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Old 01-12-2010, 04:13 PM
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Question Looking to buy a 03 acura rsx type-s???

I have been a nissan guy, but I have been looking for a new car. I wemt to this VW dealership and they had this 03 rsx type-s for sale. well I told the guy i was only going to spend 6,500/7,500 so he told me 6,900 plus tax. i drove it, but not very far. trany is in good condition, has a rip in the driver seat, but don't really care about that. carfax comes up clean, but it has 116xxx miles on it. Im in Naval air station Pensacola and i want a nice fast car that will be able to make it to st. pete no prob. I have asked many people everyone said it was a good deal, but im not really sure what to do. so im posting on here. I would love some help, thank you.
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yes!!! the type-s is the bad boy RSX too!
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If you want to know if it was a good deal, look it up on kbb.com
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That's a good deal. I got mine for $6500+tax and dealer fees. They are decently quick and respond well to mods, and I drive mine to Miami and back every month so they are still very reliable!
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how many miles do you have on your richman?
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I have heard with honda/acura that at around 100xxx miles that the timeing belt needs to be replaced. Is that true?
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yeah, timing belt and water pump. you can get a kit at autozone for around $150.
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Originally Posted by DC2_BoostKING
yeah, timing belt and water pump. you can get a kit at autozone for around $150.
Stay away from autozone parts. Use oem honda parts only!!!_+!*@#_(@!*#@)+#(@+)#(@+#(@+)#(@+)#(@#
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Originally Posted by DC2_BoostKING
yeah, timing belt and water pump. you can get a kit at autozone for around $150.
no timing belt on a k20 motor (chain)
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Originally Posted by flaco0018
no timing belt on a k20 motor (chain)
Said it before I could lol no belt on these motors. Mine has 107,000 but it's an 02
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