My Poor Integra

[beyelzu]

So like i think i said before i totally wrecked my integra a few weeks back. i took it to one shop ran by a friend of my sister's and he ended up quoting like 3000-3500 to fix it.

i decided to take it to my friend cat, he will have it fixed for 2200 dollars, but it wont be ready for two and a half weeks cuz hes busy.

so my car should be all good as new and shit which is awesome but i wont see my girlfriend till then which sucks.

[D. Scarlatti]

I think I used to own an Integra. What year is yours, and what in the jesus costs 3500 bucks to fix?

[Legs]

Sorry bey :hug:

[beyelzu]

its a two thousand integra. and a tractor trailer ran me off the road, i a cable fucked my car up pretty good.

fender, front suspension on the passenger side, dents on the right rear quarterpanel, hood.

and of course it will need to be painted.

so yeah. its pretty fucked up. but it will be fixed which is definitely cool and pricewise its not that bad.

anyone else have any stories about body shops overcharging?

[D. Scarlatti]

Sonofabitch. You're right though, that's not so bad for that much work. Nice car, the Integra.

I had a '92 or '93, I think, which I bought in '97 at a Toyota dealer. A few days after I bought the car, the engine light came on, and I took it to an Acura dealer. He ran the S/N and learned the car had been in a front-end collision, and had been rebuilt.

So I returned to the Toyota dealer and got him to hand over my cash. Then I went back to the Acura dealer and bought a Nissan Maxima, first automatic I ever owned. It was pretty smooth, though.

[beyelzu]

yeah, i love my integra and two grand isnt shit for the amount of work, the actual fender is of course fucked but the body underneath it has to be fixed as well. so its quite abit of work.

i wish i had taken some before and after pictures.

[beyelzu]

interestingly my car had been in an accident before, cat actually rebuilds cars and sells them. he of course tells people that they are rebuilt and now in georgia your title will say salvage rebuilt on it.

although that is a recent change. cat has always told people that they are rebuilt and where they were originally hit at.

[D. Scarlatti]

cat has always told people that they are rebuilt and where they were originally hit at.

Yeah, it wasn't entirely clear whether the salesman that sold me the Integra was aware of the car's history (although I'm not convinced he wouldn't have known). He was willing to take it back no problem, except his initial offer was to replace it with another car off the lot, and I was like, "Um, no, ich don't zink zo. I'll take my cash back kplztyvm."

[curses]

so my car should be all good as new and shit which is awesome but i wont see my girlfriend till then which sucks.
http://www.xpressga.com/images/new/cct_bus.jpg

:duck:

Seriously, though, that sucks about your car. At least it'll be shiny and new when it returns. I've come to the conclusion that anything to do with automobiles is grossly overcharged.

[Joshua Adams]

http://www.xpressga.com/images/new/cct_bus.jpgEcoterrorist. Commie.

Islamofascist, probably.

[curses]

http://www.xpressga.com/images/new/cct_bus.jpgEcoterrorist. Commie.

Islamofascist, probably.
:P Public transportation is your friend when you have a significant other that needs seeing and your car's in the shop

[California Tanker]

Are you kidding? When your car is offline is a great excuse to try out something different. Either for an extended test drive, or for fun.

For example, Hertz has 500 of these Shelby Mustangs available.
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/mump_0608_hertz_15_z+2006_hertz_shelby_gt_h_mustang+.jpg

http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/mump_0608_2006_hertz_shelby/index.html

I've seen a few about, they are seriously cool.

NTM

[Spenser]

so my car should be all good as new and shit which is awesome but i wont see my girlfriend till then which sucks.

Your car is your girlfriend??? :eek:

[beyelzu]

well i do so love my teg, but no, she is not my girlfriend. hell i havent even named her yet.

my honda though was named teegan, havent figured out a good name for the integra yet.

[Dingfod]

For example, Hertz has 500 of these Shelby Mustangs available.Two weeks with one of these babies shouldn't set you back more than a grand or two. No problem for rich people that can afford Acura Integras.

[pescifish]

That's an excellent deal on all that auto work, beyelzu! Treat her good and she'll last forever.

My lil 1997 Integra RS (http://www.pescifish.net/2006RetainingWall/pinetreeTrim2.jpg) is just barely hitting its stride at 10 years and 135K miles. Getting 30+ mpg these days. Plenty fun to drive.

[pescifish]

Two weeks with one of these babies shouldn't set you back more than a grand or two. No problem for rich people that can afford Acura Integras. :scratch:

Any kind of specialty rental is going to be pricey, but do you really think of an Integra/RSX as a 'rich people' car, Dingfod?

[Dingfod]

No, I'm just kidding. The Shelby GTH rental runs $149-179 a day. Too rich for my blood.

[Dingfod]

Actually, yes, Acuras are for the sensible rich people. What's wrong with a nice used Ford Tempo?

[pescifish]

Actually, yes, Acuras are for the sensible rich people. What's wrong with a nice used Ford Tempo?Absolutely nothing wrong with it! But do you buy a used Ford Tempo when you want a solid pickup truck to haul your horses?

A Tempo and an Integra are not the same sort of car. My Integra was cheaper than a comparibly equipped Camaro or Mustang at the time I bought it. And show me one of them that gets 30+ mpg and still handles like a pocket rocket.

[ETA:
I was just surprised, 'cuz I don't think of the Integra as a high end car 'rich people' sort of car at all. I admire your research skills and eye for real value without regard to name brands and such, so I am interested and highly respect your opinion on this sort of thing.]

[Dingfod]

I had a car once that did, probably for considerably less money than an Acura would've been at the time if there had been Acuras at the time, a 1985 Chrysler Laser Turbo. It's sticker price was about the same as a Colt Vista Wagon, several thousand cheaper than the cheapest Camaro or comparable Mustang, but with comfy butt-hugging seats, a smooth ride, quiet even when provoked, stuck to curves like it was on rails, and was as fast as Mustangs and Camaros of that vintage (with some slight mods), and at the same time would get 36-37 mpg on the highway, over 30 in town unless one drove it with the hammer down a lot. Why can't they build a car like that now? Everything similar to that now either seems to be noisy and rough riding (see: Chevy Cobalt SS) or ugly as hell* (see: Dodge Caliber SRT-4), or more expensive (see: Acura TSX, Mazdaspeed 6, Nissan Altima SE-R) etc.).


*Something Dodge doesn't even deny, they feature the Caliber's aggressive "styling" in their advertising.

[California Tanker]

The shelby was kindof tongue in cheek.

Though I have taken advantage of rentals to get an experience with other sorts of cars. It's how I learned I didn't like the previous Mustang, for example, and that I -really- didn't like pickup trucks, either small S-10 or larger 1500.

NTM

[Dingfod]

[ETA:
I was just surprised, 'cuz I don't think of the Integra as a high end car 'rich people' sort of car at all. I admire your research skills and eye for real value without regard to name brands and such, so I am interested and highly respect your opinion on this sort of thing.]I think of any Acura as a higher-end car than a plain Honda. The Integra is or was similar in concept, power and handling to the Honda Prelude Si. I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure there was a several thousand dollar price premium for choosing the Acura over the Honda. So, why did you choose the Acura?

[Dingfod]

Oh, and one would be lucky to squeeze 30 mpg out of a Ford Tempo no matter the model or year, even though it had the meager horsepower and the handling of a donkey cart, the roominess of a phone booth, the styling of a pile of manure, and longevity sufficient to make one wish it would die before it did.

[D. Scarlatti]

I had my eye on an Acura Vigor before I bought the Maxima, but the dealer talked me out of it because he said the engine was missing a cylinder. I had a Prelude too at one point. The Integra was just sort of a hopped-up Prelude.

[Dingfod]

Yeah, who wants a FIVE cylinder? *cough*Audi-owners*cough* Me like Acura Vigor berry much.

[pescifish]

I had a car once that did, probably for considerably less money than an Acura would've been at the time if there had been Acuras at the time, a 1985 Chrysler Laser Turbo. One of my coworkers had one of those in that time frame. Damn fine hotrod car! I had no idea it got such great gas mileage -- that's excellent.

[ETA: Corrrection! 2 of my coworkers had Lasers. The guy I forgot got so many tickets his first year, he nearly lost his license as well as his security clearance 'cuz of that car!]

Another thing I go for is longevity. I know most cars can last a really long time, but they might take a good mechanic working on them a lot. I admit a very heavy bias toward Toyota and Honda midline (which is about where the Integra probably falls in the Honda corporation.)

So, why did you choose the Acura?At the time I bought, the Prelude was a noticeably smaller car. I barely fit in the interior and was not as comfortable as in the Integra. :blush: I don't recall a big difference in price, either: my Integra RS was a little over $17K and most other 2-door coupes I priced were in the same range or higher, iirc.

I actually was in the market for a higher end car at the time and admit to being prepared to spend another $10-15K. I would have loved to replace my 1989 Acura Legend, which was a nice sporty 2-door coupe with manual transmission -- before the Legend line blew up and became a sedan and then disappeared. The 2-door Acura they had in 1997 had an engine that wasn't big enough to make it as sporty as I wanted and I'm not sure they even offered a manual transmission.

[pescifish]

Oh, and one would be lucky to squeeze 30 mpg out of a Ford Tempo no matter the model or year, even though it had the meager horsepower and the handling of a donkey cart, the roominess of a phone booth, the styling of a pile of manure, and longevity sufficient to make one wish it would die before it did.:laugh:
Sign me up!

[D. Scarlatti]

Me like Acura Vigor berry much.

Me too, and I wish I'd bought it, because the Maxima's transmission lasted less than three years. Last automatic for me.

[Dingfod]

I had a car once that did, probably for considerably less money than an Acura would've been at the time if there had been Acuras at the time, a 1985 Chrysler Laser Turbo. One of my coworkers had one of those in that time frame. Damn fine hotrod car! I had no idea it got such great gas mileage -- that's excellent.It was very high geared. The turbo wouldn't show any positive boost pressure until 2800-3000 rpm and that wasn't until about 70-75 mph in 5th gear. The MOPAR performance computer did change that a little, it would begin to show boost at around 2200 rpm, which was closer to 55 mph, the speed limit at the time. Compare that to my Dodge Colt Premier turbo (a 4-door sedan that was another car fun to drive), which showed positive manifold pressure at 1800 rpm, which in the lower geared Colt was around 30 mph in 5th gear. All you had to do in the Colt to pass someone was punch it, no downshifting required. Zooom!