Hell yea they were. I owned 2 Integra GSRs during that era and always wanted a Pepsi Blue Si too. To this day I'd still take a mint bone stock EM1. They're still going for a lot of dough in good condition though. I saw one about a yr ago with really low miles going for over 10k. Don't remember if it was a 99 or 00.Friend of mine still has his EM1 that he bought new back in 99. I think he's now pushing 500+ WHP on a B18 block and B16 head.
I put 209K on mine before I let it go. Such a great car at the time.