Pic relatedILX base modelPros:It has dct 8 speedIt looks good Its subcompactSports mode is engagingReliable k24 engineUncommon carComfortable seatsIts light and responsiveShort wheelbaseLow maintenceCons:Fucking base modelNo carplay or android auto so i use a phone holder like an indian uber driverInterior sucks assOld chassisHighly depreciatedDid i mention the interior sucks ass?How do i gaslight myself into liking this car. I had it for a few years. Its at 28k milesShould i just sell it and buy an 86?I just...cant see the glass for half fullI bought it for 31k during covid at 10k miles and i wish i didnt but i had to since my yaris 09 broke down(cant believe it either) I should have engaged for a stronger deal or took an uber to work or somethingCan i at least sell the damn thing for 25k?Im still young, i still want a sports car thats light and easy to whip around.
Thanks for posting this OP, I was unironically considering this (A spec at least, not the jeet base model).I'm 100% getting a GTI instead
>>28879226If it's not something that tires will fix, ditch it.Smol, light, and tossable = enjoyment.
get a Kia K4 hatch turbo and live your life again
>>28879226pros:it's your caryou can go anywhere you wantno carplay or android auto
>>28879226>No carplay or android autoYou can change this for less than $500
>>28879226lmao imagine buying a shitbox and trying to lie to yourself that it isn't shitit's alright anon, we've all been there, when I was young I wanted to like my Sentra so bad but at the end of the day, it was shit, more shit than your ILX. If you can't love it for what it is, you'll hate it forever. With that said, I still loved that shitty little Sentra
accept it's a glorified accord and a perfectly fine dd that should last another decade at least with basic maintenance, keep it bone stock and have it as reliable head ache guaranteed mode of transportation while you find project/sports/offroader car on the side
>>28879226>30k for a used base model Honda
>>28879226Your car is an appliance. Use it as such. Drive it into the ground and buy a second fun car if you want to feel something.
>>28879253That shit looks ugly as hell
>>28879282Honestly. Once prelude prices goes down im selling my car and buying it. Gas prices is raping me
>>28879249More like buy a kys Fuck korean cars gtfo off this board
>>28879266>it's a glorified accordit's actually a glorified civic
>>28879226>base modelcan be modded>No carplay or android auto so i use a phone holder like an indian uber drivereasy aftermarket fix>Interior sucks assInfinite answers to this problem. Seat covers, mats, starlights, ambient lighting, steering wheel swap/cover, reupholster doors/dash/ceiling yourself and gain a new skill>depreciated irrelevant if you just keep it til the wheels fall off>car thats light and easy to whip aroundyou can whip the ILX if you're talented
>>28879226I've hated acura ever since they made the cars all look like bucktoothed chinks. I don't know how acura owners can live with themselves.
>>28879226>No carplay or android auto so i use a phone holder like an indian uber driverI prefer nice phone holder to android auto, so motorized with wireless charging and some proper model specific mounting hardware.idk anon it's pretty nice car, sedan would be nicer but whatever.maybe get yourself a new phone, wtf is that thing you used to take photo?
>>28879226Sell it and get a 911 or Cayman
>>28879226>Can i at least sell the damn thing for 25k?Probably like $20k.
>>28879266Based.The goal of any auto enjoyer should be to have reliable transportation while having a fun, unreliable, le quirky shitbox. This is the only true path to enlightenment.
>>28879226>No carplay or android autofaggot or woman?
>>28879226The only real con is "old chassis." Everything else is fine, maybe even a pro, if you're not a woman or faggot or faggot woman or some variety of nigger (e.g. standard american, sand, curry, feather, etc).
>>28879306Yeah it's an empty trim piece lol
>>28879226>my car broke down so I had to spend 31k on a new car
sell this FWD shitheap and get something else, if you give a single shit about driving fun cars
>>28879240>getting an equally boring car instead
>>28880419At least the golf pretends to be interesting, the civic/ILX is literally the poster child for "normal car"
>>28879324Its a civic si automatic
>>28880711yeah but it's got a nice badge on the fronthence, glorified civic
>>28879493I dont want to mod it. Ive kept it bone stockThe interior is just unfixable. I know alot of guys here dont give a shit and only care about driving dynamics but you gotta stare it more than the cars facadeThats the problem with depreciating. Sure its no big deal if i drive it to dust but its reliable as hell. Im gonna sell it for 25k if i can. All other ilx i see are rebuilt titles at 20k
>>28879282Yeah but i rather just have one sporty car to daily or a proper eco boxI want brz/86/miata desu. Maybe the new prelude but ive always wanted a converible
>>28879579I got an older phone. I just dont like phone holders. Have you seen the stats? Most people who try androidauto or car play will require it in their next car
>>28879644But i want carplay man and a nice interior
>>28880724retrofit it in and quit your whinging about the interior. you knew going into it that it wouldn't support AA, and that it has a supposedly shit interior, which is apparently important to you. yet you bought the 2010 civic with a body kit anywaysell it now and buy something you like, or fucking deal with it. no about of carbon fiber vinyl and rgb strips will win you overalso lmao at only seeing salvage/rebuilds for 20k. that's clearly bullshit
>>28879226I literally skipped buying an ILX solely because of that fag ass dial shifter
>>28879226>I bought it for 31klol>sell the damn thing for 25k?LOL
>>28879226go on a roadtrip and form a bond
>>28880717>daily or a proper eco boxIt literally, already is.>I want brz/86/miataWhy? So you can be slower? It's also ass to live with these cars once you throw more than a bag in the back seat>but muh interior and iPhone radioyou can take just about any other Honda seat and bolt it right inand like everyone else itt you can just Amazon/eBay a new head unit
>>28879226>I want to replace my reliable 4banger luxury honda for a 200hp entry level RWD 86 toyota sportscar.lol. why are you delusional. maybe if you were getting a GR Yaris or a GR Corolla, that would be a legit upgrade. but you want to take a functional daily driver and trade it for a bottom of the barrel sports car. like how does this actually improve your life? IMO the real goal is having a good daily and good weekend sports car. if you cant have both, get a peppy 4 door like the GR corolla or a STI or something along those lines. why do you think a 86 200hp sports car is going to change your daily driving experience that much? you make it sound like 86 is shooting for the stars. its not even an upgrade in my eyes. but you do you.
>>28880928Wouldnt the 86 be an upgrade if you dont have family to lug around in the car? I like a light responsive car so it might be. But desu i havent test drove alot of cars.
>>28880904This is probably it desu
>>28880867My car is bone stock. Did you not shop for cars during covid?People were selling their civics with 120k miles for 25k
>>28880933the 86 is 200 pounds lighter and makes 20 more horsepower compared to the ILX. if you want to sacrifice 2 doors for a marginal performance gain then ok. that's what i mean when i say a legit upgrade. if you were going for a GR Yaris that's 100 more horsepower and 200 pounds lighter. that's a legit upgrade. that's something that will be very noticeable in performance. you may end up selling the ILX and getting a 86 and it being very similar in driving performance that you wont even notice a difference. that's why i say i don't know why you think its such and embarrassing car to drive around a nice car when you are trying to replace it with something that may not be "better" all around. like you aint beating a mustang or camaro in an 86 either.
>>28880938>>28880715>covid pricing was high>Im gonna sell it for 25k if i can. All other ilx i see are rebuilt titles at 20knot very good with tenses, I see
>>28879226>Its at 28k milesthis baby has 200k miles in it. you'd be retarded to get rid of it.
>>28881623Yeah but thats my gripe. I took it for a mini road trip yesterday and i did like it more. But if i can sell it for 25k. Ill sell it and get a honda prelude.
>>28882140?Why not just sell it and get an actually good car?Something like an E28 M5, E30 325i with a HUGE turbo, E31 85CSi, E36 M3 with subframe reinforcement, E39 530i with M-Sport suspension, E46 M3 with subframe reinforcement, LCI E90 M3 Competition, LCI F10 M5 Competition, a 965 Carrera RS, a 997 GT3RS 4.0, or a C5 or C6 Z06
>>28879226You bought a boring regular traffic car, you aren't going to love it unless you are just a boring regular traffic kind of person.
>>28882204unfair assumption. my last two cars were boring ass commuter cars and I drove the piss out of them and had a great time on the road
>>28882147Get off this board kid
>>28880946I dont care about speed though. But maybe youre right. i know guys here dont want tech bullshit and are running shitboxes or dont even have a car. Maybe ill buy a toyota solara or something. Im not exactly saving gas well with this car compares to a prelude. I thought i want a brz because its sportier and more responsive, better turns and lighter. A miata for converible but its too small.Im not sure.
>>28882601it's not your taste in cars that people take issue with
>>28879226An Acura is like, the only new car besides a Cadillac V model I'd ever consider buying.>No carplay or android autoThat's a good thing>Interior sucks assEvery new car>Old chassisnon issue>Can i at least sell the damn thingObviously.
Are you white?If so: come home.
>>28880722idk I'm good with holders but proper ones. So car model specific ball mount which is then used to mount whatever cradle you want, have some nice chink one with built in cooling and wireless charging, motorized arms and motorized portrait/landscape.In 4x4 I have just standard cop style RAM mount, quickgrip.What I don't like about android auto is it's super hard on battery so you have to cradle phone anyways and most cars have charger somewhere in between the seats so phone always struggles with signal. Older android autos are even worse, have to fiddle with cables...
>>28879226Just get a top pioneer Android auto or CarPlay. It's like 250 bux.
>>28882147Lol wtf are those wheels and wing you faggot ricer
Unironically this:>get something that has worse fuel economy>realize the Acura was all you ever needed>fall back in love with the simplicity of the AcuraI would not recommend trying this with your wife though
>>28882867Fuck no.
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>>28882595>nooo only ugly slow gay fag-wheel drive pikachu bullshits with lift-kits allowed on the car section of this Indonesian metal casting forum!!!Kek cry pussy
>>28882603This is an AUT/O/MOTIVE board THOUGH
>>28883344Kek cry pussy you don't even have a car
>>28883047That Vette doesn't have a wing THOUGH you fuckin ricelet stancelet slowfaglet boyracelet
sex
>>28883729it's really got nothing to do with the cars
>>28883786Ok, but this is an aut/o/motive board...
>>28883725>sloppa
>>28884024as a professional slopsmith myself, footage like that was impossible in 2024 and is in fact a real mexican youtuber driving a real bmw
Took the car out for a ride and i like it more. Thanks guys.Been appreciating that its a subcompact, reliable japanese shitbox with no gay tech in it
>>28885061Wtf is a pikachu bullshit
>>28885061I don't see chicks on your rusty ass hood, brownie. Post hand.
>>28885062a joke he's been trying to force multiple times a day, near daily, for years
>>28885072Like some melanine-rich individual such as yourself? Lol, keep dreaming. Post hand.
>>28885076that doesn't mean its funny enough to post literally hundreds upon hundreds of times
>>28879226>carplay or android autoWhy the fuck do you need to use your phone while driving?
>>28885067But thats my car.... Im op.... I like the car...
>>28885083To talk?
>>28885090Good for you, ignore the lobotomized spic.
>>28885083jammin tunesmapspeople just use their phones instead of radios and atlases because it's current year
>>28885092>>28885100You don't need to talk while driving.A man should already know his way around without Google maps.
>>28885115what if you're going somewhere that you have never been before?
>>28885097Lol thats my gf. Shes japanese. Youre funny
>>28885115>buddy calls you to see if you want some burgers or beer on the way to your place>guess i can't answer the phone because some faggot on a webboard said soI ran bluetooth on my last two cars because I didn't want nor need android autohowever it is empirically easier to have it for traffic updates and function aggregation, even if it's not necessary vs bluetooth and checking a map (of any kind) before you go somewhere new. I don't know why it's a sticking point for so many autism/o/s when it's easily ignored
>>28879306>>28879253>>28879647just buy a carplay screen.got one for my dad two years ago, one of the very few birthday gifts I gave him that he actually enjoys.no more taking your phone out of your pockets, just hop in and enjoy.
>>28879226K24 port injection will keep it from getting gunked with carbon, great engine, I have 6 speed of this but I hear the dual the dual clutch is fast
>>28889414Yeah the dct in my car is great. I dont know why honda made it and never used it again. Frankly this thread has been great lol. People with shitter boxes and no cars telling me im fucked and people tell me i should be happy that i dont have a goy android auto car.
>>28879226>Did i mention the interior sucks ass?How bad is it? Just uncomfortable? What's wrong with it?Posts like this scare me. I drive a 2008 Grand Marquis that is on it's last legs. Nearly 200k miles, multiple dents and cosmetic issues. Passenger door won't open. Oil leak that is constant and creates burning smell of oil after 10 minutes of driving. Cruise control broken. HVAC nearly broken. Tears in leather seats. And yet, I still love driving the car. I love my car. I dislike the state that it's in, and I know it's time for me to get rid of it and move on, but I genuinely love my car and I think it's fun to drive and enjoyable to spend time in. I'm so terrified I'll get a different car and then end up like OP and actually not like it after a while. How do I make sure that doesn't happen to me?
>>28889775It looks good for a 2012 car but not today. The current honda civics interior is nice and clean.Frankly its one of the reasons that turn people off from the ILX. I dont blame them, i have to stare at this interior when i drive.Plus the chassis isnt as good as current chassis. Its a 2012 car that has a facade make over to make it look belong in 2020My biggest gripe with the car really is how much i paid for it. 31k . Needed a car to get to my job and it was during covid. Its a decision made out of haste and anxiety. At the time for context, people were selling used higher mileage cars for 25k. It was a no brainer.The car depreciated alot and frankly i think anyone who gets this car with low mileage at market price would be so much happier than me. Id love to sell it for 25k and deal with a less convenient car like a brz that i could track and learn to drift. Or a prelude and save my wallet from being raped If i paid 25k id be happy and be settled with my gripes. Id cope well with a bullet proof engine and a dct while having a small sedan with good driving dynamics.
>>28889785>It looks good for a 2012 car but not today.Okay, what's wrong with it? You said it "looks good for a 2012 car" Okay? What does that mean? Is it functional? Are the seats really uncomfortable or something? Is the visibility poor? Like, what is actually wrong with the interior? Besides the lack of apple carplay or whatever, which is more of an infotainment issue specifically, what do you actually dislike about the interior? Or do you just think it looks dated and is no longer fashionable?>i have to stare at this interior when i drive.Anon...I hate to do this but, you shouldn't be looking at your interior when you drive unless you're changing the radio station. You should be staring at the road!>>28889785>My biggest gripe with the car really is how much i paid for it. 31kIf you don't like it, and you feel like you overpaid, yeah, I get how that would be annoying. But besides just mentioning how it looks, you haven't really said what's wrong with it.For what it's worth, my friend bought a 2021 Honda Accord 2.0T back in 2020 during Covid. He loves it. Maybe you could just trade in your car and get that?
>>28879226>Can i at least sell the damn thing for 25k?NO.A 35 year old Acura Legend type II would smoke this fucking POS civic.It's more comfortable and fun to drive too.
