# So i went out for a car and came back with .... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 15, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169 "2009-08-15T06:22:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/1 "2009-08-15T06:22:09Z")
a car!?! most of you know i had a 2003 dodge srt 4 which i recently sold(gave away dirt cheap) 333whp. ![http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/191.jpg](http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/191.jpg) yesterday i bit the bullet and went for a reliable car finally… 2009 Honda Civic Si, i love this car so much it is one of the nicest cars i have ever driven! 197hp! small drop in power… lol Pics: ![http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture001.jpg](http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture001.jpg) ![http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture002.jpg](http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture002.jpg) ![http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture003.jpg](http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture003.jpg) ![http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture004.jpg](http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu291/rootk13/Picture004.jpg) only complaint is my stereos display has a small defect in the top right edit: left!, its getting fixed/replaced on Thursday though ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/2 "2009-08-15T06:31:08Z")
Nice pickup :tup: I love the styling of these Si sedans. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/3 "2009-08-15T06:36:59Z")
Think you will miss the power? ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/4 "2009-08-15T06:37:53Z")
^ yes and no, yes because its nice to go fast but i have a bike… and no because it broke down every other week ---
**Author:** ![nopistons91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@nopistons91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nopistons91)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/5 "2009-08-15T07:58:50Z")
nice car! ---
**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/6 "2009-08-15T08:02:59Z")
new or used? ---
**Author:** ![Juicey\_J](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicey_j/32/5238_2.png) [@Juicey\_J](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Juicey_J)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/7 "2009-08-15T09:08:41Z")
Awsome. i love these. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/8 "2009-08-15T09:11:13Z")
Brand new almost at 180 miles! ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/9 "2009-08-15T09:15:01Z")
Such a nice DD. Fun, reliable, nice looking, good on gas. I think anyway, do the SI’s get \>30mpg? ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/10 "2009-08-15T09:15:27Z")
like these cars a lot as well, did you get the leather package or just the Si? ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/11 "2009-08-15T09:49:12Z")
I really like these in white. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/12 "2009-08-15T09:58:18Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Such a nice DD. Fun, reliable, nice looking, good on gas. I think anyway, do the SI’s get \>30mpg? not according to the sticker 21/29 ive only used 1 dot of gas… lol > [@deebo](#): > > like these cars a lot as well, did you get the leather package or just the Si? just the si package i dont like leather… but the si package is crazy nice! > [@Minglor](#): > > I really like these in white. i wanted white so badly, but lea honda only had light silver(ok color not crazy about it) and black(impossible to keep clean) and west herr had a red(great color imo) one. these are the last of the model year, so west herr only had this one left and lea was down to 2. i got this car $19,300 not bad for a $22,700 sticker ---
**Author:** ![buffalo\_vr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@buffalo\_vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/buffalo_vr4)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/13 "2009-08-15T10:12:51Z")
nice pick up. is 19,300 before tax, right? so if someone has a clunker, this can be had for around 15g. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/14 "2009-08-15T12:55:50Z")
> [@TsiTalon](#): > > ^ yes and no, yes because its nice to go fast but i have a bike… and no because it broke down every other week So… you traded one sporty econobox for another? You must have been doing something wrong because SRT-4’s aren’t unreliable… ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/15 "2009-08-15T13:00:57Z")
that defect looks like its top left… \<3 nice car… sam said he loved everything about his, minus the payment. lol ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/16 "2009-08-15T14:13:24Z")
It bugs me to no end that we don’t get this in the states ![http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/s/b/1/eurocivic_rear.jpg](http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/s/b/1/eurocivic_rear.jpg) Such a great looking car in person (for a civic) ---
**Author:** ![Storamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Storamin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Storamin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/17 "2009-08-15T18:16:11Z")
> [@walter](#): > > It bugs me to no end that we don’t get this in the states > > Such a great looking car in person (for a civic) sure looks ugly thus far. but i’ll take your word for it. :fuzzyfish: love the Si! red is the best color for that car, honest. ---
**Author:** ![nytalonTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytalontsi/32/5399_2.png) [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/18 "2009-08-15T18:31:40Z")
Congrats!! Nice pickup man. Looks good. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/19 "2009-08-15T20:43:02Z")
> [@Shockwave179](#): > > So… you traded one sporty econobox for another? You must have been doing something wrong because SRT-4’s aren’t unreliable… Have you ever owned an srt4? edit: if you ever put an aftermarket clutch in an srt 4 (which is required on higher power cars), the clutch fork wears out extra fast(10-15k miles) and when this happens the clutch burns itself out. might not be “unreliable” but it is damn expensive to put in a clutch every 15k-20k miles for a dd ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169/20 "2009-08-15T21:27:44Z")
> [@TsiTalon](#): > > Have you ever owned an srt4? lol ya did have a stage 3 on there [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-out-for-a-car-and-came-back-with/72169.md?page=2)