Lad at work has a 2007 civic type r mugen. in a kinda creamy white. Typically he is 24 yrs old. lol as I think it looks a bit lairy for an old fart like me. I drive a Saab 2.0t Aero as I'm an old git.
it purely comes down to looks. I dont like the shape of the new type r and really like the old one. old school motors arent for me as im also looking for something a little more modern. the 2l vtec seems a good fun lump and the chassis good.. power/performance is about right too while still being practical. is the vtec generally considered reliable.
The Honda VTEC is one of the best and most reliable engines out there. Docile under lower revs then it takes off like a banshee with a wasp up its arse higher up. Guy at woks is the saloon with a boot. Nice car but I shall stick to my pipe and slippers Saab.
Ran hot Civics/Integras throughout my twenties, culminating in a Civic FD2 - probably in excess of 300k covered in all. The engines are unburstable provided you feed them the right oil.
why not buy a car that was always designed to be fast from the outset rather than a hairdressers cars with bolt ons? An Evo or Sti are far superior in every aspect, particularly the driving experience. They will cost more to run than a Civic i would have thought, but the Scoob is not as bad as you think..cheaper than an M3 (ive had all of the above)
Those, my friend, are just suped up family cars. My civic is certainly no hairdressers car. Shopping trolley is more like it Oh and I see your avatar is finally working :tongue:
the type r is not like a normal civic. it has its own special chassis some 6 inches shorter than stock.
the point whats important to me is running costs. the evo and sti are higher. and I fancy a fwd hatch with fun performance and no turbo. I dont want a 4wd. having had an m3. I just couldnt drive it without booting it everywhere. for what it was it was good on fuel. but still more than I want to spend on at todays prices. besides it cost a fortune in tyres lol as I had it sideways more often than not on quiet roundabouts
yep surprising how they sold all 30,000 of them really lol must say my other half dont like it and she is a hairdresser
I had a 55 plate Type S as a works car for a couple of years. It was a great little thing but main issues were appalling tank range, noisy at speed, and a worse turning circle than a Land Rover! It was so bad you couldn't swing into a supermarket parking space in one go, you'd have to reverse and do it in two moves. It handled a treat though and NEVER went wrong despite some serious abuse! I bet a Type R would be great fun
The Subaru and Mitsibishi are both homogolation specials built out of dowdy family cars, just like the Civic, albeit a better effort. If you want a car that was built to be a non nonsense proper sports car, buy an Elise.
