Fair point, well made i must say. lol
Maybe... just maybe la hor.. first few things i shouLD be doing to the car is the chassis (bars and stuff), suspension and wheels? and paint too. woo.
i think i'd need to cut down on food till next year.
If on a budget, the only way you will ever get to mod your car is by buying a modded EG with a B16A already inside, then spending about 2-4K on fixing up the details like the seals and gaskets and other hoses that may need repairing. This will keep the car on the road for a year or two (sometimes, and usually more than that) while you slowly mod it up as the money comes.
That's what I do, and I never ever thought that spending 10K+ to get a drivable EG that goes anywhere without worrying about broken things was a waste of money.
Heck, I might not be the fastest around, but not many cars see 60,000km of mileage in a year like I do, and the only thing I've done for maintainance is oil/filter changes and fuel.
Buy one, fix it up, drive it around, and I think that 60-70% of the cars on the road cannot compete in terms of raw acceleration of an EG6 with a B16A. Even a wira with a stock GSR turbo (non RS) might find it a challenge to overtake you (modded one different case la)
CRX/EF with B16A is better, but parts are not so easy to find, and rust is a problem for most of them. EG suffers from this too, but not as much. The fact that the ECU is not so readily available might be a concern too.
If you want a car for looks alone.. get a Myvi, some bodykit and wheels. Voila, one hot car.
If chassis mods, you're looking for trouble.. stiffer chassis usually = broken clips, rattling dashboards and many other sounds.
Suspension is good, helps your car handle better, but for someone who hasn't tried high/low adjustable sus before, you're in for a surprise at how hard it is.
Wheels are nice, but 16/17" usually gets dented in the first year of ownership.
Honestly though, a lot of people jumping into the 'honda modding' bandwagon usually loses steam because they're trying to do things too fast, and then they complain it is expensive, and then sell off the car.
Do it slow, and in stages.. plan your build carefully, and make sure you don't buy a part that you won't need, or a part that no one else uses for reasons unknown.
If you're buying for performance reasons, which means you want to be scared shitless when you floor the throttle, and you're on a budget, go with EG/EF/CRX.
If you're buying because you want a cool looking car, get an EK/EJ or whatever car takes your fancy.. it doesn't matter because they're mostly sub 100whp anyway. (except for the EK, which is around 100whp with the stock single cam vtec)
Just hope your choice of buying a honda doesn't turn out into a nightmare like some people I know.
