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I'd try an S2000 and a DC5 Integra. The CTR isn't quite as good as either as a drivers car, but way more practical.
The CTR is 4140mm long, DC5 is 4385mm, and the S2000 is 4120mm. So yes, the DC5 is longer, but it's not massive at all.
The CTR is 4140mm long, DC5 is 4385mm, and the S2000 is 4120mm. So yes, the DC5 is longer, but it's not massive at all.
VTEC engines do require a different driving style - you use that little thing between the seats a little more 
The "problem" (if you can call it that) with a VTEC engined car is that other cars with similar performance/price levels often have a turbo - giving a different driving style and different power delivery, hence why VTECs are often referred to as having no torque when compared to competitors in the same sector.
They are still N/A engines, but they're optimised so that you have more power/performance whilst revving it higher. Some like that kind of power delivery and driver involvement (ie having to change to the most appropriate gear for the situation) and some don't!
But, the best thing to do is give one a try. You may like it, you may not. The modern i-VTEC engines don't have the same "kick" that the older B16/B18/H22 engines did, the power delivery is much smoother on the K20 used in the CTR/DC5 and the F20C in the S2000.
I've had my Prelude (with the H22 engine) for over 3 years now, and when I drop a couple of cogs and give it some beans, I still have the same smile on my face as I did the first time I drove it.
The "problem" (if you can call it that) with a VTEC engined car is that other cars with similar performance/price levels often have a turbo - giving a different driving style and different power delivery, hence why VTECs are often referred to as having no torque when compared to competitors in the same sector.
They are still N/A engines, but they're optimised so that you have more power/performance whilst revving it higher. Some like that kind of power delivery and driver involvement (ie having to change to the most appropriate gear for the situation) and some don't!
But, the best thing to do is give one a try. You may like it, you may not. The modern i-VTEC engines don't have the same "kick" that the older B16/B18/H22 engines did, the power delivery is much smoother on the K20 used in the CTR/DC5 and the F20C in the S2000.
I've had my Prelude (with the H22 engine) for over 3 years now, and when I drop a couple of cogs and give it some beans, I still have the same smile on my face as I did the first time I drove it.
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/563169.htm
Hrmmm
Cheaper than I thought, these... I have visions of taking it to a Vauxhall dealer for servicing and getting looks of confusion though?
As above, I was being a dimwit and confusing it with the Accord
Hrmmm
Cheaper than I thought, these... I have visions of taking it to a Vauxhall dealer for servicing and getting looks of confusion though?
They are barely any bigger than your Golf.
As above, I was being a dimwit and confusing it with the Accord
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Keep the Golf and get a weekend car
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/571267.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/583161.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/571267.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/583161.htm
Weekend toy definately sounds like what you need.
Even though they're the same type of car, since having a track car I find myself pottering about in my daily drive without even being particularly interested in driving it hard but then when I take the track car out on the roads I can't help having a huge grin on my face and chucking it into corners it just makes driving so much fun. They feel like totally different cars. Having a modern car as a daily would make the contrast even greater.
Even though they're the same type of car, since having a track car I find myself pottering about in my daily drive without even being particularly interested in driving it hard but then when I take the track car out on the roads I can't help having a huge grin on my face and chucking it into corners it just makes driving so much fun. They feel like totally different cars. Having a modern car as a daily would make the contrast even greater.
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Which is my point - an average 2.0 litre car from 2001-2005ish would have had about 130-140bhp. Therefore, in the context of 200bhp hatchbacks, 'no power'.
I got a mental quote from my existing insurer for an S2000.. I could do a lot better going elsewhere, but It's looking like I may have to just hang around and put up with the GTI until January as there's no way I'm cancelling the policy and wiping out the few months I have towards this year's NCB. 
No excuse not to take one for a test drive in the near future though - the more I look at them, the more I like them
Thanks for the ideas thrown about in this thread, chaps.
No excuse not to take one for a test drive in the near future though - the more I look at them, the more I like them
Thanks for the ideas thrown about in this thread, chaps.I give up.
Head/Brick wall. Nothing to do with being a Fanboy either.
Right, so you are denying that a VTEC engine develops most of its power higher up the rev range?
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It's not 'below average' for an N/A 2.0 engine. When out of VTEC it'll happily potter about and give adequate performance for pottering about, the difference is you have that fun revvy engine for when the mood takes you.
The 'jekyll and hide' nature of Type-Rs is one of the charms
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VTEC = all the lag, none of the boost!