The_K20_convert
06-13-2015, 07:45 AM
Hello,
I'm Brandon and i recently found out what all the fuss was about. First off I have never been a fan of honda products, say for the del sol (mainly because I had a good friend of mine in my old neighborhood that had his V-tec delsol that was featured in import magazine and was modded to the hills and could eat about anything on the road!) and the S-2000 (when all I ever thought could be fun only came in rwd). From there I began my long exhausting search for a vehicle that went well with my personality and my budget. I went through two cars one was a Tacoma and the other a mazda6. Once the basically new mazda6 shot up to a ridiculous amount of insurance money, I had two options.. Eat water or sell that bi**h and get myself a new ride that would fit the budget. I looked at miatas, trans am's, G8's, wrx's, mustangs, infinitis... The list goes on and on. Eventually I found a 2002 honda civic si, with 69,892 miles on the clock and the original owner! I always wanted a hatchback and a manual car (yes this is my first manual, since my family believed i was seriously incapable of owning one..) I instantly loved the shape of it and that shifter was something else! That thing just had something peculiar about it, so I did my homework and discovered that this was almost the type r that was exclusively released to European and Asian markets, (minus the exciting styling and the Hp!) plus it was one of the only civic to have independent rear suspension, onto of that it was a honda so it would have excellent reliability and be easy on my budget!
So I started to talk to the fellow and eventually picked her up for $6500. Instantly I fell in love with the seats, the driving dynamics, and gear box (except for the occasional 3rd gear grinds..). Plus she packs an arsenal of after market part availability, styling options, and most of all tuning and performance potential. However, now I'm at a cross road of what to start doing.
My budget is decent but I want the best bang for my buck, and I have a good friend who is a master honda technician. So I have to raise the question of what I can get away with in the socialist Nazi state of California. Feedback is very much appreciated and I would like to thank you for taking the time to read all of my crap!
I'm Brandon and i recently found out what all the fuss was about. First off I have never been a fan of honda products, say for the del sol (mainly because I had a good friend of mine in my old neighborhood that had his V-tec delsol that was featured in import magazine and was modded to the hills and could eat about anything on the road!) and the S-2000 (when all I ever thought could be fun only came in rwd). From there I began my long exhausting search for a vehicle that went well with my personality and my budget. I went through two cars one was a Tacoma and the other a mazda6. Once the basically new mazda6 shot up to a ridiculous amount of insurance money, I had two options.. Eat water or sell that bi**h and get myself a new ride that would fit the budget. I looked at miatas, trans am's, G8's, wrx's, mustangs, infinitis... The list goes on and on. Eventually I found a 2002 honda civic si, with 69,892 miles on the clock and the original owner! I always wanted a hatchback and a manual car (yes this is my first manual, since my family believed i was seriously incapable of owning one..) I instantly loved the shape of it and that shifter was something else! That thing just had something peculiar about it, so I did my homework and discovered that this was almost the type r that was exclusively released to European and Asian markets, (minus the exciting styling and the Hp!) plus it was one of the only civic to have independent rear suspension, onto of that it was a honda so it would have excellent reliability and be easy on my budget!
So I started to talk to the fellow and eventually picked her up for $6500. Instantly I fell in love with the seats, the driving dynamics, and gear box (except for the occasional 3rd gear grinds..). Plus she packs an arsenal of after market part availability, styling options, and most of all tuning and performance potential. However, now I'm at a cross road of what to start doing.
My budget is decent but I want the best bang for my buck, and I have a good friend who is a master honda technician. So I have to raise the question of what I can get away with in the socialist Nazi state of California. Feedback is very much appreciated and I would like to thank you for taking the time to read all of my crap!