1998 Acura Integra LS review from North America

I haven't had anything major go wrong with this car, it's fantastic.

The first thing that happened was the battery went dead, which is completely understandable considering the age.

The next thing was my upper radiator hose blew out a hole about the size of a tennis ball. The car overheated, but was fine - no damage was done to the head gasket, which must be tough. When I replaced the hose, I noticed it was the original, it had held strong for 10 years.

The biggest problem I ever had was the distributor went bad at 10 years of age. It wasn't very costly to replace.

Also, the car did not have a factory alarm system, so I installed one myself before moving to a big city. I had heard it was pretty high up on the list of most stolen cars, and wanted to prevent theft at any cost. It is a very reliable & fun car to drive.

This car is very fun to drive. It accelerates fairly quick for a 1.8 and stops on a dime. I know those brakes have saved me from being in a few accidents, and its acceleration always leaves me ahead of the pack when the light turns green, I don't even have to floor it.

The body styling is gorgeous. It seems very aerodynamic. I have installed a body-kit and spoiler and this car turns heads and leaves some people trying to guess what kind of car it is.

It is always welcome at any Honda or Acura service station and maintenance isn't expensive.

It gets very good gas mileage.

It is fairly hard to find one for sale. It took me 4 months to find this one.