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Trekker308 · 31st August 2007, 13:10

I ain't joining the petrol vs diesel debate - as said before they are very different driving experiences, but I have just gone from my old i-VTEC Sport to a i-CTDi Sport (843 miles on the clock!) so I've been in both camps.

I used to love giving the VTEC some serious 'welly' as it loved being revved and made some nice noises as well

, but the move to the 2.2 has shown me new areas of driving pleasure!

I live in a fairly rural setting, and getting about locally entails a lot of driving on twisty country lanes, and this is where I am (still) learning to get the best out of the diesel engine's qualities - if you keep it in the right rev range you can get a real shove in the back acceleration on exiting bends - guaranteed smile-on-the-face stuff

I really loved the VTEC but it wasn't exactly over endowed with torque, so the move to the 2.2 has brought fresh enjoyment to owning a Civic - and the forthcoming Superchip should bring even more smiles!!

31st August 2007, 13:10	#13 (permalink)
Trekker308 ..with Superchips please! Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 29th July 2006 Location: Ringwood Posts: 337 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	I ain't joining the petrol vs diesel debate - as said before they are very different driving experiences, but I have just gone from my old i-VTEC Sport to a i-CTDi Sport (843 miles on the clock!) so I've been in both camps. I used to love giving the VTEC some serious 'welly' as it loved being revved and made some nice noises as well, but the move to the 2.2 has shown me new areas of driving pleasure! I live in a fairly rural setting, and getting about locally entails a lot of driving on twisty country lanes, and this is where I am (still) learning to get the best out of the diesel engine's qualities - if you keep it in the right rev range you can get a real shove in the back acceleration on exiting bends - guaranteed smile-on-the-face stuff I really loved the VTEC but it wasn't exactly over endowed with torque, so the move to the 2.2 has brought fresh enjoyment to owning a Civic - and the forthcoming Superchip should bring even more smiles!!