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Haven't had anything that corners like this since the MK1 Golf trackcar!

Tip top! That looks great.

An Autumn blast across the Moors maybe in order if anyone fancies it?

McSwede wrote: Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:21 pm Tip top! That looks great.

An Autumn blast across the Moors maybe in order if anyone fancies it?

I'm up for it.

Zonda_ wrote: Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:33 pm

McSwede wrote: Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:21 pm Tip top! That looks great.

An Autumn blast across the Moors maybe in order if anyone fancies it?

I'm up for it.

Spot on!

Anyone else up this way fancy it??

Details?

DeskJockey wrote: Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:01 pmDetails?

Of the car or the meet McSwede is proposing?

The car is a 58 plate Civic Type R obviously and is in startlingly good condition, usual stone chips on the front which every one I've seen has but I have a great body guy who will paint it for not much at all. Full history, unmodified blah blah...

Excellent - looks great!

Looks good. How much? Mileage?

I like these and if they’d had 5 seats I doubt I’d be driving a scooby now.

Carl

Amazing how restrained and nice it looks now compared to the violently ugly new Civic.

Mito Man wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 11:27 am Amazing how restrained and nice it looks now compared to the violently ugly new Civic.

Exactly. I didn't like this CTR when it came out but it grew on me and now there's the new ugly one the previous versions just looks so good.

Nice. You need to do this now.

Zonda_ wrote: Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:17 pm

Haven't had anything that corners like this since the MK1 Golf trackcar!

That's lovely, which is more than anyone can say about the latest version.

Edit : @ian_f

Yikes.

So that wheel isnt bolted to tbe hub? Its held on by those trolley castors?

This looks like a great way to waste time & money on development.

drcarlos wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:23 am I like these and if they’d had 5 seats I doubt I’d be driving a scooby now.

Carl

We had a Civic of this generation (2.2 CDTI) and the key thing I remember about it was how wide it seemed. I’d say it’s a very generous 5 seater. Does the Type R have a different rear bench that stops you using the 5th seat?

PaulJ wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:02 pmThat's lovely, which is more than anyone can say about the latest version.

Absolutely. I still can't quite believe just how ugly the new one is! Very un-Honda to produce something so crass.

JLv3.0 wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:38 pm

PaulJ wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:02 pmThat's lovely, which is more than anyone can say about the latest version.

Absolutely. I still can't quite believe just how ugly the new one is! Very un-Honda to produce something so crass.

And the new one is huge in comparison, although this does feel tiny coming from the 4 Series.

NotoriousREV wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:37 pm

drcarlos wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:23 am I like these and if they’d had 5 seats I doubt I’d be driving a scooby now.

Carl

We had a Civic of this generation (2.2 CDTI) and the key thing I remember about it was how wide it seemed. I’d say it’s a very generous 5 seater. Does the Type R have a different rear bench that stops you using the 5th seat?

Only 2 seatbelts in the back.

Zonda_ wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 1:26 pm

NotoriousREV wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:37 pm

drcarlos wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:23 am I like these and if they’d had 5 seats I doubt I’d be driving a scooby now.

Carl

We had a Civic of this generation (2.2 CDTI) and the key thing I remember about it was how wide it seemed. I’d say it’s a very generous 5 seater. Does the Type R have a different rear bench that stops you using the 5th seat?

Only 2 seatbelts in the back.

Really? How dumb. We had a baby seat, a booster cushion and regularly had an adult sit comfortably between the two when we had ours. Don’t know why they’d remove the belt for the Type R. Can one not be retrofitted?

NotoriousREV wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 1:42 pm

Zonda_ wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 1:26 pm

NotoriousREV wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:37 pm

We had a Civic of this generation (2.2 CDTI) and the key thing I remember about it was how wide it seemed. I’d say it’s a very generous 5 seater. Does the Type R have a different rear bench that stops you using the 5th seat?

Only 2 seatbelts in the back.

Really? How dumb. We had a baby seat, a booster cushion and regularly had an adult sit comfortably between the two when we had ours. Don’t know why they’d remove the belt for the Type R. Can one not be retrofitted?

I imagine the mounting points will be there but the rear bench does look as though it's designed for 2 people, the middle section is raised so wouldn't be very comfortable to sit on.