How's everyone doing. I'm just looking for a little advice. This upcoming summer I'm looking to get a new car. I've narrowed it down to the SS/SC and the new civic SI. I'm really leaning toward the SS, but the civic has some good things about it too. The real deciding factor for me is going to be the stage kits that are supposed to be coming out soon. If they aren't too expensive, it's no question what car I'm going to get. Can anyone guess how much these stage packages are going to be; ballpark?
One more thing, other than support, how are the optional seats? I'm somewhat partial to the two-tone inserts as standard.

Thanks

 

Pricing-wise, I'd say between $500-$800 for the stage 2 kit (just guessing) and it should give you 40hp. Also, that price doesn't include labor...

However, if you don't need your warranty, there are currently two aftermarket "stage" kits available from INTENSE racing and Modern Performance that will put you in the 260-280whp range for around $500-$600. Combined with other modifications, you get yourself around 300whp.

The new Civic SI's are nice, but I don't think it will be as easy to get that kind of power out of them. Since they are N/A motors, to turbo or s/c the motor would take a lot of time and money.

 

what he said^^

 

Go for the SS. The Recaro seats are amazing!!! It is a must have package. The LSD is what you really want but the seats just top it all off!!

 

Thanks. Yeah, warrenty is key for me. Yeah, 500-800 is not bad for that much power. LSD is key, it's standard with the SI, that was one of its key features. But I'm about 99% for the cobalt now. I'm good friends with the owner of a GM dealer, so I figure I can probably get some killer deals.

Thanks for the help

 

Good luck with the purchase!!

Where do you live in Canada?

 

I live in Waterloo, Ontario. I actually have some family in St. Catherines.

 

I test drive both cars. The SI sucks! Its feals slow and you have to rev the **** out of it to get that 197 (Clamed) hp. And it has like 132lb of torque. And that sucks. It had a hard time spining the tires. Where the SS will spin them when you are not even trying to. Also its INS is alot higher then Cobalts. I pay 800 for 6 months with SS and the SI was going to be 1290!. And it s a slower car!

Later

 

Damn, you test drove an '06 si already? I've yet to see one anywhere here.

 

Dealers around here said they were not expecting them until end of Jan. beginning of Feb....

 

I saw a new Civiv Si on the week-end. Terrible colour, almost beige.....but it looked really sweet in real life. The 17" rims look better than I thought.

 

Ive seen quite a few driving around okc i just saw one this morning as a matter of fact but the firts si i saw was a couple weeks ago

 

they are ok but id rather have something with torque which they dont have

 

Yep I have. Im a truck driver and I spoted one in CA about a week or so befor I bout my car.

Later

 

got the same one around my way also