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Title: Nice japanese car!
Post by: omegaV6CD 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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Post by: STMO123 on 17 August 2006, 22:06:28
Honda. I love em [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Post by: TheBoy on 17 August 2006, 22:06:32
i fancy a civic type r (not the new shape though)
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Post by: mr des on 17 August 2006, 22:07:57
honda make a crackin motor and they go on forever
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Post by: STMO123 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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Post by: TheBoy on 17 August 2006, 22:09:09
both honda engined cars i've owned broke down :(
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Post by: mr des 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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Post by: STMO123 on 17 August 2006, 22:11:30
Its the way you drive them ;D They take a lot of breaking
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Post by: TheBoy 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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Post by: tunnie 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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Post by: TheBoy 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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Post by: TheBoy on 17 August 2006, 22:17:40
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Well if Jamie treated them anything like his tools its not suprising  ;D
:-[

But in fairness, only my cheap tools - the decent stuff is looked after :)
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Post by: mr des on 17 August 2006, 22:18:39
guess thats why they broke ;D
lovely motor tho
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Post by: STMO123 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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Post by: mr des on 17 August 2006, 22:24:29
only works on japs i had a nissan like that
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Post by: omegaV6CD on 17 August 2006, 23:16:53
Another thing that surprised me is the fact that i could sit in the back without my head touching the roof liner, something that i haven't seen in audia4.bmw3, alfa 156, vectra, mondeo, etc.
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Post by: STMO123 on 18 August 2006, 09:49:24
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Another thing that surprised me is the fact that i could sit in the back without my head touching the roof liner, something that i haven't seen in audia4.bmw3, alfa 156, vectra, mondeo, etc.
.......bet it doesn't in an omega :D
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Post by: Markie on 18 August 2006, 14:18:07
My My i thought i nearly saw someoone almost say something positive about Rovers  ;D

Nah i doubt it  ;)

As for Japanese cars - i demand : R33 Skyline