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Had my 2010 Type R GT for just over a week and have to say - what a car!
My 2006 Civic 1.8 was getting on a bit and the Boxster is hibernating in the garage and I was lacking driving fun. I test drove a new Focus, Golf, Scirocco and Astra but the Type R was the only one that gave me a silly grin afterwards so had to have it.
Quite impressed with the economy, around 25mpg so far which isn't bad for the short trips I have been doing (the 1.8 gets around 35mpg for the same journeys - although I was giving the R a fair bit more stick). The ride is firm down the country roads to work but my fillings are staying put thankfully. I can see why some people moan about the ride but why buy a hot hatch if you are looking for comfort? Nowhere near as much crashing, banging and rattling than my previous Civic. The stereo is a bit improvement, more bass over the 5 door and the iphone integration is brill. Cant say I have noticed the difference from the limited slip diff, need to drive an older R to compare. The HID's are great, a bit yellow but an easy swap for 6000k units. What an engine! really sounds like a rally car over 5000rpm. Exhaust note is not as vocal as the Boxster but fab for a 4 cylinder.
My only gripe was that I didn't know it's not certified for towing until I read the manual a couple of days later, how am I going to tow my glider trailer now?
My 2006 Civic 1.8 was getting on a bit and the Boxster is hibernating in the garage and I was lacking driving fun. I test drove a new Focus, Golf, Scirocco and Astra but the Type R was the only one that gave me a silly grin afterwards so had to have it.
Quite impressed with the economy, around 25mpg so far which isn't bad for the short trips I have been doing (the 1.8 gets around 35mpg for the same journeys - although I was giving the R a fair bit more stick). The ride is firm down the country roads to work but my fillings are staying put thankfully. I can see why some people moan about the ride but why buy a hot hatch if you are looking for comfort? Nowhere near as much crashing, banging and rattling than my previous Civic. The stereo is a bit improvement, more bass over the 5 door and the iphone integration is brill. Cant say I have noticed the difference from the limited slip diff, need to drive an older R to compare. The HID's are great, a bit yellow but an easy swap for 6000k units. What an engine! really sounds like a rally car over 5000rpm. Exhaust note is not as vocal as the Boxster but fab for a 4 cylinder.
My only gripe was that I didn't know it's not certified for towing until I read the manual a couple of days later, how am I going to tow my glider trailer now?
