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i was at the carwash at ventura/havenhurst when i saw a black integra with type r labels...i thought (great another ricer that prolly don't know what a ITR is)...but then i looked closely (5 lug, no side molding, no moonroof) and i thought wow it IS an ITR. the guy saw me oogling at it and we took a ride around the block...holy crap!! it was awesome. i would have to say the type R has the best suspension set up stock, i could feel it's so much more stiffer than when i had trd strut/springs, rear stut bar, and front bar on my celi...i was very impressed. he liked my celi too (now equiped with only trd struts and rear strut bar) but i was just floored at how well that thing handled...just my experience over the weekend thumbsup

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thumbsup sounds good


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The Type-R is pretty over rated, the suspension is pretty stiff and the way the steering is set-up, it tends to grab every little imperfection on the road and pulls towards it, which isn't too ideal for high speeds on back roads, let me tell you.

I use to own a 2000 Phoenix Yellow Type-R, and it was cool and all but it felt like I was driving a car from the 80's the way the interior was set-up, the awful console features and I bought it in the summer so having no AC was a bit of a bitch and no moonroof. I knew it was suppose to be a pure Performance vehicle that was half way to being gutted, and it wasn't that great.

So I traded that sucker in, I got the GTS which has almost the same Performance, plus it had the luxuries features I wanted and I'm sure if I added to my GTS similar parts the ITR had like sway bars and other suspension that the Celica would own the Type-R like nothing.
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Last one, let me tell ya.. the seats in that car kind of suck, the seats in the Celica are so much nicer and comfier.
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i like the type R, only honda i'd ever buy


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Originally Posted by My Sixth Gear
i like the type R, only honda i'd ever buy
cough *s2000** cough *nsx* cough cough


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CT have you rode in a GTS?

Originally Posted by NorwayGT
Originally Posted by My Sixth Gear
i like the type R, only honda i'd ever buy
cough *s2000** cough *nsx* cough cough

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Originally Posted by ct
i was at the carwash at ventura/havenhurst when i saw a black integra with type r labels...i thought (great another ricer that prolly don't know what a ITR is)...but then i looked closely (5 lug, no side molding, no moonroof) and i thought wow it IS an ITR. the guy saw me oogling at it and we took a ride around the block...holy crap!! it was awesome. i would have to say the type R has the best suspension set up stock, i could feel it's so much more stiffer than when i had trd strut/springs, rear stut bar, and front bar on my celi...i was very impressed. he liked my celi too (now equiped with only trd struts and rear strut bar) but i was just floored at how well that thing handled...just my experience over the weekend thumbsup

yeah that's so true about some people having fake type r crap. i only know 3 people who has real type r and rest of them are fake. you know what's worse than type r, the real spoon, everybody has fake spoon rims and crap like that.
i only know one person with real spoon parts from japan, it easy to know when the parts are fake or not from their quality.

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My friend used to have a ITR. The thing was okay... nothing great, in my view. I used to really love it, but that was before I started test driving cars and bought my Celi. Pretty much everything I drove, from the Mazdaspeed to the Eclipse GT seemed nicer.


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My buddy has a Pearl White ITR...it's tiiiight man...I love the way it drives and handles...but I still prefer my red celi! Hehe grin


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Originally Posted by Steven
CT have you rode in a GTS?

Originally Posted by NorwayGT
Originally Posted by My Sixth Gear
i like the type R, only honda i'd ever buy
cough *s2000** cough *nsx* cough cough

i have a GTS! lol rofl

i just felt even with trd struts and my rear strut bar the ITR was stiffer and was able to grip more stock.

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