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HippoSleek · 05-12-2002, 04:20 PM

I like the new Si.  I liked the old hatch Si and I like the new one.  I think it stayed truer to the roots than the EK cars ever did.  I like the idea that the motor has a bit more tq.  I like the fact that the shifter is the best placed and has the best feel of any FWD car I've heard of.  I don't like the price, the lack of revs, or the new struts.

As for the SER, I know a few people who run ITS B13's.  I'll take their word (and Car and Driver's) in giving the Spec-V a thumbs down.  The gearbox from hell, ugly tq steer, and a bad weight problem are not things I want in a car.  The boring styling I could do w/o too.  And no - 15.6 isn't fast.  No, 15.0 isn't fast.  0-60 in the 7's is not a turn on.  And the way that I read the reviews (both C&D and GrassRoots Motorsports), the SER was beat out by a couple/few others in its class.  

Of course, if I were in that market, I think a Mini S would be my choice.  (and hey, doesn't a WRX cost about $5000+ more than a Civic?)

05-12-2002, 04:20 PM	#21
HippoSleek Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: elsewhere Posts: 2,081 Trader Rating: (0)	I like the new Si.  I liked the old hatch Si and I like the new one.  I think it stayed truer to the roots than the EK cars ever did.  I like the idea that the motor has a bit more tq.  I like the fact that the shifter is the best placed and has the best feel of any FWD car I've heard of.  I don't like the price, the lack of revs, or the new struts. As for the SER, I know a few people who run ITS B13's.  I'll take their word (and Car and Driver's) in giving the Spec-V a thumbs down.  The gearbox from hell, ugly tq steer, and a bad weight problem are not things I want in a car.  The boring styling I could do w/o too.  And no - 15.6 isn't fast.  No, 15.0 isn't fast.  0-60 in the 7's is not a turn on.  And the way that I read the reviews (both C&D and GrassRoots Motorsports), the SER was beat out by a couple/few others in its class.   Of course, if I were in that market, I think a Mini S would be my choice.  (and hey, doesn't a WRX cost about $5000+ more than a Civic?)