WongRS

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Can't believe i've done it, but i bought a Jap car!?

My reasons, before i get abused.
A) cossie has blown up, going to be ages before its on the road again, and a 306 diesel just wasn't enough fun to keep me entertained until then.
B) I want to rev the back end out of something, and have a rev limiter. (im a kid!)
C) I want something that i cant drive to a track day, do the track day, then drive home.
D) i wanted a 5 door again, soooo much handier.

So, introducing my 8.5k revving rover 45, sorry, i mean honda civic.









170 tatty Japanese horses

Eigdoog

Rover 45... never saw it like that!

Nice drive you park it on

WongRS

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Ha, cheers mate

RS Grant

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Awesome sleepers these, speak to Ricky Lee... get it turbo'd.


Cheers,
Grant

WongRS

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Nooo, only does about 2mpg now! Dont want to make it worse! lol
Probably doesn't help that it lives at 8.5k at the moment.

pani_k

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If you can afford to run that as a daily, a turbo'd VTEC you'd be able to run on loose change

WongRS

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may of exaggerated slightly!
Seems to be very good on fuel when driven gently, i just can't drive it gently, the noise is a touch addictive!

CosKev3

Once you have gone Jap you don't go back

Not seen you about in this pal?

chrisa3

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Had 2 of them in the past. Sound wicked with an induction kit. I had a set of konis on mine and it handled alright.... come with an LSD as standard too

I bounced both of mine off the rev limiter everyday for 30k+ miles and never had 1 bit of bother with either of them. Just keep an eye on the oil level daily as all VTECs drink the stuff when reving them high.

S1MATT

Seriously thinking about one of these as a daily too. Makes a pretty decent sleeper aswell!

WongRS

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Oh i think i will go back, uses about as much fuel as the cossie this thing does, mainly because it spends most of its time at 8.5k though.
306 looked awesome this morning mate.

Gibbo87

nice always liked these...look on www.civic5.com <<< site for ma/mb/mc civics and www.civiclife.net

WongRS

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already a member on there, not been doing much with either of the cars at all lately, spending too much time/money on bikes.

3i_gaz

awesome cars!! need any spares? am breaking a MINT estate MB6 at the minute.

WongRS

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erm, air con rad?
Standard wheels?

Rab

They're great cars them! My brother had the aerodeck version and it was very quick, and did he did 100k miles in 3 years, never missed a beat! 220k on the clock when he sold it!

CosKev3

Cheers.Just fitted a re-furbed rear beam with solid mounts and 21mm TB's with Koni shocks,thought it handled well before!!
Front Konis ready to go complete with re-furbed wishbones with roller bearing bushes.

Done anything to the Cosworth?

CosKev3

Oh yeah and my Evo looks like this underneath now...................

WongRS

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Looks posh chap. Updates on the cossie in my project thread! The civic's gone now, astra van is the new daily!