The 3G Ramblings & General Discussion Thread (V)
#6441
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Hey, Jeff! You still owe me photos... ![Whistle](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/whistle.gif)
Yeah, I'm done with Honda/Acura as well, for the foreseeable future. I'll keep driving the 3G until it dies, but after that.... Shiiiiet.
Just pisses me off... Noted some marks with Nissan, I've never seen Honda touch. For example:
1. Forged Wheels. Nissan/Infin has been putting forged wheels on select trims for well over a decade now. Since at least 2003. Honda? The only car to ever have forged wheels was the original NSX. Yay.
2. DOHC V6- granted, Honda's SOHC V6 is more fuel efficient- I equate it to 2 less cams, less shit to move- but the only DOHC V6 honda ever produced was in the NSX. Yay. Nissan has been doing it for years. Hell, even the Mustang GT has a DOHC V8 in it, these days. Honda still treats it like its the holy grail. They never worried about making DOHC I4s... No idea why they won't touch the V6.
3. Dual intakes and throttle bodies- Nissan, again, has been doing it for years. Honda? Never.
4. True dual exhaust on select trims, for the V6- Nissan has been doing it, again, for years. Honda? Never.
The list goes on. There is no sport or thrill in any damn H/A products anymore.
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Yeah, I'm done with Honda/Acura as well, for the foreseeable future. I'll keep driving the 3G until it dies, but after that.... Shiiiiet.
Just pisses me off... Noted some marks with Nissan, I've never seen Honda touch. For example:
1. Forged Wheels. Nissan/Infin has been putting forged wheels on select trims for well over a decade now. Since at least 2003. Honda? The only car to ever have forged wheels was the original NSX. Yay.
2. DOHC V6- granted, Honda's SOHC V6 is more fuel efficient- I equate it to 2 less cams, less shit to move- but the only DOHC V6 honda ever produced was in the NSX. Yay. Nissan has been doing it for years. Hell, even the Mustang GT has a DOHC V8 in it, these days. Honda still treats it like its the holy grail. They never worried about making DOHC I4s... No idea why they won't touch the V6.
3. Dual intakes and throttle bodies- Nissan, again, has been doing it for years. Honda? Never.
4. True dual exhaust on select trims, for the V6- Nissan has been doing it, again, for years. Honda? Never.
The list goes on. There is no sport or thrill in any damn H/A products anymore.
#6443
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Hey, Jeff! You still owe me photos... ![Whistle](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/whistle.gif)
Yeah, I'm done with Honda/Acura as well, for the foreseeable future. I'll keep driving the 3G until it dies, but after that.... Shiiiiet.
Just pisses me off... Noted some marks with Nissan, I've never seen Honda touch. For example:
1. Forged Wheels. Nissan/Infin has been putting forged wheels on select trims for well over a decade now. Since at least 2003. Honda? The only car to ever have forged wheels was the original NSX. Yay.
2. DOHC V6- granted, Honda's SOHC V6 is more fuel efficient- I equate it to 2 less cams, less shit to move- but the only DOHC V6 honda ever produced was in the NSX. Yay. Nissan has been doing it for years. Hell, even the Mustang GT has a DOHC V8 in it, these days. Honda still treats it like its the holy grail. They never worried about making DOHC I4s... No idea why they won't touch the V6.
3. Dual intakes and throttle bodies- Nissan, again, has been doing it for years. Honda? Never.
4. True dual exhaust on select trims, for the V6- Nissan has been doing it, again, for years. Honda? Never.
The list goes on. There is no sport or thrill in any damn H/A products anymore.
![Whistle](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/whistle.gif)
Yeah, I'm done with Honda/Acura as well, for the foreseeable future. I'll keep driving the 3G until it dies, but after that.... Shiiiiet.
Just pisses me off... Noted some marks with Nissan, I've never seen Honda touch. For example:
1. Forged Wheels. Nissan/Infin has been putting forged wheels on select trims for well over a decade now. Since at least 2003. Honda? The only car to ever have forged wheels was the original NSX. Yay.
2. DOHC V6- granted, Honda's SOHC V6 is more fuel efficient- I equate it to 2 less cams, less shit to move- but the only DOHC V6 honda ever produced was in the NSX. Yay. Nissan has been doing it for years. Hell, even the Mustang GT has a DOHC V8 in it, these days. Honda still treats it like its the holy grail. They never worried about making DOHC I4s... No idea why they won't touch the V6.
3. Dual intakes and throttle bodies- Nissan, again, has been doing it for years. Honda? Never.
4. True dual exhaust on select trims, for the V6- Nissan has been doing it, again, for years. Honda? Never.
The list goes on. There is no sport or thrill in any damn H/A products anymore.
we do, because we're enthusiast.
Honda is fine with selling vanilla cars to the masses.
#6444
Team Owner
You say that, yet, Nissan is in the same category as Honda when it comes to making cars. Infinity is in the same category as Acura.
It's not like these two are mutually exclusive of one another.
Nissan makes plenty of vanilla cars for the masses. Yet they do shit like the [ugly] Juke Nismo, for those who want something a bit more than vanilla.
It's pretty clear Honda is still riding on its coat tails from yesteryear. Look how many tout Honda as being the most reliable car brand out there still, which hasn't been the case for a decade.
It's not like these two are mutually exclusive of one another.
Nissan makes plenty of vanilla cars for the masses. Yet they do shit like the [ugly] Juke Nismo, for those who want something a bit more than vanilla.
It's pretty clear Honda is still riding on its coat tails from yesteryear. Look how many tout Honda as being the most reliable car brand out there still, which hasn't been the case for a decade.
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#6445
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I have no idea. When I get a job ill know and most likely ill be getting something new/newish
Trying to convince the gf to get herself a new Civic but she seems to want a new benz lol. Im like bitch we ALL want a new benz but we can't afford that shit lol.
U guys remember when Honda use to make cool cars ?
Trying to convince the gf to get herself a new Civic but she seems to want a new benz lol. Im like bitch we ALL want a new benz but we can't afford that shit lol.
U guys remember when Honda use to make cool cars ?
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#6447
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
#6448
Team Owner
Nissan has VVEL... At least in my Nismo, according to the dynos, it makes power all the way to redline, like VTAAAAAK does. It sadly doesn't have the loud VTAAAAk crack though, at whatever rpm it kicks in at. Maybe an intake would change that
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#6449
Team Owner
I have no idea. When I get a job ill know and most likely ill be getting something new/newish
Trying to convince the gf to get herself a new Civic but she seems to want a new benz lol. Im like bitch we ALL want a new benz but we can't afford that shit lol.
U guys remember when Honda use to make cool cars ?
Trying to convince the gf to get herself a new Civic but she seems to want a new benz lol. Im like bitch we ALL want a new benz but we can't afford that shit lol.
U guys remember when Honda use to make cool cars ?
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#6451
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yea the only one we could probably afford is the C300. Went looking at them yesterday, still very nice but a 4cyl benz to me just seems stupid and payments of 6-700 a month... yea no thanks lol
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#6452
Team Owner
The new body is sick. I'd hate to see the price tags of even the 300. I'm sure 60k [CAN] is not out of the realm
#6453
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You say that, yet, Nissan is in the same category as Honda when it comes to making cars. Infinity is in the same category as Acura.
It's not like these two are mutually exclusive of one another.
Nissan makes plenty of vanilla cars for the masses. Yet they do shit like the [ugly] Juke Nismo, for those who want something a bit more than vanilla.
It's pretty clear Honda is still riding on its coat tails from yesteryear. Look how many tout Honda as being the most reliable car brand out there still, which hasn't been the case for a decade.
It's not like these two are mutually exclusive of one another.
Nissan makes plenty of vanilla cars for the masses. Yet they do shit like the [ugly] Juke Nismo, for those who want something a bit more than vanilla.
It's pretty clear Honda is still riding on its coat tails from yesteryear. Look how many tout Honda as being the most reliable car brand out there still, which hasn't been the case for a decade.
true a couple of years ago.
but with change of ceo's, its very clear they want boring vanilla cars.
you cant say that for Nissan because they are putting cool "race car" things in their bread and butters
like the stuff you pointed out; wheels, dohc, etc.
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#6457
Really Flip? You call me out for not answering a question in my thread for someone else then never bother reading the elaborate response I gave YOUR question? I have the modified OEM amp...upgraded caps and mosfets, 600/1 JL amp and 10" JL10W6V3.
1988 ford taurus station wagon
1987 toyota corolla
1991 civic hatch
1997 honda accord
2002 nissin frontear
2004 civic si
2005 rsx-s
2004 Okra TL
2004 sebring S2000
2004 rio s2000
2007 okra TL-S
1988 ford taurus station wagon
1987 toyota corolla
1991 civic hatch
1997 honda accord
2002 nissin frontear
2004 civic si
2005 rsx-s
2004 Okra TL
2004 sebring S2000
2004 rio s2000
2007 okra TL-S
#6458
Team Owner
A little bit of column A. A little bit of column B. ![Naughty](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/naughty.gif)
to be honest, on a stock Honda you generally don't hear it all that loud either. Intakes really make that nice audible sound. Makes power to redline... What else do you want?
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to be honest, on a stock Honda you generally don't hear it all that loud either. Intakes really make that nice audible sound. Makes power to redline... What else do you want?
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#6459
Drifting
1993 Vauxhall Nova (M) - Europe
1998 Vauxhall Corsa (M) - Europe
1991 Ford Ranger (M)
1995 Ford Mustang (A)
1999 Vauxhall Vectra (M) - Europe
2001 Mitsubishi Galant (A)
2005 Acura TL (A)
2007 G35 (A)
2008 Civic (A)
2007 Nissan Murano (A)
1993 Volvo 960 (A)
2008 Acura TL (A)
1998 Vauxhall Corsa (M) - Europe
1991 Ford Ranger (M)
1995 Ford Mustang (A)
1999 Vauxhall Vectra (M) - Europe
2001 Mitsubishi Galant (A)
2005 Acura TL (A)
2007 G35 (A)
2008 Civic (A)
2007 Nissan Murano (A)
1993 Volvo 960 (A)
2008 Acura TL (A)
#6460
Team Owner
Really Flip? You call me out for not answering a question in my thread for someone else then never bother reading the elaborate response I gave YOUR question? I have the modified OEM amp...upgraded caps and mosfets, 600/1 JL amp and 10" JL10W6V3.
1988 ford taurus station wagon
1987 toyota corolla
1991 civic hatch
1997 honda accord
2002 nissin frontear
2004 civic si
2005 rsx-s
2004 Okra TL
2004 sebring S2000
2004 rio s2000
2007 okra TL-S
1988 ford taurus station wagon
1987 toyota corolla
1991 civic hatch
1997 honda accord
2002 nissin frontear
2004 civic si
2005 rsx-s
2004 Okra TL
2004 sebring S2000
2004 rio s2000
2007 okra TL-S
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1993 Vauxhall Nova (M) - Europe
1998 Vauxhall Corsa (M) - Europe
1991 Ford Ranger (M)
1995 Ford Mustang (A)
1999 Vauxhall Vectra (M) - Europe
2001 Mitsubishi Galant (A)
2005 Acura TL (A)
2007 G35 (A)
2008 Civic (A)
2007 Nissan Murano (A)
1993 Volvo 960 (A)
2008 Acura TL (A)
1998 Vauxhall Corsa (M) - Europe
1991 Ford Ranger (M)
1995 Ford Mustang (A)
1999 Vauxhall Vectra (M) - Europe
2001 Mitsubishi Galant (A)
2005 Acura TL (A)
2007 G35 (A)
2008 Civic (A)
2007 Nissan Murano (A)
1993 Volvo 960 (A)
2008 Acura TL (A)
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#6463
by day 5 of doing it for him, I started "exploring" the neighborhood...
day 6 I come flying around the corner punching it and hitting the e-brake with my left foot and her and him are standing in teh middle of the street. My shoulders sank...I idled into the driveway and got punished for a week. Then he convinced her to let me buy the car from him for $600...
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#6466
Drifting
Yeah....I got TMJ so had to stop buying M and just stick to A....
#6468
Team Owner
DUDE...the story behind that car is my mom's ex paid me to park it at the end of the block with a FS sign for him.
by day 5 of doing it for him, I started "exploring" the neighborhood...
day 6 I come flying around the corner punching it and hitting the e-brake with my left foot and her and him are standing in teh middle of the street. My shoulders sank...I idled into the driveway and got punished for a week. Then he convinced her to let me buy the car from him for $600...![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
and then the story begins...
by day 5 of doing it for him, I started "exploring" the neighborhood...
day 6 I come flying around the corner punching it and hitting the e-brake with my left foot and her and him are standing in teh middle of the street. My shoulders sank...I idled into the driveway and got punished for a week. Then he convinced her to let me buy the car from him for $600...
![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
and then the story begins...
#6471
Team Owner
That would be one seriously fun DD. Especially in drift mode.
#6473
Team Owner
Jeff, would you replace the TL with something new, or keep it on the side and get a new daily? Or get a new toy and use the TL as a daily?
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Well played, sir... Well played.
#6478
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The TL I can see myself keeping that forever for my summer car.. Its my first nice car and its modded so it means a lot to me.... Once I get a job ill finance/lease a daily. Then save for another summer toy like a S2K or something fun down the road
Winters are too rough here and I already freak out if bugs get on my front end on the TL so its prob best for my OCD that the TL remains a seasonal car
Winters are too rough here and I already freak out if bugs get on my front end on the TL so its prob best for my OCD that the TL remains a seasonal car
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#6480
Senior Moderator
Nissan is not without flaws...but, at least they attempt to cater to SOME of the demographics that enjoy a sports car. What does Honda have now? Nothing...and the NSX JUST finally arrived. But, outside of taking 3 mortgages for it, what does Honda have?
Oh right, RLX with upgraded tires. And an RDX that apparently gets chicks.
Oh right, RLX with upgraded tires. And an RDX that apparently gets chicks.
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