if you plan to road race or auto-x, the R is a very good choice and i would probably pick the R over the ls. regardless, you need to look at what area you live in and if the R could be kept safe. if you daily drive to school, the R will NOT be a good choice. anyway, hope you make your mind up and good luck with everything.

 

this car will be my daily driver...so you think it wont be a good idea to get the R if the car will be my daily driver, i live in a good a semi-good neighborhood in SoCal...i want to eventually go autox.... and also what is so good about the canadian type r

 

It's pretty much the same as US cars, but was available in CW every year of production, whereas the USDM cars only came in white in 97 and 98.

 

Base model Integras can't hold a candle to the superb handling of the R. Hold off and get the R and you will not regret it. :wink:

 

I'd get the R as well, i think down the line if you get the LS you'd want a type R later on down the road. You'd want the seats, suspension, lsd, tranny, etc. and the rarity of the R you can't find anywhere else. R prices have dropped recently, and for not much more than a few thousand dollars (15-17k depending on year), you can get a nice ITR. you'll never regret the wait. Also, I woudln't be surprised if that guy with the LS is selling the car to get a real R himself..

 

ok so i talked to the guy again about the car and he has more things than i thought, it has toda spec b cams, spoon final drive (4.88), act stage 4 clutch, and itr lsd... now after hearing about all that i was thinkin it was going to be a much better deal... what you guys think about it now...

 

Looks like you already know what kind of car you want... you are looking for a car to play with for the most bang for the buck that will do everything. Based upon what I read so far, looks like the LS is the car for you.
To make the comparison fair, you could consider a similarly modified Type-R against the LS, and see how they measure up.
In most cases, those that really covet an Integra Type-R will usually follow through, because they know that's what they want.

 

I have an 01 Canadian spec cw itr and I think the only difference is that we Had the jdm red seats front and back with cw in 01. Thank god we got that. don't complain i pay %15 percent tax on everything lol.

 

A few other things to think about would be reliability and resale value.

A modified car, depending on how highly modified and by whom, can be a lot less reliable than an unmodified one.

Resale value on a modified car can be negatively affected as well.

 

I thought the Canadian models came with the same seats as the US version, just with red seat covers instead of black?