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Originally Posted by SUB-FT86
A major gripe(like light steering/weak feeling brakes/torqueless engine/sloppy handling) makes me unhappy with a car overall. One can ruin it for me.
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I dunno, light steering can be remedied with a manual rack right?
I don't mind a torqueless engine but that's because I am still having fun rowing gears even with my rubbery shifter and half dead synchros.
SUB just curious have you driven a Miata or MR2? They have more displacement per unit curb weight than an RSX/Celica/FRS. While I don't like how my rev limit is only 6750, usually I use less than 3500rpm and the only gripe I have is that the 5 speed box's gears aren't close ratio, so when I shift into 2nd gear it feels like the engine is out of breath (it's just perception of course, the large rpm drop makes it feel like there's suddenly no power where 1st gear feels pretty brutal and jerky...) I think if I had the 6 speed I'd be mostly happy, 10% more oomph in gears 2-5, and a more sane cruising rpm. I feel like you'd enjoy an NB or NC Miata.