Recent content by MrFandango

I sold my old car back in May to WBAC and it was a positive experience. I will say however that my car was absolutely pristine and they still knocked the guts of £800 off due to a couple of very minor imperfections in the paint. They argued that on 50k plus cars the smallest blemish is picked...

I think the ride with the 20s in comfort mode is pretty good, better than I was expecting and that includes driving on poor roads. My RS6 felt worse on the same roads, but I put that down to 21s and weighing 2 tonnes! Guess it depends on your frame of reference. You could try checking your...

I'm not sure chopping in the FK8 for a Trophy and a DC5 screams financial sense to me... Moving to older cars (both arguably less capable than the Civic) and then doubling the insurance, tax, mot, servicing costs etc. Fair enough if you got a runabout and a DC5, I can maybe see some potential...

I followed a red Type R the other day, first time I'd seen one in the flesh. Looked amazing. I'm happy with the grey, but if I'm honest I was really taken by the dark metallic blue paint available on the pre facelift. Shame they didn't include it for the facelift.

What was wrong with your wheels Matt? Yeah I'm just looking for a cat back system, it's really only sound that I as affected. I believe a dealer would be hard pushed to void your warranty over that alone. I think I'm now of a mind to just do it.

Aha, of course :p Indeed, try hey completely slipped my mind. A rather missed opportunity there. It just seems odd to me that for a car so focused and designed to see some track work, that there is little/no tollerence for some small modifications. Did they honestly think CTR owners would want...

Matt, did your dealer say anything to you re the exhaust during any servicing and did you have any warranty work carried out during that time? Dotty's comment re Honda doesn't fill me with hope, but I don't see why they should be any more problematic than BMW/Audi/Lexus or Porsche who haven't...

I'm keen to fit an aftermarket exhaust to my FK8. Partly to beef up the sound and partly because I'm not overly satisfied with the look of the three pipe OEM exhaust. Has anyone done this, or found a sympathetic Honda dealer to fit it for them, and still managed to keep their warranty intact...

It was by a chap local to me - Clark Aitken detailing. I've been going to him for around 10 years. He does super cars and all the fancy stuff, luckily he found time to fit the Civic in before I ruined the paint.

I was initially set on the blue, but I think the subtle approach is more me. I'm certainly looking forward to the easy washing from here on in :)

'somthing better' is subjective ;) I was previously looking at low mileage M5s at £60k+ and Alfa QFs and AMG C63s saloons at £50k+. I wanted to replace my RS6, keep most of the practicalities but gain more fun. After driving them all I realised they were still a bit too heavy and in the case...

Wasn’t sold on this colour originally, but it looks pretty good now that’s it had a wash, some PPF and ceramic coating:

If it helps, I bought one anyway and haven't had any issues, touch wood. But then Ive only just hit 98 miles. It'll be fine :)

I don't believe the gear crunch issue was 'solved', it was certainly never referenced as a fix in the facelift model. I actually don't believe Honda even officially confirmed it was an issue. I guess all you can do it drive the car and see. There are more leanered owners on here that can...

Exactly, and this is why I think it’s a decent choice. A good friend with a background in tuned Elises and recently a GT4 pointed me at the FK8. He’s keen himself. I approve of your potential choices and in those colours too. Although there’s a lovely dark metallic green option for the Lotus...