A thing rarely seen...

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove) 08/29/2017 at 11:47 • Filed to: 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 > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 11:53

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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 > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 11:55

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Yep.

Don’t know if they are rare, these are still seen fairly often in the Seattle area.

DipodomysDeserti > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 11:56

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My first car was a four door 2nd gen Integra. It was a great looking car.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 11:56

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Kinda neat, but not *that* rare.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 11:57

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DA for life

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 11:57

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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 > promoted by the color red 08/29/2017 at 11:58

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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 > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 12:00

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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 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/29/2017 at 12:00

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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 > DipodomysDeserti 08/29/2017 at 12:00

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Yeah, I think they still are, tbh.

Chariotoflove > fintail 08/29/2017 at 12:01

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Maybe a regional thing. Or maybe I just don’t notice enough.

Tekamul > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 12:01

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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 > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 12:01

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That’s the limited-edition GS-R model. They made many more of the LS/GS/RS models.

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW 08/29/2017 at 12:02

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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 > promoted by the color red 08/29/2017 at 12:05

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Ah, you are right! I didn’t read carefully.

Chariotoflove > Tekamul 08/29/2017 at 12:06

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I read wrong. The GS-R was rare. This is an LS.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 12:06

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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 > fintail 08/29/2017 at 12:07

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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 > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 12:07

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Ah. True, the GS-R was rare, but came in an excellent shade of blue

Chariotoflove > Tekamul 08/29/2017 at 12:10

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Oh, I quite like that.

WilliamsSW > fintail 08/29/2017 at 12:11

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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 > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 12:11

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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 > WilliamsSW 08/29/2017 at 12:14

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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 > Nothing 08/29/2017 at 12:14

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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 > Chariotoflove 08/29/2017 at 12:16

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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 > fintail 08/29/2017 at 12:31

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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 > WilliamsSW 08/29/2017 at 12:48

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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 > Chariotoflove 09/02/2017 at 04:33

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The Integra was not built in any numbers in the US