Search results

Hard sell to give up the best driver's seat I have ever sat in, a way cooler interior, and the edgy feel of an FK8 just to get better exhaust sounds out of a car. Yeah, hard pass. But not knocking the ITS, it does get some things right, just think they zigged where they should have zagged in...

So maybe with nothing available in your area you can get more than MSRP for yours, even from a dealer. Not bad. My point wasn't that you might not get more than MSRP - it was that a dealer has to be able to get more - a lot more - than whatever they pay you. Now, to be sure, just having that...

so let me get this straight - are they supposed to pay you the same or less than what they will sell it for? Yeah, dealers are lining up to do that.

True, I understand that there are handling differences between the two gens. And I think I have heard that the FL5 rotates more easily. That said, I can get the FK8 to rotate. Just takes effort and is not a given.

While there is no snow where I live-AZ desert- we do get rain. Both the Type R and the SI before it were very capable in the rain, no real issues. But obviously more fun to drive on a dry road - like most cars. If I lived in the PNW, I might have an STI, golf R, GRC, or other AWD hot hatch...

Excellent write up, thank you. i thought with a smaller wheelbase the GRC might feel more 'toss-able' but with the lighting steering response of the Type R - apparently not so much. Seems to me if you live where snow and ice is not a thing, the CTR is the way to go. Or even if you do have...

In any case, very sad for his family. He had enough money to be driving anything - and he drove an MR2 engine. Respect. Apparently not his first time there. Doesn't tell us what actually happened - or if he had a full roll cage, six way harness and helmet.

The discount for monitoring sounds good until you understand how it works. It might make sense - might - if it actually could see the traffic around you and assess your actions taking that into account. But it can't. So if you hit your brakes hard to avoid a head on because some genius...

Thank you, really enjoyed those. Uncle Khong is the best. Love watching a true pro wring out a great car.

Bottom line - carbon fiber upgrades the look. And in some applications, saves weight. So always a good call.

Coming in on a wing and a prayer.... The wing makes it. And no it is not in your head, once you hit highway speeds, downforce is a thing. Also helps on faster turns.

I guess I can see a two person family that doesn't need AWD where they live with an FL5 and a DE5.

Just a play on carbon fiber - there is no 'carbon' tax for upgrading your interior. Large companies pay - and trade -carbon tax credits for emissions.

Looks the business. Hope you can avoid paying the 'carbon' tax. Groan.

That is one stunning CTR! From the wheels up.

The VW is one rare exception to my 'manuals rule, the rest drool'. In the case of the VW, the manual is not their best. Porsche/Audi/VW have amazing dual clutch transmissions. Not as much fun as a good stick, but they are amazing in their own right. But I love manuals, and insist on a good one...

Financed as rates were decent at the time - 2020. Much better than today. Needed to sell the SI, and by trading saved some on the tax, and other than a token $ 500, since I was upside down on my trade, threw nothing else into the deal. COVID was keeping customers out of car dealers - and...

Does painting a non-LE FK8 yellow and selling it at MSRP count? :flame: JK, nobody did that...that I know of.

I think Honda has a margin of error they build in to keep you from being stranded. I pulled into Costco once with my DTE showing -0-. And yet it still didn't take 12.4 gallons. or even 12. Maybe 11.4 or 11.5 gallons on a supposedly bone dry tank. Those extra 20-30 miles probably are nice to...

Yeah, my 2018 is pre-facelift. Like its driver.