blownhatch

Finally after searching for a few years of looking for MY Type S I finally found it! I constantly checked autotrader and cars.com looking for a sub 80k Kinetic Blue Pearl 6mt with a black interior. I found a few that turned out to be a complete pieces of crap and of course passed on those.

Finally I found it! it was sitting at a dealer near Portland OR and wasn't listed long.




6mt, black interior, 63,000mi, one owner, always dealer maintained. Literally EXACTLY what I was looking for so I moved quickly, luckily for me I work for a local dealer and was able to have the purchase arranged through my job.

I committed to the purchase at the end of October and had the car shipped from Portland to Chicago.
After a few paperwork mistakes (thanks corporate) the car was finally underway

It arrived 11-20 dirty as crap



A little clean up and I've been enjoying the car since





I've got to say that I love this car! Even more than I thought I would. In the short period of time I've owned it I took the car on a trip from Chicago to Detroit to visit my parents and couldn't believe how comfortable the ride was along the way.


The gears are definetly turning on where I'm going with this car, there's a few mods I have my eye on. For now I'm just enjoying how stock it is.

And just for fun a few pics of my "race car"

JTS97Z28

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Awesome story and beautiful Type S. I too brought a gem to the Chicago area from out of state. Your gonna love it!
One thing I noticed is yours has the body side moulding. Although it's all personal preference, most don't like how it looks. Just an FYI those things peel off very easily in less than 10 min. Congrats on the purchase!

Acura604

Although it's not a big deal and looks fine, you may want to find up out why it has a "base" front bumper and not a "TypeS" styled one. But yes, the typeS 6MT is a beautiful machine and I enjoy it every day.

JTS97Z28

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Ohhh yeah good eye. It sure does have the wrong front bumper on it. I guess that could also possibly explain why it has all the aspec parts on except the front bumper.

blownhatch

Yeah, with the front bumper, I really didn't even catch that looking at the car on the internet. The car does have a clean carfax and other than a front bumper and windshield everything else is original and doesn't show any signs of real damage. I'm assuming at one point the front bumper was cracked up with the aspec front and the PO opted for this bumper for ground clearance....

Either way, I still thoroughly enjoy the car

Kaiii

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looks good! congrats on the pick up!

blownhatch

Side note question, do I need to get a Type S front bumper to put an Aspec lip on?

KJ TL-S

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If you do some searches, you'll see that people have put different lips on different bumpers. I actually have the base lip on my Type S bumper. Since you already have a base bumper, if the front lip is sold out in KBP (many colors are discontinued) and you needed to get one painted anyway, maybe consider a base lip since it would fit perfectly to your car.

Nice pickup! Glad to see another Type S in the area!

JTS97Z28

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Well there aren't really any ground clearance difference between the Type S and base. What usually happens is the body shop is clueless and orders the wrong bumper and no one ever knows the difference, or they are cutting corners and getting a more readily available or used base bumper. Either way like you said it was probably something minor if it's not even shown on carfax.

So here is the cool thing. The front aspec kit is one of those that you either love it or hate it. Since you have the base bumper you now have the opportunity to use the base aspec kit which IMO looks way better than the Type S one which is a little above the top IMO. You'll obviously have to get it painted KBP since that was not an available color option for the base car. I just think the Type S front bumper aspec kit is kind of awkward and doesn't flow very well with anything else. Your car will look amazing with the base aspec in front!!!
As far as if the Type S kit will fit base bumper, I'm not sure.

Slpr04UA6

Maybe someone can confirm any modifications needed to make the type s a-spec fit? Here is a link to a new frnt type-s a-spec in KBP.......


https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/kbp-type-s-spec-front-lip-brand-new-box-888509/

Welcome to Azine!

breck569

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Type S aspec front WILL fit and so will the 07-08 base aspec front on the 07-08 base bumper(which you have). No modding needed for either

mvp2765

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congrats!

d1sturb3d119

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Sweet! Looks like its in safe hands!

spatel83

Nice purchase! Welcome to the club

GKinColo08TL

Nice lookin car...congrats!

FamilyGuy

The type s front lip does look funky on screen sometimes, I kept debating back and forth myself, but it looks much better in person. Look at both on a car before making the call. Looks even better if you lower it

LoveMyTL-S

Congrats! Glad you held out for your dream Type-S. She looks good. Welcome to AZ! Register her at www.myacura.com. Save you radio and navi codes there for safe keeping.

MilanoRedDashR

Dang so close to me! How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?

dannyz

Nice, congrats, enjoy it!

blownhatch

Thanks for the words and the welcome guys! Been trollin this forum for a while, just never had a reason to register.

Thanks for the Advice! Yeah I'm not a fan of Financing anything, in fact this was my first vehicle purchase that I've made without having the full amount in hand (all cheap cars, I work at a dealership). I flat out refused to purchase and finance a vehicle that wasnt 100% what i was looking for.

I came close to settling twice on this search. Once for a really nice WDP that was in excellent condition but higher mileage made me hesitant and the car sold. The Second was for a KBP in San Francisco, but that one had a tan interior. On that one i was on the phone with the dealer as they were turning their computers on saturday morning. They asked since i was calling so early to fill out the credit app online and call back an hour after submitting it, well in that time frame there was a guy in Friday night that couldnt get approved on financing. While my credit was being ran he showed up with his own financing arranged, car gone!
Oh well, just led me to finding this one which was IT!


After taxes and shipping it was $23,500


I washed it really good at work and snapped a few more pictures. Too bad my iPhone camera doesnt do this color justice

nttstt444

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Congrats. 6MT KBP is an awesome combo. Looks like it has the CF accessory steering wheel also? its hard to tell in the pic.

terdonal

Very nice, enjoy.

blownhatch

Yes it does!
not sure if this makes a difference too but the Faux CF is all over the interior

king phil

Wow super nice....someday ill have one like this

KJ TL-S

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Man...this color...gets me every time.

Steven Bell

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Congrats BH-now you can join our Type S Social Group from the link below my signature.

ez12a

great looking car, and a 6MT too! enjoy!

bluetl04

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Great looking car man...congrats on the purchase and enjoy...6mt ftw!!!!

cazio

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seriously I'm jelly buddy, car looks great

d1sturb3d119

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Damn that's perfect. That being said, steam clean your seats to get any human funk off it. Then use some leatherique to moisturize the seats and then seal every surface in with some 303 aerospace protectant. If you have the space and time, clay the car and put some paint sealant on it to get it through the winter. It looks freaking beautiful!

For wheels use sonax wheel cleaner. Safe on all surfaces and use Meguiars Hot rims Brake Dust Barrier. Makes it easier to wash brake dust off and saves you from using your wheel cleaner as much. I only use it about once a month now.


http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotiv...-dust-barrier/

515kbpUA7

beyond jealous!!!! i miss my KBP type s so much!!! congrats on the pickup!

MarcoNorthPolo

Great looking car. Congratulations.

blownhatch

Thanks, I'll definitely check out those cleaning products! I've always used Lexol on leather.

The car was actually completely detailed before I took it home. While I finished my day at work, the used car manager had the car sent out since it arrived soooo dirty. Once Spring comes I have a friend thats ridiculous in his attention to detail and i'm droppin it off with him for the day.

Sorry about you're loss! Finding another one in this color seems like it would be nearly impossible

RTDDuone

Nice. I wanted an S so bad but im happy with my base