R18 is plenty fast for me.

Way2Short · 05-06-2008, 05:39 PM

Anyone with an R18 think the car is plenty fast? I keep reading you guys complaining that the car is slow but I guess you guys are probably comparing it to other cars. I think the fastest car I've ever driven was a G35 which was really nice so I don't know what fast is. Anyone else feel the same as I do?

TcivicT3 · 05-06-2008, 05:41 PM

Well I just got a ride in my uncle's zo6 the other day and now i know what fast really is.

c_bongo · 05-06-2008, 05:42 PM

i like mine for daily driving, its decent for that. as far as the fun factor goes its pretttttty slow. but up until this year i used to drag race my other civic and used to drive my buddys vete with cam intake headers exhaust and nitrous lol. so alot of decently quick cars seem slow to me. all in all i dont think its a bad motor, but its definately not one worth modifying

joey614joey · 05-06-2008, 05:44 PM

after i drive a 450whp evo , i know what fast it is
when it accelerate, u feel like u are driving a rollar coaster

melomood · 05-06-2008, 05:47 PM

lol, r18 is beyond slow.

**Izzy** · 05-06-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by melomood

lol, r18 is beyond slow.

No, it's not. There's still plenty slower. I was driving my old '95 LX this past weekend. Not even 100hp, now that's it's so beat up. 4 people in the car, going up a hill on the freeway...THAT is slow.

melomood · 05-06-2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

No, it's not. There's still plenty slower. I was driving my old '95 LX this past weekend. Not even 100hp, now that's it's so beat up. 4 people in the car, going up a hill on the freeway...THAT is slow.

LOL

Bulli Kid · 05-06-2008, 05:52 PM

Who cars its an economy car and thats why we bought it.
stop complaining its slow. should have bought the freaking SI.
this thread should stop now.

joeyo · 05-06-2008, 05:53 PM

its fast enough for me compared to my old daily driver. i previously had a 2001 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0 V6, that thing could barely get out of it's own way. the civic really only seems slow after driving my '07 TL or my g/f's '08 Rabbit for a couple of days.

maximo61170 · 05-06-2008, 05:53 PM

the op said it was fast enough for him. not that it was slow.

**Izzy** · 05-06-2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by melomood

LOL

Wanna know what's even funnier? I bought the Si because I missed how that LX felt. HAHAHA.

Rallyecivic · 05-06-2008, 05:58 PM

Hmm I feel my Si is not fast enough.
When I first bought it, It felt fast, it still does I just have to be over 5k rpms.
I'm hoping to eventually get an Evo or S2k when my insurance stops raping me.
I aint paying $800/mo. for an Evo sorry.

ocdcivic · 05-06-2008, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joey614joey

after i drive a 450whp evo , i know what fast it is
when it accelerate, u feel like u are driving a rollar coaster

EVO FTW, nothing will compare to that feeling. (miss mine everyday).

Way2Short · 05-06-2008, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulli Kid

Who cars its an economy car and thats why we bought it.
stop complaining its slow. should have bought the freaking SI.
this thread should stop now.

I didn't say it's slow... I said it's plenty fast.

TJ213 · 05-06-2008, 06:04 PM

Riding = all cars I can afford seem slow

However, sometimes less is more. As they say, its more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

btw, my bike has more HP than some of my friend's cars

GreyK20 · 05-06-2008, 06:04 PM

my si is cool
but driving my friends STi swapped 2.5rs with a gt35r and 505 hp thats a fast car

**Izzy** · 05-06-2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ213

Riding = all cars I can afford seem slow

However, sometimes less is more. As they say, its more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

There's a lot of truth to that statement. What's the use of going uber-fast? It's funner if the car has to be punished to get going quickly.

TJ213 · 05-06-2008, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

There's a lot of truth to that statement. What's the use of going uber-fast? It's funner if the car has to be punished to get going quickly.

Thats one of the reasons I love the Si, its quick but I can still shift at 5.5k and slam through the gears without getting arrested 2 seconds later.

Besides, to me the handling of the vehicle is much more important than the power.

**Izzy** · 05-06-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ213

Thats one of the reasons I love the Si, its quick but I can still shift at 5.5k and slam through the gears without getting arrested 2 seconds later.

Besides, to me the handling of the vehicle is much more important than the power.

Yeah, exactly. I love driving the Si because there's a lack of power...but that means I can generally get away with more "exciting" driving because of that. I can't just blip the throttle in 5th like an Evo and suddenly be doing 239753296423947329843274 mph.

***Firestrife*** · 05-06-2008, 06:10 PM

sounds more like a self control issue than actually having the car that can do it. and the Evo can handle so i dont think that is a good versus. :/

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Way2Short Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 1,768 iTrader: 21 / 100%	R18 is plenty fast for me. Anyone with an R18 think the car is plenty fast? I keep reading you guys complaining that the car is slow but I guess you guys are probably comparing it to other cars. I think the fastest car I've ever driven was a G35 which was really nice so I don't know what fast is. Anyone else feel the same as I do?

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GreyK20 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Cruz Posts: 751 iTrader: 1 / 100%	my si is cool but driving my friends STi swapped 2.5rs with a gt35r and 505 hp thats a fast car Last edited by GreyK20; 05-06-2008 at 06:18 PM.

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TcivicT3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 173 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well I just got a ride in my uncle's zo6 the other day and now i know what fast really is.

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c_bongo Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 40 iTrader: 1 / 100%	i like mine for daily driving, its decent for that. as far as the fun factor goes its pretttttty slow. but up until this year i used to drag race my other civic and used to drive my buddys vete with cam intake headers exhaust and nitrous lol. so alot of decently quick cars seem slow to me. all in all i dont think its a bad motor, but its definately not one worth modifying

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joey614joey Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 / 0%	after i drive a 450whp evo , i know what fast it is when it accelerate, u feel like u are driving a rollar coaster

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melomood Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: red bank, nj Posts: 523 Melo iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol, r18 is beyond slow.

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Bulli Kid Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 194 GReg iTrader: 0 / 0%	Who cars its an economy car and thats why we bought it. stop complaining its slow. should have bought the freaking SI. this thread should stop now.

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joeyo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 / 0%	its fast enough for me compared to my old daily driver. i previously had a 2001 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0 V6, that thing could barely get out of it's own way. the civic really only seems slow after driving my '07 TL or my g/f's '08 Rabbit for a couple of days.

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maximo61170 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the b aka benicia and sac Age: 20 Posts: 838 gino iTrader: 0 / 0%	the op said it was fast enough for him. not that it was slow.

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Rallyecivic Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington, Puyallup Age: 20 Posts: 571 Curtis iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hmm I feel my Si is not fast enough. When I first bought it, It felt fast, it still does I just have to be over 5k rpms. I'm hoping to eventually get an Evo or S2k when my insurance stops raping me. I aint paying $800/mo. for an Evo sorry.

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