So I bought my SI Coupe in April 2007 after a bad experience with Lexus and Toyota. And by bad I don't mean anything negative about the company b/c they make great cars. My 2006 Lexus IS 250 was prone to being hit by other cars. 4 accidents caused by other drives - hit twice by people making illegal moves in traffic (one left turn from far right line and one right turn from far left lane); once in the parking lot at my own building; and once by the local Lexus dealership (car wash guy forgot it was a manual transmission and hit the car ahead of mine in line for the final wash). So I sold the IS 250 to buy an FJ Cruiser b/c of the dog I adopted (see Lazy Dog Post). Ordered the FJ and the dealer basically couldn't get the truck I wanted and I didn't find this out until after I'd finalized the sale and handed over the keys on the IS. So I was in a bind and needed wheels. Not that I didn't want the SI, but prior to the Lexus I owned an Acura RSX Type S, so the new car was very close performance-wise to the Acura. But I love the SI! Hands down it's a blast to drive! Way more fun than the IS 250 - that was luxury with sporty intent. The SI is sport over luxe. And since my car payment was half of what I was paying on the IS 250 my SI is loaded with satellite radio, navigation and upgraded 18in HFP wheels/tires.
A few quality issues with the SI - more rattles than on the Lexus or my previous Acura. But crank up the music (either satellite, flashcard, iPod, CD or radio) and you don't hear that stuff. Plus it's so much fun! Talk about a different state of mind when driving the SI. Makes me want to race the person next to me, just for fun. Even if I know the SI doesn't stand a chance - like the Porsche 911 from a month or so ago.
One recurring issue though is 3rd gear. Occasionally it will pop out of gear or make that horrible grinding noise when shifting into 3rd. And like Murphy's Law the problem never duplicates when I take it in to the dealer. So for the next service interval the SI will spend the night and following day with the dealer. Hopefully they can isolate the problem and take care of it. From my research online I've seen a few other SI owners with the same complaints - and my service tech even said he'd heard about it - but it doesn't happen in every car so Honda hasn't issued a bulletin yet. Anyone else out there having similar issues?
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