I was faced with the same desicion after my brother totalled my 00 SI. I chose to get the Type R because frankly I didnt care about comfort but I did find for me it was very comfortable. I drive my ITR about 80 miles everyday and have not yet once complained about comfort. Of course it all depends on if you want to deal with high insurance, lots of attention and theives. If you can live with all that and dont need alot of luxury then I say get the Type R. You wont regret it.

 

Personally I would get the R because ONE it is a limited edition and there aren't a lot of them around. They make for a good conversation piece even with those who aren't into the import scene.

For me there was no question. I went looking specifically for an R. Yes I know a guy who ran 12.8 with his 94 GSR (moderate Mods)
A fast car is fine but If that's all I wanted I would just mod my Civic to hell and call it a day. If you have to ask then maybe a GSR is better for ya. Not to say that a GSR isn't good... It's a Honda and that's what mainly counts
Buy that GSR, it's cheaper on insurance and can be modded to be faster than a R is that's what floats your boat.
I do miss my cheap insurance rates and I miss my Sun roof on occasion but I think I'm finally getting over that. I love the Brakes
Stock 178 Hp to the wheels is very noticable over the GSR. I'm not big into leather so I wouldn't miss that, but as for the seats... the R seats seem to sit lower and give you a better driving position than the GSR seats
I drove my R 6 hours to North Carolina and back and although I missed the Cruise control at first (my First weekend having the car) I got use to it. The noise wasn't a problem cause I was driving a 5th gen Civic for the last 5 years and it is louder than my R.

 

178whp stock? uhmm on what dyno, that's about 13-18whp higher than most.

 

JDM 98 Spec Type R. I thought it was only 10hp over an average Stock USDM R's (168 wheel Hp)

 

JDM spec R has 2 more HP than a US Type-R. it is 195 hp to 200 ps (197 hp)

a bone stock R is anywhere from 155-170 depending on year and strength. My 98 was 159 and my 2000 was 168.

 

Actually this is much more than a car question. You are actually struggling with deep, subconscious issues regarding the duality of mans nature. Our souls are constantly struggling to find balance between opposing forces. You will face this same basic dilemma of "comfort verses excitement" in all phases of your life. Every choice you ever make, from what hobbies and movies you enjoy all the way up to picking a career path and spouse will involve "comfort verses excitement". So I suggest that you read some theses on Jungian psychology; learn to recognize and balance the forces of the Yen and the Yang: then GO OUT AND BUY THE DAMN ARRRRR!


Fred, whose R has more scruffs than most but none caused by sponges.

 

:shock:

 

The scuffing may have come from the car wash guys who washed the car for him a couple weeks ago. They managed to chip some paint off of the spoiler, so I wouldn't be surprised. Regardless, I repaired it anyway.

I drove a GS-R yesterday...I'd definitely agree the brakes are noticeably inferior. I guess overall it was of noticeably inferior performance...but it *was* of noticeably higher comfort and luxury.

I'm still not quite sure which I'd rather have yet. I think I was originally attracted to the R because I wanted an actual performance vehicle. However, when thinking about most of the driving I'd be doing in college, it seemed as though comfort and luxury would play a larger part in my driving experience than performance.

I suppose asking this question on a Type R board is of course going to yield most replies to be "Get the Type R", though. Eh, I haven't made up my mind yet...but I'll let you guys know when I do.

To the guy who made the comment regarding scuffing and "this guy doesn't need an R"...I certainly hope you were joking. What probably happened was it either got scuffed at the car wash a few weeks ago...or there was some junk lodged in the sponge. Either way, it's fixed now. Took some 2000 grit and compound to it...in a very careful manner. It ended up not being as serious as it originally appeared to be so no bodywork was needed .

 

I thinking the Scuffing comment was a joke as I found it funny when I first read that the words Scuff and Sponge were in the same sentence.

I do think as a 19 year old College Student that a GSR would be better from a financial stand point. the payment and the insurance would be high for the average College Student but again I don't know your Financial situation so that may not even be a factor to you.

 

Actually, the word scuff is pretty funny by itself..