Honda Car Forum

I plan on buying a 2007 Civic Si but also looking at other alternatives. I like the RSX type S and SRT-4. Is it better to buy the Si new with full warranty and no miles, or buy a used RSX type or SRT-4, and take the risk of buying a used car. It will be my daily driver, which I plan to rice about. Just intake, exhaust, headers, bodykit, and maybe even a supercharger kit, bolt-on of course.

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buy used, the markdowns in comparison to new cars are astronomical. Buying new is for suckers.

Used car to save on depreciation (most depreciation occurs within the first 12 months) and if it is a late model used car, there should be some manufacturer warranty left anyway.

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A new car and a car about two years old are about as likely as the other to break down. In short, there really isn't a risk with buying a car two or three years old. If I were you I would save the money and buy the SLIGHTLY used car. Besides, before adding a blower (supercharger, huffer, of whatever you want to call it) it would be best to wait until the engine is broken in good so if you go the new route you will need to wait a few months before adding a huffer. Also, if you do add a huffer, a stick may be a better choice of transmissions because auto trannies really don't like that much power being pumped through them.

Depends on the deal. If you do buy used get enough warranty to cover you in case you get a problem car. I have a RSX and didn't mod it. HP is only part of a fun car.

the problem with buying a new car is it costs too much, plus you have to break the motor in. I used to work in the sales and the service department of a dodge dealership and you save money on a buyback or just a used car. most buybacks usually only have 20-30 thousand kms so there is still alot of warranty left.plus the SRT-4 or SRT-8 series are a nice bunch of cars

Do some research because when Motor Trend tested the 06 si the RSX type s has consistently turned in faster 0-60 times. If money is an issue you can get a car with 20k miles on it and the remainder of the factory warranty. You would not lose if you do that. Also, even though I won't buy a Honda product (too many of em out there) they have a very high resale and I think the Neon is kind of ugly. My opinion.