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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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End of March, 2001 Phoenix Yellow, not sure of the number yet, but will find out. 89K on chassis, original owner used to be a regular customer at my Acura dealership. Decided to change his oil one day and forgot to torque the drain plug so all the oil drained out and blew the motor. :doh:

Service advisor at my dealership bought it, put a brand new Acura crate B18C5 motor (and clutch) into the car at the tune of $4,000. He bought the car off the customer for $6000 (a freakin steal), has $10K into it and is looking to sell it for $20,000.

Seeing as I've known him for a year now and we're actually pretty good friends he's letting it go for $15,000. :eek4: and is still making $5K profit so everyone makes out well.

Car is absolutely mint, nothing at all wrong with it, brand new Acura OEM Type R mats, fully detailed, etc.

I'm putting a $200 deposit down on it tomorrow so he holds onto it until the end of March when I buy it.

Mom is co-signing for me, I've always paid in full with cash on everything so that's a must. She's holding off because she just bought an '05 CR-V SE 4 days ago, going through a divorce, wants to make sure allimony and her entire financial situation is secure.

Anyway looking forward to the Integra, already am browsing for suspension. I want this thing to handle like there's no tomorrow and do a mild NA build.

Anybody with any suggestions on products, PLEASE help me! First time to the Integra camp.

Thanks.
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 05:13 AM
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Congrats! Drive it and enjoy it for now, there always time for upgrades. Just keep it clean.
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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I hate you.

but in the end, teh Geeser will outrun it
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jlsnyderTypeR
Congrats! Drive it and enjoy it for now, there always time for upgrades. Just keep it clean.
Hey, don't worry. I have the same mentality. I'm not buying shit for it unless it's high quality either.
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LT69Padawan6
I hate you.

but in the end, teh Geeser will outrun it
:stupid: :squint:


come out to cali and gimme a ride! :hugglez:
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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That rocks!
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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shawn, i know you'll drive down one weekend so we can grab some lunch and ogle over the R
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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nice
but keep her safe
hate to see another R stolen
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by PikkaGTR
nice
but keep her safe
hate to see another R stolen
This area is pretty good, plus it'll be garaged. Probably will go with an alarm too so I can sleep at night. h:
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 12:10 AM
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supension wise,..if you want it to handle like a badass,...either cut the springs or heat them up,..i suggest cutting the spings,..once you have it slammed on its nuts,..ride OEM shocks,..you will thank me later
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