C240 vs C230
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Originally posted by merc-it
my brother has an rsx-s and its pretty quick and is a lot of fun to drive. when my parents bought me my car, we test drove the GTS and the type s again. the acceleration on the gts wasnt all that great and the interior wasnt all that appealing to me. but i ended up with the c230 because my parents felt it wasnt worth the money (the one i wanted was about $26k with options) and since my brother already has an rsx-s....i ended up with the c230. and i mean even though its not made for racing, its quick, handles well, is very luxurious and i get a lot of stares
...and you dont see too many c230's on the road over here. but on the other hand, i know about 6 people with GTS's and 5 with rsx-s's....i like being different 
my brother has an rsx-s and its pretty quick and is a lot of fun to drive. when my parents bought me my car, we test drove the GTS and the type s again. the acceleration on the gts wasnt all that great and the interior wasnt all that appealing to me. but i ended up with the c230 because my parents felt it wasnt worth the money (the one i wanted was about $26k with options) and since my brother already has an rsx-s....i ended up with the c230. and i mean even though its not made for racing, its quick, handles well, is very luxurious and i get a lot of stares
...and you dont see too many c230's on the road over here. but on the other hand, i know about 6 people with GTS's and 5 with rsx-s's....i like being different
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Originally posted by Buellwinkle
The C230 is an Integra/Civic for grownups. That's why I got it.
The C230 is an Integra/Civic for grownups. That's why I got it.
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Originally posted by Buellwinkle
Don't get me wrong, cookies and car washes come first. I'm just saying why I got the C230 and not the C240.
Don't get me wrong, cookies and car washes come first. I'm just saying why I got the C230 and not the C240.
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2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Originally posted by merc-it
. the acceleration on the gts wasnt all that great and the interior wasnt all that appealing to me. . and i mean even though its not made for racing, its quick, handles well, is very luxurious and i get a lot of stares ...and you dont see too many c230's on the road over here. but on the other hand, i know about 6 people with GTS's and 5 with rsx-s's....i like being different
. the acceleration on the gts wasnt all that great and the interior wasnt all that appealing to me. . and i mean even though its not made for racing, its quick, handles well, is very luxurious and i get a lot of stares
...and you dont see too many c230's on the road over here. but on the other hand, i know about 6 people with GTS's and 5 with rsx-s's....i like being different
As for not being a race car...so what? There's plenty of cars out there for the same cash that would tear the RSX-s up in any race. I'd hate to be some ****y ricer in a duded up RSX that runs into a Dodge Neon SRT4 on the street, or even a F-body car, these things have enough torque to tear the little honda in half. And if you want to really have fun in anyweather, get the WRX...its faster, funkier, and way cooler than the RSX. There's more to a car than its 0-60time. Most of the C230 competitors don't even come close to the Merc in terms of ride quality, solid construction, interior quality and design, etc.... and in terms of safety features and technology, no one else is even in the same class.
And in the end, a difference of a few tenths of second in 0-60 time means about a car length on the street...most of these races are determined by who gets the jump on the other guy.
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2002 Paprika C230K/C7/C4/C2/6spd/Chip(?)
Not to mention that if I was out being stupid racing, and happened to stuff my car into a wall or highway divider, I would much rather do it in my Benz than some tin can RSX, GT-S, XYZ, or whatever 3 letters you want to call your car.
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Originally posted by NJPaprika230
Not to mention that if I was out being stupid racing, and happened to stuff my car into a wall or highway divider, I would much rather do it in my Benz than some tin can RSX, GT-S, XYZ, or whatever 3 letters you want to call your car.
Not to mention that if I was out being stupid racing, and happened to stuff my car into a wall or highway divider, I would much rather do it in my Benz than some tin can RSX, GT-S, XYZ, or whatever 3 letters you want to call your car.
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