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No release until 2015? Jeez that is a looong wait! Guess it gives more time to save up.... Might be able to afford one in 2020 lol
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I was thinking earlier - the VTEC engines seem so reliable- what is the point of such short intervals for oil changes on them ?
I've not been particularly regular with my oil changes, and I can't remember last time the car had a change - yet - I'm approaching 170k miles and if anything the engine feels stronger than it did when I bought it over 100k miles ago
if its to make an engine last say >250k miles - whats the point if the body-work falls apart before it ? changing the oil so often if thats the case is just wasted money ?
or is it just to make us spend more money during our ownership with a given car. You could argue same about other lifed items (apart from the cambelt which is pretty critical)
it would be nice if my engine lasted to 250k and 300k miles - but it'd be pretty pointless as there would be no body left for it to sit in
I've not been particularly regular with my oil changes, and I can't remember last time the car had a change - yet - I'm approaching 170k miles and if anything the engine feels stronger than it did when I bought it over 100k miles ago
if its to make an engine last say >250k miles - whats the point if the body-work falls apart before it ? changing the oil so often if thats the case is just wasted money ?
or is it just to make us spend more money during our ownership with a given car. You could argue same about other lifed items (apart from the cambelt which is pretty critical)
it would be nice if my engine lasted to 250k and 300k miles - but it'd be pretty pointless as there would be no body left for it to sit in
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Power means nothing when you have the uniqueness of VTEC revving to 9000rpm. Everytime i give someone a lift and rev it to 9k in second they have a huge grin on their face. A 4 pot turbo is just gonna be the same as every other car
Power means nothing when you have the uniqueness of VTEC revving to 9000rpm. Everytime i give someone a lift and rev it to 9k in second they have a huge grin on their face. A 4 pot turbo is just gonna be the same as every other car
This!
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Finally, we can get a hot hatch with a 4 pot turbo - Atlast!....
Oh wait. They are all sticking those in now.
Oh wait. They are all sticking those in now.
Higher revving = engine doing more work
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Turbo.... boring
To appeal to a broader market, not everyone who buys a Type R wants a hardcore race derived car. I would bet that proper Type R enthusiasts would be a niche group.
VTEC uses a lot of oil especially when your redlining it, I would assume thats why?
They are hoping to make it the fastest fwd car round the ring, sounds fun to me
Revving to 9000? Yours not limited? Mine bounces off 8k
What do you have?
VTEC doesn't use oil. High revs and closed throttłe does.
Where is the oil change interval comment? I'm seeing a lot of reference to it but I can't see it
