All great points being made. As the title states, I really wanted to like it, hence why I bought it hoping I could learn to live with the compromises. It would be a great 3rd car, but wasn't for us. It was one of two primary cars. The Supra is the 3rd car. The DE5 I'm sure works great for some...
A brand new 25' Integra Type S in Apex Blue, I drove off the lot just 6 months ago, last week was picked up by Carvana. It had 5K on the odometer.
I really wanted to like it. The motor, trans, and handling are all exceptional. Short gearing, smooth shifting, and enough power to have fun...
Can easily go over 300 miles on a tank. Do I wish it could go further? Yes, but 300+ also is on par with many other vehicles. I think the mindset is since it gets decent MPGs, if only it had a 17gal tank then you'd go 500 miles before fueling up, like a Camry.
I couldn't come up with anything that was a better value at $50K with:
- awd or fwd (we get snow here)
- quick-ish
- decent MPG
- 4 doors
The ITS being a more unique option definitely helped. Less common around here. Although, I'm the few who didn't necessarily pick it because it was a 6spd. I...
Thanks for sharing. I'll probably do this myself in the future. The ITS definitely has a lot of road noise coming from an X3 M40i. In the backseat it is even louder. Perhaps adding sound deadening under the seats and trunk will help.
There aren't really any factory options for the ITS. If you mean dealer add-ons....it had dealer installed full tints and wheel locks. Apex Blue.
I used my own financing, didn't get any discounts like Military or Recent Grad. Just negotiated the price, which included everything like tax, title...