Should YOU Daily Drive An Acura Integra??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2024
- Hey guys welcome back to the channel and in todays video we will be going over whether or not you should buy an Acura Integra DC4 based off what situation you’re in! This dirt cheap tuner sports car will never not be a good first car for Jdm fans but is it a good reliable daily driver? I hope you enjoy and if you do, please be sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more!!
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I'm a fairweather Integra driver. I bought my Integra GSR new in 1994 as a daily driver but decided to store it for the winter that year and continued to do so every winter since then mostly because of harsh winter climate and road salt. My Integra currently has 92,200 kilometers on the odometer as it sits in my garage. Although I put around 10k km on it the first year, I put fewer kms on it as the years went by and down to barely 300 to 650 km per year in the last 10 years. I've kept the car mostly stock (after market exhaust) and now I mostly take it out to local car meets.
I don't know if I should daily an acura integra, but I do know I should daily a chicken nugget.
What 😂😂
Chicken nuggets daily is a war crime bro
chicken nuggets? That is Phoenix yellow one of 3 color choices for the type R . Now let me guess you got some smart stuff to say about the other 2 Championship white and a black pearl .
You need to experience the B18C5 engine on the DC2R. Night and day difference to the GSR. I bought mine new in 2000. Had zero problems with the vehicle itself. The main upgrade i made is the EWP. Significantly improving the responsiveness of the engine and output by removing the parasitic drag on the engine as the rev increases... remember this is an exponential function. It is the best upgrade! Also significantly improves the heat dissapation especially addressing the idle heat soaking in summer.
To further improve the handling i have upgraded the suspension to Ohlins dual flow fully adjustable coilover, a vast improvement over the stock, much more comfortable as well. The disc rotors are now running on Project Mu with Endless pads, providing significantly improved stopping power. On the maintenance end. I went through 5 batteries, which is normal life cycle of lead acid batteries.. I have recently swapped in a LFP and connected to a Genasun solar to keep it constantly topped up. Overall the mechanical aspect of the DC2R is Super reliable.
This year i am swapping ina new clutch master slave cylinders as preventive measures.
Another Mark video!!!
Yessirrr
99 gsr 170k on the body. Since I got it one year ago: alternator, battery, spark plugs, spark plug wires, dizzy, alternator again, motor mounts, lower alternator bolt, brake pads, rotors, and calipers all 4, clutch, clutch master, clutch slave, fuel pressure regulator gasket, door handle, sunroof, right side wheel bearing, and coilovers. Owned by my mechanics (well known Honda guy, good guy) friend (female) for 9 years. She took care of it, brand new paint job, engine tuck and shave, battery relocation, had nice wheels on it, good coilovers (got old and seized). Still had all these issues over the year. Maybe I’m just unlucky
3:19 I am dying man you earned yourself an easy sub hahahahahaha
i was actually going to get one but i ended up getting a 1992 honda prelude si for $3000 and it runs with pretty good paint. after watching this i noticed how similar a prelude si is to an integra
Well done. Legend is a perfect daily but a 4 door Integra is decent
Ouuu those are good too
@@markroden Acura vigor would be my first choice
The only to this is yes you should!
Hahaha yep
I have a 98 GSR with a H23A motor and LSD transmission that I take to work twice a week so 120 miles a week! Love that car 🚗😊
I don't have an integra, but I have an 02 wrx, a 94 Mx5 and 91 CRX, and for me, the biggest cons are probably the rattles, which I'm trying to track down and eliminate, and the 90's car wiring. My crx left me stranded so many times over stupid wiring problems.
Just got a 2000 ls 1 owner oil change every 3k miles has 176k on it but only paid 1500 down and 4k total price. Def steal
My 91 GS was my every day driver until a couple years ago when it stopped running and had to sit for a while. Bought it in early 00's. Now it's getting touched up and running again but will be kept parked and taken out for occasional drives.
Plz drop a vid of best cheap cars for canyon runs
I have done some handling ones before
Can you do the good, the bad, and the ugly for 240sx s13?
So im getitng my first car soon and im not much of a car guy, thays my friends hobby, but i am interested in the integra. Sadly im 6'8" and idk if I'd fit 🥲
I struggle at 6 foot ...yea you may have no leg room brother good luck.. from a dc2 ITR owner JDM rhd
more videos plss about the dc4 daily
i have a 2.4 accord but this cvt is killing me. Any suggestions for a daily under 15k? Would like to learn manual
G37 or Genesis coupe bro
I just got new coilovers on my gsr build, i think yours sounds that way because of the restricted air intake im sure, if you change that it changes the sound.
smply, yes
Integra life baby
i ended up getting a 94 integra rs which unfortunately doesn't have the v-tec.
first thoughts were yeah i felt let down by the speed especially when trying to climb a steep hill as i live in a very mountainous area.
And the current oem exhuast is horrendous its covered in rust and is loose so it makes a constant rattle at half the rpms making it sound like the car is about to fall apart like legos, planning to get an aftermarket exhuast to prepare for future upgrades and also just solve that issue though.
but those 2 little issues is about as bad as it gets for the car otherwise its done great over the last month or so of driving and im hoping despite the engine and trans being over 240K km on it that itll last 100K or even more or just long enough for me to save for a trans and engine swap when it does decide to kick the bucket
i want one of these so damn bad but i want the momo wheel they had over in japan but it’s got no airbags so i can’t use it
Should i spend 8k on a 2012 e350 or should i save some money and buy something more reliable im looking for something that looks good and i can safely daily as a first car
8k is enough to find a reliable and cool looking car that’s fun to drive bro, get a g37, Genesis coupe, civic si, 328i E92, and so many others imo
The es350 is an excellent front wheel drive luxury car that uses normal 87 gas most Lexus require premium fuel only! ! I drive a 2018 however I'm 50 and I feel like it's an older person's car personally but if you really like it who cares! It is very reliable as all Lexus and Toyota are I believe.💯
Where can I find a gsr model?
You stop at that gas station for the hometown pizza or the bitcoin depot? Lol
Believe I've seen your Integra around.
I used to drive a variety of Integras or rsx over last two decades. Easy daily driver vehicle and cheap maintenance.
Nice one i didnt find it disgusting
i would like to but it is 20K in Europe.
Haha I’m sorry bro
@@markroden It's a pain but to be fair, Europe only ever got the Type R. We never got the "lower" spec models like the 1.6's and GSR/SiR 1.8's, nor the 4 door DB8's And those Euro Type R's run between 15-30k Eurodollars/Freedom bucks. Way cheaper than the US for that market's Type R, which is the most expensive worldwide & ironically the lowest , built down to a cost spec of all Type R's. Even though the Euro spec LHD cars are rarer. Sometimes crazy rare like the 200 run of Swiss only R' "2000" in yellow with yellow Recaros.
I drive my turbocharged 1996 Acura Integra gsr sedan everyday and if you have little kids they love it when it hits boost 👍
no its not a gsr no its not a type r🤣🤣 me going into my garage to look at my type r Integra.. daily driver
I run one as a daily(JDM 98 Spec DC2 Type R in silver) and mostly have done since '05. Other stuff came and went, it kept going, and going. Reliable as granite. Like you say very good on petrol. I drove a JDM SiR(US GSR) for a while and the R is actually _better_ for go juice consumption(most drive them like nutters, so never find out😁). I suspect the less weight comes into play.
The other _MAJOR_ thing and in my humble the biggest difference in the R; is not the uprated engine, chassis(and no it's not "seam welded"), bla bla, it's the limited slip diff. Makes a _massive_ difference to handling. If I had any FWD car and wanted to make it far better, the very first thing I'd do is drop an LSD into it(not a drug reference. Though that said...).
Height wise, I'm 5'11" and find it fits pretty much perfectly. I drove a Mazda RX8 and that was daftly constricting, an RX7 even worse. Now granted I'm more leg than torso and run about 1.3 Mickjaggers in weight, so others may vary.
And yeah it's a plasticky as feck 90's interior(those who lust after an R34 Skyline, they're as bad in standard form, about as reliable as a politician, with turbo lag measured in leap years) and the R version is like living in a sensory deprivation device. Tinnitus on wheels. Mad how you can get used to things. If I give a lift to anyone they're horrified. Handily it also means I can't hear their moaning, so there's that. Mine came minus a radio and speakers. I added them in. Shouldn't have bothered really. 😄
TL;DR?(don't blame you) good review and lay down of experience, with a nice side order of humour which makes a nice change. Subbed. 👍
$3k where are u finding these deals
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There are hundreds or thousands of Integras all over the country for $3k. Not always the prettiest, but they're definitely out there and can be decent looking for $4-5k.
From one Honda guy to another now , ditch the stock b18b they suck lol it’s cheap enough to go k on a budget. If not maybe a lsv.
Good God you kids get tiring. This is why I don't even bother reading Honda forums anymore. You guys are like the Crossfitting vegans of the Honda community.
Not everyone wants to or cares about VEeTAcK or going K. It's severely overdone and not nearly worth the money if you're just driving a daily.
Going K alone costs $4-7k and doing LSV costs $2-4k. Not worth it at all.
It’s not that expensive to go k anymore, plenty of good condition second hand parts , anything is better than the factory ls. If it were a gsr or a type r then I’d say leave it as is but it’s not .
@@lf31wy It's just a daily though. B series are insanely cheap and reliable. And to swap your Integra to a K series is NOT cheap. More aftermarket parts now? Yes. "Cheap"? No.
K engine: $800 (hope it works)
TSX trans: $1000-1600
K swap parts: $2000-4000
...Or just keep the B18B1 that's plenty fun and swap in a better transmission.
But is it better than a 2005 lancer es?😅
Bye man =/
idk should you
Idk should YOU??
Camry better
Cap
@@markrodenIf we are talking comfort, suspension superiority, and reliability... No cap.
I drive a 99 Camry as a daily and have a 96 Integra as a previous daily and now street car.
100% Camry is a better daily other than the fun factor.