sime 71

hi peeps.im thinkin of gettin a second car and i've been thinkin ov something like a civic type r has anyone on here owned one and wot are they like cheers peeps

leerichosti

havent owned one personally but our kid has had 3/4 cant remember and his last one was an import and aparently his best they come with a little more power and a few bits and bobs but most of all the have a limited slip dif fitted which makes all the difference

depending on budget of course

CTR54

we have a 02 ctr which the wife mainly drives exellent car all round with a very high reving engine but try and find one with full history.u wont be dissapointed

what would scooby do

I had an 04 CTR - useless apart from on a race track. VTEC was invented for economy not performance. Electric steering "jams" at low speed.

their torque is useless..

taffyboyo

I had 03 ctr, cracking car with a cracking engine, not everyones cup of tea mind, best bet is to have a long test drive
taffy

Eddie1980

If you drive it right its very very rewarding, not lightening fast or massively torquey but when it all comes together not that slow. The old shape is a nicer car more ways then one!!

All round a very reliable almost bullet proof car. I am currently running about in a little VTI CRX Del Sol, sadly its not roof off weather.

sime 71

cheers for all the info peeps i'll go and have a good old test drive in one and see wot i think .its not gonna be as quick as my scoob but i just want somethin to potter around in through the week and keep me scoob for the weekend.and my miss's could drive that insted of keep asking me for ago in the scoob cause it aint gonna happen cheers peeps much appreciated

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

had the Civic R on a 53 plate, great car, hard to get traction in the wet though, superb gearbox.

WOuld you not consider a tuned 205 GTI instead

sime 71

never really like the pugs the gearbox in them feels a bit rough.sayin that i wouldn't dismiss havin a go in one to see wot there like

Rmonkey

Gti-6. Best of the gti's.

sime 71

yeah the gti 6 is quick i can remember coming back from castle combe years ago in my mates rs turbo wiv about 190 bhp (ish) and one was behind us so he cained it but couldn't shake it.thought to my self wot the fooook

sime 71

hay nice car cookie just wonderin were you got the grill and the splitter and fog covers from mate looks sweet

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

Very easily sorted with new rods and quick shift, my gear change feels spot on now.

Just need to fix the engine

Rmonkey

The handling was top notch to. But my 04 ctr is a more potent weapon obviously.

corradoboy

If you're keeping the Scoob for performance driving, why not look at something which is fun to drive but also economical ? I have a Skoda Fabia vRS which is running 180bhp and 312 lb/ft which sees the in gear 30-70 time matching STiPPP's and yet I can still get 65mpg on a steady run. Even en-route to work tonight I didn't hold back on a mix of A/B roads and m/way and averaged 45mpg. If you want something that looks a bit nicer then the Ibiza PD160 in a 3 door is more stylish. More in the CTR class though is the Leon which can be had in PD150 trim.

VAG diesels are superb for both economy and performance At least ry and blag a test drive in one before you commit your cash to a petrol alternative, they really are eye-openers

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

Fog covers are Ocari items from Ebay
Grill is from Subaru
Spliter is from Prodrive

As it is now though

CTR54

well.... after yesterdays posting we went x-mas shopping in and around coventry and took the wifes ctr and i must say i had some fun driving it but have now got sore ears wife telling me to slow down but i enjoyed driving it now back to driving my scoob sensibly

sime 71

sweet cheers matey looks the dogs dangleys mate