I juss came home from teh dealer and i rushed to my comp to share this and show off to u guys. The dealer is Miller Honda from Van Nuys, California and i went there today because my gf's 03 accord sedan was due for pick up. On the front lot, i noticed a black coupe, which caught my attn. I knew it was auto so i was like blah......and i passed by and thru the side of my eyes, caught a glimpse of the round shift knob. i was like WTF..........and i asked the salesguy. He said they were lucky enuff to get one so early and wont get another one for a very long time. He sees my 02 coupe and my gf's 03 sedan....and says: for a reward of being a true honda lover, i'll give u the honor of driving her, (points at the 6 speed).

Throttle response is just unexplainable as i kept tapping the gas at 3rd gear and the car constantly jerked forward. The engine is ultimately smooth, i couldnt hear a thing even when i turned off the full blast AC. The dealer guy then told me to open her up a little after the turn and i went for it. I sure could feel the 240 hp working excellently with the 6 speed and gear shifted thru the gates smoothly and quickly. Ratios were damn close as i could only do about 35 max on first gear. Redline was pretty high for the engine....6500, giving me lotta room to play around with. Brakes were very sensitive, no slipping or lagging. However, only flaw i saw was the ceiling material, which i feel that my 02 ex has better ceiling material.....but who the f*ck cares about that anyways.......tires chirped here and there as i floored it for a several times.

As i drove back to the dealer, i could not believe that i had driven this, esp when it is this rare. It was a good day.

 

Imagine your excitement if you had driven an M3 or something!

Just playing

Nice report. :thumbsup:

Glad you got to test drive it.

 

Great stuff, and congrats :thumbup: Thanks for the post. I can't wait to test drive a 6 speed

 

thats weird... they're not available yet...

 

I was at the dealer 2 weeks ago and they said "we don't when they are coming in". He did go an ask the sales manager too.

 

cool stuff but stupid dealer. They each only get one for now, and the fact that he's letting people drive it is stupid. One of my dealers says there's over 100 folks signed up waiting for one, and the other dealer said 50 folks that are willing to pay a premium, and people won't pay a premium when they're used.

Oh well cool review.

 

:werd:

 

nice... not stupid... the manager/owner is the stupid one...

 

At honda tech, there are a few guys that are the Honda service technicians at the dealerships and they also got a chance to go on a PDI with the V6 coupe 6 speed. They told me that they kept the revs under 3500 rpm, because it sucks to the person that will buy the car. I think certain dealers get 1 or so for now

 

i hate you (jealousy speaking)

that's badass the salesman saw you being a Honda fan & treated you to an unasked favor