stormtrooper
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I owned a Chevy Sonic 6 speed auto before getting this car. Haters gonna hate FWD manual cars all day every day but I wanted to give it a try. Test drove a 2013 Civic Si sedan. Went to three different Honda dealers in Phoenix, AZ. Test drove the 4 door Civic Si at the first dealer and it was pretty fun. After visiting the other two dealers made a decision to think about it for another day or two. The second Honda dealer I went to tried to hide my car keys from me after test driving my Sonic but I had my spare key in my pocket and after 10 mins of negotiating them to give me my key back I got it back. Then made a decision to buy a Honda Civic Si sedan at the third dealer I went to because they were the least pushy and had the best customer service.
Next was the decision whether to trade in the Sonic or not. Lets get to the point and honest truth first off luxury cars (Euro & Japan) cars have better resale value then american cars and following in last is Korea. The dealers were giving me various different amounts of trade values but were increasing the price of the car on top of that. My dad drives a gas guzzling astro van which cost him about $60-$80 to fill up. My dad was interested in buying my car for fuel efficiency. Told him I'll sell it to him just because at least I know it would be in good hands.
Used the money from the sell to put down towards a Honda Civic Si sedan. Had to wait an extra week because the color I wanted was still coming in on a truck. So I got to think about it more whether I was positive I wanted to buy a newer car. Got to test drive the car I got with just 4 miles on it. Rolled out the dealer with my new car last night.
I want to tell everybody that I have never drove a manual before other then the first test drive at the first dealer. After owning the car for about 2 days I have started to get used to driving in all gears and shifting. I'm still struggling with first gear and going uphill in 1st and reverse up hill. But I couldn't believe how much the driver connection is while driving a manual. No more going onto the freeway with my 6 speed auto not knowing what gear to be in. I feel like I'm part of the car and it is an experience you can't describe until you get it. I truly feel like this is my dream car. It is a 6 speed manual, four door, fun to drive slow (i'm still learning 1st gear...lol) I know a lot of people that own Honda Civic Si are big into aftermarket stuff. My car salesman had a 2012 sedan Si on coil overs, sway bar, intake, and turbo on his personal daily driver. After looking at the 2013 sedan Si car and driving it there is honestly nothing I would change about the car. It actually looks really sharp and is fun to drive.
I'm growing up where the aftermarket thing on cars I really enjoy and watching but isn't for me. Like the classic JDM stock look to keep the car looking clean. I always thought my dream car would be a stock Japanese white car in a manual. I don't know what it is but white on Japanese cars look better then anything else such as a STI, EVO, FRS, BRZ, 370Z, GTR.
Only thing left I would say is you really don't know what it is like to drive a manual car until you actually have experienced it first hand.
Next was the decision whether to trade in the Sonic or not. Lets get to the point and honest truth first off luxury cars (Euro & Japan) cars have better resale value then american cars and following in last is Korea. The dealers were giving me various different amounts of trade values but were increasing the price of the car on top of that. My dad drives a gas guzzling astro van which cost him about $60-$80 to fill up. My dad was interested in buying my car for fuel efficiency. Told him I'll sell it to him just because at least I know it would be in good hands.
Used the money from the sell to put down towards a Honda Civic Si sedan. Had to wait an extra week because the color I wanted was still coming in on a truck. So I got to think about it more whether I was positive I wanted to buy a newer car. Got to test drive the car I got with just 4 miles on it. Rolled out the dealer with my new car last night.
I want to tell everybody that I have never drove a manual before other then the first test drive at the first dealer. After owning the car for about 2 days I have started to get used to driving in all gears and shifting. I'm still struggling with first gear and going uphill in 1st and reverse up hill. But I couldn't believe how much the driver connection is while driving a manual. No more going onto the freeway with my 6 speed auto not knowing what gear to be in. I feel like I'm part of the car and it is an experience you can't describe until you get it. I truly feel like this is my dream car. It is a 6 speed manual, four door, fun to drive slow (i'm still learning 1st gear...lol) I know a lot of people that own Honda Civic Si are big into aftermarket stuff. My car salesman had a 2012 sedan Si on coil overs, sway bar, intake, and turbo on his personal daily driver. After looking at the 2013 sedan Si car and driving it there is honestly nothing I would change about the car. It actually looks really sharp and is fun to drive.
I'm growing up where the aftermarket thing on cars I really enjoy and watching but isn't for me. Like the classic JDM stock look to keep the car looking clean. I always thought my dream car would be a stock Japanese white car in a manual. I don't know what it is but white on Japanese cars look better then anything else such as a STI, EVO, FRS, BRZ, 370Z, GTR.
Only thing left I would say is you really don't know what it is like to drive a manual car until you actually have experienced it first hand.
