Civic Si vs. Integra GSR - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

jsin · 09-02-2005, 11:56 AM

i really need some advice. right now im drivng a Lincoln Ls and i want to get rid of it to get an import. I dont know which car i should get though. i want a Si but at the same time a want a GSR and i dont know which to get. Any advice would be helpful. thanx

Mr GSR · 09-02-2005, 12:10 PM

The GSR is faster and looks 1000X (notice big X instead of small x) better, IMO.... both have an huge aftermarket available to them. Just decide if you want to drive a Civic or an Integra. Better yet, go drive both and see which one you like more.

G2IntegraGS · 09-02-2005, 12:13 PM

since you own a lincoln you might like the luxury of the acura better. Not to mention it has a bigger motor, its faster, and it looks better.

flyingtoaster · 09-02-2005, 12:17 PM

The GSR has cheaper insurance.

Casper0878 · 09-02-2005, 03:54 PM

i just got my gsr and i love it. wouldnt trade her for anything. its roomy and rides like a dream. but yeah, i say check them both out first before you go by anything we say. im sure if you go to the civic forum, theyll tell you to get the si. so check them out yourself. that way if you dont like it, you cant blame anyone but yourself

White98LS · 09-02-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper0878

so check them out yourself. that way if you dont like it, you cant blame anyone but yourself

Yes, test drives help. I don't understand why more people don't just go out and drive what they want instead of postulating, test drives are free and fun. AFTER that is the time to really sit down and think about it, and ask questions in order to hopefully uncover things you didn't know before in order to help make a final decision.

Brad98_teg · 09-02-2005, 04:03 PM

with the money from the lincoln you should get an rsx type s

ruffryder744 · 09-02-2005, 05:02 PM

since i have both cars in my household (my brother has a 2000 si and i have a 99 gsr) i would say that i would go with the gsr... i have driven the si numerous times, and even though it is stock at the moment, i liked the way my car felt betta when it was stock... as said above, if you get enough money from sellin your lincoln, i would try to buy an RSX type-s

Transparent · 09-02-2005, 05:57 PM

personally I find civics to be a little uncomfortsble compare to integras. Ive owned 3 tegs and one civic. and I wouldnt buy another civic unless it was a swap project

jdmdc2vtec · 09-02-2005, 06:53 PM

come on now. you guys are all biased!

like some have mentioned above, just test drive both. then you will know what is more suitable for you.

2camvtec · 09-02-2005, 07:11 PM

Yeah this was not a good place to put a question like yours. Most people in the Integra forum are going to be biased. I would say it all depends what you like. I personally am not found of the Integra's looks. I can't explain why. Of course I am going to be biased towards the Si....duh

, but it all comes down to what you like. And the GSR is really not that quicker than the Si. Stock for Stock the run similar times in the 1/4. And insurance maybe a little more due to the fact the Si seems to get stolen a little more (

read sig), but isn't that bad. Also what is your budget like and what year Si/GSR are you looking at

. Because if you can afford a newer Type S you probably could afford the new Si coming soon, just food for thought. I think you would be happy either way.

G2IntegraGS · 09-02-2005, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Transparent

personally I find civics to be a little uncomfortsble compare to integras. Ive owned 3 tegs and one civic. and I wouldnt buy another civic unless it was a swap project

I HATE the interior on the civics. No offense to all the civic guys but the seats sit way to high and you just dont get the "cockpit" type feel like you do with the integras.

solsykness · 09-02-2005, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingtoaster

The GSR has cheaper insurance.

are you for real? why is that? and I would probably go with the si bc I love civics...but I had a 2nd gen teg (LS) and I loved it...I test drove a 2nd gen gsr as well and I almost traded my teg for it......but in my honest opinion I like the da's better...2nd gen rules byotch! I would only go with the gsr if it was a da, otherwise it'd be an si all the way...

flyingtoaster · 09-02-2005, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by solsykness

are you for real? why is that? and I would probably go with the si bc I love civics...but I had a 2nd gen teg (LS) and I loved it...I test drove a 2nd gen gsr as well and I almost traded my teg for it......but in my honest opinion I like the da's better...2nd gen rules byotch! I would only go with the gsr if it was a da, otherwise it'd be an si all the way...

I've never driven a DA. There is only a minor weight difference from what I know, and the B17, a stroked B16, gets its acceleration from a tranny with shorter gearing (SHO heresay) than the 94+ GSR. I don't know why the insurance is cheaper for the GSR, but I think the Si is more likely to crash or get stolen.

White98LS · 09-02-2005, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingtoaster

I don't know why the insurance is cheaper for the GSR, but I think the Si is more likely to crash or get stolen.

Shortly after it came out, the '99-00 Si was on the top ten TOTAL cars stolen... meaning that even though only a few thousand were sold each year, more were stolen than almost any other kind of car. That's pretty intense... Top that off with the fact that maybe one in 10 of the owners are over 40 and you have yourself some spendy insurance.