Sup everyone.. Been trolling on this forum for a minute and thought I mine as well get active on it. I don't know a **** load about cars and I'm not trying to pretend that I do.. All I know is that I've been down for Lancers my whole life but can't find a decent RA for sale anywhere around 70 - 80k miles (so cal).. And SI's are a dime in a dozen it seems which is why I'm veering away from them.. But still want to know what car everyone thinks is better performance wise.. Ruffly like an 04-06 on both cars.. Thanks

 

im in so cal. mines got 127k and runs STRONG. their awesome cars. wanna buy mine? hahaha. I highly suggest an RA over ANY and i mean ANY honda

 

Eh maybe.. 127 is a ton of miles something i was trying to stay away from.

 

but yeah i feel you on getting a RA over a SI.. I hate the shape of them..

 

If you get the RA with the sun and sound package it's pretty sweet package. The gobs of tq make it quite streetable.

It's a less "polluted" scene than the Si scene. Meaning for as good as the aftermarket scene is, there's an equal amount of bootleg parts.

The RA platform is unique.

 

need someones opinion on this. I know for this amount of money I can buy one off a private owner and get a car with a ton of hook ups on it already.. problem is I only have 3k saved up at the time and I need a damn car... http://www.everycarlisted.com/ca/azu...aj66f46u047788

 

friend of mine who knows a ton about cars said it's not worth the miles for that much money

 

Honestly seems to be the going rate for first gen ralliarts in socal. I owe exactly that much on mine Haha

 

Look at #9 under "similar vehicles", find out the mileage

 

That price seems about right for a dealer.

Performance wise, both run low 15s in the 1/4 mile. The SI has more hp but less tq. Most magazines put the SI running lower passes than the RA, only by .2-6 seconds. That wasn't the case last time I checked. I think the SI's come with helical LSD stock? Not 100% sure on that.

The RA is rare, only down side of being rare is that the aftermarket isn't all there compared to the other cars but it's there.

In the end, as usual, it comes down to what you want out of it. Sounds like you're looking for unique+performance, if that's the case then ralliart wins hands down.

Other cars in it's class are cars like the RSX type-S, Impreza RS, Corolla/Matrix XRS and the Sentra SE-R. I knew this before making my personal decision and still waited 3 months to get her, haven't looked back ever since.

 

if you lived in jersey id have a car for you.. but to add to what you said.. i went to test drive an evo and when i pulle dup in a 04 ralliart they were like excited asking me if i was going to trade it in.. you dont see many ralliarts, i have the sunroof package and the system is SICK.. every street i turn on i see a civic si. Id definitly look for a ralliart . Good lucK!

 

plus theres alot of good guys on this site that can help, if you go on a civic forum .. well you know who your dealing with lol

oh and that car you were looking at for 9 gs.. such a rip MY car with 77 k miles.. looks ALOT better. (look at the front and back picture ) would probly sell FROM A DEALER for taht price.. but really my cars worth about 8ish. and mines an 04 .. those are some high miles for a 06

 

I owned a 2008 FG2 nighthawk black pearl Si and absolutely loved it !!!

I still say to myself sometimes that I am going to purchase another one.

I would go with the Si over a RA any day of the week...

 

I would go with the SI as well. Finding parts for it won't take you a lifetime and won't cost you an arm. I remember seeing a vid of a civic si with intake/header/exhaust rolling on an evo8/9. Not using that as my argument but it does show POTENTIAL.

 

I personally would never own a Honda as anything more than a daily beater to drive back and forth to work. They remind me too much of like a drivable lego.