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Hello guys, I'm a new first time type R owner. I currently drive a GT86 and have owned it for over a year, it's an absolute nightmare to live with! I need something fast, reliable, practical and most of all, future proof, being a relatively young person the factor of "future proof" was very important. Being a massive Japanese car fanboy the only option for me was the new Civic Type R. The Golf R meh, Focus RS too expensive, Megane RS... No thanks, and then the general run of the mill Evo, Skyline etc. are ridiculously expensive to insure and run on a daily driver basis. After test driving one and pondering for a couple of days I decided to go ahead with the great finance deal I was offered through my local Honda dealer. I opted for the basic non GT model (not interested in gadgets) and the sporty blue colour!
I managed to get a brilliant insurance quote from direct line of £670, comprehensive with NCD protection too which I thought was really good considering I'm 24 and still classed as a "young driver"! Any young driver contemplating a new type R, try these for insurance!
Anyway, onto the questions... I've driven "quick" cars before so have experience in quick cars, however nothing THIS quick! And never anything with a turbo. I understand turbos require time for the oil to warm up before thrashing them, letting them cool down before turning off the ignition, however is this required for a modern day factory turbo? Also, what kind of temperature readings would be right before thrashing the engine? What is the correct amount of boost pressure to be shown on the boost gauge? I've never had a car with such fancy gadgetry and digital readings as this so want to make sure I'm interpreting the readouts correctly!
sorry if the questions sound daft, but we all have to start somewhere I guess...
cheers!
I managed to get a brilliant insurance quote from direct line of £670, comprehensive with NCD protection too which I thought was really good considering I'm 24 and still classed as a "young driver"! Any young driver contemplating a new type R, try these for insurance!
Anyway, onto the questions... I've driven "quick" cars before so have experience in quick cars, however nothing THIS quick! And never anything with a turbo. I understand turbos require time for the oil to warm up before thrashing them, letting them cool down before turning off the ignition, however is this required for a modern day factory turbo? Also, what kind of temperature readings would be right before thrashing the engine? What is the correct amount of boost pressure to be shown on the boost gauge? I've never had a car with such fancy gadgetry and digital readings as this so want to make sure I'm interpreting the readouts correctly!
sorry if the questions sound daft, but we all have to start somewhere I guess...
cheers!