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craigc · 9th January 2008, 18:25

Hi, Just thought I would say hello. I have had a Civic Type R for a month or so now after my last car was written off.

grasey · 9th January 2008, 18:59

Hello, I bought a type S GT after my renault megane cc was written off, the wife did it, nobody hurt that's the main thing, and I go a much better car.

j_auluck · 9th January 2008, 19:00

Hi Craig - welcome to the Forum, I'm quite new myself, but im sure you'll love this website.

If you a proud owner of a Type R, some pics would be great :P

Nice one

Jase

craigc · 9th January 2008, 19:07

The jury is still out on the Type R to be honest. There are somethings that I guess I'll need to get used too.

FWH · 9th January 2008, 19:32

Welcome CraigC,

Hope your Civic has more luck.

j_auluck · 9th January 2008, 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigc

The jury is still out on the Type R to be honest. There are somethings that I guess I'll need to get used too.

What you finding hard to adjust to?

From reading alot of posts on this forum, it seems as if the Civic is a change, but a change for the better. How you finding it at the moment?

I havent got mine yet, coming next week, so would welcome your review (so-far)?

Jase

Dimplyred · 9th January 2008, 22:21

Hi Craigc welcome to civinfo.

What was your "last car" was it an ep3

amronno · 10th January 2008, 01:19

Hello craigc!

Welcome to the forum.

craigc · 10th January 2008, 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

Hi Craigc welcome to civinfo.

What was your "last car" was it an ep3

My last car was a Ford Focus ST 3. Only had it a couple of months as someone run into me and wrote it off. Never owned a Honda or any other car from Japan.

The Civic lacks mid range grunt in my opinion but my last couple of cars have been more powerful.

The other gripe is the harsh ride on the Type R.

l-noel · 10th January 2008, 18:17

Be welcome,

Be cautious with your Spaceship

Dimplyred · 10th January 2008, 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigc

My last car was a Ford Focus ST 3. Only had it a couple of months as someone run into me and wrote it off. Never owned a Honda or any other car from Japan.

The Civic lacks mid range grunt in my opinion but my last couple of cars have been more powerful.

The other gripe is the harsh ride on the Type R.

Did you get a decent test drive before you bought it.

craigc · 10th January 2008, 20:40

The car I test drove only had 200 miles on it but didn't stop me revving it to 7k

TBH I think half the problem is the bad roads in Edinburgh

Dimplyred · 10th January 2008, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigc

The car I test drove only had 200 miles on it but didn't stop me revving it to 7k

TBH I think half the problem is the bad roads in Edinburgh

Did you like it when you had it on test drive, or were you dubious then

craigc · 11th January 2008, 17:09

I thought it was fine on the test drive. For me there are only two hot hatches out there worth getting. The Focus ST and The Civic type R. My Focus died so I got a Civic. Residules of the Civic should be better along with cheaper running costs so that kind of swayed me.

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j_auluck Valve Cap Join Date: 29th December 2007 Location: Gerrards Cross Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi Craig - welcome to the Forum, I'm quite new myself, but im sure you'll love this website. If you a proud owner of a Type R, some pics would be great :P Nice one Jase

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craigc Valve Cap Join Date: 8th January 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	The jury is still out on the Type R to be honest. There are somethings that I guess I'll need to get used too.

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craigc Valve Cap Join Date: 8th January 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	The car I test drove only had 200 miles on it but didn't stop me revving it to 7k TBH I think half the problem is the bad roads in Edinburgh

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craigc Valve Cap Join Date: 8th January 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I thought it was fine on the test drive. For me there are only two hot hatches out there worth getting. The Focus ST and The Civic type R. My Focus died so I got a Civic. Residules of the Civic should be better along with cheaper running costs so that kind of swayed me.