Blue Ridge
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Hey guys, I'm pretty new here and currently drive a 1999 Porsche Boxster. Lately I've been very interested in the 2017 Civic Si and have been looking into them for the last few weeks. It just seems like a practical sports car that isn't too serious. I don't mean that in a bad way at all and thats why I'm interested in purchasing an Si.
I ended up going to the local dealer today to test drive one of the Si coupes they had in stock. Now, I have a Porsche Boxster and it is a very well handling car even if it is pretty old. I was honestly a little worried that I might be disappointed by the Civic Si. The sales consultant took me out to the car and said we can go whenever I'm ready. Even though the interior isn't the best it still looks really nice compared to my Boxster and I thought it was plenty comfortable.
when I started the car and took off I noticed how light the clutch was. This is good but took quite a while to get used to since I have a much heavier clutch. Lucky for me there is a nice curvy road that was recently built and is rarely used nearby that I took the car to. I just want to say that I am very much surprised by the grip this car has and it gives great feedback. The steering in Sport mode is so nice and I like it better than most sports cars. It did have the Good Year Eagle Sport tires on it. It feels like an easy car to drive fast. It feels predictable and well balanced in my opinion.
I keep hearing about people being upset about this car not having VTEC and instead having a turbo. I have driven the older Si models but just briefly and can barely recall how they felt. Anyway, I thought the turbo was nice and liked the feel that the car gave. I've never owned a turbo car before but you can definitely tell the difference in how the power hits. Maybe I should refrain from driving an older Si but I actually really liked the new Si engine. The rev hang does suck but at least it can be fixed. It does pull nicely in lower gears and its honestly probably as fast as my Boxster or maybe even a little faster.
Now I'm stuck with deciding if I should wait for a 2018 model or not. I still have to sell my Boxster and need to get my finances in order first. I think I can wait two months for the 2018 model but it will be difficult waiting that long. I guess I do have a good reason to wait though. They tempted me with what I feel is a good price but I could be wrong. They said there was still a little more to take off if I needed more convincing.
For those of you that want to know the price they gave me:
Vehicle Price: $24,775.00
Autonation Savings: $2,075.00
Autonation Price: $22,700.00
Sales Tax: $1,053.95
Tag/Registration Fees: $62.75
Documentation fee: $699.00
Balance Due: $24,515.70 OTD
I ended up going to the local dealer today to test drive one of the Si coupes they had in stock. Now, I have a Porsche Boxster and it is a very well handling car even if it is pretty old. I was honestly a little worried that I might be disappointed by the Civic Si. The sales consultant took me out to the car and said we can go whenever I'm ready. Even though the interior isn't the best it still looks really nice compared to my Boxster and I thought it was plenty comfortable.
when I started the car and took off I noticed how light the clutch was. This is good but took quite a while to get used to since I have a much heavier clutch. Lucky for me there is a nice curvy road that was recently built and is rarely used nearby that I took the car to. I just want to say that I am very much surprised by the grip this car has and it gives great feedback. The steering in Sport mode is so nice and I like it better than most sports cars. It did have the Good Year Eagle Sport tires on it. It feels like an easy car to drive fast. It feels predictable and well balanced in my opinion.
I keep hearing about people being upset about this car not having VTEC and instead having a turbo. I have driven the older Si models but just briefly and can barely recall how they felt. Anyway, I thought the turbo was nice and liked the feel that the car gave. I've never owned a turbo car before but you can definitely tell the difference in how the power hits. Maybe I should refrain from driving an older Si but I actually really liked the new Si engine. The rev hang does suck but at least it can be fixed. It does pull nicely in lower gears and its honestly probably as fast as my Boxster or maybe even a little faster.
Now I'm stuck with deciding if I should wait for a 2018 model or not. I still have to sell my Boxster and need to get my finances in order first. I think I can wait two months for the 2018 model but it will be difficult waiting that long. I guess I do have a good reason to wait though. They tempted me with what I feel is a good price but I could be wrong. They said there was still a little more to take off if I needed more convincing.
For those of you that want to know the price they gave me:
Vehicle Price: $24,775.00
Autonation Savings: $2,075.00
Autonation Price: $22,700.00
Sales Tax: $1,053.95
Tag/Registration Fees: $62.75
Documentation fee: $699.00
Balance Due: $24,515.70 OTD
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