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RSX Premium 20 50.00%
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Old 05-09-2008, 12:18 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: RSX Premium or Focus SVT
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actually the drivetrain is one of the weakest parts of the car. base or type s both have junk transmissions with no lsd and many many blown third gears.
Yeah theirs a SB on the third gear for those cars however if you drive those cars right and keep the fluid changed, you will not see an issue. Also the engine is VERY reliable(except for a batch of bone stock rsx's with faulty cams), and can be quite powerful if the right tidbits are added. Hell a bone stock k engine put into a civic,crx,del slo, etc can net you a 12 second pass at the track with a high trap speed.
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Old 05-09-2008, 05:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: RSX Premium or Focus SVT
i hate the focus.
always have, always will.

i do enjoy the rsx. something about it just makes it more appealing.
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Old 05-10-2008, 04:00 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: RSX Premium or Focus SVT
The choice was hard since both cars are very nice and reliable.

I was looking more into something economic..

So i bought a 2003 Silver RSX with Black Leather.

It has the base engine so I dont have to run 91+ octane.

Focus SVT takes premium and burn more gas than the RSX.

Its not a car that I will be modding to make it fast..

fast = more fuel ... Not heading that way with that car.

Fast will be true with my cougar and its enought like that
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Old 05-10-2008, 04:09 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: RSX Premium or Focus SVT
Congrats on the purchase. I would have taken a Focus SVT over a base RSX, but it's not my call.

Enjoy the RSX and............ WE WANT PICS!
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:30 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Personally, i've always enjoyed the RSX, good buy .
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:34 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Which one would you take ?

I cant decide between both ...

SVT has a great 6 speed german tranny.. very good brakes and handling is very nice.

RSX handling is as good .. RSX Type S are known to have issues but Im not comparing a Type S with a SVT here .. Just Premium vs SVT.

Which one would you take ?

Im not getting rid of my Cougar. Cougar will become week end car only. Need one for Summer/Job and Winter.

Got any pics?
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Booo, SVT > RSX
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:23 PM   #18 (permalink)
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no vtec no care lol
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