RickTheWelder
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2018
- Threads
- 31
- Messages
- 121
- Reaction score
- 152
- Location
- Port Coquitlam, BC
- Vehicle(s)
- 2017 Civic Si
- Thread starter
- #1
Greetings from the great white North! - The beautiful country of Canada and more specifically the beautiful province of British Columbia that I and many others call home.
This is going to be a page of firsts. This is my first Honda Civic, my first brand new car and the first build page I've written in a long time but I'm very excited about it.
The other thing that I'm very excited about is my new YouTube channel/show called "Rick's Garage"
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXk5mZOQI1sEnu5bIkhe7fA
This build page will be updated in tandem as upgrades get installed and reviewed. I hope anyone reading this will also take a look and subscribe to the YouTube channel as I hope to provide some valuable tutorials and information.
Also, I would like to invite anyone who has questions, comments or criticism to chime in and post on this thread or on YouTube whenever you get the inspiration to do so. I am always excited to hear someone's opinion and even more so if I get an opportunity to learn something new.
Our story begins in August of 2018 when I found myself without a vehicle with thanks going to a drunk driver:
Thankfully the car wasn't occupied at the time of impact so any injuries were limited to the Hyundai. Since I wasn't planning on getting a new car at the time I had put very little thought into the offerings of the current car market; however, since the insurance company wasn't going to provide me with a loaner vehicle forever and I was starting an out of town job soon, the scramble began.
While trying to juggle a full time job as an industrial pipe welder I scoured the market, new and used - trying to decide on a replacement for my Hyundai Elantra which although lacking in flair, had served me well for many years. Anyone who has found themselves in a similar situation knows the struggle: "Do I buy new or used?" "Should I get something more responsible, or more fun?" "Should I treat myself and go for something shiny?"
After test driving several vehicles with varying degrees of success and satisfaction the search was narrowed down to a 2017 Civic Si and a 2018 Golf GTI - both smaller vehicles, both turbocharged, both in similar price ranges.
I opted for the Civic for a few reasons: I have always valued a sedan over a hatchback, mainly for the versatility and extra space and additionally I think sedans attract far less attention from law enforcement than their hatchback counterparts.
Now don't get the wrong idea here - I'm not planning on building some crazy race car that will terrorize the streets of BC. I want a daily driver that will have performance comparable to a much more expensive car, but the ability to blend into its surroundings more than say, a Civic type R or Focus RS.
After meeting with a very helpful salesman and the sales manager (to finalize some numbers) we all shook hands and I was able to take my new Orchid White 2017 Civic Si home.
More to come soon!
This is going to be a page of firsts. This is my first Honda Civic, my first brand new car and the first build page I've written in a long time but I'm very excited about it.
The other thing that I'm very excited about is my new YouTube channel/show called "Rick's Garage"
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXk5mZOQI1sEnu5bIkhe7fA
This build page will be updated in tandem as upgrades get installed and reviewed. I hope anyone reading this will also take a look and subscribe to the YouTube channel as I hope to provide some valuable tutorials and information.
Also, I would like to invite anyone who has questions, comments or criticism to chime in and post on this thread or on YouTube whenever you get the inspiration to do so. I am always excited to hear someone's opinion and even more so if I get an opportunity to learn something new.
Our story begins in August of 2018 when I found myself without a vehicle with thanks going to a drunk driver:
Thankfully the car wasn't occupied at the time of impact so any injuries were limited to the Hyundai. Since I wasn't planning on getting a new car at the time I had put very little thought into the offerings of the current car market; however, since the insurance company wasn't going to provide me with a loaner vehicle forever and I was starting an out of town job soon, the scramble began.
While trying to juggle a full time job as an industrial pipe welder I scoured the market, new and used - trying to decide on a replacement for my Hyundai Elantra which although lacking in flair, had served me well for many years. Anyone who has found themselves in a similar situation knows the struggle: "Do I buy new or used?" "Should I get something more responsible, or more fun?" "Should I treat myself and go for something shiny?"
After test driving several vehicles with varying degrees of success and satisfaction the search was narrowed down to a 2017 Civic Si and a 2018 Golf GTI - both smaller vehicles, both turbocharged, both in similar price ranges.
I opted for the Civic for a few reasons: I have always valued a sedan over a hatchback, mainly for the versatility and extra space and additionally I think sedans attract far less attention from law enforcement than their hatchback counterparts.
Now don't get the wrong idea here - I'm not planning on building some crazy race car that will terrorize the streets of BC. I want a daily driver that will have performance comparable to a much more expensive car, but the ability to blend into its surroundings more than say, a Civic type R or Focus RS.
After meeting with a very helpful salesman and the sales manager (to finalize some numbers) we all shook hands and I was able to take my new Orchid White 2017 Civic Si home.
More to come soon!
