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kyoo
04-18-2010, 12:49 PM
Hey guys

Been bouncing around a few forums, I've been looking for a nice daily/autocross car to drive around - I've posted on these forums before but I've never introduced myself. I was mainly bouncing around between a new Fit, 04 Si, 09 MS3, new GTI, used 08+ STI hatch.. I know the price range varies a lot, but I've just been trying to decide how much I want to put into the daily and how much I want to put into my current car.

Currently I have an 06 Evo IX, but I'm planning on garaging it as soon as I pick up a new car. I love it a lot but I just want to store it and start gearing it towards the track. Currently the car's full bolt on, makes like 370-380whp. Few other mods include upgraded spring/strut set up, upgraded some bushings for some weak spots in the suspension geometry of the car, reprogrammed center diff controller, and a cusco 1.5 way rear diff.

Here's a few pics if anyone cares

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/kyooch/1-1.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/kyooch/4-1.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/kyooch/5-1.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/kyooch/6.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/kyooch/7.jpg

I'm currently thinking of an 04 Si - I think I can get a decent used for for 10k which is not bad at all. It gets good MPGs, looks great etc. Eventually I'd probably want to do a motor swap like a K20A2 or something. The only con is that I wish it had 4 doors, and the higher revving motor to begin with. Each generation of the Si seems to be about 50hp short of what its main competitors are, but that's not a big deal to me.

Any suggestions/feedback much appreciated!

Guardian
04-18-2010, 01:10 PM
I'm selling a 2000 impreza rs

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?54208-FS-2000-Subaru-Impreza-2.5-RS-5-speed-74k-miles

kyoo
04-19-2010, 10:30 AM
haha thanks, it's a nice car, mainly looking at hatches right now

Project Yellow
04-19-2010, 12:37 PM
You should be able to get an 04 for cheaper than 10! They are fun cars, and have alot of options to make them fast. Plus they aren't as common as a GTI or an STI, so it gets more attention.

kyoo
04-19-2010, 03:33 PM
Is the 2005 model year also an option? I was under the impression that 2005 Civic Si was not sold in the US, but 2005 WAS the last model year for the EP3.. so I'm confused.

kyoo
05-04-2010, 04:48 PM
bump, so there IS a 2005 civic si sold in North America?

JCEM
05-04-2010, 05:27 PM
US yes, just not Canada.
That's a fucking nice Evo.

kyoo
05-04-2010, 05:52 PM
Cool, thanks - I'll expand my search to '05 Sis too. It'll probably wait until next spring, just planning ahead. Hopefully I'll find a decent condition one for like 10grand. They're holding value pretty well considering they were pretty cheap to start.. I see decent condition ones on cars.com for like 13k

sp00n sp0rts
05-04-2010, 07:59 PM
you can look up www.modifiedcartrader.com they have some si's there.. good luck!

kyoo
05-04-2010, 08:11 PM
ooo nice site thanks - looking for a stock si but i will definitely look into this.

Project Yellow
05-05-2010, 10:27 AM
I would highly recommend getting a stock EP3, or possibly hunting around the for sale section here and get one with a good reputation.

FoReVaPmP
05-05-2010, 10:58 AM
I don't like EVOs'.... they are slow!

kyoo
05-05-2010, 06:47 PM
thanks, that's one reason i like joining car forums - can check a user's past posts etc see everything that happened to the car

and yes evos are super slow :)

FoReVaPmP
05-06-2010, 04:26 AM
thanks, that's one reason i like joining car forums - can check a user's past posts etc see everything that happened to the car

and yes evos are super slow :)

hahahahaha!!!..... :welcome: to EpHatch mang!!.... I will say if you are in the market for a Ep3, I'd say do it! I love my Ep to no end! I will never get rid of her! It's a fun lil car with endless potential... oh and the interior is a hell of alot better then our EVOs'!....:mangel: just sayin!

JCEM
05-06-2010, 05:26 AM
oh and the interior is a hell of alot better then our EVOs'!....:mangel: just sayin!

lol, the interior of the EVO kinda look like other high-end Japanese sports cars...from 1990.

FoReVaPmP
05-06-2010, 05:27 AM
lol, the interior of the EVO kinda look like other high-end Japanese sports cars...from 1972.

Fix'd -:mangel:

kyoo
05-06-2010, 10:33 AM
hahaha yea it's really spartan, but i don't mind it, esp since i put in the dvd/nav, which i'll probably update to a newer one soon. Is there a dash piece for the EP3 to turn that area into a double din for dvd/nav too?

JCEM
05-06-2010, 11:03 AM
hahaha yea it's really spartan, but i don't mind it, esp since i put in the dvd/nav, which i'll probably update to a newer one soon. Is there a dash piece for the EP3 to turn that area into a double din for dvd/nav too?

Yeah, Crutchfield has the 2DIN dash kit, plus some e-bay vendors I think. The nav units look really good in the EP.

kyoo
05-06-2010, 02:46 PM
Yeah, Crutchfield has the 2DIN dash kit, plus some e-bay vendors I think. The nav units look really good in the EP.

nice is that 2din dash kit specific for the Ep3? like replaces the trim or something?

03civichatch
05-06-2010, 03:14 PM
we normally have like a double din. you can kinda see it in this picture there is a tray under the radio after market piece just fits in there

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs493.snc3/26928_398485804432_827794432_3604855_3150015_n.jpg

definitely keep looking for the ep! they are fun to drive and rare to see! keep looking though i got my 03 last year with 65k miles for 7.9k at the dealership when i went in they had it sticker for 13k

sexy evo btw

kyoo
05-06-2010, 07:48 PM
we normally have like a double din. you can kinda see it in this picture there is a tray under the radio after market piece just fits in there

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs493.snc3/26928_398485804432_827794432_3604855_3150015_n.jpg

definitely keep looking for the ep! they are fun to drive and rare to see! keep looking though i got my 03 last year with 65k miles for 7.9k at the dealership when i went in they had it sticker for 13k

sexy evo btw

sounds good, yeah I think the prices are still pretty high for ep3s (at least 04-05) consider how much they were going for brand new. definitely something i'd like to do though - im gonna love dd/autocrossing this car.. hopefully do a k20a2 swap sometime with a 6 speed as well

kyoo
05-17-2010, 02:55 PM
What do you guys think?

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=37468328&listingRecNum=7&criteria=sf1Dir%3DDESC%26alMdId%3D20823%26mkId%3D2 0017%26stkTyp%3DU%26mdId%3D20823%26kwm%3DANY%26rd% 3D100000%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId-pseudoYear-kw%26zc%3D61614%26rn%3D0%26PMmt%3D1-1-0%26stkTypId%3D28881%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26sf1Nm%3Dpric e%26yrMn%3D2004%26kw%3Dsi%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26yrMx%3 D2004%26alMkId%3D20017%26rpp%3D50%26feedSegId%3D28 705&aff=national

JCEM
05-17-2010, 03:29 PM
Looks good if you can talk the price down a bit.

kyoo
05-17-2010, 04:05 PM
Looks good if you can talk the price down a bit.

nice, what do you think a fair price would be?

goldEp
05-24-2010, 09:26 PM
yes..05 si everywhere.. nice evo but i would if done the subie..

JCEM
05-25-2010, 05:00 AM
I guess used car prices aren't as low as they used to be before the cash for clunkers, so that price isn't that unreasonable. If you can get it for $9k and there's no steering wheel creak or bad syncros then that would be pretty good.

FoReVaPmP
05-25-2010, 05:59 AM
What do you guys think?

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=37468328&listingRecNum=7&criteria=sf1Dir%3DDESC%26alMdId%3D20823%26mkId%3D2 0017%26stkTyp%3DU%26mdId%3D20823%26kwm%3DANY%26rd% 3D100000%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId-pseudoYear-kw%26zc%3D61614%26rn%3D0%26PMmt%3D1-1-0%26stkTypId%3D28881%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26sf1Nm%3Dpric e%26yrMn%3D2004%26kw%3Dsi%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26yrMx%3 D2004%26alMkId%3D20017%26rpp%3D50%26feedSegId%3D28 705&aff=national


DUe Eit!!!!... :msmile: