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If youd have come in here before trading it in I would have given you $1000 cash for a good Integra, I'm looking for one of those.
and if you havent traded it in yet.... 
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I'd be "for" that, but I'm in Massachusetts, which has some weird laws regarding ANY auto sale. When I sell this car, I never want to see it again in case of trouble. In this state, I could be sued in case of trouble. I don't know what it's like in California regarding this.
If I were to sell it privately, I'd get at least $300 more for it. What I'm "paying" for is the convienience and the ability to know I won't have the buyer complaining to me later. It
does have some chronic issues, which have either been continuous in the 5 years I've had it, or which reoccur fairly regularly. I'm not recommending this particular vehicle to anyone I know. That includes TFP residents.
OTOH, it looks pretty good, considering its age. It's red, and there's no rust I've been able to detect. It spent its entire "life" until 2000 in Texas.
But your passengers may not like the water it pisses into the front passenger's foot well after a rain on start-up, and you might not like the way it often threatens to overheat. Also, it's an RS: base model.
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By the way, ricing it out means adding all sorts of body modifications and large engine modifications (an exhaust pipe the size of your head, quad turbos, etc [yes, Im exaggerating, but you get the idea])
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Yup, thanks.
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yes, but the higher compression bit isnt really a worry, the engines should last a comparable time. The lower MPG is the only real deciding factor. Compression wear is usually only a worry when you have turbos, modified fuel, or significant compression increases.
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If I were going to do anything serious, I'd probably just have gone with the TSX, shy of Hal's suggestion.
The main issue I had with Accord was that when I showed up to ask questions at the local dealership, they didn't have anything and didn't seem interested in helping, honestly. Sure, I could have gone to a different dealership...
Actually, there were a few other things, Hal. The Accord, as far as I could tell, doesn't have heated side mirrors, which was the only thing I was
specifically looking for. It may have them in a higher price range than I'm looking for, but that doesn't help me much. If you read it that way, the Acura is actually
cheaper than the Honda. OTOH, it's smaller, and gets better MPG IIRC. It's all about what's important to you, no?
shileno: thanks!