as a b13-nut, my opinion is prolly biased. but i am unsatisfied with the spec-v. the se-r's over the years went from enthusiast cars to sissy boy-racer cars.
they are known to have all sorts of relliabilty probs, too. the biggest complaint is the shitty transmission.
they do have some gusto in them, even though they dont put out 175 hp. it didnt handle at all like i thought it would. i wasnt feeling the interior either. the driver seap was comfy, but the interior looked too boogie/cheesy. it does have a nice sound system tho..