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Well, this is my new car so I'll be on here pestering you guys now and then! My Honda Civic Type R, 2004 54 Reg, EP3 Facelift and completely standard apart from a Magnex Cat Back stainless exhaust (oh, and a VTEC light where the fag lighter should be, which is coming out!). Not too loud and not raspy, it'll do for a bit. The car drives great, tight and together.
So, more details I hear you ask. FSH (Honda Main Dealer and TDI North) and just had new air filter, wipers, brakes (Mintex discs and pads) and some other bits, 62k, 2 previous owners, full MOT, 6 months TAX, oil change done every 6k with Silkoline fully synth 5/30, sounds expensive stuff but I've always done oil every 6k myself. It's near mint - I am picky so it has some front stone chips but no dents anywhere, a teeny scratch on the back bumper and thats it. I'd like to sort the stone chips eventually but probably not worth it seeing as they're so common on CTR's. But, the car is exceptional inside and out otherwise for it's age. Oh, theres a couple of tiny kerb marks on a couple of wheels but I will refurb these in time anyway (not that they need it). Toyo T1-R tyres. Unfortunately no aircon, but every other one I saw had it but just weren't as nice a car or comparable milage if they were decent (i.e. 15-20k above this milage on the couple I thought were tidy enough to consider and more money infact). It also has a front speaker upgrade, apparently done from new, so I will have to find more details out about that as it is significantly better than the usual rubbish CTR audio (uses standard head unit though). Had genuine as new CTR floor mats and Honda cill protectors.
I bought it in a private sale from a relatively mature owner who'd owned it for 3 years. It felt a lot of money to someone like me, but in retrospect I think it was probably on the money. I looked at a fair few, I saw some cheaper ones, even some with lower miles, but a lot of these were red (would end up pink with me!) and something about most adverts told me to avoid. You tend to get a feel from most ad's I find. I did want Black or Cosmic Grey but I think that Silver will actually suit me (and my irregular car washing times) quite well.
So that is that. It needs nothing, but I am going to change the coolant ready for winter, wet vac the front seats (they are mint condition but a wet vac won't hurt) and just keep it well maintained initially! It doesn't even rattle inside, I hope that lasts! 100 times better than my old MK4 Golf Turbo. Only two issues I've found since I've done about 120 miles in it, only got it yesterday, are the front passenger brake squeaks a bit but this is maybe due to the new discs and pads and also I have a slight whining noise which could be the alternator belt/pulley.
Anyway, Some pics:
So, more details I hear you ask. FSH (Honda Main Dealer and TDI North) and just had new air filter, wipers, brakes (Mintex discs and pads) and some other bits, 62k, 2 previous owners, full MOT, 6 months TAX, oil change done every 6k with Silkoline fully synth 5/30, sounds expensive stuff but I've always done oil every 6k myself. It's near mint - I am picky so it has some front stone chips but no dents anywhere, a teeny scratch on the back bumper and thats it. I'd like to sort the stone chips eventually but probably not worth it seeing as they're so common on CTR's. But, the car is exceptional inside and out otherwise for it's age. Oh, theres a couple of tiny kerb marks on a couple of wheels but I will refurb these in time anyway (not that they need it). Toyo T1-R tyres. Unfortunately no aircon, but every other one I saw had it but just weren't as nice a car or comparable milage if they were decent (i.e. 15-20k above this milage on the couple I thought were tidy enough to consider and more money infact). It also has a front speaker upgrade, apparently done from new, so I will have to find more details out about that as it is significantly better than the usual rubbish CTR audio (uses standard head unit though). Had genuine as new CTR floor mats and Honda cill protectors.
I bought it in a private sale from a relatively mature owner who'd owned it for 3 years. It felt a lot of money to someone like me, but in retrospect I think it was probably on the money. I looked at a fair few, I saw some cheaper ones, even some with lower miles, but a lot of these were red (would end up pink with me!) and something about most adverts told me to avoid. You tend to get a feel from most ad's I find. I did want Black or Cosmic Grey but I think that Silver will actually suit me (and my irregular car washing times) quite well.
So that is that. It needs nothing, but I am going to change the coolant ready for winter, wet vac the front seats (they are mint condition but a wet vac won't hurt) and just keep it well maintained initially! It doesn't even rattle inside, I hope that lasts! 100 times better than my old MK4 Golf Turbo. Only two issues I've found since I've done about 120 miles in it, only got it yesterday, are the front passenger brake squeaks a bit but this is maybe due to the new discs and pads and also I have a slight whining noise which could be the alternator belt/pulley.
Anyway, Some pics:
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Love it all in all, love how you can pootle around and then turn it into a wannabe race car if you keep those revs up!
