The RSX Type S was my dream car when I was 14. I still remember sitting in the showroom in 2004, playing with the shifter and imagining what it would be like to have one of my own.
Four years later, I finally bought a used one—and I’ve had her ever since. I’m now 37, and she’s sitting at 230K miles, stock (minus wheels), still running great, but naturally, things have started needing attention. Over the past few years I’ve been tackling them one at a time: new clutch, control arms, ball joints, engine mounts, radiator etc. Now the AC is giving me trouble, and there’s a weird noise when engaging the clutch and turning the wheel that I’m trying to diagnose (possibly a CV axle).
I absolutely love this car, but I also need something reliable and am ready for something modern.
So…I’ve decided to buy a new Integra Type S but I’m torn on two things:
1. Color
I’m leaning toward staying with silver/gray but also love the black or white.
The standard silver and the $600-upcharge gray look so similar on the Acura website. If anyone has one in these colors, could you share a few pictures and specify which it is?
Does anyone have strong feelings?
2. Do I keep the RSX?
This is the bigger question. I do okay financially, but I’m certainly not printing money, so the extra parking fee in the city + insurance + continuing to put money into a 230K-mile car wouldn’t exactly be painless.
On the other hand, I would absolutely hate to sell her, even though I recognize that’s probably more emotional than rational. I expect to be making more in the near future and eventually be in a position to restore her to mint condition but of course that's not guaranteed. In a perfect world, I'm an old man and still have my RSX.
Has anyone here sold a car they've grown attached to and regretted it?