ep3 type R

David _b

David _b

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Possibly fancy one these, dont do a pile of miles and want something as a daily, had a dc5 and was ok but just not exciting, dont expect ep3 to be either but its a potential daily driver so thats fine.

Just curious, what sort of mpg do they do ? wont be driven hard much to be fair as have the toy for weekend use, what are they like to maintain. Is 100k miles a big bother to them ? And what issues to look for in viewing them apart from the usual gearbox issues honda suffer, smoke on/off vtec, accident damage. Anything out of the ordinary ep3 struggle with and is a honda service history a good thing to have. Looking at in around 2004 cars, pre facelift. Just want a car thats a reasonably nicer place to be for a bit of nice driving while the main toy is in the garage. How are they standing the test of time, turned into rattle boxes ? I know these type of cars a lot will be down to the ownership
 
DPFL?

It will be a every day car. I liked the dc5 but was way to boring to use as a weekend toy so sold it and have my R34 as toy now. So ep3 does not need to be exciting as such, its a daily drive just.

Have eye on a red 2004 car with full Honda history, 2 owners from new 100k on it. Going to look soon
 
Any vtec is yawn material for somethin your meant to look forward to taking out twice a month. The toy is great, it drives the right wheels for a start. Had a 400 horse EVO 8 and it was pretty dull too tbh, I like my rwd
 
Well that one was not for me. The advertised full history was completely non existent, last proof of service was about c08. Bodywork was bit rough, disks and pads didn't look fresh so generally not maintained. Also the 100k was actually 109k. Vtec didn't seem apparent either tbh
 
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cars are a bit cheaper over here at the minute, i reckon should be able to get a ep3 for 3500 tops thats worth having, its just waiting for the right one
 
lol,
seriously. There not a fun car. Nice enough motor with a bit of go.... but fun ? What experience of cars have you had i am curious, quick ones ?
 
No, but really all your doing is rev'n the left one off it, only way to have fun in one is to drive like a joyrider and look like a pleb at 8k rpm. I just dont see how there really fun,

I am replacing a 2.0 tdci mondeo with one, that shows the driving style i intend to put it through and compare it to lol. for 3 or 4 grand there a petrol car thats half sensible thats not dead
I am a RWD man through and through so, that maybe is my stumbling point.
 
Relentless81 said:
It does confuse me as to why you are considering one if you dont like the whole reason most people would buy one
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Cause for about 3k, its a petrol fun car thats reasonably fresh looking. Its jap, generally reliable, easily sold, handy to fuel, yet has a bit of power if wanted, feel nice to drive to. I dont want another turbo petrol as a daily and i dont really need a diesel

It costs me nothin to insure it, tax and MOT have to be paid on any car so, no real extra costs to have something that has a bit of go if wanted, I just dont intend to drive it like the usual stereotype owner
 
the style of the engine is grand for my needs, but no where near fun or special enough to have it sitting in the garage to wait for that nice sunny day were you go and take the cover off something that really makes ya grin..... Hence i sold my dc5, was a perfect daily likely but didnt fancy having 7k tied up in it, plus it was to good a car to actually use daily yet not special enough to me to want to leave it in the garage, but to a honda head it would been pure hard-on material...
 
Simon said:
Some cars are too quick for the road to have fun. The E90 M3 is a good example of this.
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True, then again, i class fun my R34 or indeed any of my powered RWD nissans or m3's, simply because they are a driving experience, a real raw feel, aggressive, be it dropping it a gear and watch the boost fill the gauge, or sidestepping a paddle clutch and steering your way up a road through gears, for giggles, or off a junction
 
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If you do so then you'll look like a joyrider and a pleb................

David_b says so.
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Thats right, now were getting the right mindset ;)


the mondeo is knackered, needs replaced. And dont really actually need a diesel, i work 3 days a week, 7 miles from work, a petrol would likely be more efficient actually on that trip. Everything else is social, gym 3 times a week 10 miles each way.

What other petrols out there for 3kish ? Genuine question in case i have missed something semi sporty,

As for running costs, there not really a issue, insurance is sorted for anything i want anyway. And every car needs TAX and MOT, and at least a ep3 wont throw a dual mass fly wheel at me, or a set of injectors and there fuel pump...
 
As i said though, something half sporty for a daily would be nice. I do love my cars, it be my main interest. May as well have something half enjoyable.

However, the thread seems to have took a fair old tangent from my OP. Got what i need to know, well, worked that out myself really or from other places tbh. :)
 
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