by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 08/29/2017 at 11:47
by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 08/29/2017 at 11:47
Tags: I rarely take pics while driving but this was in almost stopped traffic
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...at least by me. I think this Integra is a gen 2, which Wiki tells me was not made in great numbers in the US. Tell me if I’m mistaken.
UPDATE: I was mistaken about the rarity part. Only the GS-R version was rare in North America (thanks, color red), and this is an LS. I still don’t see many of these in good condition. It was cool.
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
08/29/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 1
It’s a gen 2 indeed, but they were pretty plentiful at least here in the Western states. Not as popular as the gen 3 that followed, but I still see enough of them on CL.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 11:55, STARS: 1
Yep.
Don’t know if they are rare, these are still seen fairly often in the Seattle area.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/29/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 2
My first car was a four door 2nd gen Integra. It was a great looking car.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
08/29/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 1
Kinda neat, but not *that* rare.
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/29/2017 at 11:57, STARS: 1
DA for life
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 11:57, STARS: 3
I think you’re right about it being a 2nd gen - those were common at one time, but they’re ~25 years old now. Hence the unicorn status.
I haven’t seen a 1st gen in years, I think those have all rusted to bits up here—
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 11:58, STARS: 0
Really? Wow. Wikipedia tells me there were less than 3,000 made in North America, and considering their age, I thought they’d be pretty rare, at least in any kind of good condition. I see the gen 3 a lot more often here.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 12:00, STARS: 3
I’d have imagined these would have a “J” VIN. Maybe a short run was built at a Honda facility in the US, and that’s the rarity?
There are probably 3000 of these still on the road between Portland and Vancouver BC.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:00, STARS: 1
Wikipedia tells me there were less than 3,000 made in North America, and considering their age, I thought they’d be pretty rare, at least in any kind of good condition. All I know is I hardly ever see them in this region.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:00, STARS: 0
Yeah, I think they still are, tbh.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 0
Maybe a regional thing. Or maybe I just don’t notice enough.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
08/29/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 1
That is a gen 2. I had a gen 2 coupe. They were not rare, wikipedia is lying to you, there were a ton of them.
But I am surprised they’re still rolling around. They had rust issues.
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
08/29/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 1
That’s the limited-edition GS-R model. They made many more of the LS/GS/RS models.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 1
It’s kinda unicorny here, but others are saying they see them more commonly. Still, kudos to the person who kept this one in good clean condition (from what I could see).
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 0
Ah, you are right! I didn’t read carefully.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 0
I read wrong. The GS-R was rare. This is an LS.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 1
Maybe in SoCal? It’s very rare to see any Integra at all around Chicago - and when I do, they’re almost always rusted, stanced, and full of dumb mods. Even those are usually 4th gen cars, with an occasional 3rd gen.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 0
Color red pointed out that Iread wiki wrong. It was the GS-R version that was rare in NA. This is a more common LS.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
08/29/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 2
Ah. True, the GS-R was rare, but came in an excellent shade of blue
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 0
Oh, I quite like that.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 0
I *thought* back in those days, all Acuras had a J VIN. A lot of Accords were 1, and Civics were 2, but we’d see J VINS on a lot of those too.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
08/29/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 1
My sister had one that she bought new in ‘92 that I used to drive around a bit. It got totaled by a red light runner in an F250. Thankfully, t-boned on the passenger side. Had it been driver side, I don’t think my sis would’ve lived. Same color as your pic, too. She replaced it with a Vigor.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 1
I thought so too, but there could always be something odd. For Acura, I think J VINs were the rule until maybe the second gen TL, and even then maybe still a trickle, and the RSX was all J, I think. I have seen J VINs on Accords as new as 2008, and a few weeks ago I saw a rental new style Camry with a J VIN.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/29/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 0
Thank God she was okay.
I like the Vigor, and the Legend too. I got my sister a third gen Integra 5-speed. She loved that thing. Wonder how she’d like a manual gen 2.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 1
Ah that would explain it. Yeah, a GS-R of this era is a unicorn, can’t recall when I last saw one (probably all stolen and parted out by now).
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 1
I worked at a Honda dealer back in the early ‘90s, and it wasn’t that unusual to see J VIN Accords back then— at the time, I don’t think they had enough capacity in the US, so most cars on the West Coast were from Japan. I was in the Midwest, and a lot of the higher trims were J (inc. all SE’s), plus of course we had some customers that actually demanded Japanese-built cars.
Surprised that they were still bringing them over in ‘08, though—
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 1
I think location is a big part of it. I remember a friend’s mother got a loaded Accord EX in 08, and it was a J VIN. We seem to have more J VIN Camry out here too, my mom has one.
"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
09/02/2017 at 04:33, STARS: 0
The Integra was not built in any numbers in the US