Thinking about it actually, didn't someone (may even have been Mike?) say that Honda's regularly need 60k rebuilds as well in a recent ****le engine thread?
If so I wonder if Mike has considered any impending engine rebuilds
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Thinking about it actually, didn't someone (may even have been Mike?) say that Honda's regularly need 60k rebuilds as well in a recent ****le engine thread?
If so I wonder if Mike has considered any impending engine rebuilds
Because you can't afford one that isn't painted a horrid colour?
Ahh, the Gloves are off
.You don't seem to have a clue about how having a "weekend" car works. By your admission you're hardly going to be using the bloody thing. If you've got to be frugal when it comes to running a weekend toy perhaps you shouldn't be buying one. Or why not go the whole hog and get a Diesel Mike? You seem to be all about the MPGz.
Why on earth do you keep on bringing up the 182 and EP3?
Ever considered what happens if the bottom falls out of the EK9 market?
The type of driving that leaves you shaking and needing a hit of nicotine afterwards?
.Ones a brilliant Hot Hatch and the other is a brilliant hot hatch without a seemingly unexplainable £4,000 premium (or £5,000+ if you don't want one that was originally Spec'd by Bananaman)
Come on Mike, for someone who claims to be in the "know" about cars calling a Xsara VTS "bland" is plain stupid.
Are you dense? Seriously, this is exactly what we've all been talking about. Your utter inability to take anyone's opinions aboard. If it wasn't so utterly pathetic we'd have left you to your own devices months ago.
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Thinking about it actually, didn't someone (may even have been Mike?) say that Honda's regularly need 60k rebuilds as well in a recent ****le engine thread?
If so I wonder if Mike has considered any impending engine rebuilds
Very misguided there sonny. Part of the investment you make with a Honda is the engine!
Depends entirely on the car in question and obviously your own history, but around £10-£25 a week for me.
And as I say, I only do it if it's for a car I'm considering to buy seriously.
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Is this the tutorial group for how to be a regurgitator?
Lol at the rolly eyes. No one with an ounce of sanity would argue with my statement, and even they did they would resort to words...
Lol at the rolly eyes. No one with an ounce of sanity would argue with my statement, and even they did they would resort to words...
That was my point, I was taking the **** in my first post.
IIRC MikeH said in a recent thread that some Hondas need rebuilds every 60k much like the ****le engines in the RX7 and RX8. Now he is buying one as the 'cheap' option.
Whoosh.
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The point he is making is that MikeH himself said that some Honda 1.6 VTEC engines require a rebuild every 60k miles, back when he was arguing that the RX8 was the bestest car ever.
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Ah i see! That makes no sence and hence it must have come from Mikes keyboard.
Thinking about it actually, didn't someone (may even have been Mike?) say that Honda's regularly need 60k rebuilds as well in a recent ****le engine thread?
If so I wonder if Mike has considered any impending engine rebuilds
You're getting as good as Fox at twisting things. I stated that I saw a one of these Honda videos where some bloke from Spoon stated that a B16b or B18c should be rebuilt every 60K miles.
Because you can't afford one that isn't painted a horrid colour?
Colour is irrelevant to me, but I actually quite like the yellow. But to answer your question, I cannot afford the kind of money people want for a facelift CW model, no.
Who's definition of weekend car are you using? Plus I stated it was a weekend/occasional use car. One day, when you have a family to support you'll understand that frivolous spending isn't an option, and there is no shame saving a bit of money here and there. Looking after the pounds soon add up, but I'm guessing this is a concept you have no grasp of as you're still driving around in a Soarer when you so openly admit you're bored of it.
Why on earth do you keep on bringing up the 182 and EP3?
Ever considered what happens if the bottom falls out of the EK9 market?
Because they are the cars that people are suggesting instead of the EK9, if you have any other suggestions, feel free to make them.
As for the bottom falling out of the EK9 market, there is risk in everything, but looking how the DC2 market has been over the last few years (I first looked at buying one three years ago), I'm fairly confident it'll be ok for a while yet.
The type of driving that leaves you shaking and needing a hit of nicotine afterwards?
I feel Gav has used a bit of poetic licence there, as that isn't quite how it went down. Being a Saturday morning, a large portion of the drive was quite sedate, but there was one 'incident' that made me quite nervous;
Long straight-ish road, in a car with someone you've never been in a car with before, overtaking 5 cars at 100MPH with someone in front already overtaking, fast approaching a roundabout at the end of the road, with me having no view of oncoming traffic. Even the driver apologised, and justified it by stating that he doesn't normally drive like that.
I openly said to him that I never thought I was a nervous passenger until then, but it was good fun, and I still had a smile on my face the whole time
I'm well aware of the merits of the VTS, back when I used to be interested in sub £2k cars I almost bought one, but seriously, they aren't in the same league as the EK9.
I'm quite happy to take other people's opinions on board, when they aren't rammed down my throat or delivered offensively.
Calm down Michele, was just a little joke!
Why do you do it, Mike? Why do you tell so many lies?
What you said was this:
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I see no mention to a Honda video or a bloke from Spoon.
'Perceived Quality' is a specific term to describe the 'feel' of something where it isn't neccesarily related to how that thing actually is. For example, Volkswagen focus on the 'perceived quality' of a car so it feels solid, well built and reliable when in reality, it is probably less reliable and of lower actual quality than the cheap and nasty feeling Toyota parked beside it.
Quite what that has to do with this thread though I've no idea.
Mike, why do you not think its a good idea to DRIVE SOME CARS and decide from there?
Seriously? How hard is this?
GO AND DRIVE SOME CARS. THEN PICK THE ONE YOU LIKE DRIVING THE MOST.
It's very easy.
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Yeah, note the "It has been said" and "should be", then move on to where that statement was brought into question, and I responded with the following.
Except it isn't over here.
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Except it isn't over here.
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