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Re: Type R info, Civic Question (was: Re: M3s and Neons and Type

To: Ron Bauer <ronbauer@aa.net>
Subject: Re: Type R info, Civic Question (was: Re: M3s and Neons and Type
From: Mark R Jahnke <mjahnke@shrike.depaul.edu>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:00:35 -0500 (CDT)
They can be had here in the Chicago area for a couple hundred under
sticker.

In other Honda news, a fellow member of our Honda Club, Performance
Chicago(http://www.performancechicago.com) saw an S2000 on the road this
morning.  Red with a black top.  Looks like the S2000 is finally here!

Where we going to class this one?  Anyone know yet?

Mark R. Jahnke
mjahnke@shrike.depaul.edu
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/2997/
ICQ:  30406993
Integra TYPE R #1098 Supercharged
TU #923

On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Ron Bauer wrote:

> Most of the dealers here in the Seattle area are showing a markup on the Si.
> My girlfriend recently bought one from Lynnwood Honda for pretty close to
> sticker though.  You might have him check them out.
> 
> Ron Bauer
> '98 Acura Integra Type R
> Team Butt Heat
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jarrod Igou <jigou@dmreg.infi.net>
> To: Justin Hughes <ka1ult@channel1.com>; autocross <AUTOX@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 1:21 PM
> Subject: Type R info, Civic Question (was: Re: M3s and Neons and Type Rs,oh
> my!)
> 
> 
> >I feel the Type R probably has more in common with the BMW than the ACR....
> >
> >http://integra.vtec.net/carboy.html has a pretty good rundown of the
> >differences between a GS-R and a Type-R, as well as a VERY detailed
> >description of the engine tweaks. (They're pretty extensive...)
> >
> >As was written earlier, they're made to perform the way they look--
> >
> >My GS-R wouldn't mind if its tweaked brother were re-classed...   ;-)
> >
> >
> >Oh, and while I'm taking up space: I've got a friend looking at the
> >new Civic Si, with the new VTEC motor. He's in the Seattle area, and
> >the dealers (2 that he's checked with, one in Renton and one in
> >Bremerton) have both tacked $2,800 onto the sticker price of the
> >cars, as a "Market Value Adjustment." They aren't doing that
> >here....has anyone else seen that on the Civics?
> >
> >Jarrod Igou
> >99 Integra GS-R
> >Des Moines
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >At 2:46 PM -0400 8/24/99, Justin Hughes wrote:
> >
> >As for the Type R, I don't know a whole lot about them, other than that I
> >saw one absolutely scream at an event on Sunday. :)  They seem to be not
> >intended as race cars, unlike the ACR and M3 LTW, but more of a
> >top-of-the-line Integra with lots of go-fast goodies.  The Type R does seem
> >to be a better comparison to the ACR than the M3.
> >
> >     - Justin
> >
> >---------------------------------
> >Jarrod Igou
> >jigou@dmreg.infi.net
> >
> 
> 


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