I'm blown away by the lengths some of you will go to convince yourselves that everything that's happening right now is Actually Good. Making enemies of Canada? Threatening to take over Greenland? Doing a recession on purpose with tariffs? Saying he's serious about a third term? Jesus Christ. Is...
There are a bunch of accident/salvage etc. cars for 40 or below. But no, the ones I saw were all one owner, clean carfax.
The price is highly dependent on your physical location. Areas where new FL5s are selling for at or under MSRP are more likely to have reasonable prices on used cars. Places...
That's a great offer. I've seen plenty of used '24s over the past few months with sub-5K miles for between 42-44K from a dealer, which means that dealer probably paid 37-39K.
CARB regulations that go into effect in Japan? Do you know what the first letter of CARB stands for?
Feel free to post sources for either of these claims, but this is the kind of stuff I see repeated over and over with zero source behind it beyond, "I heard someone say something."
I could write the same style of post saying the opposite and it would mean just as little.
In the absence of data I think it unlikely that Honda would abruptly stop making the Type R — especially since they just refreshed the normal Civic. What business goal does it serve to leave money on the...
If you're near the West Coast or PNW specifically I'm selling a set of Superspeed 18s with DWS06+ tires, excellent condition. And even if you don't buy from me this is a really great and somewhat affordable option.
There's no reason to pay over MSRP unless you want to. Bare minimum you can find one at MSRP in another state and pay shipping ($1000-1500 depending on how far away the car is).
I often find this to be a more enjoyable experience as well because you negotiate all pricing over email and sign...
I think it depends on the person and situation. I was cross-shopping cars under $80K or so that were fun, practical, felt like a good value for what you got, available at MSRP, and would hold their value decently. I ended up buying an EN, FL5, and RS3 — and passed on ITS and GRC because they...
I think it's the opposite. CTR drivers don't want the EN to be a true competitor but it is.
The CTR is faster around a track — it's lighter and has more power and wider tires. But it's not that much faster.
Where the CTR wins in my mind is a more timeless design, a better form factor, and a...
It’s an interesting video. The FL5 is faster — more HP, less weight (vs. DCT), wider tires. It’s just going to be faster.
Two things I think they missed:
- Stock EN cooling is better
- Daily driving comparison
Having owned both, I thought the EN was a more enjoyable daily. The exhaust adds a...
First of all, I love both the Elantra N and FL5. Both great FWD cars.
That said, the Elantra N weighs about the same as the FL5 (with a heavy-ass steel hood at that), doesn’t overheat as easily, and costs like $12K less. My point is that if Honda is going to charge $47K for this car I really...
Honda really should’ve improved cooling with the FL5. It was the biggest issue on the FK8 and they chose to do… almost nothing.
I had an Elantra N before my FL5 and that car had zero issues on track. If I ever bought another FWD car to daily/track it would honestly be an EN.
Road noise wasn't the reason I sold mine, but it was something I disliked about the car. And besides the RS3 I've mostly owned economy hot hatches (Mazdaspeed3, Fiesta ST, Elantra N) which are not quiet, but I never had any complaint about road noise in those cars. The Type R is on a different...