I had of course planned on taking it to my local Acura dealership for inspection. Plus a carfax.

I don't have $15,000 to put down. I have the selling price of my car + money I earn selling my Accord's engine mods + money I have already saved. That totals about $8,000. The loan is for $10,000 so that's about $18,000. I've seen used Type-S stock on Autotrader.com for about $15-16,000.

How would I know if the gearset was replaced (2nd) and what's with the grinding in 3rd and from 5th to 6th? That doesn't make me want to buy a used car.