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Nothing mechanical, the car is perfect still after 9 months of red lining and driving hard and fast.
The tires did wear out after 10,000 miles, but they were rated for 10,000 miles so it wasn't a surprise. However putting four performance tires on this car cost $600.
This car is amazing. It is rock solid, light, fast, corners like it's on rails.
The engine red lines at 8400rpm. When I drive nicely on a long trip the car gets 40mpg. When I race around town hitting the red line and generally being lead footed, the car gets 23mpg.
To be honest, it's not the best bang for the buck under $25,000. Obviously a new Mustang GT, or a Camaro Z28, or even a Firebird Formula are faster. All of these hit high 13's. Better fast for a stock car don't you think?
No way is a Camaro, Mustang or Firebird better for under 25,000. I have a Type R and I can smoke all those cars. Besides it's not all about being fast, Type R's handle better and Hondas are much more reliable than any of those cars.
Anyone I've ever known with a Camaro has admitted it turned out to be a piece of crap. Besides, don't you want to be original, everyone and their mom has the cars you listed. How many people actually have a Type R. In the US only about 5000 since they have been made.
There's no way on earth a "Type R" will be competitive in any way to a Mustang GT or a Camaro Z28. Which are both debuting at 20 thousand dollar base prices. And are incredibly reliable, and thus are often driven for over 30 years without a hitch.
Spend 20 thousand dollars on completely ruining a Civic and then race a Mustang GT. Well, you'll still lose, but you won't be embarrassed. Except that your car is ugly and no longer gets competitive fuel efficency, plus the interior is ripped out for weight reduction. And everyone knows that you wasted all your money on it. While you get stomped into the ground by cheaper, more luxurious, better handling stocker competitors that get better fuel efficency anyway.
Over here, in the UK, we have the Integra Type-R too. Funnily enough we don't have the Mustang and the Z28 doesn't really sell. This is because fuel costs $6 a gallon and our roads are rough, narrow and have lots of bends including 'roundabouts'! The Mustang and Z28 don't stand a chance. Even on the drag strip, there isn't much in it apart from startline traction which gains them at least 3/4 second. As for reliability... everyone who has some automotive knowlege knows that Japanese cars are leagues ahead.
Just thought I'd mention that you can get a 3rd gen Rx7 for the price of your cars (Mustang or Type R) and it'll out handle any Type R and beat any Mustang down the quarter mile. It'll out perform any car on the road and get gas mileage to compete with the 3.0 litres out there...
Oh and originality!, how many 3rd gen Rx7's do you see? 265hp and torque equivalent twin turbo, and the same weight as the Type R! and the lateral acceleration of 1.10G's!
Reliability is a question when going over stock configuration, but who needs more??? It's a true performance machine..
I have a 98 Integra LS (5 speed) with numerous mods and it is by far the best car that's on the market.. I don't care what anyone says... put my car up against a mustang...It'll blow the mustang off the road. Plus it's by far more reliable than a mustang or a camero.. red line every gear in a mustang or a camero for a few months... I promise you it won't last... red line an Integra for years, and it's still up and running with nothing wrong with it.. Oh yea...can you drive a mustang in the snow??? NOOO you can't...can you drive a camero in the snow??? NOOO you can't...can you drive an Integra in the snow??? YESSS... just did it a week ago, and let me tell you...didn't lose control once. Same in the rain too. I don't wanna hear anything else about mustangs and cameros being better than Integras... I have a response for everything... and when it comes to Integras, that's just my specialty... -Andrea K.-
You didn't comment on the Rx7 vs. Integra, why?
The RX-7 would be a few years older to be in that price range and more cost to repair, but as far as performance the RX-7 all the way.
The rx-7 is a great car when it comes to preformance and will outdo a type are without much difficulty however not many people feel like rebuilding thier engine every 80k miles. I wanted an rx-7 at one point then I met a few people who owned them. These things take thousands to maintain. besides thier reliablity issues however I would have to say thier one of the best sports cars ever made.
Type are is better for those people who do not want to invest lots of time and thousands of dollars into maintaing a supercar. not to mention the type are mods are fairly inexpensive and will preform miracles for the preformance
as for all you mustang/camero fans, thiers a reason why a car with 4.7 and 5.7 liter engines are so cheap. THEY Don't LAST and THEY Aren't THAT FAST my lightly moded 300zx tt has never been beating by any american car even when thier moded out. hell most mustang owners refuse to race me all they like to do is cruise and "look cool"
An Type-R is by far better than any Mustang GT or Camaro Z28. Think about it. Honda will outrun and outlast any domestic car. You're comparing a 1.8L to a 5.0L, 4.6L, and a 5.7L and the 1.8L will win every time.
I have a 1995 Honda Civic and I dropped a GS-R engine in there (with a couple mods) and I can dust Mustangs and Camaros like nothing because I've done it before. Like other people commented, when buying a car like one of these you should consider not just performance, but reliability, handling (in rain and snow), and gas mileage. Like the other integra owners said you can run the Honda engines as hard as you want and you won't have any problems. I have never spent a dime on repairs on my car.
However the 3rd Gen. RX-7's will beat an Type-R like nothing you better make sure you have a lot of money or know how to fix cars yourself.
Did they even know that you were racing them.
I have a Camaro with a 350 and minor mods running mid 11's
A integra, a Honda, yeah right!
-Raf.
You right a Camaro and a Mustang are not very good in the snow.
But they are not supposed to be. They are muscle cars, real sport cars.
I would like to say that even though the integra type are has less torque than a mustang or camaro, it is a far better car. camaros and mustangs are old technology and are very very cheesy. the big three produce garbage year after year and it amazes me how many people continue to waste money on those cars. if you have any brains, please don't buy a ford, general motors or chrysler. please!!!
I just recently bought a 98 integra type R with very low mileage (9,765 to be exact) and to tell you the truth, I have never made a better decision. I love this car and I spank my friends 4.6 v8 muscle piece of crap every day. every week there is a problem with his car. another thing is that I never lost a race yet and I'm just sporting an intake and exhaust. American muscle my ass. handling, gas milege, and the feeling of being in another world at 6,000+rpm, all in one package. TYPE R #319 championship white
Danny (priviledged type are owner)
I just recently bought a 98 integra type R with very low mileage (9,765 to be exact) and to tell you the truth, I have never made a better decision. I love this car and I spank my friends 4.6 v8 muscle piece of crap every day. every week there is a problem with his car. another thing is that I never lost a race yet and I'm just sporting an intake and exhaust. American muscle my ass. handling, gas milege, and the feeling of being in another world at 6,000+rpm, all in one package. TYPE R #319 championship white
Danny (priviledged type are owner)