Free at last! Thank God I am free at last!

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Reply #15 – January 28, 2005, 10:23:51 AM

I had an '04 for the better part of a week, and did enjoy driving it. It handled well, and looks hot. I mean, you can't go wrong with Ferrari designers.

It just seems like they put a lot of tech into an engine with far too little output. There's no reason that 2.7L DOHC V6 doesn't, at the very least, crack the 200hp mark. I mean, Honda squeezed 210hp out of their 2L iVTEC four pot. This thing should be able to spank the RSX.

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Reply #16 – January 30, 2005, 10:08:08 PM

Hey Karl, nice move. Having a car you have 100% confidence in, plus a manufacturer warranty, is priceless. Personally, i'm lucky enough to have a daily commuter I don't have to think twice about. If anything ever happened to my daily commuter, I wouldn't hesitate to sell of my T-bird and Cougar in order to get a newer car. Going to work, school, interviews, etc. without having to worry about old parts breaking is crucial (in addition, knowing that if they do break it won't cost me any money to get it fixed). I know you were also worried about the Mark's transmission taking a big on you, so kudos for avoiding that money pit.

My only question is, why a Tiburon? For $18k, I would have picked up a certified, used RSX Type-S. Not that i'm biased or anything

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Reply #17 – January 31, 2005, 12:31:09 PM

I'm a little surprised you had that many problems with your Mark, I've had two and they had small probs, but their interior was always perfect. My current Mark (daily driver) I bought with 117k and its had almost nothing wrong with it, sans a radiator/alternator and rear ABS sensor.

But I like the Tiburons...and I'll buy a Hyundai before I'll buy a Honda or Toyota. :)

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Reply #18 – January 31, 2005, 08:44:31 PM

Quote from: 4thqtr

My only question is, why a Tiburon? For $18k, I would have picked up a certified, used RSX Type-S. Not that i'm biased or anything

I have enough used cars. I wanted a new car with a BF warranty. Plus, there was a little impracticality in that I like the looks of the Tiburon over the RSX. RSX's are nice, but a brand new Tiburon with that BF warranty....
I will admit that after owning this Acura for the past two years and working on it (adding exhaust, sound system, etc), those cars just seem to be much better built than anything else I have ever worked on or driven. And it has 143K miles on it.

BUT, we had a Hyundai before so I have confidence in this one. Actually, so much so that I will begin selling them part time at the big-name dealer where I bought my Tib.

Quote from: pro-five-oh

I'm a little surprised you had that many problems with your Mark, I've had two and they had small probs, but their interior was always perfect. My current Mark (daily driver) I bought with 117k and its had almost nothing wrong with it, sans a radiator/alternator and rear ABS sensor.

But I like the Tiburons...and I'll buy a Hyundai before I'll buy a Honda or Toyota. :)

As for the Mark, this is the first car that I have owned, and hopefully the last, that doesn't have a typical set of known problems. Its problems lie between the front bumper and the rear bumper. I just didn't want to experience any more of that. What a shame. I really love the Mark 8 concept. It's one of the best mainstream concepts I have ever seen. Too bad it never made it from concept-quality to mainstream quality. I would probably have two or three of them.

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Reply #19 – January 31, 2005, 11:48:15 PM

it realy is a shame....it sounds like you got yourself a bad egg of a mark viii. mine never had any issues that i didnt directly cause myself. ive had neibors that had them with no problems. i wouldnt hesitate to buy another if i was in the market for a daily driver. hope the tib does what you need it to as well as keep you happy.

just a joke...

Q.
whats the worst thing about being a ricer

A.
telling your parents that you are gay.

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Reply #20 – February 01, 2005, 03:47:01 AM

wow....that looks like something Dookie would say :wtf:

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Reply #21 – February 01, 2005, 10:06:23 AM

my accent is so cheap like py. but its still good i mean, i havent had any problems so far, and its like 50k. still warentee. but its the perfect beater car. hatch, 2door, 5speed. desent in snow.