Help... lookin for EG or EK daily

Hi all,
my beloved ED civic aka Btek just got collected by a garbo truck this morning and its a write off... so im looking for a replacement. I am a nooob to civics but i would like to get either a fairly stock cars...
id like to think that Vtech is a must so i was thinking either EG or EK (dreaming :wave:).
got a budget or around 5k, but obviously the cheaper the better :D

any recommendation what to look for etc?
hows the auto compared to manual?
is the EK VTIR a lot quicker than the ED VTI?
is the Vtech ED worth the money on top of a non Vtech?
sorry bout the noob questions.

ive seen a few EG on the for sale thread but theyre out of my budget :p

the eg vti for ur budget i would recommend because ek vtir is around 10-15k ? and eg vti can get around 5-8, and if talkin speed wise n everything, the eg vti isnt far off the ek vtir, vtir just feels faster (talking about straight roads. Twisties the eg vti not a problem depending on driver). The eg Si which is twin cam non vtec, isnt too bad, and i am a bit confused about this one because i got 2 friends with it, and 1 is slow as poo like me n 5th he in 3rd takes him a while to get past me, and another friend who has one (a bit more mods but just mainly breathing and advanced timing) and he goes straight past me when im in 5th and hes in 3rd big difference .. so yea lolz

also .. if u do a lil search on this site, there is heapz of info on the potentials of the eg vti (or the D series engine in general ..) .. so have a look around matey :)

thanks for the reply, thats helped me heaps :)

now... sedan or hatch bak!

personally i prefer hatchback for both performance nd looks wise, but for VTIR's the coupe itself isnt bad, when i said the eg vti wasnt far off the ek vtir i was talking about both hatchback, if sedan, the weight differences will make a huge difference in performance etc. So in my preference HATCHBACK FTW :p

hatchbak it is... i think ive pretty much made up my mind hehee.
ED hatchbak here i come!

EG brother ED only comes with vtec if its an import or transplant i think? someone correct me if im wrong though =]

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Originally Posted by andiiso

The eg Si which is twin cam non vtec,

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isnt Si a SOHC vtec???????

no SI came in DOHC non-vtec

Vtec is much better in the VTI-R, DOHC VTI-R, anything else is just not really vtec.
Take a few test drives you'll see what i mean

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Originally Posted by Limbo

no SI came in DOHC non-vtec

Vtec is much better in the VTI-R, DOHC VTI-R, anything else is just not really vtec.
Take a few test drives you'll see what i mean

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yer anything else is just not realli anything compared to DOHC VTEC like VtiR etc, but thats only wat it feels like when driving, but with statistics n times etc, its not a GREAT difference (taking in mind the power to weight ratio aswell)

oops ure right... im in luv with my old ED too much...
EG it is :D

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Originally Posted by rayb3na_

EG brother ED only comes with vtec if its an import or transplant i think? someone correct me if im wrong though =]

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get another ED and whack a d16y1 sohc vtec motor in! =D thers an ed in trading post for 2800. transplant another 1 grand at the MOST.

^ true that. and then put a b18c throttle body on it and work the engine n all n u will run high 12s down the qtr mile.