The Acura RSX; sporty, great mileage, good horsepower on the s-type, Acura quality, leather interior on some models. What’s not to like? Well, the pricetag is a bit higher on this vehicle than what I would like to pay, but that’s always the case.

The biggest problem is that there have been widespread reports of faulty manual transmissions on the S-Type wherein the transmission will “grind” while in 2nd gear. This appears to be across all models from 02 to 06.

So if I were to get an S-Type, I’d have to be particular about the transmission. Otherwise I’d probably need to stick with the base edition with an automatic transmission.

If I could get a good deal, I’d love this car though. Great handling, luxurious, etc. So it’s definitely on my list of cars to keep an eye out for. There were some updates to the vehicle on the 05 and 06 models that weren’t on the earlier ones either; so ideally I’d be looking at getting one from those years.

I’m looking at getting a car. One that I like. My current ‘95 Buick Lesabre averages $200 per month or so in maintenance costs and I hate it in every possible way except interior space, which is quite roomy.

That being said, this is not a post about how I hate my car. Sufficeth to say that if I’m paying so much per month in maintenance on a car that I don’t like at all, it’s time to look at what to do about it.

Oh General Sherman, the adventures we had together.

What kind of car do I want? Obviously I want a sports car. Realistically I’ll have to get a “sporty” car, and I’m leaning towards the SpoCom (Sports Compact) segment.

Price Range: $15k or less; the higher it is, the longer I’ll have to save and I’d prefer to have something by the end of the summer at the very latest; no later than a few weeks before people start moving in for fall. In Provo the availability of cars in this price range takes a hit at that time of year as parents come to town and buy cars for their kids going to school.

Important Attributes: Reliability, exterior and interior appearance, speed, in roughly that order

I intend to own this vehicle for roughly 5 years. That is, through college and the first couple years or so of my career.

So I guess you can expect the next few posts to be about different cars and options that I’m considering.

This is my personal crazy blog, so as not to be confused with my other “professional” blog, which I’m in the process of either redoing or scrapping all together (I haven’t decided which).

This liberates me from the ongoing pressure to have an underlying professional subject for my posts. More accurately, it affords me the freedom to have a very loose theme: me and whatever I feel like talking about.

So welcome. I make no guarantees as to the regularity of my posts or the sanity contained therein.