What would be cheaper:
-2nd gen CRX with B-series swap
- C5 corvette

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Please give head pats to your honders.

>>28829947
Probably the corvette, would you be doing the swap?

>>28830327
In this hypothetical, yes. I've had my feelers out for a CRX for the last about 5 years. I see totaled ones with significant body damage sell at copart for $2000+. I also owned a turbo B16a swapped eg hatch back in the day that I absolutely loved. A turbo B-series CRX is a dream car for me. It's not that I can't afford it. I'd just feel retarted to spend corvette money on a CRX build, so it'll probably never happen.

>>28829947
>>28830332
Rexies are cool, but they're just too damn overrated. I've yet to see someone show some love to the EJ coupes, they would be so good with a proper B16 swap. They're also pretty light, not much heavier than a hatch.

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>was gonna buy a CTR at some point next year
>find out it's getting discontinued in Japan domestic market + getting a "facelift" i.e. adding USB-C ports and increasing MSRP by $1k for 2026MY
Should I go ahead and buy a 2025MY this Memorial Day or just wait? I head they're pretty much selling for MSRP now.

>>28830338
>I've yet to see someone show some love to the EJ coupes
Um, what? These have been modified to hell and back for 30 years now.

Why no love for the EM2?

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>>28830332
The issue with these cars now is that everything you might need for them is expensive because its specific to the crx
Unironically one of the most expensive hondas you can buy
Id say if you actually want one you should do it, who cares if its cheaper to buy something else when its not what youve been wanting for years.

>>28830352
Depends on whether you will get a good deal on a MY2025 or not since MY2026 cars will he hitting the lots soon. I don't think there will be many changes like on the FK8 facelift.
I'm still waiting for a second hand MY2023 to drop below 60k because it's really hard to justify 100k on a civic thanks to tax laws. Benefit is that these are very rare in my country.

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>>28830582
From what I've read, the CTR and ITS are both getting a facelift for the US market in 2026, but the CTR is not going to be sold in Europe or Japan after this year due to emissions faggotry. It's still going to be made in Japan as far as I know, but factory new Type Rs won't be sent to dealerships there after this spring. This is why 2025 is still the current model year for the CTR on Honda's website. The Japanese plant is trying to fulfill all of their domestic orders before the legal deadline for emissions compliance in May. The CTR is more or less getting replaced with the Prelude for the JDM after that for the time being (the Prelude already cannibalizes some of the components from CTR production as it is). The MSRP for the CTR in the US will increase from $47k to about $48k for the 2026MY due to the facelift and tariffs. Presumably the CTR will continue to be sold in the USA for the remaining lifetime of the 11th Generation Civic, but it won't be a true "JDM" after MY2025.

>>28830643
Wait, the fuck? Theyre banning it in Japan due to emissions? But it's less grams of CO2/km than a GR Yaris or 86. What the fuck? Is it some kind of fleet emissions thing bullshit?

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I have a 2022 Ridgeline and I cannot get it to open the garage door.
I followed the reset procedure, hold the first button and hold my garage door open, it flashes like it programed, but does not open the garage door.
I have a Lift Master.

any tips?

>>28830687
I’m not sure but I think it also has something to do with exhaust noise and/or horsepower. Japan is pretty much banning new sports cars that are pure ICE and not hybrids.

Hoping that the 6-speed manual I bought off of eBay arrives this week. Finally starting to collect parts to do the swap for my 10th gen 1.5T hatchback

>>28830729
That would explain why the Prelude is a hybrid. Does this mean that the GR MR2 from Toyota will also be hybrid? I'm conflicted desu.

>>28831159
I'm not sure because it's hard to determine what is fact and what are just rumors. It seems confirmed that Europe will only get 40 "Ultimate Edition" FL5s before it's discontinued in that market. The Civic Type R "Final Edition" and "Black Edition" were also recently teased in Japan for their market. The US market is getting a refresh for 2026. It's expected that the next Type R will be a hybrid. I'm kind of conflicted if I should buy a 2025 CTR or wait for the refresh. Another thing to consider is that all new cars will come with more and more government-mandated spyware every year:
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/driving-dystopia-congress-still-wants-to-mandate-in-car-monitoring-45133429

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>>28830352
I’m in a similar position. Lease is up on my current car in June. Apparently the refresh is for 27, not 26. There’s a 25 CW below MSRP at the dealer a couple miles away…

>>28831675
They basically plan to do that in Europe later this year, all in the name of safety. It's why so many fun cars are gone. Like why the fuck would you put a face cam that detects attention loss/dozing off in a GR86? This also makes the car more expensive but politicians wont care because they get driven around, get exceptions or use state funds for their 100k mercs. Honestly at least I'm happy that in Europe most cars dont come with baked in telemetry that sells your driving habits straight to car insurance.
I heard that in the US 2027/2028 models will have a government mandated kill switch which is honestly scary. At that point you don't own the car anymore.
https://www.verity.news/story/2026/us-effort-to-repeal-kill-switch-mandate-for-cars-fails-in-congress?p=re4264

>>28831791
Yeah I wanted more time to save money before financing another car, but one of my local dealers has three CW and a SG listed at MSRP online. Seems like a good time to negotiate for a bargain if they have that many sitting in their inventory. I'm afraid dealers will hike up prices again after the refresh.

Got a new-for-me 2018 accord 2.0t. 90k on the odo.
Love it to death so far but its transmission is fucking ROUGH first thing in the morning. Downshifting to around 40k throws anything on my passenger seat forward to the ground. Sorts itself out about 10min into the drive. Stays in a garage so shouldn't be too too cold.
Known issue or something I can hopefully sort out with a drain and fill on the transmission fluid? I'm new to this shit.

>>28832174
I've never had any crazy downshifting but my old 5 speed auto does shift a little more abruptly when fluid is cold before becoming super smooth when it gets warm, doing a drain and fill is definitely a good idea on a car you've just gotten, I make it a point to do a drain and fill every year to keep everything clean and I haven't had any problems.

>>28830361
>fag-wheel drive

>>28832194
Nigga you're in a Honda thread. The fuck were you expecting?

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Honda Civic EX 2014, I am sole owner, 10 Year mark 45k miles. I barely drive my car as is so far i have done.
Oil changes every 5k miles & tire rotations
Transmission fluid change at 35k miles
brakes/rotors at 40k
New tires at 40k
Windshield wiper rubber every 20k miles
New spark plugs at 40k just because it's easy/cheap to put in NGK plugs
A K&N short ram intake for the lolz

I am going to do coolant flush/brake fluid change at 50k miles.
Is there anything i am missing for preventative maintenance?