98 ITR
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Blueprint, what a beautiful ITR! Are you going to keep it in stock form?
The timing of this thread is simply awesome.
I recently picked up ITR 00-1142 yesterday and I paid market value. Im not even mad about it... High School sweet heart is now in my garage. This was the car that I lusted after hard when it debuted in 1997 (Junior year of High School). Took me 18 years but i finally have one in great condition.
I recently picked up ITR 00-1142 yesterday and I paid market value. Im not even mad about it... High School sweet heart is now in my garage. This was the car that I lusted after hard when it debuted in 1997 (Junior year of High School). Took me 18 years but i finally have one in great condition.
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I don't deny that the S2k was one of Honda's greatest, but these items you are talking about are dubious or shared with the ITR. Electric power steering? Yay, S2k was one of the first to have something that sucks on almost every car now (including the S2k - one of its weak points and I'd gladly sacrifice 5hp for better steering feel). Full LED dash? Yeah, my friend's 1987 Subaru Legacy wagon had that too, as did a ton of '80s cars. Highest HP/L? Pretty sure the ITR was right at the top at its time, too. Fastest convertible top? Not on the CR that we're talking about - it doesn't even have a soft top! So these points are kind of moot.
Strongly disagree there.
Name another USDM "sport compact" car that was taking a stripped-out, handling-first, 8400rpm approach. The closest is probably the Celica GT-S, but you don't see many people trying to compare the two today. There were lots of lightweight, racy FWD hatches in Europe but in the U.S.? Hardly. And even amongst all those Euro hot hatches, Evo Magazine (UK) crowned the DC2 ITR the best FWD driver's car of all time in like 2007.
I would almost bet that that even with so many more sold, the number of CLEAN stock ITRs is similar to clean CRs today. What percentage of ITRs were modified, stolen, etc.? And over twice the time period that CRs have been around? A large majority. I mean even this one, which is pretty stock and clean/low mileage, has a completely different front end on it (which I happen to like, but it's beside the point - it's not original). Whereas the CR came out when the S2000 was already quite old news, and was a bit more expensive so likely bought by more serious enthusiasts who aren't just looking to stance their whip and look cool while parked. Most CRs I have seen have been stock or nearly stock and well taken care of. Definitely not true for ITRs.
Strongly disagree there.
Name another USDM "sport compact" car that was taking a stripped-out, handling-first, 8400rpm approach. The closest is probably the Celica GT-S, but you don't see many people trying to compare the two today. There were lots of lightweight, racy FWD hatches in Europe but in the U.S.? Hardly. And even amongst all those Euro hot hatches, Evo Magazine (UK) crowned the DC2 ITR the best FWD driver's car of all time in like 2007.
I would almost bet that that even with so many more sold, the number of CLEAN stock ITRs is similar to clean CRs today. What percentage of ITRs were modified, stolen, etc.? And over twice the time period that CRs have been around? A large majority. I mean even this one, which is pretty stock and clean/low mileage, has a completely different front end on it (which I happen to like, but it's beside the point - it's not original). Whereas the CR came out when the S2000 was already quite old news, and was a bit more expensive so likely bought by more serious enthusiasts who aren't just looking to stance their whip and look cool while parked. Most CRs I have seen have been stock or nearly stock and well taken care of. Definitely not true for ITRs.
Buick had a full digital dash in the early 90's ... with a screen in the middle ... certainly nothing new. But, not super common either in the late 90's. But I dont care so much about that on a sports car. I bought it for how it performs, not how the dash looked :P
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There's a PY ITR near me currently listed for just under $11,000. Based on the photos I would call it's condition "very good" but not "excellent". 137k miles on the odometer. Front end has been converted to JDM - I think this is the part that is hurting it's value the most. Though I love the JDM front. Unfortunately not in a position right now to buy one. 
Edit: actually I got mixed up. It's not near me, it's in TX (posted on Honda-Tech)
Edit: actually I got mixed up. It's not near me, it's in TX (posted on Honda-Tech)
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There's a PY ITR near me currently listed for just under $11,000. Based on the photos I would call it's condition "very good" but not "excellent". 137k miles on the odometer. Front end has been converted to JDM - I think this is the part that is hurting it's value the most. Though I love the JDM front. Unfortunately not in a position right now to buy one.
Edit: actually I got mixed up. It's not near me, it's in TX (posted on Honda-Tech)
Edit: actually I got mixed up. It's not near me, it's in TX (posted on Honda-Tech)
Even with the rust issues i expect this to sell fairly quickly.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/vehicl...ype-r-3314649/
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I'm going to freshen up the suspension, bushings and motor mounts. Full tune up. New tires. Ceramic tint and a full detail with Ceramic Coating.
Pretty much it. I want to touch up the front lip as it has 18 years of rock chips but other than that I want to enjoy her as she sits.
Pretty much it. I want to touch up the front lip as it has 18 years of rock chips but other than that I want to enjoy her as she sits.
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