R18 is plenty fast for me.

[trickyazn]

Originally Posted by feegeebloo

i go 330 miles before the light comes on... hehe

lol LUCKY. I blame my school up the hill and stop and go traffic I have to deal with in my area..

[splew]

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

dude, that's still ur fault. if u needed a car "ASAP", why did u buy the civic, of all cars, when there are cars out there way cheaper than the civic. maybe the honda fit? or ford focus?

Jeeze man you just don't give a guy a break. I wanted a new car. I wanted a civic. I wanted a manual. I wanted an Si but after I couldn't find a good price on one I decided an LX manual would do. In hindsight it was a bad decision. But hindsight is always 20/20, do you mean to tell me you never make mistakes?
BTW the Fit wasn't out yet.

[ryker]

Originally Posted by trickyazn

You keep trying to justify that your car sips gas, well I can safely say so do our Si's.

8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Poll Results

86% of Si owners poll in at Less than 30mpg.

92% of Si owners poll in at LESS than 32mpg.


8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Poll Results


80% of R18 owners poll in at MORE than 27mpg.
60% of R18 owners poll in at MORE than 31mpg


So in review 92% of Si owners polled GET LESS THAN 32mpg and 60% of r18 owners GET MORE THAN what 92% of what Si owners can not get.


Sure we can account for those down hill trips with a strong tail wind.... But like I said I've gotten 32mpg average over the last 9k miles. Many of my trips home from work I get above 40mpg.

[TcivicT3]

Originally Posted by Johnold

The reason why I got an Si is cause I CAN afford it. I didn't know I could but we crunched some numbers at the dealer and I found out that I was able to afford it. I was. Thats why I got the Si. Would I had bought the Ex R18 if I COULDN'T afford the Si?....HELL YEAH!, in a heart beat!. AND, I would've been JUST as happy with the R18 as I am with the Si.

be happy with the Si man.the Si is so much better if performance is what you want. i have an r18 btw. I haven't even been into cars a year. the r18 was my moms and i didnt even take a 2nd look at it in the garage...until my friend gave me a ride is his Si. I wonder why Si owners don't all the time cause if i had one, i would do it every chance i got.

[splew]

Originally Posted by trickyazn

Invoice..
$17,560 for lx

$19,510 for ex

$21,110 for si

Your right, BUT you bought those stuff upfront right? so technically you can afford an SI since your budget for a car yields more then what your paying.. AND did you add that you wanted a catback + intake? and let me guess, your still not done with your car.. SI price territory coming up..

I bought that stuff over a spread out period of time when I came into some extra cash. And those mod plans are on my wish list for a reason, I can't afford them right now.

[Johnold]

Originally Posted by TcivicT3

be happy with the Si man.the Si is so much better if performance is what you want. i have an r18 btw. I haven't even been into cars a year. the r18 was my moms and i didnt even take a 2nd look at it in the garage...until my friend gave me a ride is his Si. I wonder why Si owners don't all the time cause if i had one, i would do it every chance i got.

I don't Vtec all the time cause of gas prices and I don't like the attention and i'm afraid of breaking my car. Too many high revs in ANY car will tire out the car and beat it's life into the ground faster. Everytime I Vtec and start flying down the road, someone wants to pull out in front of me....FTL!. It's good to have the power when you need it. Than need it and not have it.

I've been by many R18 owners and they've taken off on me but I wasn't trying to race them or act ego-ish. I don't ever show anyone what the Si is capable of doing cause I don't wanna get a ticket. I just laugh at people when they do that cause they're just wasting their gas. It's mindboggling when people in gas guzzlers like SUV's and trucks act stupid like this guy today in a DODGE truck when I was going to the Chevron gas station. He was acting stupid and I started hitting it a tiny bit and he started to fly past me as if I was going to beat that damn HEMI and if I wanted to waste my gas. Most people do this cause they can't tell I have an Si cause all of my badges are off. His girlfriend was in the truck too looking at me and I wasn't about to lower myself to them. I could've whipped out my johnson at her and then hit Vtec and then hit the E-Brake and drift right into a side road and be done with that but I wasn't stupid like them 2 rednecks.

[ryker]

Originally Posted by Johnold

. It's mindboggling when people in gas guzzlers like SUV's and trucks act stupid like this guy today in a DODGE truck when I was going to the Chevron gas station. He was acting stupid and I started hitting it a tiny bit and he started to fly past me as if I was going to beat that damn HEMI and if I wanted to waste my gas.

At least both r18 and Si owners can both pick on SUV owners much better than each side hammering out why si/r18 is better than the other. Both are much better than 70% of the cars on the road. And each car (si or r18) is in the top 5% of there respected class.

[Johnold]

Originally Posted by ryker

At least both r18 and Si owners can both pick on SUV owners much better than each side hammering out why si/r18 is better than the other. Both are much better than 70% of the cars on the road. And each car (si or r18) is in the top 5% of there respected class.

TRUE!, thats why this issue should be squashed already. We own Honda Civic's and should be proud of this. HONDA-NATION!.

[splew]

This thread has somehow turned into R18 vs. K20.
The OP was asking other R18 owners if they thought their cars were fast enough for them. so either or this thread should be locked.

[DRMex06]

I still don't understand why everyone is arguing... two different cars for two different drivers...

I got an EX because I was getting my first car, didn't want to pay for premium gas, higher insurance, and more upfront or monthly. I got my EX in July 2006 and the SIs were in high demand and way above MSRP.

I drive my manual EX (hard too, btw) back and forth from work 5 days a week (thats a ~25 mile trip alone, everyday) not to mention school and around town. Living in Jersey we have the cheapest gas ~3.40 right now. I put $20 in my tank, every sunday.

I doubt I would be able to do that in an SI. Would I like to have an SI? Sure! Is it convenient based on the driving I do? Nope. Why would I have gotten an SI when I get all the features you guys have except a bigger engine, suspension, and SI/Vtech decals? If I was in a different situation, hell yeah I would have gotten the SI. But to me they are both the same car, its just one happened to fit my driving habits better better than the other.

My car isn't fast but it's fast enough for ME. (That is the only thing that matters after all, that the car suits the driver.) Driving 'fast' in Jersey is hard to pull off anyways with all the state troopers and police we have that are hard on traffic laws.

Everyone should just shut up with their MPG vs HP because its pointless. R18's aren't the best car out their for MPG and SIs sure as hell are not the fastest cars out there, even for their price. (I've seen SIs get killed by SRT-4's and Cobalt SS's that are around the same price.)

Be happy with what you have. Civics are fun, inexpensive, and good on gas no matter which trim you have. Jeeze.

For now I'm happy with my Civic EX with a Magnaflow exhaust that still ran me under 20g total.

[TcivicT3]

Originally Posted by Johnold

I don't Vtec all the time cause of gas prices and I don't like the attention and i'm afraid of breaking my car. Too many high revs in ANY car will tire out the car and beat it's life into the ground faster. Everytime I Vtec and start flying down the road, someone wants to pull out in front of me....FTL!. It's good to have the power when you need it. Than need it and not have it.

I've been by many R18 owners and they've taken off on me but I wasn't trying to race them or act ego-ish. I don't ever show anyone what the Si is capable of doing cause I don't wanna get a ticket. I just laugh at people when they do that cause they're just wasting their gas. It's mindboggling when people in gas guzzlers like SUV's and trucks act stupid like this guy today in a DODGE truck when I was going to the Chevron gas station. He was acting stupid and I started hitting it a tiny bit and he started to fly past me as if I was going to beat that damn HEMI and if I wanted to waste my gas. Most people do this cause they can't tell I have an Si cause all of my badges are off. His girlfriend was in the truck too looking at me and I wasn't about to lower myself to them. I could've whipped out my johnson at her and then hit Vtec and then hit the E-Brake and drift right into a side road and be done with that but I wasn't stupid like them 2 rednecks.

haha thats my mindset since i dont have a fast car. but i am grateful to have my slow r18-but its still a VERY nice car

[TcivicT3]

i think we all need a haha

[splew]

Yeah either that or the thread should be locked to end this pissing contests. There's no sense in a pissing contest, nobody's happy and everyone just gets wet.

[Johnold]

I respect all HONDA people. It takes a unique person to want a HONDA cause of all the BS people say about HONDA's. We must all think alike in this forum cause we all love and have a passion for HONDA. I'll most likely use HONDA for the rest of my life. Honda was my first car and will always be my choice.

I like all HONDA drivers cause they're driving a HONDA. We're all the same. Although there are HONDA drivers that are A-holes.

I'm waiting for my PapaJohn's pizza to get here. I'ma try out that Chicken Bacon Ranch flavor. mmmmm!.

I'll have a slice for all my 8th peoplez!.

[splew]

mmmmmmmmmmmm..... pizza

[gx4th]

Originally Posted by splew

mmmmmmmmmmmm..... pizza

subway > pizza

That'd be a more worthwhile thread than r18's vs. si's

[jlannoo]

Yeah lets go bond over a few pitchers at a bowling alley lol

I chose the Si because its the civic with the best equipment and I enjoy the sporty look and feel. Its truly therapeutic to drive and really relieves stress for me...sooo much fun. I also live in michigan so in the rain and snow the VSA system that is only on the Si trim helps me out. (I think in 09 they will offer it on more trims) I didn't even know the Si now had this and was very happy to see it during the test drive. :)


Plus I knew...I just knew if I went with a lower trim I would regret it

[feegeebloo]

so everybody is at a truce right? we're all back to being one big Honda loving family right?

[gx4th]

Originally Posted by feegeebloo

so everybody is at a truce right? we're all back to being one big Honda loving family right?

huh? no, honda element owners don't take showers

[Johnold]

The chicken bacon ranch pizza was AWSOME!.