2005 Acura RSX Type S 30k on Rebuilt Motor w/ Forged Pistons & 6-Speed Manual

Sale price: $3295,00 make an offer

Technical specifications

Manufacturer:Acura
Model:RSX
Year:2005
Type:Hatchback
Color:Blue Pearl
Mileage:136,850
Transmission:6-Speed Manual
Interior Color:Black
Engine:2.0L 1998CC 122Cu. In. l4 GAS DOHC
Trim:Type S
Number of Cylinders:4
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Up for sale is a 2005 Acura RSX Type S in a driveable condition with a 6-speed manual transmission and includes both sets of tires (the front passenger side wheel is what the other set looks like). I have no clue how much this is actually worth considering the rebuilt motor, the front that needs painting, the cam sensor wire that needs fixing (car still is drivable though, more details below) and the seat rip needs repair.
So make me an offer of whatever you are willing to pay for this, and I will be taking the highest offer. I wrote $3,495 because that is the absolute lowest I am willing to sell it for right now. I'd rather keep it than sell it for less than that, especially since the engine rebuild 30k ago was over $4,000. Send me a message if you would like to see it in person before making an offer.
It has 136,000 miles on it, but only about 30,000 miles on the rebuilt motor with forged pistons, double valve springs and a few other things. I have the receipt for the rebuild, it was done by Nguyen Motorsports. It also had a transmission rebuild at around 80,000 miles (maybe even 90,000) due to a bad synchronizer when I first bought it but the dealer didn't find anything wrong with it under factory warranty but after it ran out and the extended warranty kicked in of course they found the problem (I heard the Acura mechanics get full lead time on extended warranties, but only half lead time on factory warranties). If you need to know the exact milage for the rebuilt motor or transmission, I can get a carFax report or I can call the Acura dealership to find out.
I've only red lined it twice since rebuilding the motor because I got in trouble with the law while it was in the break-in stage and then went 6 months with safe and very little driving (I only raced it a handful of times before the rebuild). Then I started driving daily again and got in a collision and ever since then it does a kind of 'cough' if you step on the gas really fast, like a delay before the engine kicks in. I stopped caring about speed though after my incident with the law, so I've just lived with the occasional 'cough' for the last year and a half since I never gun it anyways nowadays. If I receive no interest in the car since it does this putter/cough, I will get that fixed and then relist it with the added cost, but I figured since this is a kind of car someone is probably going to work on themselves (or even throw the engine/transmission in something else), I will just list it low so you can fix it instead of an expensive mechanic doing it. If you decide you don't want to fix it, you have to rev the engine up to 2k and let the car warm up for a few minutes or else it will also start coughing at stop lights until the engine is warmed up. It's actually died on me a few times at a light when I didn't let it warm up first.
The cough that the engine does when you step on the gas to fast to describe it in more detail it kind of does this Bu Bu Buuaaaahhhhh. The engine throws a cam sensor error, but after getting it replaced, it still had the same error, so I'm pretty sure it is the wire running from the cam sensor to the ECU. But like I said before, the car runs fine other than this issue, and I haven't wanted to spend any money getting it fixed since it doesn't bother me and doesn't happen that often.
I would also like to note that after the accident, I had to get the radiator, front bumper, headlight, side panel and a few others things replaced, but I DID NOT get a new hood, airbags or a paint job. Everything has worked great since then though except what I've already mentioned. The plan was to repaint the whole car and get a badass hood but then I kind of just fell off the whole excitement in sporty cars thing and now that I'm 32, I really stopped caring about showing off and looking good, it just became a get me from point A to point B kind of car.
Anyways, once the 'cough' gets fixed, you paint it whatever color you want, and get racing seats, this car will be amazing. Hands down the best money you could spend on a car. It is such a thrilling ride. There is still not another car under $10,000 that I would rather have other than an RSX Type S. If you don't buy mine, please do yourself a favor and buy someone elses. I've had the fortune of driving dozens of cars in the sub 10k price range, and none of them even come close. I'm probably biased because I love it so much, but there are a lot of car enthusiasts out there that would agree. It is also the 210 HP version. 2005 was the only year that had 210 horsepower because of emissions laws in 2006 that brought it back down to 201. A fun fact I didn't find out until I'd had the car for 4 years.
This is a 2 owner vehicle. I've owned it from 10,000 miles until now. The title should be clean, but it was in an accident like I mentioned. Again, if there is serious inquiries, I can get a carfax report to get all the details on the car. Thanks for your interest in my car, and if you have any questions, please just let me know.

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