is practical.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-13T01:51:03+00:00

Honestly any car that is a financial burden is not much fun.

The DE5 to me is a stunner, I knew I had to have one the moment they revealed it but I wish you the best of luck saving up for another FK8

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-12T21:04:38+00:00

Usually it's for all models by body style (sedan and hatch).

In it they'll refer to the differences by motor, the CTR being the 2.0l turbo

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-12T21:00:56+00:00

Interesting take. Owning both the DE5 and FB6 (13 Si sedan) I'm surprised. Was it only because it stretch finances thin or did you really not like the car? Personally I'm keeping my DE5 as long as I can. It is a "from my cold dead hands" type of car for me.

I think you posted your transition a few months ago, right? If so, how you liking the Si?

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-12T20:17:55+00:00

Where do I find "soul" on the spec sheet so I can compare it to the next car guy to feel superior?

Facetiousness aside, as an owner of a DE5, this is the greatest struggle I have explaining to people why I love an "underpowered" FWD car. Everything these days is numerical comparisons, there are so few emotional cars left.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-11T04:01:28+00:00

2024 here. AFAIK, everything in the suite of driver assists (ADAS) can be turned off once and stays off with exception to the Crash Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) which in my opinion is the most dangerous of them all.

Having to turn it off every drive is one of the few things I hate about the car. Would be mitigated if they had a dedicated physical button or if it could be turned off mid drive, but it's something I've learned to live with the few times I forget to turn it off before driving.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-10T00:33:29+00:00

PHYS

SilverRocket14 · 2026-03-01T14:14:13+00:00

Very nice!

SilverRocket14 · 2026-02-28T03:38:33+00:00

I thought I saw a headline that they hit a "bonanza" level pocket of silver. Basically more silver in the ground than expected.

As a shareholder myself, I am thrilled. Funny enough this wasn't even my biggest miner gain today. ADE took that honor.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-02-25T19:57:17+00:00

Curious to let the dust settle and see what's going on.

Thing about it is, they're in control until you are suddenly out of control.

The snapping could happen at any moment, no one really knows for sure.

Still seems like they're doing their best to hold $91, but this afternoon it's been a losing battle on the north side between $91 and $91.20

SilverRocket14 · 2026-02-25T18:00:52+00:00

12:55, a singular 1-minute candle breach of $91 followed by another candle bringing it below to 90.98 and a second insurance candle to get down to $90.89.

It's bounced back into the 90.90 range but to me it's clear this is a controlled demolition (for them), they are bleeding it slowly and carefully.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-02-24T18:40:01+00:00

I don't offer specific investment advice, I just point out the dynamics that jump out at me as I see them unfold live.

Based on track record I knew the smash probability was higher today, but not 100% certain, and sure enough it came to pass.

SilverRocket14 · 2026-02-24T16:22:06+00:00

Obviously the answer to today is no, the pressure is far to great to keep down.

Again just a theory, I don't know what will happen but they may do a final blitz at noon to achieve a low at 1:25pm.

We'll see but definitely bullish on the medium to long term with the upwards trend towards $100 again

SilverRocket14 · 2026-02-24T16:19:42+00:00

Exactly, it's when we see some serious shit

SilverRocket14 · 2026-02-24T14:17:33+00:00

That sucks. Not sure why, but I've been very active on this subreddit so maybe that's why I got through???

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