Route to owning a Type R?

GCampbell · 21st December 2007, 15:56

Interested in finding people's car history before they discovered Honda Mentalism???

Mine has a couple of howlers...!

Capri 2.0S

Capri 2.8i (11 mpg!!!!)

Mini Special

Fiesta
Rover 216

Audi A3

Mini Cooper (BMW)

Audi TT 180

Audi TT Quattro Sport (240bhp)

and finally a Type R GT...

Dimplyred · 21st December 2007, 15:58

Yes there are a couple of lows there with the highs aren't there.

Mine's worse though. Although I never had a capri!!!

Type S Bournemouth · 21st December 2007, 16:01

ford orion

Rover 214sei

Rover 827 Vitesse with the Honda 2.7 V6. Fantastic car and engine.

Rover 220 Turbo Coupe. Nightmare car. Cost me thousands in repair bills

Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2.5l V6

Honda Accord Coupe 3.0L V6

Honda Civic Type S GT 2.2

And maybe next car will be one of the following

Honda Civic Type R
Honda Civic Type D(whenever its out)
Honda Accord Tourer( new one next year)
Bmw 730D 2005 model

GCampbell · 21st December 2007, 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

Yes there are a couple of lows there with the highs aren't there.

Mine's worse though. Although I never had a capri!!!

Come on then... own up!

Munro · 21st December 2007, 16:19

I had long drives in an NSX and an S2000 (classic car club) and knew I had to own a car with a powerful Honda VTEC engine and slick gearbox in it.

uncler · 21st December 2007, 16:32

I've accidently had loads of cars!

These range from brillant (1993 Honda Prelude VTEC, 1991 Toyota Corolla GTI, 1995 Mazda 323F GLX), to the not so brilliant (1981 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, 2003 Vauxhall Corsa Elegance, 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier CDi).

I think I've had about 20 in total now, over 10 years of driving.

Absolutely loving the Type R, though. Except for occasional 3rd gear probs and the odd rattle, but can't win 'em all!

Dimplyred · 21st December 2007, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by GCampbell

Come on then... own up!

OK.

Fiesta L 957cc
MG Metro
Mk I XR2
Mk II XR2
Suzuki Jeep ( when the insurance prices on Hot Hatches went through the roof )
Corsa GSI 16v ( when insurance prices came back down to normal levels )
MGF VVC (still got this, absolutely mint and only 29k miles, but worth next to nothing )
Fiat Punto 1.2 ( 45 mpg, travelling quite far to work at the time )
Mini Cooper S
Civic Type R GT.............

andylangtree · 21st December 2007, 17:15

Citroen BX 1.4
Peugeot 405 1.6
Fiesta 1.4S
Ford Cortina 1.6
Cavalier 1.8 GLSI
Cavalier SRI
Cavalier GSI
Rover 220 GTI
Hyundai Scoupe
Hyundai Coupe
Civic Type R (2002)
Vectra V6 (While waiting for new Type R)
Civic Type R GT (Present)
Present car is simply the BEST.

SHADEMASTER · 21st December 2007, 18:10

Here goes!

1978 Vauxhall Chevete GL 1256cc (my first car got it in 1986)

1982 Alfa romeo Alfa Sud Ti 1351cc (my first hottish hatch got in 1987)

1988 Daihatsu Domino 846cc (the first of my new cars)

1992 Daihatsu Charade GXI 1300cc (i had this car for 6 years great car only had 18000 miles on the clock when i sold it)

1998 Seat Ibiza GTI cupra 2000cc (in Seats rally colour Kiwi yellow)

2001 Toyota MR2 Roadster with hard top 1800cc (totally impractical but great fun!)

2004 Mazda RX8 230psi (one of the fastest and best handling cars i have ever driven)

March 2007 Nissan Navara Aventura (I love this vehicle it has one of the best four wheel drive systems i have ever used, can carry a 1 ton payload and tow almost 3 tons, when unladen it can accelerate to 60MPH faster than a Hyundai Coupe)

September 2007 Honda Civic Type R gt (one word describes the Type R "WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!")

Dimplyred · 21st December 2007, 18:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by SHADEMASTER

1978 Vauxhall Chevete GL 1256cc (my first car got it in 1986)

1982 Alfa romeo Alfa Sud Ti 1351cc (my first hottish hatch got in 1987)

My Fiesta L was a 1978 and I got that in 1986 too. It was white with a black vinyl roof.

A mate of mine had an Alfa Sud and I was so jealous, it was really quick compared to my 957cc Fiesta.

Did yours dissolve into a pile of rust too, like his did.

SHADEMASTER · 21st December 2007, 18:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

My Fiesta L was a 1978 and I got that in 1986 too. It was white with a black vinyl roof.

A mate of mine had an Alfa Sud and I was so jealous, it was really quick compared to my 957cc Fiesta.

Did yours dissolve into a pile of rust too, like his did.

Yep!
Like most Alfas at that time they had great engines and handled great!
The body work was dissolving faster than i could fix it (luckily enough i was in the 3rd year of my apprenticeship as a welder fabricator, so i spent most Saturday mornings welding one bit or another)
That was the main reason i bought the Daihatsu Domino, i got really fed up fixing the bloody thing!

Funny thing is the Type R reminds me of the Alfa, the great handling and that great engine (Hopefully without the bodywork problems

)

Westyman · 21st December 2007, 18:42

Personal Cars
Hyundai Pony

Opel Ascona
VW Golf GTi 8v
VW Golf GTI 16v 8 injector turbo
Westfield
Porsche 993 Targa
VX 220 Turbo (Current)

Company Sheds
1995 VX Cavalier 1.7TD
1998 VX Vectra 2.0D
2001 VW Bora Sport PD
2003 MG ZT
2005 Toyota Prius
2007 Honda Civic 1.8EX (Current)

the terminator · 21st December 2007, 19:37

1500 hillman avenger which was red so me and my dad painted a starsky & hutch stripe on it.
a 1300 hillman avenger. no stripe
saab 99
mini clubman
escort mk 3 which rusted away
saab 90 then we set up our branch of the saab owners club. my father in law ran the the club. he had a saab 900.
then we had a saab 900 3 door.
saab 9000 five door.
saab 9000 four door
saab 9-5 saloon 2.3 lpt auto with sport mode. i have to say i miss my saabs they are very good cars. i had no major problems with any of them.and the saab owners club was a great club to belong to.but rising petrol costs and insurance costs forced us to give the saabs up

. But now we have a new love our honda 1.8 five door civic.

I have test driven a type R GT for 4 hours , does that count?

Cookie · 21st December 2007, 20:08

capri
tr6
mini
beetle
cortina
escort
orion
civic
civic
type r
back to my youth

rekindling my tr6 days

brawnr · 21st December 2007, 20:12

Ford Escort 1.3
Ford Puma 1.4
EP3 Civic Type R (quite a jump from the Puma to this...in both speed and insurance!)
FN2 Civic Type R

each one a little better than the last.

Dimplyred · 21st December 2007, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by brawnr

Ford Escort 1.3
Ford Puma 1.4
EP3 Civic Type R (quite a jump from the Puma to this...in both speed and insurance!)
FN2 Civic Type R

each one a little better than the last.

My wife had a 1.4 Puma, I really liked it. OK it wasn't as quick as the 1.7 but it was still good to drive.

brawnr · 21st December 2007, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

My wife had a 1.4 Puma, I really liked it. OK it wasn't as quick as the 1.7 but it was still good to drive.

...Yeh the Puma was an excellent car (and future classic in my eyes). I would have liked the 1.7 but I couldn't justify the insurance at the time. Still, speed isn't everthing as you said; it had great handling and a sweet gear change.

mbase · 21st December 2007, 20:57

here's a few cars i once owned.
toyota-st2000.
vw scirocco.
toyota mr2-mrk1.
toyota mr2-mrk2.
audi coupe 20 valve.
toyota mr2 gt turbo-mrk2 (very quick)
audi tt 225.
civic type r milano red, rages, city pack, front and rear splitters in black, which i'am loving just as much as the tt if not more so much lighter.
my only gripe really is the stereo no were near as good as the tt's bose system.

ritchie_perriam · 21st December 2007, 23:25

mines quite short but ive only been driving 4 an a half years!

1987 red Vauxhall Nova 1.2 saloon......yes saloon (with a loud exhaust and alloys) how embarrasing! i grew a hatred for red cars with this!

1996 blue Nissan Primera GT 2.0 looked like a bit of a taxi but it absolutly flew! embarrased a few of my mates with 'quick' corsa's

1999 Blue Honda Prelude 2.2 motegi. loved it but couldnt afford the fuel and repair bills! but it introduced me to the civic type-s

2007 Silver Honda Civic Type-S 2.2. my new love

will have to find a pic of the nova! cost me £50 and filled it with speakers! i lost count of how many times the police stopped me for 'routine checks', think it was more than 30 times in 18 months!

Ed Case · 22nd December 2007, 09:56

OK here goes, may have forgotten 1 or 2

1978 Datsun Sunny 120Y

Triumph Herald

Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia

Nissan Skyline 240K GT

Ford Granada 2.0 Ghia

Ford Scorpio 2.8

Nissan Violet 1.6

Mini Metro

VW Polo Formel E

Citroen BX 19

Mercedes 450 SEL

Renault 19 GTS

Peugeot 405

Ford Mondeo Estate

Nissan Navara 2.5 DI

Honda Civic Type R

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GCampbell Type R GT R-11299 Valve Cap Join Date: 12th December 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Route to owning a Type R? Interested in finding people's car history before they discovered Honda Mentalism??? Mine has a couple of howlers...! Capri 2.0S Capri 2.8i (11 mpg!!!!) Mini Special Fiesta Rover 216 Audi A3 Mini Cooper (BMW) Audi TT 180 Audi TT Quattro Sport (240bhp) and finally a *Type R GT...* Last edited by GCampbell; 21st December 2007 at 16:04. Reason: typo

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SHADEMASTER Type R GT (R-8065) Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 4th July 2007 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 410 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Here goes! 1978 Vauxhall Chevete GL 1256cc (my first car got it in 1986) 1982 Alfa romeo Alfa Sud Ti 1351cc (my first hottish hatch got in 1987) 1988 Daihatsu Domino 846cc (the first of my new cars) 1992 Daihatsu Charade GXI 1300cc (i had this car for 6 years great car only had 18000 miles on the clock when i sold it) 1998 Seat Ibiza GTI cupra 2000cc (in Seats rally colour Kiwi yellow) 2001 Toyota MR2 Roadster with hard top 1800cc (totally impractical but great fun!) 2004 Mazda RX8 230psi (one of the fastest and best handling cars i have ever driven) March 2007 Nissan Navara Aventura (I love this vehicle it has one of the best four wheel drive systems i have ever used, can carry a 1 ton payload and tow almost 3 tons, when unladen it can accelerate to 60MPH faster than a Hyundai Coupe) September 2007 Honda Civic Type R gt (one word describes the Type R "WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!") Last edited by SHADEMASTER; 21st December 2007 at 23:00.

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the terminator Valve Cap Join Date: 16th November 2007 Location: Norwich UK Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cars i have owned 1500 hillman avenger which was red so me and my dad painted a starsky & hutch stripe on it. a 1300 hillman avenger. no stripe saab 99 mini clubman escort mk 3 which rusted away saab 90 then we set up our branch of the saab owners club. my father in law ran the the club. he had a saab 900. then we had a saab 900 3 door. saab 9000 five door. saab 9000 four door saab 9-5 saloon 2.3 lpt auto with sport mode. i have to say i miss my saabs they are very good cars. i had no major problems with any of them.and the saab owners club was a great club to belong to.but rising petrol costs and insurance costs forced us to give the saabs up . But now we have a new love our honda 1.8 five door civic. I have test driven a type R GT for 4 hours , does that count? Last edited by the terminator; 21st December 2007 at 19:43.

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Dimplyred Type R GT 09570 Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 3,253 Thanks: 16 Thanked 41 Times in 41 Posts	Yes there are a couple of lows there with the highs aren't there. Mine's worse though. Although I never had a capri!!!

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Type S Bournemouth Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 3rd October 2006 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 962 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ford orion Rover 214sei Rover 827 Vitesse with the Honda 2.7 V6. Fantastic car and engine. Rover 220 Turbo Coupe. Nightmare car. Cost me thousands in repair bills Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2.5l V6 Honda Accord Coupe 3.0L V6 Honda Civic Type S GT 2.2 And maybe next car will be one of the following Honda Civic Type R Honda Civic Type D(whenever its out) Honda Accord Tourer( new one next year) Bmw 730D 2005 model

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Munro Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,032 Thanks: 21 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	I had long drives in an NSX and an S2000 (classic car club) and knew I had to own a car with a powerful Honda VTEC engine and slick gearbox in it.

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uncler Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 22nd November 2007 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 121 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I've accidently had loads of cars! These range from brillant (1993 Honda Prelude VTEC, 1991 Toyota Corolla GTI, 1995 Mazda 323F GLX), to the not so brilliant (1981 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, 2003 Vauxhall Corsa Elegance, 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier CDi). I think I've had about 20 in total now, over 10 years of driving. Absolutely loving the Type R, though. Except for occasional 3rd gear probs and the odd rattle, but can't win 'em all!

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andylangtree Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Citroen BX 1.4 Peugeot 405 1.6 Fiesta 1.4S Ford Cortina 1.6 Cavalier 1.8 GLSI Cavalier SRI Cavalier GSI Rover 220 GTI Hyundai Scoupe Hyundai Coupe Civic Type R (2002) Vectra V6 (While waiting for new Type R) Civic Type R GT (Present) Present car is simply the BEST.

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Westyman Valve Cap Join Date: 27th August 2007 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Personal Cars Hyundai Pony Opel Ascona VW Golf GTi 8v VW Golf GTI 16v 8 injector turbo Westfield Porsche 993 Targa VX 220 Turbo (Current) Company Sheds 1995 VX Cavalier 1.7TD 1998 VX Vectra 2.0D 2001 VW Bora Sport PD 2003 MG ZT 2005 Toyota Prius 2007 Honda Civic 1.8EX (Current)

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Cookie Valve Cap Join Date: 15th July 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	capri tr6 mini beetle cortina escort orion civic civic type r back to my youth rekindling my tr6 days

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brawnr Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 20th August 2007 Posts: 147 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ford Escort 1.3 Ford Puma 1.4 EP3 Civic Type R (quite a jump from the Puma to this...in both speed and insurance!) FN2 Civic Type R each one a little better than the last.

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mbase Valve Cap Join Date: 10th August 2007 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	here's a few cars i once owned. toyota-st2000. vw scirocco. toyota mr2-mrk1. toyota mr2-mrk2. audi coupe 20 valve. toyota mr2 gt turbo-mrk2 (very quick) audi tt 225. civic type r milano red, rages, city pack, front and rear splitters in black, which i'am loving just as much as the tt if not more so much lighter. my only gripe really is the stereo no were near as good as the tt's bose system.

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ritchie_perriam Tyre Shredder Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 30th November 2007 Location: guildford, surrey Posts: 277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	mines quite short but ive only been driving 4 an a half years! 1987 red Vauxhall Nova 1.2 saloon......yes saloon (with a loud exhaust and alloys) how embarrasing! i grew a hatred for red cars with this! 1996 blue Nissan Primera GT 2.0 looked like a bit of a taxi but it absolutly flew! embarrased a few of my mates with 'quick' corsa's 1999 Blue Honda Prelude 2.2 motegi. loved it but couldnt afford the fuel and repair bills! but it introduced me to the civic type-s 2007 Silver Honda Civic Type-S 2.2. my new love will have to find a pic of the nova! cost me £50 and filled it with speakers! i lost count of how many times the police stopped me for 'routine checks', think it was more than 30 times in 18 months!

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Ed Case Valve Cap Join Date: 27th October 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK here goes, may have forgotten 1 or 2 1978 Datsun Sunny 120Y Triumph Herald Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia Nissan Skyline 240K GT Ford Granada 2.0 Ghia Ford Scorpio 2.8 Nissan Violet 1.6 Mini Metro VW Polo Formel E Citroen BX 19 Mercedes 450 SEL Renault 19 GTS Peugeot 405 Ford Mondeo Estate Nissan Navara 2.5 DI Honda Civic Type R