GAZ W

recently had desires for a civic type R after noticing a few about just lately , never really thought about owning one before , but i think they look very nice motors and dont seem that badly priced .

Not had a real good look at one before so what are they like inside and performance wise

anyone off here got one ? Had any trouble with it ? would you have another?

cheers

aduz

go for it mate i love em

AndyGranger

Me too gaz

GAZ W

you get yours first then andy and tell me what they are like

900ss

Know nothing about them; apart from they obv roll way to easy judging by the 6 rolled cars in the local breakers yard lol



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Adam_BlackRS

My mates got one.... goes well..... love the Vtec

I was actually looking at a some not so long ago.... prices are dropping rapidly

DaveSeries2

One of my mates owns one. It's a really nice car to drive, need to get the revs up to get the v-tech to cut in though.
Only trouble he has had has been with the paint work. His is Cosmic Grey and the passenger door is a slightly different shade of grey to the rest of the car ! In fact this is the second one he has had in this colour as Honda changed the first one for exactly the same problem !!

Cheers.

Dave.

Paddy

We've bought and sold shit loads of civics and quite a few type-r's and they're brilliant

honda reliability is always a bonus The interiors are pretty nice for Honda as they're normally dull but they seem to have put half a bit of effort in on these . The gear knob looks weird sticking out the dash if you're not used to civics but it actually feels REALLY nice to drive with, plus it's easier to get the nosh off your passenger

V-tecs are awesome, not ONE of the millions sold has ever been returned to the factory no other manufacturer can boast that

Sure, you gotta get them running off the cam and keep them above 4.5- 5k rpm if you're hooning it, but means you can drive economically if you want as well

Buy one they seem to be holding their value alot better than any other car in that price bracket as well at the moment

GAZ W

RSKim

Feckin mint car - i luv em

GUZZLER

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we normally have a couple of late shape integra type r's at work, very nice cars, got me thinking......

Paddy

They're still losing money mate, all cars will

But look at the price of a new Golf Gti and how much one is a year old and do the equvalent with a Civic Type R comparatively type r's depreciate less

An example as I've got my glasses guide in front of me:

VW Golf Gti 1.8T 02 plate, price new at the time £16245, retail value now £8950 that's lost 45% of its new price in 3 years

Honda civic type R 02 plate, price new at time 15815, retail value now £10275 only lost 35%

only who'd buy a new car I ask thee

Bigphil

i think they are a nice little car. there are alot round where i live. quit nippy aswell

costina

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Not a bad car have driven loads 197 bhp 145lb of torque.
I think thats right ?
I would go 4 the anniversary model cos it has recaros momo s/wheel,tinted side and rear windows

Or try to import a jap spec one which has above plus lsd,more power,hid lights and comes in a creamy white

NOT a cossie but fun anyway!!!!

Shame they stoppped building it .(NO MORE FUN AT WORK)

Stavros

Bullshit myth im afraid mate

It started with a "story" that not-one V-Tec system in any Honda car had ever failed, and has snowballed wildly into this crazy myth due to Hondas superb reliability.

Paddy

It's not a myth, not one has been returned to the factory

See what I did, I'm a wizard with words, I use that one on customers all the time especially when the old mans looking cos it winds him up to fuck

Had a go in one of the new CDTi accords the other day and was fookin impressed just to show hondas aren't infallible, the diesels had a recall apparently to turn the boost down

Ian3dr

I have one, had it about 18 months now, a 02 plate in Black. Its well nippy, reliable, and they love to rev! I recently put an inductuction kit on mine and that makes a huge difference Mongoose sounds nice too.

I would defo recommend one

Heres a few pics when I first got it........

Spax

Ugly people carriers

Mr Brannen

Nice Cars

Stealth Bomber

They look like a car YOUR MUM WOULD DRIVE!

Not even got a turbo either right??

Alps Pacino

V-tecs are awesome, not ONE of the millions sold has ever been returned to the factory


I know of a lad who blew his S2000 up with 2 hours remaining on his warranty

Tony Ryan

I got 2 of them , if anyone has a crashed car with good rolling gear i may consider buying it !

Alps Pacino

Why not consider an integra type-r dc2 or even a new dc5 there very nice

saff_cossie

Mate from uni bought a black one in the final year. Took me for a spin in it before I got the cossie. Seem to go very well. Not a fan of the gearstick on the dash look but performance wise they are good.

He paid 14K from a Honda dealer in Bournemouth which seemed high to me for an 02 but he wouldnt listen to me telling him to put it towards a house deposit!

Still has it and was talking of supercharging it but hasnt as yet.

BUK

I got one for sale , they are great cars

cfoster

My missus is after one in the next few months! I had one of the newer shape Integra Type R DC5's and loved it.

As for the reliability apparantly there were a batch of them (not sure what year but one of the earlier produced new shape Civic Type R's where a fair few went back with rods hanging out the side of the blocks!!!!!

Chris

Patto

alps!!! i take it your on about JT?? i towed him to honda in with my S2 was well funny.. he shot a rod out the block racing our boss on his bike...

CheeRS
Craig
NYRSOC

Patto

the dc-2 was built on its own chassis were as the d-5 is just a civic coupe. my boss is honda mad and has a dc-2 goes ok in a straight line although my s2 beats it through the gears 160bhp but on twisty's i cant touch it for a front wheel drive car the handle awsome...

CheeRS
Craig
NYRSOC

costina

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KEEP BUYING HONDAS!!!!!!!!



KEEPS ME IN A JOB! AND MORE MONEY TO SPEND ON MY COSWORTHS

THE NEW iCTDi CIVIC HAD TO BE DETUNED COS IT WAS TO MUCH FOR THE BODY !!!!!!!

GOOD TO DRIVE LOADS OF GADJETS TO PLAY WITH

Matt Lewis

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Ive been to look at one today nice motors

Matt

wildheart

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Mr Waterfall,
Dont you dare go jap

Get the Focus RS

Ad4m RST

suprisingly fast in my experience, very fookin nippy and god they love to rev....

getting pretty damn common now though IMO

GAZ W

Dont have enough cash for the focus , and im really loving the type R at the moment

Mark V8

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Mark

UBster

hard to follow on from those pics!! but ive had mine 2 months after wanting one for a few years, great all round car, chuffed with mine

UBster

pic of same one as mine, Honda have stopped producing them now with the new 06 civic coming soon and the new Type R following in 07 apparently.

Last batch of 2000 come with recaros, rear tints, momo steering wheel and a few extra bits.

GAZ W

been to look at one today a 53 plate with aircon in red

first time ive seen the inside of one and there a bit boring ...still want one though , also didnt realise they were 6 speed.

xr2fatturbo

I nearly went for the type-r myself. But bought a pug as it was cheaper and not much diffrence in performance. the civic is Nice car but a bit buzzy on the motorways always in the high revs even at 70mph. But i suppose its built for that. Can't fault the honda engine

Just make sure you get used to the gear changes before you boot it coz the reason the rods kept popping out from the block is people change from 5th into 2nd happened to a few members on civic type-r.com

Id go for it mate some good examples out there now for good money

Id deffinatly recomend popping over to www.civictype-r.co.uk and checking out there forum lots of good info!

GAZ W

tried registering on there , you give em your email addy and they are supposed to send you a link to activate your account but not received one yet and it wont let me register again

Kev.H

Type R is awesome I had one wicked car driven hard every bit as fast as a FRS standard Add an AEM V1 Air filer and its turns into a race car on vtec shit interior great engine i would have another FRS is better handling etc but for the money type r is better but hard to get power out of