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Berger said:
I went out in Tims at one of the Manchester Meets, while the exhaust and engine was comedy gold, with the rev counter going right up to 10k.

It didn't feel that quick, and handled quite tidy, I wouldn't pay the £3800 ontop of what my 306 Rallye cost to buy one since there was no real world difference in it, just how big your balls are and how thick your skull is.
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Difference will exist at sale time but you get to drive a car that uses less fuel and doesnt have French electrics in the meanwhile.
 
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lol at the EK9 having to use first gear in some of the corners, lack of torque FTL:p

edit: oh both cars do it.
 
Jonnycoupe said:
Difference will exist at sale time but you get to drive a car that uses less fuel and doesnt have French electrics in the meanwhile.
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Please tell me that this is your attempt at being humorous. Please do. I just can't go to bed tonight thinking that a sane human being would spout such utter nonsense.

Bringing in fuel costs for a "hoon car" is stupid as it is. Bringing in fuel costs comparing it to a car that will (nearest makes no difference) return more or less the same sort of MPG figures is really stupid.

No wait, the EK9 is a 1.6 and the 306 is a 2.0. That MUST be wrong :rolleyes:.
 
Joshy said:
Please tell me that this is your attempt at being humorous. Please do. I just can't go to bed tonight thinking that a sane human being would spout such utter nonsense.

Bringing in fuel costs for a "hoon car" is stupid as it is. Bringing in fuel costs comparing it to a car that will (nearest makes no difference) return more or less the same sort of MPG figures is really stupid.

No wait, the EK9 is a 1.6 and the 306 is a 2.0. That MUST be wrong :rolleyes:.
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FWIW, my friend with the EK9 claims a tank to tank average of around 34MPG (Calculated on odometer since last fill up and brimming each fill up). It would seem the b16 is really rather quite frugal. I guess having 5600RPM of 'economy mode' and a light car to power helps.
 
MikeHiow said:
FWIW, my friend with the EK9 claims a tank to tank average of around 34MPG (Calculated on odometer since last fill up and brimming each fill up). It would seem the b16 is really rather quite frugal. I guess having 5600RPM of 'economy mode' and a light car to power helps.
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~6200rpm on the B16B:D
 
Are you sure? I observed the changeover wasn't until around then earlier, but I'm sure someone told me that they tacho over-reads.
 
They do over-read, but not by that much:p It tends to engage at 6000-6200. Definitely not 5600 though, even the ITR was 5800?

It's a little high tbh, get it on hondata and lower it to 5700-5800, much more driveable:cool:
 
Housey said:
Best Motoring makes Top Gear seem scientific.
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Indeed, I love Japanese cars but Best Motoring is a terrible way to judge a car. It isn't a coincidence that their home cars win every time against competition that destroys it on every other playing field across the world.
 
Doesn't stop all the jap fanbois drooling over it! Entertainment it may be (debatably...) but anything other than that it certainly is not.
 
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