I love the aesthetic of the Integra Type R and think it would be a pretty neat first manual for me

I love the aesthetic of the Integra Type R and think it would be a pretty neat first manual for me.

About how rare and how expensive are Type Rs? The generic Integras I see on the road are all beat to shit so I'd rather not get one of those

A lot of Type Rs in the same generation at your pic are also going to be beat to shit. They get driven hard and riced to hell.

Consequently, a nice one is probably going to be pretty hard to find. You'd probably have an easier time finding a clean base/lesser model Integra.

In America a ITR will cost 12-18k for a clean one.

And it will probably get stolen in a month

I get how you feel i just bought a 92 manual (not knowing stick at all) and the car itself makes the whole learning experience comfy

You'd probably be better off getting a GSR.

Very hard to find; usually closer to $20k.

nya?

Don't. It a WILL be stolen. Right out of your garage or followed and carjacked.

Get a RSX-S.

This. Rsx is a dc5 integra and while not as renowned as the dc2 it is a more comfortable and refined experience. Plus you get a 6th gear and a chain driven k20z1

If you really want one, idk if they pass the 25 year law that the us has but get a jdm one. They look better and have more power.
>mfw you can get a clean JDM itr for 8k in nz

Dc2 type r owner here

Its fucking lit senpai

assuming you're in the States, it'll set you back anywhere from $12-20k. Most are garaged, well maintained, but a lot of owners are hesitant to sell. Stay away from PY, or face the curse; if that hasn't deterred you, there's a PY in Irwindale with about 80k miles, owners been trying to sell for years. I think he was asking $12k last I checked.


don't get one though, get a GSR and save yourself the headache of insurance, theft, and save about $8k.

Buy the RSX-type S or prelude SH for literally 10x less money. Or buy that car and get it stolen. Or buy it, mod it, and completely ruin it. The style type R in your pic (REAL ones) go for over $20k.

Why are these such big targets for theft? Because they're rare and have performance parts in them?

Fairly limited production car for the US in particular and a lot of the parts in it bolt right up to other Hondas like the fifth gen Civic. Parting out one is big money real fast.

>rare
Yes
>performance parts
No.
They are rare and the stock parts/car itself are valuable. They ship them out of country and make a ton of money on them.

You could import a JDM ITR into Canada for ~$6K CAD a few years ago. Now they're getting expensive.

Hondas of that time period are also ridiculously easy to steal.

...

Why? Are they particularly easy to steal?

Iirc you can literally use a crx key from another crx to start a crx, and so forth with 90s hondas.

They are relatively easy to steal, and desirable.

What's the difference between integra & prelude, they're both fwd coupes, what's the point in having 2 different models that are essentially the same market segment?

GS-R ot VTi-R depending where you live, 180hp, 100kgs heavier. New coils, tyres, whack a Type R wing on there and it's good enough.

preludes have shit engines and blow up

Preludes are much bigger and heavier. Prelude is more comparable to an accord.

Integra is on a Civic based chassis, Prelude is on an Accord based chassis.