Backup plans - what's yours?

[jtrader]

My backup plan is to keep driving this? for another 2-3 years until everything settles down and I can hopefully get a ~2025 around MSRP.

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[WeudS]

Sold my FK8 back in July, so I'll keep driving this paid off 2011 Tahoe. Drinks gas but, getting back in a civic will feel amazing after driving this boat. Got a lock on a 5k markup dealer.

 

[mbaapk]

Integra Type s

 

[Toprarnen]

I guess we'll see how much of a zoo those are when they come out ?

 

[Whitboy82]

Integra Type s

Don’t people think getting that will be just as crazy? I’ve noticed a lot of people have said this, as if the Type R will be crazy to get, but instead they’ll get the easier Type S… maybe that’s just how I see it?

 

[mbaapk]

Don’t people think getting that will be just as crazy? I’ve noticed a lot of people have said this, as if the Type R will be crazy to get, but instead They’ll get the easier Type S… maybe that’s just how I see it?

Could be but if i dont get a CTR its my only backup.

 

[Whitboy82]

Could be but if i dont get a CTR its my only backup.

I definitely think the Type S could end up looking really good.

 

[StickShiftRoy]

I have a deposit at MSRP but I'm 11th in line at my store. Who knows when/if I'll get it, or if I'll get impatient enough and pay a ridiculous markup.

But given I work a Ford dealership now I'm ordering a 7th gen mustang GT as soon as I can.

If the FL5 is here before the mustang, I cancel my order. If the mustang is here first I'll drive it till the FL5 is here.

 

[007]

My only backup plan is a GR Yaris. Staying in Thailand now with my wife, so it’s definitely an option, although an expensive one.

 

[Kyofu]

@Kyofu - I saw a GR86 Premium the other day (the one with the ducktail and 18" wheels) for (I believe) the first time and it looked fantastic. Much more aggressive in person than in photos. The ducktail is mandatory; it looks so good.

Agreed! I'd definitely need the Premium with that ducktail. It's a great looking car, but I'm a Honda fanboy and the CTR would be more practical as a bonus

Don’t people think getting that will be just as crazy? I’ve noticed a lot of people have said this, as if the Type R will be crazy to get, but instead they’ll get the easier Type S… maybe that’s just how I see it?

I hope ppl realize that the integra type S likely won't be the same as the CTR. All of Acura's other Type S products were more on the warm side than hot.

Personally I expect them to throw in the accord spec 2.0T with it's 10-speed auto and call it a day ?

 

[Robert.C]

I hope ppl realize that the integra type S likely won't be the same as the CTR. All of Acura's other Type S products were more on the warm side than hot.

Personally I expect them to throw in the accord spec 2.0T with it's 10-speed auto and call it a day ?

Agreed. And no fender flares either.

 

[b534202]

I'm not even planning on getting a FL5 until a few years later. My first goal is to get a GRC (Morizo, Circuit, core w/ PP in order of preference). After I get the Corolla then I will think about the FL5.

 

[Whitboy82]

I'm not even planning on getting a FL5 until a few years later. My first goal is to get a GRC (Morizo, Circuit, core w/ PP in order of preference). After I get the Corolla then I will think about the FL5.

If that interior didn’t look like something I rented from Enterprise, everything else seems great, but my picky tastes just can’t get past it. When these teasers for the upcoming lifted embargo started coming out, I remembered all over again why I couldn’t do it.

 

[RoidRage]

If that interior didn’t look like something I rented from Enterprise, everything else seems great, but my picky tastes just can’t get past it. When these teasers for the upcoming lifted embargo started coming out, I remembered all over again why I couldn’t do it.

If I end up in a GRC, I would 100% need to replace the front seats with proper racing seats, probably upgrade the head unit, and speakers, and find better trim pieces at a minimum lol. Thank god it's expected to be cheaper than the FL5.

For a 2023 car, the inside looks like it's made by Fisher Price. I know JDM isn't about interiors and such, but shit common guys....

 

[Tickle]

If I can't get it I will most likely go with an '88 Mustang 4 cylinder.

With the money saved I would consider a '96 Lamborghini Diablo SV in the winter months. Just better weight distribution on snowy days.

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