They have arrived on US soil

In borats voice. It's very nice......

I want one now ha

They are lined up perfectly like soldiers. Man I wish I fell into some money this car is going to be sweet.

swagwaffle said:

Ok I take it back I just spotted a cla45 for the first time and the exhaust on that thing blew me away. I would get that car in a heartbeat just for the exhaust sound alone.

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The cla45 is tooted to be the fastest 4 cylinder car in the 4 cylinder category, then again that info is provided by ME/BE so it could be biased.

PowerOfDreams2017 said:

Honestly, I'd take any color. Blue being my least favorite. I had an 08 Si in Fiji blue and the paint faded bad on the top, trunk, and top of the rear quarter panels. (I believe this was a warranty issue). I'm just worried about the blue fading in the future. When mine comes in, and if it is blue, I'm going to ask to see if they have an additional warranty for paint. But, since this will be a non daily driven car, and garage parked, maybe I wont have to worry about it too much.

I'm really digging the polished metal. Red first, White second, Black third for me. Its getting closer everyone!!

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Really? My brother still has his '07 SI FB with zero fade. What do you use for wax and how often? I proper sealant and quality quarterly waxing will inhibit any fading on any color.

I fear even seeing one because its going to make me hate my hatchback, wich im not real impressed with to start honestly, truth be told if i could return it , i would.

STiTCH87 said:

Really? My brother still has his '07 SI FB with zero fade. What do you use for wax and how often? I proper sealant and quality quarterly waxing will inhibit any fading on any color.

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There is a well known issue with 8th Generation paint.

http://jimcolemanhonda.blogspot.com/2014/06/warranty-extension-2006-13-civic.html

The Honda dealer where I live said they would be selling these for MSRP. He also told me that after being on the waiting list I probably wouldn't get one...

TxFk7 said:

I fear even seeing one because its going to make me hate my hatchback, wich im not real impressed with to start honestly, truth be told if i could return it , i would.

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I can understand how u feel but if anything I think for me it would motivate me to get the 18 MY or even the 19. I'm not saying the car is gonna come riddled with problems but it is definitely a possibility that the 1st batches come with little issues here and there that can get smoothed out with the following years. Realistically model years tend to follow the release date so if we get it let's say mid July next year mid July will be a good time to estimate the 18s. Which will probably come more available since the demand is going to be high. All I know is me personally I couldn't do a used version of this category car so hopefully come 18/19/20 I'm more financially ready for it till then I'll give props to those that have it and keep working to getting one.

KaDargo said:

The Honda dealer where I live said they would be selling these for MSRP. He also told me that after being on the waiting list I probably wouldn't get one...

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No matter what us dealers aren't ready for the release of this car. My cousins dealership in paramus nj is receiving 4 and all have been presold. Props to those 4 may you enjoy it.

Oh my God i want it now!!! I wonder when, realistically, I'll see any of these here in San Diego.

I'm going to drive an Si next week and see how it feels. What do you guys think of it - I saw it comes from the factory running 20+ PSI of boost already? Seems kinda crazy...

Nexus90 said:

No matter what us dealers aren't ready for the release of this car. My cousins dealership in paramus nj is receiving 4 and all have been presold. Props to those 4 may you enjoy it.

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I've got a long standing relationship with the dealership I buy from and I'm pretty good friends with the sales manager. He offered me first crack at one of the two Type-R's they are allocated and I turned it down. I am going to have to see the car in person and really take it in and decide if I can daily drive something that looks like it does.

TxFk7 said:

I fear even seeing one because its going to make me hate my hatchback, wich im not real impressed with to start honestly, truth be told if i could return it , i would.

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Sometimes less is more. I still miss my Protege5

slowride said:

I've got a long standing relationship with the dealership I buy from and I'm pretty good friends with the sales manager. He offered me first crack at one of the two Type-R's they are allocated and I turned it down. I am going to have to see the car in person and really take it in and decide if I can daily drive something that looks like it does.

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if 1st crack = msrp, can i get it? =)

Type-JZ said:

if 1st crack = msrp, can i get it? =)

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It was MSRP. I wouldn't spend another dime there if it wasn't.

Finally it is a good thing all the first batch goes for USDM market. The break in period for the plant is for US and we will have the good cars in EUDM market.

No seriously. We are really happy this car is seller in US. Because your market is so big lot all maker / tuners will work on this car. As a result we will be able to catch some good stuff