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Aleks

07-06-2008, 09:22 PM

Came across this car on kijiji and could not pass it up. Always liked Type Rs. Until now I could not find a stock one. (CW was my 1st choice, there were none stock I could find)

This car was a 1 owner local car, 89,000kms. A/C and OEM fogs are the only options. It's going to stay stock.

This car is an absolute blast to drive. It had All seasons on, I put on the new Dunlop Direzza star specs on in OEM Size. The difference is night and day. The R is so different than the GTI. Now I've got a best sport compact from this and the decade past ;)

Pics:

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gpomp

07-06-2008, 09:23 PM

those fog lights are ugly

trieuth

07-06-2008, 09:30 PM

wow nice find. how much did that set you back?

bobby_lu

07-06-2008, 09:31 PM

:werd: But props if you can actually keep it stock for a while, definately a car to be appreciated.

EK 2.0

07-06-2008, 09:31 PM

ooooooooo PY ITR....this e-mack is jealous...

But it can't stay stock...you HAVE to do SOMETHING to it...haha...

rc2002

07-06-2008, 09:33 PM

A stock ITR is almost impossible to find. I've been looking for one for years...

Nice tires BTW. I was looking for them a while back and every place was sold out in the sizes I was looking for.

rmk

07-06-2008, 09:33 PM

Very nice!

Area looks like Woodbine ?

eglove

07-06-2008, 09:35 PM

nice! like ek 2.0 said. you gotta do something to it!!

one day i will have an ITR.

Dj_Stylz

07-06-2008, 09:36 PM

:drool: :drool:

schocker

07-06-2008, 09:50 PM

wow, good find. :thumbsup:
looks like it is in really good condition, along with the low mileage.:drool:

Jatt87

07-06-2008, 10:04 PM

very nice find, car looks like its in great condition :thumbsup:

4doorj

07-06-2008, 10:04 PM

wow!
nice ride and wicked condition!
i love the color too:thumbsup:
congrats on the new car

TomcoPDR

07-06-2008, 10:07 PM

Wow, very nice and clean :burnout:

Destinova403

07-06-2008, 10:07 PM

Beautiful car man... good luck keeping it stock :poosie:

Redlyne_mr2

07-06-2008, 10:11 PM

always have love for a stock ITR

gpomp

07-06-2008, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by EK 2.0
ooooooooo PY ITR....this e-mack is jealous...

But it can't stay stock...you HAVE to do SOMETHING to it...haha... negative. oem > *. aleks is a believer.

Originally posted by richardchan2002
A stock ITR is almost impossible to find. I've been looking for one for years...

Nice tires BTW. I was looking for them a while back and every place was sold out in the sizes I was looking for. couldn't find re-01r's in oem sizes so had to "settle" for these... :D

ryanallan

07-06-2008, 10:12 PM

sweet car :thumbsup:

keeping it stock is the best thing you could do.
the resale value will be so much higher if you decide to enter it in the 2040 Barret Jackson auction

DelSoln

07-06-2008, 10:18 PM

Keep it safe. I would keep mine forever if it wasn't such a theft magnet.

Joe-G

07-06-2008, 10:20 PM

Originally posted by DelSoln
Keep it safe. I would keep mine forever if it wasn't such a theft magnet.

Sick ride, but :werd: Integra's are pretty much easy to steal like civics, and with a clean one like that you should invest in a 2-way and a club.

brown_guy

07-06-2008, 10:21 PM

good job man it's a sweet car:thumbsup:

xrayvsn

07-06-2008, 10:23 PM

Love the ITR. +4 to keeping such a great example stock.

Planning on taking it to the track at all?

DelSoln

07-06-2008, 10:23 PM

Originally posted by Joe-G

Sick ride, but :werd: Integra's are pretty much easy to steal like civics, and with a clean one like that you should invest in a 2-way and a club.

I have invested a shit load more then that in mine and I'm still paranoid. :rofl:

Aleks

07-06-2008, 10:54 PM

Thanks guys.
I have test driven a few lightly modded ones over the last year but the stock one felt the best.

Not sure about taking it to the track. If I do I want to try some auto-x or lapping. And yeah I only take this out on the weekends pretty much and don't leave it parked anywhere outside haha.

5.0

07-06-2008, 11:00 PM

Nice looking car! I live down the street from there.

How much did you pay (if you don't mind telling)?

nj2Type-S

07-07-2008, 07:10 AM

"it ain't a tight car if it ain't a type-r"

lol, nice car, man! :D

Eleanor

07-07-2008, 07:59 AM

Champ white & JDM front end please...... Not a big fan of the front or that colour, but props on finding a stock one :thumbsup:

Hash_man

07-07-2008, 08:11 AM

Hot car, and nice find. Like others said it's nearly impossible to find an unmolested ITR these days. Must be a fun car.

1-Bar

07-07-2008, 08:44 AM

Nice car....phoenix yellow FTW (too bad it didn't have the optional red interior)....

Mr_ET

07-07-2008, 08:46 AM

looking good Aleks welcome back to the wonderful world of Hondas

analbumcover

07-07-2008, 09:37 AM

looks clean aleks, congrats

gpomp

07-07-2008, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by 1-Bar
Nice car....phoenix yellow FTW (too bad it didn't have the optional red interior).... red only came in 01 :nut:

shadowz

07-07-2008, 10:11 AM

Very hot

Jlude

07-07-2008, 10:25 AM

beautiful!!!

unmolested too!

1-Bar

07-07-2008, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by gpomp
red only came in 01 :nut:

my bad, I thought it was an 01....you win Honda Guru

RATM

07-07-2008, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by Eleanor
Champ white & JDM front end please...... Not a big fan of the front or that colour, but props on finding a stock one :thumbsup:

x2
front end is ugly imo
nice car though, i like it =)

Originally posted by 1-Bar

Originally posted by gpomp
red only came in 01 :nut:

my bad, I thought it was an 01....you win Honda Guru

haha here is a true Honda fanboy

gpomp

07-07-2008, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by 1-Bar

my bad, I thought it was an 01....you win Honda Guru when i was 14, i had nothing to do but to read up about hondas all day long... :D

EK 2.0

07-07-2008, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by gpomp

when i was 14, i had nothing to do but to read up about hondas all day long... :D

And my friend, how has that changed from now??...lol

Mr.Buffy

07-07-2008, 05:14 PM

finders fee is unlimited drives :D

Speed_69

07-07-2008, 06:01 PM

+1 for keeping it stock :thumbsup:
I always wanted a PY or CW stock ITR too.

jsn

07-07-2008, 06:02 PM

wow 15k is cheap for an unmolested ITR. Nice find:thumbsup:

gpomp

07-07-2008, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by EK 2.0

And my friend, how has that changed from now??...lol instead of reading from the high school computer lab, i read from work. :D

88CRX

07-07-2008, 06:17 PM

Nice dude!

I have always wanted a PY Type- R.

Aleks

07-07-2008, 06:29 PM

Thanks guys,

Didn't think there were this many R fans on here still. Car's been out of productions for many years now. If I ever decide to sell it I'll post on beyond first :)

rc2002

07-07-2008, 06:39 PM

Are you kidding?!? This is a Honda fan boy forum. There are a lot of ITR wannabe owners here (myself included).

gpomp

07-07-2008, 06:55 PM

yeah, i couldn't find an ITR so i had to buy a civic si instead. :cry:

carzcraz

07-07-2008, 08:53 PM

Beautiful car. I have considered a few times in the past selling my S2000 for an ITR :)

bigbadboss101

07-07-2008, 09:10 PM

Looks good. Stock is nice. Lowered too much or changing the final drive mess things up.

Eleanor

07-07-2008, 09:10 PM

Originally posted by carzcraz
Beautiful car. I have considered a few times in the past selling my S2000 for an ITR :)

Why would you downgrade?

Ekliptix

07-07-2008, 09:12 PM

Hmm, you've got me thinking about getting one of those for a daily commuter now. Are you gonna take off those Type R stickers? :D

DelSoln

07-07-2008, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by Ekliptix
Are you gonna take off those Type R stickers? :D

Speaking of the stickers, I just noticed that you have the wrong stickers on the side. Not a big deal but I just thought you would like to know in case you want to change them.

Nav13

07-07-2008, 09:27 PM

I know you said you plan on keeping it stock, and if I were you I would too, with the exception of one thing. I think PY TypeR's look sick with yellow recaros.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh176/navinder13/yellowtyper.jpg

Ekliptix

07-07-2008, 09:28 PM

Originally posted by DelSoln

Speaking of the stickers, I just noticed that you have the wrong stickers on the side. Not a big deal but I just thought you would like to know in case you want to change them.
Who me? I was kidding btw about him taking the stickers off btw. :rofl:

Aleks

07-07-2008, 09:31 PM

Yes it was pointed out to me that the sticker on the left side is for a black/white ITR. The other side is the correct sticker. Looking at the documentation it shows the original owner ordered a single R sticker a few years ago, guess they gave him a wrong one :nut:

This is the best handling FWD car I have driven by a long shot. The tires grip like crazy. I would highly recommend them to anyone thinking of getting some summer rubber. I have yet to push the car hard enough to get understeer :drool:

gpomp

07-07-2008, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by Eleanor

Why would you downgrade? ITR is more fun to drive. hell, the new civic si is more fun to drive than the AP1...

5.0

07-07-2008, 09:52 PM

15k! nice deal!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nav13
I know you said you plan on keeping it stock, and if I were you I would too, with the exception of one thing. I think PY TypeR's look sick with yellow recaros.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh176/navinder13/yellowtyper.jpg [/QUOTE

I agree those look sick!!!

rc2002

07-07-2008, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by gpomp
ITR is more fun to drive. hell, the new civic si is more fun to drive than the AP1...

I have to disagree with you there. I find the S2K much more fun to drive. It accelerates, brakes, and corners better. But the ITR feels more predictable and easier to control.

I haven't driven the new civic si yet though, so I can't comment on that.

gpomp

07-07-2008, 10:50 PM

Originally posted by richardchan2002

I have to disagree with you there. I find the S2K much more fun to drive. It accelerates, brakes, and corners better. But the ITR feels more predictable and easier to control.

I haven't driven the new civic si yet though, so I can't comment on that. don't confuse "fun to drive" with "better performance".

there's no doubt that the s2k accelerates faster, brakes harder, and corners better but it's too harsh to drive on a daily basis. i'm talking about the the ap1 of course and i prefer the ap2 for daily driving as it is a bit softer and easier to drive.

the ITR and Si might not be as fast but they are just as much fun to drive, if not more so... especially for a daily driver.

this is my honest opinion and i've had countless arguments with many s2k/honda fanboys who think i'm crazy...

i guess having owned a retardedly fast car has made me realize that contrary to rage2's belief that the fastest car is not always the funnest car. :D

alpha

07-07-2008, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by gpomp
ITR is more fun to drive. hell, the new civic si is more fun to drive than the AP1...

i hate you duncan.

tawheed

07-08-2008, 01:42 AM

word to the best fwd car ever.. Had one and loved it

GTS Jeff

07-08-2008, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by gpomp
don't confuse "fun to drive" with "better performance".

there's no doubt that the s2k accelerates faster, brakes harder, and corners better but it's too harsh to drive on a daily basis. i'm talking about the the ap1 of course and i prefer the ap2 for daily driving as it is a bit softer and easier to drive.

the ITR and Si might not be as fast but they are just as much fun to drive, if not more so... especially for a daily driver.

this is my honest opinion and i've had countless arguments with many s2k/honda fanboys who think i'm crazy...

i guess having owned a retardedly fast car has made me realize that contrary to rage2's belief that the fastest car is not always the funnest car. :D I find an AP2 much more fun to drive than a Civic Si. :devil:

rc2002

07-08-2008, 08:20 AM

Originally posted by gpomp
don't confuse "fun to drive" with "better performance".

there's no doubt that the s2k accelerates faster, brakes harder, and corners better but it's too harsh to drive on a daily basis. i'm talking about the the ap1 of course and i prefer the ap2 for daily driving as it is a bit softer and easier to drive.

the ITR and Si might not be as fast but they are just as much fun to drive, if not more so... especially for a daily driver.

this is my honest opinion and i've had countless arguments with many s2k/honda fanboys who think i'm crazy...

i guess having owned a retardedly fast car has made me realize that contrary to rage2's belief that the fastest car is not always the funnest car. :D

I agree with you that having the AP1 as a daily driver is a chore. There are many days I'd rather drive my Integra (especially in traffic). I can see how the Si and ITR would be more enjoyable to drive because they're more comfortable and daily driver friendly. But for fun factor, the S2 wins hands down.

heavyD

07-08-2008, 09:06 AM

All I have for input is that IMO the ITR was the best FWD Honda ever made and maybe the best of any FWD vehicles made for it's purpose. Please leave it 100% stock the way it was meant to be as the car was maxed out from the factory but you probably knew that already seeing how you searched for a bone stock one.;)

Aleks

07-08-2008, 07:53 PM

Haha agreed. Car even comes with a sort of a cold air intake stock. I opened the stock box for fun one day and it was almost unbearable. Must be getting old.

Dj_Stylz

07-08-2008, 08:11 PM

You should come on the abtegs cruise on the 19th:thumbsup:

euro_racer

07-08-2008, 08:35 PM

very nice! ,y fav itr color too :thumbsup:

i wonder if the itr is a better handling fwd then the mazdaspeed protege...:)

gpomp

07-08-2008, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by Aleks
Haha agreed. Car even comes with a sort of a cold air intake stock. I opened the stock box for fun one day and it was almost unbearable. Must be getting old. not getting old, getting wise and understanding that oem > *. :rofl: