Buying Tye R! help, what to look out for?

[type r magic]

hello everyone, i would just like to say hello as a newcomer to this forum


im buying a civic type R next week im so excited, ive waited sooo long lol!

just wanted to confirm what were the optional extras in the 30th anniversary edition and also the final edition model please?????
im after a late 2006 model, so i think its the final edition i want??
what is the premier pack??

ive seen one at honda showroom, specs:
its a showroom display car which has had one registered owner since may 2006 with full service history
£15,250 facelift model
18,000 miles
very good condition
the extras, it has rear the tints, AC, momo wheel, red interior, mirror indicators but not the fog lights

is this a good price?? and is it the full pack besides the foglights??

any help would be much appreciated

thank you
Rav

[jcw147]

hi mate

sorry can't tell you much about the ep3 as the fn2 is my first honda, but at that price have you not considered paying **** a grand more for an fn2, i have seen brand new @ £16.5k, unless ** not keen on it of course. imo sure go for an ep3 in u got like a 10-12k budget but to pay so much for the old shape? not so sure about that, guess depends how much you like or dislike the new one.

a lot of ep3 owners seem to have an "issue" lol, with the new one but whenever I've read an opinion of owners of both they like the new one.

just some food for thought!

jonny.

[mrh339]

Seems an awful lot of money to me.

[x Dr Vodka x]

Way too much money, me thinks

[angie4m]

Is this a duplicate thread? As i posted in one exactly the same earlier

[type r magic]

hey, yeah i thought i posted in wrong section before lol

ive searched a few of these models and the price seems about right, plus because its a dealer its a bit more than buying private!

anyway, anybody know of the optional extras ????

[angie4m]

Originally Posted by type r magic

hey, yeah i thought i posted in wrong section before lol

ive searched a few of these models and the price seems about right, plus because its a dealer its a bit more than buying private!

anyway, anybody know of the optional extras ????

First of all your still in the wrong section believe it or not. This is a site for the 8th gen Civic, we drive the FN2 Type R and you are enquiring about a 7th Gen EP3 Type R. Here is my post from this morning:

Originally Posted by angie4m

Hi welcome, i'm sure there will be a few with EP3 knowledge. I do recall the 30th anniversary edt being launch about 02ish? And it had leather seats as standard.

If nobody on here can confirm, there is a Type R owners forum and they are really into their EP3's

Good luck

Oh and fogs were never standard on the 7th gen CTR, they were an optional extra

Can I also add that £15k was about the price of a late 2006 EP3 last July when I placed my order for the FN2. The dealer had three at the time, one cosmic, one NHB and one alabasta. I would have expected the price to come down from that as you can buy a FN2 second hand for about £16k, there is actaully one guy on here selling a 2007 FN2 GT in Silver for £15,500! And you'd still get the rest of the warranty which would last longer than the one you get from the dealers on the EP3 because it would just be the remainder of it.

Some info here Honda Celebrates Civic's 30th Anniversary With Special Type-R

and here Specifications

Please do not be offended if we don't know the optional extras on this car for the fact we don't oen EP3's but some people have done before. You may want to ask some of the people on this site Civic Type R Owners • Index page a lot of them have EP3's on the brain!

[angie4m]

Actually 666 has dropped the price of his FN2 to £14,500 Silver FN2 GT for sale. £14,500 thats much cheaper than the EP3's you've been looking at. madness

[NEEMSTAR]

15250 ?????????????????????????????????????/

are you feeling alright mate ???????????????

Buy a used HONDA CIVIC Car - Auto Trader UK

[Dimplyred]

I agree, way too much I'm afraid.

[ghowarth]

There was a 2007 milano red type r on ebay last week, very low mileage GT with sat nav at 15.5 k..........I know what I'd do

[Dimplyred]

Originally Posted by ghowarth

There was a 2007 milano red type r on ebay last week, very low mileage GT with sat nav at 15.5 k..........I know what I'd do

I'd buy this one Silver FN2 GT for sale. £14,500 Angie mentioned.

[type r magic]

i will actually be picking it up for about 12-13k though, maybe cheaper, because i get discount at Honda so the price not a issue, but thanks for the concern everyone

and i only want the ep3 model im afraid guys, my dream car

anyway ive done bit of research and seems the only real optional extras were just the fog lights on the final edition 2006 model

anyone else that can confirm this???
think i will try the correct forum next time to lol but thanks for help anyway

[angie4m]

Do you need glasses at all? If you care to read what had now been posted by myself twice! I've highlighted what you've asked and something I already confirmed: (Sorry but when people decide to ask questions and not read what is in front of them it gets right on my t*ts!)

Originally Posted by type r magic

anyway ive done bit of research and seems the only real optional extras were just the fog lights on the final edition 2006 model

anyone else that can confirm this???

Originally Posted by angie4m

Hi welcome, i'm sure there will be a few with EP3 knowledge. I do recall the 30th anniversary edt being launch about 02ish? And it had leather seats as standard.

If nobody on here can confirm, there is a Type R owners forum and they are really into their EP3's

Good luck

Oh and fogs were never standard on the 7th gen CTR, they were an optional extra

You also said this:

Originally Posted by type r magic

ive seen one at honda showroom, specs:
its a showroom display car which has had one registered owner since may 2006 with full service history
£15,250 facelift model
18,000 miles
very good condition
the extras, it has rear the tints, AC, momo wheel, red interior, mirror indicators but not the fog lights

is this a good price?? and is it the full pack besides the foglights??

any help would be much appreciated

thank you
Rav

Followed by this:

Originally Posted by type r magic

i will actually be picking it up for about 12-13k though, maybe cheaper, because i get discount at Honda so the price not a issue, but thanks for the concern everyone

Sorry to burst your bubble but EVERYONE gets discount, its called doing a deal and usually you get a BIGGER discount if you don't have a trade in and pay cash. Its not like working for Asda where you get a Staff Discount card.

If your next line is, I work for Honda so get a discount then forget it.....otherwise you would have known the specs of the EP3 and if your only new I'm 100% sure there would be people there who would be able to help and point you in the right direction.

Next you'll be telling us you've also managed to wrangle 2 years free servicing out of them too!

On another point, that was the price of a 2006 EP3 last July (again as i've said before) was £15k. I've just had a look at the price of used EP3's and the most expensive I can see it £13,995!

[harleyfatboy]

Truly a font of knowledge and wisdom .....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

[vince0118]

hahahhHahahaha loool great post Ange I can feel the anger and frustration!!

[angie4m]

Originally Posted by vince0118

hahahhHahahaha loool great post Ange I can feel the anger and frustration!!

Boy was doing my head in that day.......wrong thread, several threads and well best to ask on a 7th gen site than an 8th gen site....I know that Honda are known for having a following but the new civic was designed to get the older generations out of the car and the younger ones into it and quite a lot of folk on this site are first time Honda owners