Quote Originally Posted by blingbling121 View Post
im 17 and with an auto licence, got budget of around $7000 and purchasing a ek civic. Just wondering whether the cxi or gli is the go? also wondering about the power of the ek, will it satisfy a previous 1.8 corolla driver ?
I was personally in the similar situation a long time ago. I drove a AE94 corolla whilst learning manual.

My suggestion is to go for a integra DC4, as I did. You can get a 94-97 (pre-facelift) for your budget if you do some thorough searching and haggling. Theres good aftermarket support (use DC2 parts) and I'm sure these go faster than a corolla. Just adding another option to a EK.

my 2cents