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[mrandrsn]

We had good times together...

(I know - it looks like abuse!)

Unfortunately, on New Years Eve an incident occurred and my first baby didn’t make it through the night. Was a 2007 SI Sedan with about 110k miles and had every intention of driving it for another 100k. But that is not how the story goes.

After about a week of pretending it hadn’t happened, I forced myself to start looking at options. Browsed around. Nothing caught my eye. I hate to see myself coming down the road. The Si sedan had a great balance of sporty but economical, rare but distinguishable - yet still an “under the radar” vehicle. How could I ever move on?

Test drove a manual Accord sport. Little too big. No sun roof. Civic hatch. Sporty and fun, but not available in manual and no sun roof and didn’t fall in love with the looks.

Then out of the corner of my eye, I saw her. Long story short - I took her home. My 2nd Si Sedan. Is this the beginning of a trend?

 

[Fazzster]

Congrats! You will enjoy having torque!....you may be a little let down by the shifter. Still good but not as good as the older generations.

 

[kritz]

Congrats! I'm on my 4th SI.

 

[ClemsonPatriot]

Nice pick! Best color option available and I am in no way biased

 

[Luckyarmpit]

Nice pick! Best color option available and I am in no way biased

Congrats! You're going to LOVE the shifter. I think it's one of the best gearboxes out there. Just slightly notchy but changes gears with the flick of your wrist. Reminds me very much of the gearbox in my '96 Prelude Si.

 

[mrandrsn]

The color is definitely catchy. And never biased of course.

I’ll miss the throaty noise of my exhaust which was stock but seemed louder than others for some reason. Certainly won’t miss the issues with the paint coming off on the roof, trunk and door panels in some areas.

Definitely trying to get used to the lack of Vtech and the noises that come with it. And does anyone else hate the cup holders?

 

[DeVo]

The color is definitely catchy. And never biased of course.

I’ll miss the throaty noise of my exhaust which was stock but seemed louder than others for some reason. Certainly won’t miss the issues with the paint coming off on the roof, trunk and door panels in some areas.

Definitely trying to get used to the lack of Vtech and the noises that come with it. And does anyone else hate the cup holders?

i have no idea what they were thinking while designing the center console. but still LOVE my Si

 

[callmehandsum]

Love this picture. Hilarious.

The color is definitely catchy. And never biased of course.

I’ll miss the throaty noise of my exhaust which was stock but seemed louder than others for some reason. Certainly won’t miss the issues with the paint coming off on the roof, trunk and door panels in some areas.

Definitely trying to get used to the lack of Vtech and the noises that come with it. And does anyone else hate the cup holders?

The engine sound gets better with time but you have to keep the volume down. Haha. It took about 1,000 miles to make a nice growling sound.

 

[Axatax]

i have no idea what they were thinking while designing the center console. but still LOVE my Si

They were thinking of automatics for sure. In the MT you'll keep hitting your arm on anything taller than a soda can.

My big Fosters cans block the shifter. j/k

 

[3925blue]

They were thinking of automatics for sure. In the MT you'll keep hitting your arm on anything taller than a soda can.

My big Fosters cans block the shifter. j/k

You can fit a whole forty of Steel Reserve in the bottom spot instead of using the upper cup holder

OP, you're SO gonna want a reflash unit like a Ktuner or Hondata to make the car feel and respond more like your old baby. I am already getting really fed up with rev hang & generally slow throttle response and I've barely just broken mine in, lol.

 

[17siturb0]

@mrandrsn Get Ktuner man, it really completes the car, it will be a whole new level. If I could sum it up in a net shell, it’s super fun! Makes me want to drive my car even when I don’t need too. It’s that fun. And the V2 unit, being able to monitor all the parameters of the car is a plus, the options on it are endless worth every penny and then some. @ttorres1183 just recently made a video on his V2 he just got and I can tell he likes it. You should check it out, also has good information. Gives you the whole run down. Congrats on the car btw, best color imo.

 

[philharmonik]

Congrats on your new ride! You will enjoy it for sure!

 

[Luckyarmpit]

i have no idea what they were thinking while designing the center console. but still LOVE my Si

That's the perfect way to describe it. Not crazy about the split-level but otherwise love the car.

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