2025 Integra Type S | I really wanted to like it.

[JennaDale2000]

Out of every car I've ever purchased, used or new, this has been the biggest POS on build quality and material quality. The brake fluid being putrid is a straight out safety concern. It drives well for the most part and it's a lot of fun if you ignore the obscene amount of rattles, squeaks, creaks, and just general things falling apart (like hatch handles, plastic trim cover pieces, etc). The type r has the same center screen design and has had the same tsbs for it. I'm still shocked they can't figure out how to implement these fixes at the factory. The paint looking 3 years old off a dealer lot was something else. I can't even fathom how we got there.

I've driven a couple Fl5 on track and sat in half a dozen of them out there. With some miles on them, they're really no better. Similar buzzes and rattles. In most case they're actually worse because the suspension is so much stiffer. Keep in mind I live in the Midwest and we have shit, chip sealed roads and potholes everywhere. If you live someplace with immaculate roads, you probably think the car is comfy and doesn't make much noise. We all have to keep in mind that each individual's experiences with this car can vary from road to road, state to state, and of course everyone's tolerance and expectations of noise. If you're coming from a Kia sportage this car probably feels like a space age rocketship. If you're coming from a miata or 86, you'll probably feel like you're stepping into an suv.

I've spent countless hours fixing rattles and sound deadening. It has dramatically improved things, but it seems every week or two I find a new rattle. Today on a conference call headed to Kinder pickup one guy's voice specifically kept creating a high pitched buzz from the very edge of the driver door trim by my shoulder. Super hard to pinpoint... I will find you and fix you eventually.

I cannot overstate how poor the interior quality is, but for everyone that these comments will piss off, keep this in mind: despite how much I think the quality is garbage, I do think the drive overshadows it. I wouldn't be spending countless hours chasing rattles and fixing Honda stupidity if the car wasn't worth it. I could have nearly any car, and with my wife giving me the go ahead to buy another family vehicle (sq7 most likely) with a 3rd kid coming along I could certainly have just gotten rid of the its and gotten another racecar, rebuilt my totaled racecar that's still sitting at a bodyshop, or just bought something like a cayman, vette, mustang, 86, or some other legitimate sports car that comes with a manual... But instead I'm sitting here collecting parts and sitting on hundreds of green pop clips I expect to break one to two at a time.

How and what did you use to fix those rattles? I'm new to this car and I can notice already little rattles and road noise is obnoxious in it. Can you recommend some stuff to me?? Thank you!

With that being said...I agree that there is a lot they could and should have done with this car at its price point but how many options are out there for a manual car these days??!!

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[Victorofhavoc]

How and what did you use to fix those rattles? I'm new to this car and I can notice already little rattles and road noise is obnoxious in it. Can you recommend some stuff to me?? Thank you!

With that being said...I agree that there is a lot they could and should have done with this car at its price point but how many options are out there for a manual car these days??!!

Felt tape on surfaces where plastic makes contact with plastic.

Cord wrap tape for any exposed wires.

Thicker adhesive felt (2 to 4mm) in any gaps or where plastic that's loose knocks against metal.

Closed sell adhesive foam for big gaps and panels.

Small amount of butyl/cld where metal echoes when you knock on it or any areas where plastic just needs some weight because it's loose/rattley and feels "cheap".

Yeah there aren't many manual options anymore, and the number of manuals that aren't 4000lbs+ is even lower. My next manual car will probably be older. I bought this for driving around town with kids and wife in it when I want a fun toy, but also something I can take to the track and it would still be competent when I'm instructing and running with students. At least competent enough that I'm not sitting there frustrated that it's overheating or locking up brakes. The key was modern enough to be safe with family in it. It definitely isn't racecar level and it's way too compromised in design/setup to actually be a legit racecar from the street car base for grassroots stuff. There's a reason the actual racecar you can buy costs TC money and comes with TC series prep.

I also recently purchased an X7 with the M brakes, suspension settings, and wheels/tires. I don't know what magic bmw did, but that vehicle rotates incredibly well zipping around town. Better chassis than the its actually. It's just heavy and boring as an suv. I'll probably get an e46, a miata, a cayman or something else as another toy at some point, but I wouldn't put my kids in those cars with 7000lb+ trucks being the typical soccer mom vehicle now. That's the niche the its fills... It's a decently fun car to zip around with decent safety and a manual.

 

[JennaDale2000]

Thanks for the info I appreciate it

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