WelshyWelsh
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Hi guys,
I have owned my Premier Edition EP3 for ten months now so thought I was well overdue in adding it to the members’ cars section. I previously owned a Hyundai Coupe F2 Evolution which I loved, despite the fact that it started racking up faults as the months went by, wasn’t particularly fast and was, well, a Hyundai.
Then in March of last year I changed jobs and I needed a newer, reliable car as I’d be on the road a lot. The sensible option would of course have been a VW diesel saloon, but as I was going to be racking up the miles (including a lot of trips up the windy roads to mid Wales), I figured fun should take priority. So I bought what I’d always wanted - an EP3.
I picked up my 55 plate Cosmic from Chiswick Honda with 55K miles. As well as all the usual Premier Edition extras, it had air conditioning, built in Honda Sat Nav and FSH. It was (and still is!) in immaculate condition, no curbing of the alloys, trolley dents, etc. Here are some pics from today now the sun has magically appeared. Not as clean as it could be, but relatively shiny.
I’ve racked up 14K miles so far and have loved every minute of it – VTEC just doesn’t get old! In terms of modding, my plans are to keep it pretty standard for the time being due to the mileage I’m covering (Spoon N1 would be lovely, but will give me a headache all day every day!)
The money I’ve spent has been on getting the car back to exact OEM standards, so new rear brake discs and pads, Bridgestone Potenzas all round and getting air con fixed when it packed in – thankfully under warranty.
That said, I have been sold on the JDM mats as I’m a sucker for anything rare and stupidly priced. I’m also seriously considering a Gruppe M as it shouldn’t be too loud with everything standard looking at forum posts, but need to check on how it’ll affect the already dodgy fuel economy.
Cheers for looking!
I have owned my Premier Edition EP3 for ten months now so thought I was well overdue in adding it to the members’ cars section. I previously owned a Hyundai Coupe F2 Evolution which I loved, despite the fact that it started racking up faults as the months went by, wasn’t particularly fast and was, well, a Hyundai.
Then in March of last year I changed jobs and I needed a newer, reliable car as I’d be on the road a lot. The sensible option would of course have been a VW diesel saloon, but as I was going to be racking up the miles (including a lot of trips up the windy roads to mid Wales), I figured fun should take priority. So I bought what I’d always wanted - an EP3.
I picked up my 55 plate Cosmic from Chiswick Honda with 55K miles. As well as all the usual Premier Edition extras, it had air conditioning, built in Honda Sat Nav and FSH. It was (and still is!) in immaculate condition, no curbing of the alloys, trolley dents, etc. Here are some pics from today now the sun has magically appeared. Not as clean as it could be, but relatively shiny.
I’ve racked up 14K miles so far and have loved every minute of it – VTEC just doesn’t get old! In terms of modding, my plans are to keep it pretty standard for the time being due to the mileage I’m covering (Spoon N1 would be lovely, but will give me a headache all day every day!)
The money I’ve spent has been on getting the car back to exact OEM standards, so new rear brake discs and pads, Bridgestone Potenzas all round and getting air con fixed when it packed in – thankfully under warranty.
That said, I have been sold on the JDM mats as I’m a sucker for anything rare and stupidly priced. I’m also seriously considering a Gruppe M as it shouldn’t be too loud with everything standard looking at forum posts, but need to check on how it’ll affect the already dodgy fuel economy.
Cheers for looking!
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