To all Spec V owner: how do you like/dislike your car?

[lockemiester]

etam: No i didn't get any discount. I had waited about 5 weeks for delivery.

Yeah with the exchange rate as it is your dollar in the States is about a buck sixty CDN. At that rate a $19,000 car there would sell for $30K+!!!! But car prices are usually even. Other wise all Canadians would travel there to get vehicles.

[killick]

Originally posted by SE-R WolfPac


babyskyline u didn't know that 26,800k in canada money is bout the same as your 21k over here in the states...

out buck is worth abit more, so it sounds like we pay less, but nope in the end its the same amount of money.

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Actually, taking into account our low dollar we actually pay less for our cars up here. Your $21k would actually be over $33k Canadian (with our buck only worth 63 cents US). Based on the exchange rate, $26,800 (CAN) is about a 20% DISCOUNT to your price. It works out to $16,884 US.

Cheers,
Tony

[muphasta]

I love mine so far! I too am getty shiz gas milage. I can't stop flooring it! I have never had this much fun driving! I have had my accelorator stick to the floor. I had to pry it back w/my foot. Gonna have to have the dealer check it out.

By the way, If you don't mind my asking, what is your demographic? Just curious to see how different or similar we all are.

I am 30, white male, and a defense contractor.

[babyskyline]

My car has horrible gas mileage and I don't floor it all the time..... YET, It seems like everytime I make road trips to Dallas or Houston, it feels like I have to fill up all the time. Meanwhile my friends with the Hondas and Acuras don't have to until we get there. Has anyone else had these problems.:alien:

[muphasta]

I am curious as to the size of your friends tanks. Ours are suposed to be 13.2 gallons correct? Maybe they have a larger tank? Or, maybe the 28mpg is a bunch of shiz!!!

I have been keeping track of my milage per tank, but have not calculated mpg yet.

[babyskyline]

I'll ask them today and get back with ya.:alien:

[Sanchi]

Well my 'teg has 12 gallon tank and i get around 300 miles every fill up... so if the Se-R is getting less its still because u guys have't broken it in yet. Some of u guys are realy driveing ur car hard i would highly not recomend that since its new and limmited production. Dont kill all the '02 SE-R's!!!!!! :silly2: :silly2:


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[haze50]

I have had my spec v for a month and have 1900+ miles on it. When i drove one for the first time i was at a local dealership. They had only one. I loved driving it and wanted it right then, but i was treated like an absolute piece of crap by the sales manager. The same day i drove 216 miles south to another dealer, they had only one on the lot. With a little talking they found one was on the way and would be there the next day that fit exactly what i was looking for. We did the paperwork that evening and I watched the car come off the delivery truck the next day. The drive home was SWEET. I didn't drive like a maniac or anything, but i did go fast, so fast that my ribs were sore from the corners and my not having sat in bucket seats that much.
I am 6' 3" tall and weight in at about 260 lbs. this car is just right. But as someone else mentioned, nobody will be sitting behind me. The car is quiet, nimble, comfortable and SOOO MUCH FUN!
I have noticed that people complain about 5th gear, which i also had trouble with about 5 times, but that is over with now. Other people have said that passengers feel a vibration in the floor, i think i know what it is. I felt it the first time i rode in the car and qucikly realized that it is the brakes. After you use the brakes and begin to take off again you can feel them release if you are paying attention. Alomost as though they drag a little, i think when the car gets a few miles on it it will go away, i only feel mine now right after i wash the car.
You asked about AC, which i have used already. I wouldn't say it takes away from the power but you can hear it engage and disengage, which coincides with a slight and momentary dimming of the lights.
I have also had the trouble with the sunroof, after closing it i pressed the button forward a second time and this causes the rear of the sunroof to raise. This is a cool funtion i think but i accidentally left it open without knowing it.
I am pretty impressed with the stock sound system, that is the sound fanatic package (still a stock system if you ask me) The stereo and speakers are well worth the money, i am only slightly disappointed with the amp and sub. I think that is because i am used to the system in my pickup, which is completly aftermarket and litterally rattles the windows. The mids and highs that the se-r puts out are perfect.
Power and takeoff, very nice, but i wish that first gear were a little higher. when you really want to go in this car you will burn rubber ALL THE WAY through second gear. I decided to really get it moving the other night on the way home and managed to reach 126 mph. I would say forth and fifth were perfectly adaquate for getting up to 120 (4th goes to 100), but 6th was a little disappointing. I am certain it was meant to be more of crusing gear, but it is low enough that you won't have to shut off cruise control on any highway i know of. I can set cruise at 70 and climb up some steep hills without losing ANY speed.
Blackout was my color of choice, although it is hard to keep clean it also promotes my taking care of the car. Black forces you to do washes and waxes more often. The interior cleans up nice wih the armor all wipes, but until you do that a couple of times you will really notice the spots you missed. The floor mats i can already see looking a little worn, however, i really like the embroidered SE R emblem. I only wish i would have gotten the clear coat on the paint, it will reduce or eliminate "orange peal" which is the ripples you can see in the paint.
Please tell me i didn't ramble on too much and completely bore the crap out of everyone who read this.

[haze50]

I forgot to mention (as if i didn't write enough already)
I have been averaging around 23 miles per gallon, i guess i drive a little fast. On the highway trip home from the dealership i got 27.2 miles per gallon. I keep a complete list of miles and gallons so i could say exactly what i got each tank of gas.