Hello everyone,my first post on here!
If I do buy one of the latest Civic type Rs I may well be the oldest owner in the UK...let's just say my age starts with a 6!
In the past I have previously owned 2 type Rs...or should I say three,because back in '96 I bought a new Prelude 2.2 vTec,surely a type R in all but name!
After that I had an Accord type R and more recently an FN2 Civic,a 2011 car,one of the last with the standard lsd.
All three were Milano red,bit sorry really that they have changed to a different red for the FK8 because I'll probably end up with another red car,although daughter says it should be white...we'll see.
I've had many cars in the past but here I am at the moment with a BMW M140i,10 months old,sort of a second fun type car so only on 3k miles at present...why do I want to change?
Best way of describing the BM is that it's turned out to be too much of a cruiser, although a very fast one.The engine is brilliant,so is the 8 speed auto box (manual ones are less good)...then there is the rest of the car!
Ride and handling are not good (the BM fans spend loads to improve it,lsd suspension kits, M spec control arms etc., etc.
Steering dead,seats not great for me,neither are the too understated looks...so I need something to excite me a bit more in my declining years,and something with a good manual gearbox.
With all the great reviews I've read of the FK8 it seems like it should meet my needs.
Looking to buy probably next March and obviously I will have a test drive at some point.
Questions for now:
Is there much of a waiting list for new orders?
Discount?...not much I suppose...Coast2Coast show £945 off a GT version.
Not a prime consideration,but I assume motorway refinement is OK? Can't find anywhere what the gearing is in terms of rpm per 000 revs in top gear?
Thanks for reading.
If I do buy one of the latest Civic type Rs I may well be the oldest owner in the UK...let's just say my age starts with a 6!
In the past I have previously owned 2 type Rs...or should I say three,because back in '96 I bought a new Prelude 2.2 vTec,surely a type R in all but name!
After that I had an Accord type R and more recently an FN2 Civic,a 2011 car,one of the last with the standard lsd.
All three were Milano red,bit sorry really that they have changed to a different red for the FK8 because I'll probably end up with another red car,although daughter says it should be white...we'll see.
I've had many cars in the past but here I am at the moment with a BMW M140i,10 months old,sort of a second fun type car so only on 3k miles at present...why do I want to change?
Best way of describing the BM is that it's turned out to be too much of a cruiser, although a very fast one.The engine is brilliant,so is the 8 speed auto box (manual ones are less good)...then there is the rest of the car!
Ride and handling are not good (the BM fans spend loads to improve it,lsd suspension kits, M spec control arms etc., etc.
Steering dead,seats not great for me,neither are the too understated looks...so I need something to excite me a bit more in my declining years,and something with a good manual gearbox.
With all the great reviews I've read of the FK8 it seems like it should meet my needs.
Looking to buy probably next March and obviously I will have a test drive at some point.
Questions for now:
Is there much of a waiting list for new orders?
Discount?...not much I suppose...Coast2Coast show £945 off a GT version.
Not a prime consideration,but I assume motorway refinement is OK? Can't find anywhere what the gearing is in terms of rpm per 000 revs in top gear?
Thanks for reading.
