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Nice japanese car!
« on: 17 August 2006, 22:05:16 »
I had the privillege to test drive my mates new aquisition, a 1999 Honda accord typeR. What a car much better than i expected with an engine that made you smile when it reaches its powerband. I was quiet happy to discover that the power is quiet progressive and that the very low gearing makes you feel that there is always enough torque present. brilliant car overall. Funny bit that at idle and up to 2k rpm it sounds exactly like the old civic 1.3.
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« Reply #1 on: 17 August 2006, 22:06:28 »
Honda. I love em [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Re: Nice japanese car!
« Reply #2 on: 17 August 2006, 22:06:32 »
i fancy a civic type r (not the new shape though)
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Re: Nice japanese car!
« Reply #3 on: 17 August 2006, 22:07:57 »
honda make a crackin motor and they go on forever
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« Reply #4 on: 17 August 2006, 22:08:37 »
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i fancy a civic type r (not the new shape though)

My mate tried one before settling for a mini cooper s. Said it was too scary!
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Re: Nice japanese car!
« Reply #5 on: 17 August 2006, 22:09:09 »
both honda engined cars i've owned broke down :(
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Re: Nice japanese car!
« Reply #6 on: 17 August 2006, 22:11:14 »
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both honda engined cars i've owned broke down :(
were they rovers?
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« Reply #7 on: 17 August 2006, 22:11:30 »
Its the way you drive them ;D They take a lot of breaking
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Re: Nice japanese car!
« Reply #8 on: 17 August 2006, 22:14:48 »
Yup, both AR/Rover. One broke a camshaft (can't blame rover for that), other had an electronics failure (which honda knew about and fixed FOC, rover didn't (so she nicked me the part))
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« Reply #9 on: 17 August 2006, 22:16:12 »
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Its the way you drive them ;D They take a lot of breaking

Well if Jamie treated them anything like his tools its not suprising  ;D

Trouble is with Civic Type R's is they have no torque, put a brick on the passenger seat and your stuffed
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« Reply #10 on: 17 August 2006, 22:16:29 »
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Its the way you drive them ;D They take a lot of breaking
True, the Rover 216 (Honda single cam 16v unit) only ever used 3rd gear - it pulled from 15mph all the way to arounf 105mph (and over redline - no limiter that I ever found).  By time car was scrapped at 140k, 3rd whined a little  :-[
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« Reply #11 on: 17 August 2006, 22:17:40 »
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Well if Jamie treated them anything like his tools its not suprising  ;D
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But in fairness, only my cheap tools - the decent stuff is looked after :)
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« Reply #12 on: 17 August 2006, 22:18:39 »
guess thats why they broke ;D
lovely motor tho
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« Reply #13 on: 17 August 2006, 22:21:38 »
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Its the way you drive them ;D They take a lot of breaking
True, the Rover 216 (Honda single cam 16v unit) only ever used 3rd gear - it pulled from 15mph all the way to arounf 105mph (and over redline - no limiter that I ever found).  By time car was scrapped at 140k, 3rd whined a little  :-[

You've just solved the auto v manual debate. Buy a manual and just drive it round in 3rd all day ;D
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Re: Nice japanese car!
« Reply #14 on: 17 August 2006, 22:24:29 »
only works on japs i had a nissan like that
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