SI...So i finally got a new car. An 08 Civic SI coupe. Its black on black and its a fun little car to drive. My dad has my lancer now so i will still be on the boards to get any info on the car if he ever runs into problems. This is a great to get any info i need for my old car...good people on here.

Here is a quick pic i took of the new car at work.

 

Looks good. You should have got red

 

Nice car, congrats on the purchase. I considered a SI but never got around to test driving one. I've heard the tranny is to die for though and I have to respect a car that can rev to 8000 RPM.

 

my really good buddy got one of the new mugen edition si's and that thing is like glass to drive! we are going to autox it next year, should be fun!

 

I looked at the Mugen and it was not worth the price. My Dealership wanted 36k for the Mugen. NO WAY. i am not paying 36k for a drop,wing, rims, and a body kit. I know there are only going to be 1000 made but still. Thats way too much.

 

I thought about getting the 4 door, but need to get a house first and figure that out later. That is a negative on the red, red is bad luck, lmao! Wish I coulda got a Mugen edition, that woulda been hot! Considering that there is one less because of the dealership that was dumb enough to leave their's out on the lot only to be left jacked up and on blocks n rotors!

 

36k$ for a civic is ridiculous, you can almost get an STI for that.

 

The tranny is awesome. Is so damn smooth. Going from one gear to the other does no feel like anything.

 

Honda trannys are a winner!

 

great choice with the SI

 

It also comes with some nice mugen seats, exhaust system, 200hp and less than 30k......

 

The Si is a great car. Great aftermarket. I had a Type-S and I had it mildly modded, and it was a blast.

The K20Z3 in your Si will respond nicely with a Cold Air Intake, high flow-cat and a Hondata reflash. Good luck with it!

 

Its more than 30k. The dealers put i high mark up on these Mugen Si's.

 

Paying 30k$+ for a civic is stupid IMO even if you are the most hardcore of honda fanboys. They're a great car for 22k$ish but the extra mods are not worth a massively inflated price. You can get better seats, a similar lip kit and real power mods for less.

 

I sold a 2006 Si coupe in habanero red so that I could buy my Evo. The transmission was very slick, almost as nice as the S2000's. The vehicle was comfortable and the layout of the cockpit was nice. You could throw it around corners very easily but you could also induce wheelspin in 1st and 2nd gears believe it or not. I just got tired of being easily passed by luxury vehicle owners on the freeway. And it really ticked me off when I could not catch up with a Focus SVT. Does not happen in the EVO.
But the Si is still a great car and will take mods well. Make sure to do something about the tires if you add horsepower. I'm not sure how wide you can go with rims and tires without rolling fenders, etc.

Good luck.