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have you considered insurance? it's great that your parents are forking over the brunt of this car, but are they going to pay for your insurance as well? how old are you? and you live in jersey? i'm assuming you'd have to get full coverage and rsx's aren't the cheapest cars to insure because of theft first and foremost in jersey. and a turbo'ed car like a wrx in certain areas get tacked very high premiums because of the performance factor. just some food for thought.
 
Accumulator how about.....you pay for me to go to driving school.







Oh and preferably one where I'm not driving my car, because I'd rather not break her :(
 
If all your looking to do is some simple mods; I/H/E etc. then the RSX should be fine. Just beware, from what I read on CRSX dealerships attitudes really do a 180 and will give you problems if they see your car all hooked up. I do believe Park Ave. Acura is good when it comes to aftermarket parts though. Its when you talk about FI that I start to think differently :think: . Since you and I live in pretty crowded area it's hard and not worth it to really speed, so if you don't plan on going to the track or (Ave. P :grinno: ) then the RSX should be fine. You definately will have fun whipping around a Type S. As someone else pointed out you should consider insurance too. I'm fortunated enough to have loving parents who take care of it for me ;) . But i'm sure its quite costly. I would get some quotes from your insurance agent and take it from there.



btw since your in Montclair, watch out for that cop at the bottom of Alexander Ave. I've been seeing him shoot radar in some sneaky spots the past couple weeks on my way to school. Thats the main reason why I don't speed, I don't need my insurance going up anymore, not that it ever went up in the first place. :D
 
Corey Bit Spank- Heh heh, it was expensive enough paying Accumulatorette's way ;)



Most of the schools I've gone to have cars that you drive.



tensors22288- There are almost certainly some schools that cost a lot less than the $2000. That was just what I remembered paying for one that we attended. Do a little searching and you'll know what it would really cost.



In the meantime, you oughta buy Bondurant's book. At least it covers the basics, including gearchanges.
 
jackel: thats y i spent $300 on a passport 8500 ;). its saved me about 5 times but also didnt give me enough warning when i got my ticket. which cost me a good 500 bucks out of my pocket to drop the points, so insurance stayed down. and most of my commute is on bloomfield avenue and upper mountclair. my dad bought his acura from the dealer on bloomfield ave near the 23 intersection, if ur familiar with that area. i dont know how they react to mods but whatever. i mean, i think all i really need is the intake, exhaust, an possibly a reflash (tuned ecu). i dont want to mess with turbo or SC's or even cams.



Accumulator: i was thinking i could maybe take a drive with Precision Driving on a manual car. they may charge for it but i'd rather learn on one of their cars then a new one. im just worried about hills and traffic. my area sucks for traffic so its a pain. but hopefully richmond VA isnt too hilly
 
tensors22288 said:
.. i mean, i think all i really need is the intake, exhaust, an possibly a reflash (tuned ecu). i dont want to mess with turbo or SC's or even cams.
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That sounds like a smart way to go. Getting too exotic with the mods is asking for all sorts of trouble that you won't need when you're in college.



i was thinking i could maybe take a drive with Precision Driving on a manual car. they may charge for it but i'd rather learn on one of their cars then a new one. im just worried about hills and traffic...
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That sounds smart- money well spend :xyxthumbs You'll get the hang of hills in no time, it's just a matter of moving your right foot fast and having decent coordination. No need for hill-holders or anything like that, it just takes a little practice. You'll do fine. But having some pro instruction will make things go a lot quicker and easier. And heh heh, yeah, you don't want to be buying a new clutch for your car ;)
 
drg said:
Just go test drive cars, whichever one you like best, buy it.
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He's a college kid with parents that want him in something safe and probably not so fast. I don't think that way of thinking will necessarily get him something safe or reliable. It's going to take the thought and research that he's doing/done to get to where he wants to go.:)
 
the more i think about it, the more worried i am to get a new car. im used to driving a big old sluggish SUV that im really used to now. it just seems like a new car would have me freaking out about everything on it. especially stick, thats really got me worried. my mom was telling me how she felt like her leg was about to fall off when she drove stick in heavy traffic, its just all got me thinking alot about it. i mean i no soo many people drive stick that it cant be THAT hard to learn, it just seems like so much more to think about.



and i didnt mean for this post to get so much attention, but thank you all for the comments, its really helping and keep them coming, i appreciate it
 
The clutch in an RSX should be pretty light and driving a "stick" will just become second nature. You wont even have to think about clutching, shifting and gassing in a few months. The clutch in my GS-R is so light that it doesn't bother me in the worse traffic and I live in L.A. and know bad traffic.



I have driven a current GTO, CTS-V and C6 Vetter and have to say that the clutch in those cars wouldn't be much fun in traffic but those cars also have LOTS more power than an RSX.



New cars are fun but do whatever you feel most comfortable with. Go out and take some test drives. The RSX is also available in auto you know.
 
Accumulator said:
In the meantime, you oughta buy Bondurant's book.
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I presume you mean "Bob Bondurant On High Performance Driving". Thanks for reminding me I have this book, I just pulled it out for the first time in about 20 years!
 
SpoiledMan said:
The clutch in an RSX should be pretty light and driving a "stick" will just become second nature. You wont even have to think about clutching, shifting and gassing in a few months. The clutch in my GS-R is so light that it doesn't bother me in the worse traffic and I live in L.A. and know bad traffic.



I have driven a current GTO, CTS-V and C6 Vetter and have to say that the clutch in those cars wouldn't be much fun in traffic but those cars also have LOTS more power than an RSX.



New cars are fun but do whatever you feel most comfortable with. Go out and take some test drives. The RSX is also available in auto you know.
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I totally agree. I've only driven stick once or twice in a parking lot prior to me getting my car. The first couple days can get frustrating, but it does get better, you just gotta pratice with it. Having stick in the RSX is so much rewarding to me. I can't imagine buying an auto one, it definately would take away from the driving experience in that car.

btw Tensors you will definately get use to driving a small high reving stick car over your auto SUV. I also had a SUV (94 Jimmy) before I got my car, and the RSX is so much more fun.
 
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I totally agree. I've only driven stick once or twice in a parking lot prior to me getting my car. The first couple days can get frustrating, but it does get better, you just gotta pratice with it. Having stick in the RSX is so much rewarding to me. I can't imagine buying an auto one, it definately would take away from the driving experience in that car.

btw Tensors you will definately get use to driving a small high reving stick car over your auto SUV. I also had a SUV (94 Jimmy) before I got my car, and the RSX is so much more fun.
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good! thats what i was hoping for. i just imagine it to be kind of boring having a quick car like that in auto, it just seems like u have so much more control over the cars performance in stick. im deffinitely am looking forward to this now, im going to have about 20,000 saved up by the time i get it! i could mod the hell out of it but its not worth it, ill keep it simple
 
the type-s seems to be a nice car. decently quick can be made very quick (a guy locally has a comptech supercharger pushin 9psi, runnin in the low low 13s with slicks and a bad clutch).



I drive an 05 ion Redline, they only have manuals, and mine is probably alot tricker to drive than some stock cars, but i got used to it in about a month. if i can learn to do a hillstart w/o roasting the tires off, i'm sure you can. G'luck with the cars, and watch out for the redlines and SSs
 
yea comp has a good SC out for 02-04. i just don't think its worth the 4k it costs and the extra for installation. im sure it would be insane to drive with but i honestly don't need THAT much power
 
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