Hi,
After having the Mx5 for nearly 3 years I have decided it was time for a swap. I was after a little more space, but also more power etc of course! The Mx5 went today, will miss it, but I am glad to hear the new owner is taking it to the ring in 2 weeks time so it is going to be used properly.
So I got myself a 1999 Honda Integra Type R. I had test driven other hot hatches and I found them to be a little too refined, or dare I say boring to me.
It's a UK car with aircon and the cat 1 alarm option, though the immobiliser had gone funny so the previous owner had been very good and got a Toad cat 1 alarm all installed.
Can't wait for midnight as that is when my insurance starts for the DC2, though loved driving it for the 24 hours it was insured for to take it home! Been impressed by the lack of any understeer even with it being a fwd car. Obviously more investigating is required.
The engine I must say is very good in the fact that you can happily cruise round at low revs and it feels like a normal engine, but when you want to get moving the engine picks up so much life when the high lift cams are used. I know the revs arn't for everyone but I am coming from the MX5, which is very short geared too so it seems more refined when cruising along the motorway. The seats in it hold me really well, though I haven't driven it since fitting my CG Lock, which made a massive improvement in the MX5.
After having the Mx5 for nearly 3 years I have decided it was time for a swap. I was after a little more space, but also more power etc of course! The Mx5 went today, will miss it, but I am glad to hear the new owner is taking it to the ring in 2 weeks time so it is going to be used properly.
So I got myself a 1999 Honda Integra Type R. I had test driven other hot hatches and I found them to be a little too refined, or dare I say boring to me.
It's a UK car with aircon and the cat 1 alarm option, though the immobiliser had gone funny so the previous owner had been very good and got a Toad cat 1 alarm all installed. Can't wait for midnight as that is when my insurance starts for the DC2, though loved driving it for the 24 hours it was insured for to take it home! Been impressed by the lack of any understeer even with it being a fwd car. Obviously more investigating is required.
The engine I must say is very good in the fact that you can happily cruise round at low revs and it feels like a normal engine, but when you want to get moving the engine picks up so much life when the high lift cams are used. I know the revs arn't for everyone but I am coming from the MX5, which is very short geared too so it seems more refined when cruising along the motorway. The seats in it hold me really well, though I haven't driven it since fitting my CG Lock, which made a massive improvement in the MX5.
Nice buy chap.
;p
That's stupid.
