# test drive 07 civic SI **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551 "2009-06-03T13:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/1 "2009-06-03T13:29:45Z")
ok first impresions are its quality is good. this one was fully loaded with the rims, stock body kit, gps, everything. get in, love the seats. ok the clutch engagement is way low. driving it was easy but i have a feeling quick shifts may be hard. the handling was rather good. i was surprised. felt it would be a good first timers road race car. impressed in this aspect. then the power, or should i say lack there of. went onto the highway and it doesnt want to move. even above 5k i felt that my old beat ass VR6 would rape its asshole until it was bleeding chocolate. this thig had 0 pickup. now i know u may all be saying “but emanuel u drive a 600+whp v8.” well i also drive a 178hp old gti that prob only makes about 130. so in conclusion, unless its turboed, fuck that shit! great daily driver though! ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/2 "2009-06-03T13:31:20Z")
Your GTI has low end torque, the Civic does not. ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/3 "2009-06-03T13:32:49Z")
> [@FS: Girl Scout Cookies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-girl-scout-cookies/18896/10): > > ok first impresions are its quality is good. this one was fully loaded with the rims, stock body kit, gps, everything. get in, love the seats. > > ok the clutch engagement is way low. driving it was easy but i have a feeling quick shifts may be hard. > > the handling was rather good. i was surprised. felt it would be a good first timers road race car. impressed in this aspect. > > then the power, or should i say lack there of. went onto the highway and it doesnt want to move. even above 5k i felt that my old beat ass VR6 would rape its asshole until it was bleeding chocolate. this thig had 0 pickup. > > now i know u may all be saying “but emanuel u drive a 600+whp v8.” well i also drive a 178hp old gti that prob only makes about 130. > > so in conclusion, unless its turboed, fuck that shit! great daily driver though! it is a great daily… quick shifts really arent that hard… at least i dont think they r ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/4 "2009-06-03T13:33:35Z")
Def make for a great daily. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/5 "2009-06-03T13:34:39Z")
> [@FS: Girl Scout Cookies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-girl-scout-cookies/18896/10): > > then the power, or should i say lack there of. went onto the highway and it doesnt want to move. even above 5k Try driving a fit on the highway :lol ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/6 "2009-06-03T13:37:46Z")
> [@OCTOBER SNOW STORM OF 06 ALL SNOW RELATED POSTS GO HERE and ONLY here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/655): > > Try driving a fit on the highway :lol i did. i had a rental and with me in it, 240lbs, i could run faster ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/7 "2009-06-03T13:37:59Z")
And this is why I bought my car over the Si… that and the incentives on the Chevy were better than the Civic. Back in 2007 I just couldn’t justify spending $25k on a Civic… lol $20k for a Cobalt isn’t much better I suppose, but I personally like the car and it makes for a great year-round daily. ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/8 "2009-06-03T13:38:38Z")
> [@Laundry help needed ASAP](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laundry-help-needed-asap/18888/24): > > Your GTI has low end torque, the Civic does not. my gti has goobs of low end grunt then dies slowly there after. haha. i still think that SI would eat my shit in a race. ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/9 "2009-06-03T13:39:24Z")
> [@Any Electricians Here? Help!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-electricians-here-help/18862/19): > > And this is why I bought my car over the Si… that and the incentives on the Chevy were better than the Civic. Back in 2007 I just couldn’t justify spending $25k on a Civic… lol > > $20k for a Cobalt isn’t much better I suppose, but I personally like the car and it makes for a great year-round daily. my buddy has a 09 SS and i like it. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/10 "2009-06-03T13:40:18Z")
> [@FS: Car part Garage Sale and full LS/VTEC SWAP w/ xtras!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-car-part-garage-sale-and-full-ls-vtec-swap-w-xtras/18854/13): > > i did. i had a rental and with me in it, 240lbs, i could run faster Yup pretty much ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/11 "2009-06-03T13:40:21Z")
> [@Any Electricians Here? Help!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-electricians-here-help/18862/19): > > And this is why I bought my car over the Si… that and the incentives on the Chevy were better than the Civic. Back in 2007 I just couldn’t justify spending $25k on a Civic… lol > > $20k for a Cobalt isn’t much better I suppose, but I personally like the car and it makes for a great year-round daily. Better re-sale value on a Honda then there is with a Chevy though. I’d never pay $25k for a Civic si. I bought mine brand new with 23 miles on it for $17,000. ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/12 "2009-06-03T13:42:16Z")
> [@OCTOBER SNOW STORM OF 06 ALL SNOW RELATED POSTS GO HERE and ONLY here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/660): > > Better re-sale value on a Honda then there is with a Chevy though. I’d never pay $25k for a Civic si. > > I bought mine brand new with 23 miles on it for $17,000. good deal! my buddies, the one i drove, was loaded and for some reason i wanna say he spend like 28-29. what an asshat! ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/13 "2009-06-03T13:45:02Z")
> [@OCTOBER SNOW STORM OF 06 ALL SNOW RELATED POSTS GO HERE and ONLY here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/661): > > good deal! > > my buddies, the one i drove, was loaded and for some reason i wanna say he spend like 28-29. what an asshat! Mine doesn’t have the navigation, fog lights, or body kit on it but I didn’t really care. I figure for the money I was getting it for and the miles I was going to rack up on it it was well worth it. It already has 30,xxx miles on it and i’ve had it since December 26th, 2007. ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/14 "2009-06-03T13:47:30Z")
> [@JRubino"](#): > > Mine doesn’t have the navigation, fog lights, or body kit on it but I didn’t really care. I figure for the money I was getting it for and the miles I was going to rack up on it it was well worth it. It already has 30,xxx miles on it and i’ve had it since December 26th, 2007. yea he has the wheels, kit, fogs, navi, and the upgraded pussy magnet. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/15 "2009-06-03T13:48:09Z")
> [@OCTOBER SNOW STORM OF 06 ALL SNOW RELATED POSTS GO HERE and ONLY here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/660): > > Better re-sale value on a Honda then there is with a Chevy though. I’d never pay $25k for a Civic si. > > I bought mine brand new with 23 miles on it for $17,000. Damn good deal. I don’t care much about resale, I plan on keeping the car until the wheels fall off, and then another 300,000 miles after that. :thumbup The only reason I got rid of my other car was because the rockers and unibody were rotted out (88 Z24). ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/16 "2009-06-03T13:49:12Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/294): > > Damn good deal. I don’t care much about resale, I plan on keeping the car until the wheels fall off, and then another 300,000 miles after that. :thumbup The only reason I got rid of my other car was because the rockers and unibody were rotted out (88 Z24). Didn’t you just post your car up for sale? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/17 "2009-06-03T13:52:03Z")
> [@HOly crap who is watching MNF?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/holy-crap-who-is-watching-mnf/18904/11): > > Didn’t you just post your car up for sale? Yes, but I am not selling it. lol. If someone wants to buy it for $18k then I would though… haha ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/18 "2009-06-03T13:53:26Z")
> [@HOly crap who is watching MNF?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/holy-crap-who-is-watching-mnf/18904/12): > > Yes, but I am not selling it. lol. If someone wants to buy it for $18k then I would though… haha Gotcha. Someone can buy my car too. $17,000. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/19 "2009-06-03T18:32:18Z")
> [@wtb: AMP](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-amp/18905/2): > > yea he has the wheels, kit, fogs, navi, and the upgraded pussy magnet. My buddy just got an '09 with the wheels, fogs, lip, but no navi and scooped it for around $17-18k from Keeler. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551/20 "2009-06-03T20:15:53Z")
try and test drive a new TDi jetta, def a nice ride with plenty of power and tq… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drive-07-civic-si/244551.md?page=2)