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Ik2025
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Post by Ik2025 »

Just out of interest do people post their current garage, or their Honda history in signature blocks?

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EEEE
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Post by EEEE »

Just current ones for me
'21 e Advance - Charge Yellow - E1702RR alloys
'17 Civic Sport CVT
'00 Prelude 2.2VTi
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Post by Verone »

If I had my car history in my signature it'd be ten times longer than most of my posts... haha

Just have info on my e in there! :D
Icelandic Advance Limited Edition in Premium Crystal Red on 17" rims
Registered May 2023
Home Type 2 Charging & Free Work Type 2 Charging! Woo!
ODO - 13200km
Ik2025
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Post by Ik2025 »

EEEE wrote: Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:20 pm Just current ones for me
Actually I was looking at your prelude before I wrote that. I had the earlier model, brilliant cars.

It would be interesting to see the car histories and owner opinion.
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Post by EEEE »

I don't think I could ever part with the prelude. It's a late spec 2.2vti manual with the Motegi body kit and a few mods. I'd never heard of the car until I bought one cheap in an ebay auction (a 97 manual VTi), and it lasted so well, when the clutch went and arches rusted out, I bought another straight away.

It needs a fair amount of preventative maintenance as it approached 25years/140k, but its never let me down (and still putting out 191 of the 197bhp at the last check).
'21 e Advance - Charge Yellow - E1702RR alloys
'17 Civic Sport CVT
'00 Prelude 2.2VTi
Ik2025
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Post by Ik2025 »

My first car was a teardrop civic VTi, after that I got the VTEC bug and I've had almost all models for at least a time. None ever dropped a beat.

I lost interest when they softened vtec and added turbos, but I do fancy a civic type r when prices become humane.
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Post by EEEE »

To me, the newer civics are not civics, they started off as utilitarian no nonsense hatchbacks, and now are mid size family cars with all the gadgets.

The 10th Gen that we have (1.5t sport), is a largish car, full of gadgets and driving aids just like the e (that do not get used). It has plenty of poke, but its no longer a 'first car' type car. Its practical and comfortable enough, a little too much road noise, enough power but a bit let down by the CVT gearbox for spirited driving. As a manual it'd be much more fun, as the chassis is very stiff and has plenty of mechanical grip.

I guess the attraction with the 'spicier' older models is that they still retained that utilitarianism of the base model, but it was buoyed by the engineering prowess of the remarkable VTEC engines of the era. There is something satisfying about driving the older cars, its just more rewarding, more visceral, more involved. Driving the e is very very boring in comparison. Even the civic is a bit more fun to drive than the e.

If they made a spicier Jazz model that would be interesting, but i doubt there is a market for it. Hot hatches aren't a thing anymore it would seem.
'21 e Advance - Charge Yellow - E1702RR alloys
'17 Civic Sport CVT
'00 Prelude 2.2VTi
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