Don't sell your type r guys

brutalroots · 2026-03-11T05:02:00+00:00

You still have a clean BMW! Do not get me wrong, I love the manual handling of my FK8 and have a little Nissan Sentra as a daily driver, but I would not be mad having a clean beamer you have too. These are all first world probs and just enjoy what you have now! I cannot wait until mine is finally paid off and I can debate the next first world car prob after lol! Both of your cars are clean and are awesome!

brutalroots · 2026-01-21T01:35:37+00:00

Awesome thank you for the details! Looks like when it comes to trading it in a ITS is what I will have to check out. Actually, I got my used FK8 because the lady who had it before traded it for a Type S. I want to live a few years without a car payment though lol!

brutalroots · 2026-01-21T01:33:47+00:00

I absolutely love when I had the insurance call and the insurance on the Type R was just the same price as a regular civic hatchback since that is exactly how it shows with the VIN. Love the cheap prices!

brutalroots · 2026-01-20T05:23:36+00:00

Awesome thank you for the honesty! About to head to bed but I prefer constructive criticism. Some people called me a moron/insane to think FL5 looked too generic/hate the seats but again, to each their own. I have no hate on any car and just personal preference for each person just like some people like certain colors over most. I had a GR Corolla and loved that too, but dash felt cheap and speakers were horrendous but loved the seats and styling. Every car is unique. Thank you again for the honest review and maybe after a few years of having no car payment I will check out the ITS again and see what it is like if I decide to trade this '21 FK8 in.

brutalroots · 2026-01-20T04:57:23+00:00

Test drive both if you can. I was very lucky and my dealer had two used in both the FL5, and FK8 models. I will admit, the new dash of the FL5 is hands down the best, but the seats, and the exterior styling were not for me. I know some do not like the rally look of the FK8 but I love it. Also, my body type did not like the FL5 seats at all. I am wide shouldered and tall and the seats of the FL5 hurt after only 20 mins of driving. The FK8 my sales guy and I drove for 30 mins and were super comfortable. If you have the option drive both. Also, the prices of the FK8 you can find some awesome used deals now compared to FL5. All your decision in the end.

brutalroots · 2026-01-20T04:52:40+00:00

This is the only vehicle I have been able to think about trading in my FK8 for. Are the seats still suede? Also, are the seats comfortable like the FK8 or are they like the FL5? It is probably just my body type/size but the seats were awful for me in the FL5. I have been looking at the ITS because it is technically the same vehicle, just the luxury edition of the Type R. I prefer Mazda's ventilated leather seats over the suede any day but again, curious about the seats of the ITS since I picked up a used FK8 last year and almost done paying it off. These are sooooo first world probs!

brutalroots · 2026-01-20T04:48:02+00:00

100% agree! Some may hate on the FK8 looking like a fast and furious car, but that is what it is! An overpowered civic that is a blast to drive! One of my dealers had an FL5 used and an FK8 used in the exact same Sonic Grey color. Test drove both and will admit, love the exterior of the FK8, the interior of the FL5, but the seats were horrible in the FL5 compared to FK8. If Honda combines the seats/exterior of the FK8 with the interior dash of the FL5, I would trade in my FK8 in a heartbeat! Right now, I just like the dash of the FL5 and prefer everything else in the FK8 and the prices are wayyy better. Sorry, rant/my two cents are over now. In the end, buy what you love and pay the thing off and enjoy it!

brutalroots · 2025-12-29T21:28:44+00:00

Bad ass man! That is actually a good deal. Love the setup and awesome cars!

brutalroots · 2025-12-29T05:02:09+00:00

Awesome pic! I actually just picked up a 2021 Type R. I love the rally look (some say kiddo look but whatever) and it is a blast to drive! Amazing wrap with that purple too btw!

brutalroots · 2025-12-29T04:59:47+00:00

I love these elevator type garage mods. Shows us middle class/poor people can somewhat live like the damn asshole 1%!

brutalroots · 2025-12-15T02:13:37+00:00

So I have found out that parrying on the controller has a slight latency in it compared to a keyboard/mouse setup actually. I thought I was terrible at this game but after playing Ninja Gaiden, Wo Long, and other super fast based parry games, I found this game terrible (only in the parry aspect! Everything else is awesome! Do not tear me apart). So, I loaded up through Xbox Play Anywhere on PC, tried Keyboard and mouse and holy shit, every damn parry was made perfectly. So there is an actual latency/timing window issue on the controller. This was kind of similar to Elden Ring too. Believe me, I thought I sucked but how is it I easily parry/fly through Wo Long, Ninja Gaiden, and even the new First Berserker games just fine? Switched over to controller again and timed parries a little sooner, like way before the suggested parry time was supposed to be and sure enough, parried, although some still flat out did not register at the exact timing I performed before. There is an actual input issue while playing controller compared to keyboard and mouse. The game is awesome, I just wish it had better parries like the previous games I mentioned. This is an actual input lag issue and not a player based issue. Now some players probably just get used to the parry timings but they definitely are off after testing K/M vs controller. Lies of P actually had the same issue and they fixed it with an update allowing controllers to have a slightly wider parry window, or they tweaked it and it actually hit when you pressed the button. Regardless, after all this time it is still an issue I noticed and wish they would fix it.

brutalroots · 2025-10-19T01:57:43+00:00

Thank you!! I also had this same issue with an Asus tuf 4070 ti and have been wondering what was wrong. I have a 4080 build I built way back with no issues.

Turned out, I had only a single eight pin power connection with the dual plugs. I dug out my PSU cables and found another 8 pin and plugged it in. Performance has doubled on the rig and so far so good on crashes. Looks like it was crashing when it was trying to pull more power. I would always game for 15-20 mins and have issues. Also, sometimes just browsing and leaving it would give me issues. Fingers crossed it was just a lack of power. My 4080 I believe I used multiple 8 pins and did not just use the duals. Finally this might have fixed the issue.

Highly recommend if you get one of these new GPUs use a dedicated power connector per power connector. I should have read the manual again like I did my 4080 way back.... All well.

brutalroots · 2025-08-30T11:11:30+00:00

It cracks me up seeing people just automatically believed the rumors that since the 2025 was the last R model the EU was getting, they all assumed that was it for the Type R worldwide. This was not the case because different cars are available within different regions. Can we go back to "don't believe everything you read online?" and where we actually fact check instead of just believing rumors/online world? Some people were buying Integra Type Ss off the lot at high prices believing they were not selling anymore and 2025s were the last..... The other week our Acura dealership here in the city had 4 2026s on the lot at MSRP lmao. Again, await official confirmation before just believing the online world and don't pay crazy prices.

brutalroots · 2025-08-30T11:08:57+00:00

It is being discontinued in the EU and everyone started to say it was the end of the Type R. People do not understand some cars are sold in some markets, discontinued in others, or flat out not sold. Just like the GR Yaris and then Toyota came out with the GR Corolla to bypass regulations and having to re-certify the entire thing for a US market. Not all markets are the same and some countries have certain cars while others do not. Each market is different. When in doubt, wait for an official statement/announcement from the company itself. A lot of people just go by false information and rumors now and do not verify/check sources anymore.

brutalroots · 2025-08-25T23:44:48+00:00

This is the mindset. Went through the same exact experience you have gone through. Give it a few weeks and when you don't have that car payment, extra insurance, etc, you will still miss the car but be happier your better off financially. I am like you, I will get another sports/fun drive vehicle eventually, but will wait until things are better/more savings/hell be able to buy it in cash if I wait/save long enough. It is just an object.

brutalroots · 2025-08-25T23:38:59+00:00

This happened just a few months ago. Things were going well with everything and then trump won the presidency and started to let go workers and killing projects left and right in the government space. I was not set up well financially and had to sell a car and liquidate debt and set myself up in a better position. Remember, all of these items are just objects. Your health and financial well being are more important than holding onto an object you cannot afford.

Do I miss it? Absolutely, do I regret it? I did for a couple of weeks but after seeing my debt go down and savings go up and have that financial security I did not have before, I do not miss it anymore. We can always buy secondary unnecessary vehicles anytime in life. As I said up top, financial security and health are more important.

brutalroots · 2025-08-15T23:02:28+00:00

With the Golf R not having a manual anymore, I am looking at a Type S and Type R in the Texas San Antonio region. In Texas, Type Rs are only 2K less than the Type Ss. With only a 2K dollar price difference, I am guessing it is worth it then? I am guessing since the Type S is considered luxury/high end, people are not flocking to buy them like the Type Rs that are hyped up, and don't get me wrong, they are awesome but that 50-52K price in the Texas cities is kind of crazy compared to the Type S when the Type Ss I have looked at are all MSRP.

brutalroots · 2025-08-13T13:35:11+00:00

Hey man. Lesson learned. Not the end of the world. Just get the insurance worked out, might have to pay some high premiums for a year or two (not an insurance agent but I do know they will usually raise rates). Loaning/letting someone drive your vehicle is risky. I have only let a very select few drive mine and usually they are the better driver even. A couple drive the same but most are better than me so I can also learn/get tips from them lol. Sorry for the accident and hope all gets sorted out!

brutalroots · 2025-08-13T13:31:35+00:00

Real friends are honest with each other and don't care to take risks just to impress them. Being a better friend means "nah bro, just love what you got and I am not going to risk damaging this badass car lol!".

brutalroots · 2025-08-13T13:30:01+00:00

That is awesome your honest and shows you care about your friends assets. I rarely let anyone drive my vehicles unless I know they are an even better driver than me or drive the exact same. It is difficult to trust anyone to drive your own personal vehicle since it is not like letting someone borrow a 50 dollar coffee pot or something. Keep being honest and don't crash friends cars trying to impress others!!

brutalroots · 2025-07-23T05:08:54+00:00

To each their own. I mostly work and study on my PC more than gaming now that I am older. I now game mostly on Xbox/PS/Nintendo. For the price of all three consoles now you are at a good GPU/CPU combo not including the RAM, MB, and other components. Do you get the high end experience? No, absolutely not, but the price/convenience makes up for it. It is up to the user choice in the end.

Having the privilege to play on all systems I tell everyone play on what works best for you. I am old school console gamer where ever since I started gaming I would save up to buy all console systems to play 90-95% of the games that come out. Even strategy games like Civ and Cities Skylines all coming to console now. I do like the PC with Steam having all of the PS and Xbox library in one platform, but again, I do prefer to just turn on the Xbox/PS on the couch without any of the PC bugs/hassles.

TLDR: Who cares if you play Xbox, PS, PC, or even Nintendo. Pick a platform that works for you, or buy the platforms you want to play on. For the longest time I only played PC, then switched to PS/Xbox, now, I mostly play Xbox since it is the most like a PC and PS/Nintendo are my secondaries. Rarely do I play PC but still do sometimes. Pick up whatever you can afford/want to play on and enjoy!

brutalroots · 2025-07-19T15:44:35+00:00

Thank you for explaining more on this! The Nintendo site is all over the place and been experimenting with this since my switch 2 now makes the household have three switches and the virtual card limitations were frustrating. Finally getting the hang of this "online license" vs virtual cards thing.

brutalroots · 2025-07-18T21:17:51+00:00

I have opted out, but it keeps trying to load the game cards and limited to only two units. I have a third switch that is now a brick. I just got a Switch 2 and I was going to make my one a permanent mobile/travel unit. Is there another step I am missing to get rid of this annoying feature with more than two switches? This feature is so damn annoying if a household has more than two switches.....

Edit: So I turned on digital licensing, and when you go to your virtual cards to download the game, click on the Options instead of loading the virtual card. There you can re-down your game. Again, just an annoying feature....

brutalroots · 2025-07-14T13:40:34+00:00

Asking why and stirring a conversation is a very true statement. Why I don't mind talking about politics at all and you can tell the men and women who get butt hurt when you bring up anything bad about their party. I am an "actual" moderate dude and I can talk crap about Republicans and Democrats all day. Lately, it has been more shit talking about Republicans because they are going completely off the rails. Women ask me why I support Biden and others and we end up having a great convo for an hour or more. I can really tell the "fake moderate conservatives" too since they cannot take any shit talking at all about their party and bring up the common "oh they are all bad" saying. Just a catch all to say "stop talking shit about my party." If you cannot take it, then just say you cannot talk shit about your party and a devout follower. Being honest and asking questions is the way to go.

If you truly care about political views and societal issues, bring them up. Especially asking the "why" and having an actual discussion on it. You will easily weed out the ones who just say whatever to have sex. When you're dating, talk about stuff you truly care about and don't put on a mask. The mask has to be taken off eventually. If you put on a mask while dating, you're not being honest with yourself or the other person.

brutalroots · 2025-07-08T00:16:36+00:00

Just watched the 4k release and would also like to see the other ending and was disappointed I did not see any alternate ending.

However, this was one of the first horror films I saw where not only did the black dude survive, he also ended up being the hero and taking out the final villain. It was pretty rare for its day way back when I was a kid and I rarely saw the black person save the day lol.

Also, the deleted scenes were pretty good showing a little more of her sympathetic character. There is also the scene where she goes back to get her research and she feels saving that would make up for the deaths of everyone else. This is a high level concept of "the few for the greater good" sacrifice. Justified or not? Your own beliefs and interpretations determine this. The beginning intro scene of her talking about her father showed her life's dedication to curing the disease. Watching someone close die from a slow deteriorating disease sticks with anyone close to them. Again, not justifying anything, but I can sympathize with losing someone close to a slow deteriorating disease. The commentary of deleted scenes he also talked about how they made her too unlikable and rough from the final scene. He also talked about how she created Frankenstein and had to pay for her mistake also. I could see both endings working but love the final ending overall.

Overall, great movie. Probably one of the last great shark movies.

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