Heres Why the Acura Integra Type R Is Shooting Up in Value
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Date: 2019-10-25
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Rob M
As always, I enjoyed your presentation Doug. I owned a 2001 ITR in Nighthawk Black Pearl - Number 703. The car was a blast to drive and honestly had you driven it back in the day, you would have rated it much higher. The problem is that so many of the performance cars today easily outperform it that you just can't get the same excitement from it. Considering the front drive platform, the car was an excellent track car given the fact that it was designed to pivot quickly around sharp turns with a brief tap of the brakes and then flooring the gas to bring it back in line. Done right this was an amazing experience and only one other Type R owners can truly appreciate. Doing it wrong however would land you in the woods, off the track or into a telephone pole. I was much older than the average ITR owner when I bought mine for my 40th birthday. The car was unique as it had developed a cult following pretty much upon landing in the USA. Most people had never seen one before. I loved and hated the car. People would approach me to take pics with it, to touch it, to sit in it and so forth. Every young kid wanted to race me which I just was not into and I became exhausted with the car in a very short time due to its fanfare. It was a blast to drive but could be very dangerous for inexperienced drivers that would go for the brakes when they actually should have gone for the gas pedal instead to pull them out of a bad fish tale maneuver. If you honed your skills however, the car would do well below your 7 second 0-60 which could often be achieved in the low six second range. The car that felt like a grownup ITR was my 2008 S2000 CR. That car had been taken to finishing school and truly was a wonderful car to not only drive but I could sit down with a cold beer and stare at it all day long. My favorite of the lot and the one car that I will always regret selling however was my 2004 VW R32. While not quite the track car that either the ITR or CR were, the overall driving experience was simply incredible and that engine note was to die for. Right before my best friend died of terminal cancer in 2009, they told me not to wait any longer because hi& happens and they told me to buy my dream car. I sold both the R32 and the CR and picked up a 911 Cabriolet. That car was amazing but much like the other cars mentioned here, I was always afraid to leave it any place in fear that it might get scratched of vandalized so in 2012 I sold it, bought my daughter a VW golf and sent her off to college. That indeed was my best ever car experience and only a parent will be able to understand what I have said here. I've been fortunate to have owned 27 cars in my time but now that I'm pushing 60, the kids must come first and that is just fine with me. One last note: If anyone questions your placement of the MR2 Spyder let me say this. It too was one of the most fun cars I have ever owned and while not as fast as the other cars mentioned here, it was not only a blast to drive but was incredibly comfortable. I picked mine up in Texas and drove it back to Long Island, NY 1, 700 miles in 2 days and those two days were some of the most fun days that I have ever had behind the wheel. To all the young car people reading this comment, God Bless all of you Have your fun but please drive carefully. I've pulled more bodies out of cars then I care to mention and only two of them were from drunk driving, the rest were from answering what they considered to be emergency texts which ultimately turned into real emergencies. Peace to you all.
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As always, I enjoyed your presentation Doug. I owned a 2001 ITR in Nighthawk Black Pearl - Number 703. The car was a blast to drive and honestly had you driven it back in the day, you would have rated it much higher. The problem is that so many of the performance cars today easily outperform it that you just can't get the same excitement from it. Considering the front drive platform, the car was an excellent track car given the fact that it was designed to pivot quickly around sharp turns with a brief tap of the brakes and then flooring the gas to bring it back in line. Done right this was an amazing experience and only one other Type R owners can truly appreciate. Doing it wrong however would land you in the woods, off the track or into a telephone pole. I was much older than the average ITR owner when I bought mine for my 40th birthday. The car was unique as it had developed a cult following pretty much upon landing in the USA. Most people had never seen one before. I loved and hated the car. People would approach me to take pics with it, to touch it, to sit in it and so forth. Every young kid wanted to race me which I just was not into and I became exhausted with the car in a very short time due to its fanfare. It was a blast to drive but could be very dangerous for inexperienced drivers that would go for the brakes when they actually should have gone for the gas pedal instead to pull them out of a bad fish tale maneuver. If you honed your skills however, the car would do well below your 7 second 0-60 which could often be achieved in the low six second range. The car that felt like a grownup ITR was my 2008 S2000 CR. That car had been taken to finishing school and truly was a wonderful car to not only drive but I could sit down with a cold beer and stare at it all day long. My favorite of the lot and the one car that I will always regret selling however was my 2004 VW R32. While not quite the track car that either the ITR or CR were, the overall driving experience was simply incredible and that engine note was to die for. Right before my best friend died of terminal cancer in 2009, they told me not to wait any longer because hi& happens and they told me to buy my dream car. I sold both the R32 and the CR and picked up a 911 Cabriolet. That car was amazing but much like the other cars mentioned here, I was always afraid to leave it any place in fear that it might get scratched of vandalized so in 2012 I sold it, bought my daughter a VW golf and sent her off to college. That indeed was my best ever car experience and only a parent will be able to understand what I have said here. I've been fortunate to have owned 27 cars in my time but now that I'm pushing 60, the kids must come first and that is just fine with me. One last note: If anyone questions your placement of the MR2 Spyder let me say this. It too was one of the most fun cars I have ever owned and while not as fast as the other cars mentioned here, it was not only a blast to drive but was incredibly comfortable. I picked mine up in Texas and drove it back to Long Island, NY 1, 700 miles in 2 days and those two days were some of the most fun days that I have ever had behind the wheel. To all the young car people reading this comment, God Bless all of you Have your fun but please drive carefully. I've pulled more bodies out of cars then I care to mention and only two of them were from drunk driving, the rest were from answering what they considered to be emergency texts which ultimately turned into real emergencies. Peace to you all.
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MrSlomt
Hey Doug, how about the F1 technology Honda put into the NSX, S2000, and Intergra. F1 short shift and F1 double wishbone suspension. Most Honda compact cars back in the days has 4 lugs on the wheels but this one has 5 which as really special back in the days. The reason why these cars were easily stolen is not just because of the door lock, it was because if you take off the cover of the steering column, all you need is a flat head screw driver to turn the ignition and drive the car off, and all Honda was like that back in the days. When you are presenting an old car, do your research or just don't present these legendary cars. When you don't understand why some features was the way they were, they are not strange or weird. It is really pointless for you to talk about these old cars but don't get into the specs details and just keep comparing climate control, cup holders, and other standard features to the modern cars. The Honda was cool because of the technology, not because of the quirk and features you mentioned. Don't waste your time on these legends if you truly want to educate your viewer about cars. Seriously, do your research and tell us things which cannot be easily seen on the outside of the car, like the F1 technology Honda put into the Intergras. Watch the first or second The Fast and The Furious may teach you a bit about imports in the 90s. You are not from that era, and I don't blame you, however do the research or at least talk to someone who actually knows about these legends before you put up these kind of BS presentation. Or better yet, stick with the new cars, don't mis-inform your viewers who actually wants to know about these cars.
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Hey Doug, how about the F1 technology Honda put into the NSX, S2000, and Intergra. F1 short shift and F1 double wishbone suspension. Most Honda compact cars back in the days has 4 lugs on the wheels but this one has 5 which as really special back in the days. The reason why these cars were easily stolen is not just because of the door lock, it was because if you take off the cover of the steering column, all you need is a flat head screw driver to turn the ignition and drive the car off, and all Honda was like that back in the days. When you are presenting an old car, do your research or just don't present these legendary cars. When you don't understand why some features was the way they were, they are not strange or weird. It is really pointless for you to talk about these old cars but don't get into the specs details and just keep comparing climate control, cup holders, and other standard features to the modern cars. The Honda was cool because of the technology, not because of the quirk and features you mentioned. Don't waste your time on these legends if you truly want to educate your viewer about cars. Seriously, do your research and tell us things which cannot be easily seen on the outside of the car, like the F1 technology Honda put into the Intergras. Watch the first or second The Fast and The Furious may teach you a bit about imports in the 90s. You are not from that era, and I don't blame you, however do the research or at least talk to someone who actually knows about these legends before you put up these kind of BS presentation. Or better yet, stick with the new cars, don't mis-inform your viewers who actually wants to know about these cars.
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shadowboy813
Some minor corrections/additions to the information in the video. 1: The 4 round headlights was not just the American market. The Mk3 Integra had the round headlights in Japan as well. The Japenese version of the Integra switched to the horizontal headlights in 1998 during the mid-model makeover. The 1997 US ITR and the early Japanese ITR had recessed double bubble headlights. For 1998 for the mid-model make over the Japanese market got the horizontal lights and the US market got flush-mounted double bubble headlights. 2: All Integras Type R destined for North America went to Canada in 1999. There are no 1999 ITRs in the US, but you will find them in Canada. The 1999 models were also only available in Championship White (the exact name of the shade of white for the 1997-1999 models. The colors for 2000 and 2001 are Phoenix Yellow and Flamenco Black Pearl.
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Some minor corrections/additions to the information in the video. 1: The 4 round headlights was not just the American market. The Mk3 Integra had the round headlights in Japan as well. The Japenese version of the Integra switched to the horizontal headlights in 1998 during the mid-model makeover. The 1997 US ITR and the early Japanese ITR had recessed double bubble headlights. For 1998 for the mid-model make over the Japanese market got the horizontal lights and the US market got flush-mounted double bubble headlights. 2: All Integras Type R destined for North America went to Canada in 1999. There are no 1999 ITRs in the US, but you will find them in Canada. The 1999 models were also only available in Championship White (the exact name of the shade of white for the 1997-1999 models. The colors for 2000 and 2001 are Phoenix Yellow and Flamenco Black Pearl.
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Gary Shepard
I like most of Dougs videos, but this puppy was a snore fest I mean when he said they used decals instead of actual badges to save weight, I really hoped he was joking My second favorite part was the troubling discrepancy in the floor mats between passenger and driver side I know I will be wondering about that at 3 AM myself But when he came off as super impressed that they put a clear film over the pretend carbon fiber piece directly below the cupholder, I knew it was time to shut this video off
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I like most of Dougs videos, but this puppy was a snore fest I mean when he said they used decals instead of actual badges to save weight, I really hoped he was joking My second favorite part was the troubling discrepancy in the floor mats between passenger and driver side I know I will be wondering about that at 3 AM myself But when he came off as super impressed that they put a clear film over the pretend carbon fiber piece directly below the cupholder, I knew it was time to shut this video off
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Xray Paul
As much as I love old fast cars; most modern muscle/performance/fast cars will still beat it. If you just want this car for iconic value, memory value or trying to buy/flip the car for higher prices then buy it, but I'll stick to American muscle car and other fast Japanese modern fast cars. Don't forget, do you HONESTY want to pay for a car that is almost 15-20 years old? Have fun paying for the maintenance as age will eat away at this car unless you can repair this car yourself.
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As much as I love old fast cars; most modern muscle/performance/fast cars will still beat it. If you just want this car for iconic value, memory value or trying to buy/flip the car for higher prices then buy it, but I'll stick to American muscle car and other fast Japanese modern fast cars. Don't forget, do you HONESTY want to pay for a car that is almost 15-20 years old? Have fun paying for the maintenance as age will eat away at this car unless you can repair this car yourself.
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Alex Novoa
I currently own a 98 integra gsr, very similar to the type r just a b18c1 compared to the type R b18c5 and all the other little quirks, i love this car and i have many security measures in case of anything, from a quick release to a kill switch too a hood kill switch and an alarm system. I think i might need more though, but i love this car, it handles and sounds great. I wouldnt have it any other way, very blessed to have it.
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I currently own a 98 integra gsr, very similar to the type r just a b18c1 compared to the type R b18c5 and all the other little quirks, i love this car and i have many security measures in case of anything, from a quick release to a kill switch too a hood kill switch and an alarm system. I think i might need more though, but i love this car, it handles and sounds great. I wouldnt have it any other way, very blessed to have it.
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smith johnson
doug i drive a honda old school. i go banana s if i owned one. your too young to know of old school cars. I grew up driving in the eighties. . i have forty years of owning and professional driving/ im not as rich as you. but i would keep and own a acura type r and it is very fast for what it is even today its quick for a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated. With no electronic nannies I tottally disagree with your assessment.
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doug i drive a honda old school. i go banana s if i owned one. your too young to know of old school cars. I grew up driving in the eighties. . i have forty years of owning and professional driving/ im not as rich as you. but i would keep and own a acura type r and it is very fast for what it is even today its quick for a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated. With no electronic nannies I tottally disagree with your assessment.
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Jeremy Currie
Doug, I purchased 1999 and 2001 Acura GSR and they had an OPTION to add the VIN stickers for a couple hundred dollars. They told me it had special ink the would show up, even if the sticker was removed. I purchased 1998 Honda account and the offered he same dealer add-on. Just profit for the dealerships. It was NOT a factory option.
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Doug, I purchased 1999 and 2001 Acura GSR and they had an OPTION to add the VIN stickers for a couple hundred dollars. They told me it had special ink the would show up, even if the sticker was removed. I purchased 1998 Honda account and the offered he same dealer add-on. Just profit for the dealerships. It was NOT a factory option.
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b18 dc2r
The reason for the different front ends is D. O. T. compliancy. There is literally no front impact beam on the JDM front ends. The usdm front you can see the outline of where the impact beam is and it's quite significant. You can also retrofit a usdm impact beam to fit when doing a JDM front conversion on a usdm integra.
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The reason for the different front ends is D. O. T. compliancy. There is literally no front impact beam on the JDM front ends. The usdm front you can see the outline of where the impact beam is and it's quite significant. You can also retrofit a usdm impact beam to fit when doing a JDM front conversion on a usdm integra.
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Andrew Van Ornum
My sister had a red Integra but it was a regular Integra. It was a 5 Speed manual but she and I loved it. She sold it to her Ex-Husband's dad and bought a 4 Door 2006 Civic because she had a kid. But I always loved that car and I think it was the first car she bought herself. Love the videos Keep them up
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My sister had a red Integra but it was a regular Integra. It was a 5 Speed manual but she and I loved it. She sold it to her Ex-Husband's dad and bought a 4 Door 2006 Civic because she had a kid. But I always loved that car and I think it was the first car she bought herself. Love the videos Keep them up
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