Dealer would not move off MSRP on a Si. So I went with this car. its a wonderful car and hard to justify a Accord. I paided $19185.50 OTD at Mark Roberts in Bartlesville, Ok. The car drives just like the 05 accord we have. No rattle or squeaks,,, yet. wind and road noise seem to be the same in both cars. its just as comphy as our Accord and i venture to say its just as fast. the 5MT helps in the zippy dept. I sinned with 50 miles in the car. Riped it thru 3rd at WOT and shifted at redline. Then not a mile down the road had to jump on the brakes as a deer came up to the shoulder of the hwy. So breakin went out the window. so to speak.

I would have never thought I would have got one of the Sedans. Hybrid was out when it only came with cvt and rear drum brakes. I paid no attention to them past that point. It was all coupe or Si. Or another Accord. Was quite taken by the car when I saw it. Navi is GREAT! its been spot on. Almost to easy to use. Audio is ok. Speaker upgrade is a must. Only complaint I have is theres not a trip computer in the Navi that I can find.

On the trip back from the dealer on the dealer filled tank I got 37 mpg. When i got back to Okmulgee I refilled. Let the pump click off at 2.8 gal. Then bumped it to 3 gal. Has to be pretty close to a dealer fill for a mpg check. Its what I started the database on. I have a feeling this car will hypermile real nice. And go good when asked to.

I will pull the dealer sticker off and shave the civic badge off Friday. Give it a good claying, polish, waxing. Scotch guard the seats and carpet/mats. Detail under the hood. Get it ready for the winter. Also will raise front tire psi to 40 and rears to 38 and see how it does.

Be good
psy