wow, rsx owners be hatin.
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yes the rsx is cheaper than the wrx but not the rsx type S, or at least when i went to the acura dealership they were selling the type s for $27,000 plus tax. i once wantd a type s but then i realized i like RWD or AWD. beetle mini cooper mustang watever, its both girls and boys cars. some people are so sexest, dont kno if the rest of the states have changed but in california it girls and boys drive all sorts of cars and no one just says the beetle is for girls and the rsx is for boys. thats so dumb. cars are for any sex as long as they can drive.
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yeah, maybe in cali. in illinois, the car goes for 23720 w/ destination charge. my bro wants to get one and one dealer said that he could get it for $21600. wow, you guys get ripped off in cali. you guys should go to www.acura.com
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flyby11, please use the edit option instead of spamming another post if you're gonna correct your post.
Theres hardly any RSX-S's here...I see 3x more G35 coupes than RSX-S's.
Theres hardly any RSX-S's here...I see 3x more G35 coupes than RSX-S's.
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yea the rsx S msrp is only about $1000 cheaper than a wrx.
yea in cali its the dealers try to rip us off more. thats also cause cali is the place to be.
yea in cali its the dealers try to rip us off more. thats also cause cali is the place to be.
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don't be so conceited about cali. don't praise the wrx so much downs#@$ because the rsx s is a great car and you can get better prices on that than a wrx. look from a wide perspective, not a limited one.
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if i can interject something mildy intelligent into a thread that is quickly turning into a elementary school type "my dad can beat up your dad" conversation 
Anyhow, someone said on the earlier page that the Civic Si shares the same engine as the RSX-S. Isn't this wrong? Doesn't it share the same engine as the BASE RSX?
I think in reality the cars appeal to different markets. I originally wanted a coupe(specifically a base RSX but I was appaled at the small size when I test drove one, and that in conjunction with insanely high insurance costs made me look elsewhere). after being used to my old Escort wagon I couldn't give up the utility of the wagon. I definately would've got a WRX wagon had the fuel/insurance costs not been so high(but oddly enough they were less than a BASE RSX!), but I'm really satisfied with my OBS.
Anyhow, someone said on the earlier page that the Civic Si shares the same engine as the RSX-S. Isn't this wrong? Doesn't it share the same engine as the BASE RSX?
I think in reality the cars appeal to different markets. I originally wanted a coupe(specifically a base RSX but I was appaled at the small size when I test drove one, and that in conjunction with insanely high insurance costs made me look elsewhere). after being used to my old Escort wagon I couldn't give up the utility of the wagon. I definately would've got a WRX wagon had the fuel/insurance costs not been so high(but oddly enough they were less than a BASE RSX!), but I'm really satisfied with my OBS.
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I was at Willow Springs a few months ago and an RSX-S rolled his car on the infamous turn 9 with a passenger in the car, the driver was fine but the passenger was hurt really bad, ended up going to the hospital in an ambulance. The passenger side pillar was at about the place where the passenger's chest would have been so I don't know how or where the person's head ended up at the end of the whole thing. Pretty messed up. A little off topic but I'll get to my comment on the RSX.
My experience with RSX's (not to generalize, but this is with a high percentage of RSX's that I've run into) is that they always think they can walk my a$$ and so far not one has been able to... minus two or three that are doing it in heavy traffic weaving like madmen.
My experience with RSX's (not to generalize, but this is with a high percentage of RSX's that I've run into) is that they always think they can walk my a$$ and so far not one has been able to... minus two or three that are doing it in heavy traffic weaving like madmen.
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I dont care what a person drives, its never good to hear about a wreck. Hopefully he has fully recovered. But it sounds like the general consensus is that a wrx is a clearly more capapable car.
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haha yes the rsx s is a great car, i didnt say it wasnt. anyways im not being conceited about cali, all i msaying is its the place to be with hving a nice car, its all about driving around the scenery of the ocean great food of all cultures everywhere, stickygreens, greens greens, mediteranean climate, hottest girls of all ethnicities. haha im just saying i love living here compared when i lived in washinton dc. driving on the highways of cali is the best! muahahahahahahahah call me conceited i dont care, im know wat im experiencing woooo hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo meetin all da fione ladies of all color lines oh while sippon on sum wine oh she will be mine oh yeaa
oh yea california is the richest state. long live california long live USA!! dum dum dee dummm dumm dum dee dummmmmmmmmm
all bout da cali greens baby oh yea watcha gona do
oh yea california is the richest state. long live california long live USA!! dum dum dee dummm dumm dum dee dummmmmmmmmm
all bout da cali greens baby oh yea watcha gona do
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now now now we should appreciate the rsx
how many times have you guys seen a chick in an rsx s. not too many since it only comes in stick.
Drop the whole gender issue. This is not the place for Marketing Image Vs. Mechanical Personality debates.
what? are you trying to say something smart?
Hardly, I would've expected it to be obvious to most people. Anyone who doesn't think that certain cars are marketed for and driven by women would do well to take a marketing course, or perhaps psychology of advertising.
yea in cali its the dealers try to rip us off more. thats also cause cali is the place to be.
Yeah cali is great. But just to *****/complain/play devils advocate I would like 93 octane and freeways devoid of ridiculous traffic. Along with a lower cost of living, and an educational system worth a damn. But Cali is my home, and yes there are few places that really compare, but the fact that they charge more for cars here hardly is a reason to state that in a post and open up a whole new can of worms... Again like the gender issue... take it to another thread someplace else.
don't be so conceited about cali. don't praise the wrx so much downs#@$ because the rsx s is a great car and you can get better prices on that than a wrx. look from a wide perspective, not a limited one.
A. The WRX is worthy of all praise bestowed on it. If you need to argue that.... Please preach to a less biased audience.
B. You get what you pay for.
You need to 'look from a wide perspective':
-If being cheep is the path to automotive bliss we all would own Kia's, Daewoo's, and Hyundai's.
-The RSX-S is far from a great car. The Integra Type R is a great car, The Dodge Neon SRT-4 is a great car, WRX's, Evo's, Supra's, Skyline's, etc, etc, these are great cars, the RSX-s is mediocre at worst and good at best period. It doen't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as any of the aformentioned cars. Anyone familliar with my posting will know I will battle Subaru owners attitudes all day for a worthy piece of machine the DC5 RSX-R if it ever makes it here is worthy... This thing is not. Not for the money, not for the luxury and not for the performance.
- Namecalling is just plain stupid. Especially when unprovoked. Grow up.
I'm not usually one to shoehorn myself into generalizations but lets just say that in about 80% of all situations and in ALL of the ones I care about Whitelegacy has it here:
...it sounds like the general consensus is that a wrx is a clearly more capapable car.
lets keep it simple, WRX's own RSX's all the time.
Word.
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Keep it intellegent...
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Come on folks, the RSX-S is a good car for it's intended market. I think the OP just wanted us to be aware of the smack they've directed towards the WRX on their boards. The same could be said for some of the posts on the vwvortex boards (which I do check out every once in a while). Just take it with a grain of salt.
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DE I haven't agreed with some of the things you've said in the past but I couldn't agree with you more with most of what you said in your last post.
Especially where you explain about the "don't praise the WRX so much cause the RSX-S is a great car and can be had for cheaper... look from a wide prospective"
Your explanation is exactly what I was thinking, WHO CARES... ask Eric M. and he'll tell you the Scion is a great car and IT can be had for half as much as a WRX, but it doesn't mean you should compare the two. And also the part where you have to earn respect... definitely, for the price of the RSX-S I'd expect more from that car, if I were looking for something cheaper I'd just get an SRT-4.
Especially where you explain about the "don't praise the WRX so much cause the RSX-S is a great car and can be had for cheaper... look from a wide prospective"
Your explanation is exactly what I was thinking, WHO CARES... ask Eric M. and he'll tell you the Scion is a great car and IT can be had for half as much as a WRX, but it doesn't mean you should compare the two. And also the part where you have to earn respect... definitely, for the price of the RSX-S I'd expect more from that car, if I were looking for something cheaper I'd just get an SRT-4.