Integra Type R's

panthro

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Regarding the DC2 model. Do you think they are a good buy? Ive been watching market prices and they are holding steady, and possibly increasing slightly. As far as depreciation goes, do you think they can go any lower?

You can pick up a nice 98-99 UK example with FHSH and 75k miles for around the 7k mark. Seems like fairly good value for money to me.
 
My brother bought his JDM DC2 at auction for £4.5k, all it needed doing was a new clutch which him and his friend fitted for about £100 then he sold it before he went travelling for £6.5k. Might be an idea to import one yourself?
 
Solid cars, quick and great fun but need plenty of input, don't expect refinement or sound deadening. Quite possible the best gear change action you'll ever feel.

The Integra line is finished now so residuals on the 2 and 5 should be steady, although the DC2 prices seem to be holding up better than the DC5.

Only negative for me on the 5 - it was fussy about road surfaces.

I can still hear the noise that car made.
 
merlin said:
Solid cars, quick and great fun but need plenty of input, don't expect refinement or sound deadening. Quite possible the best gear change action you'll ever feel.

The Integra line is finished now so residuals on the 2 and 5 should be steady, although the DC2 prices seem to be holding up better than the DC5.

Only negative for me on the 5 - it was fussy about road surfaces.

I can still hear the noise that car made.
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I would love a DC5 so much....theres a lot of variation in their prices at the moment.
 
panthro said:
I would love a DC5 so much....theres a lot of variation in their prices at the moment.
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It's the better car, much quicker in a straight line, better refined, 6 speed makes motorway a touch easier, nice interior, more flexible engine, same cornering speed as the DC2, better brakes.

Only weakness is there's a question mark over the gearbox and conrods at over 200lbft so careful planning required if you go for FI.

Prices on the DC5 seem to take a dive around the colder months for some odd reason, then pop back up again in the Spring.
 
£7 to £8K will buy you a mint condition car with average mileage (40/50K).
I paid £7.5k for mine and it had 53K on it for a 2000 plate which was a good deal to me.

From watching the prices lately, they have come down a bit compared to 8 months ago when my car would have been approaching 9K.

Anymore Q's feel free to ask.

Neil.
 
Prices have been steady for the last year due mainly to the evo article, and a growing reputation. It's debatable how much longer the effect will last.

You won't lose much on a good one, problem is finding a good one as there's an increasing number of duffers out there and the age-old Honda problem of rust is starting to appear.

But in a pure value for money sense they're pretty terrible because the hold their value so well. You are not getting a lot of 8-9year old car for your 6-7k. You do get a great car though :D
 
DreXeL said:
Hmm, no Type-R sticker. Read this. Different reg and mileage to that one, but the lack of Type-R stickers is very familiar.....
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God damn :eek:

I think the guy should name the garage and spread it everywhere asap. It's not slander as it's in the public interest for people to be alerted to that. The garage would be mental to take him to court anyway, don't think a judge would mind too much about a guy letting everyone know that someone was selling dodgy cars!
 
Awesome focused track machines but as good as they are I think it's really inaccurate to say they are good value infact, if anything, they are very poor value. £7.5k for a 10 year old example of a car which, when new, was less than £20k?

But then you don't buy a car like this becuase it offers value for money.
 
merlin said:
Solid cars, quick and great fun but need plenty of input, don't expect refinement or sound deadening. Quite possible the best gear change action you'll ever feel.

The Integra line is finished now so residuals on the 2 and 5 should be steady, although the DC2 prices seem to be holding up better than the DC5.

Only negative for me on the 5 - it was fussy about road surfaces.

I can still hear the noise that car made.
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Looking at your current car, would you agree that the Teg was a pretty bad purchase? ie. not the car for you, at all? Or did you just grow tired of it pretty quickly?

Surely you didn't expect no (or little) road noise from it, or any Type R? What did you think when you test drove it? Refinement isn't a word often associated with these cars.

I agree that the DC5 is the better car on paper, but I know I'd rather have the DC2.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Awesome focused track machines but as good as they are I think it's really inaccurate to say they are good value infact, if anything, they are very poor value. £7.5k for a 10 year old example of a car which, when new, was less than £20k?

But then you don't buy a car like this becuase it offers value for money.
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It'll still be worth £7k in 3 years time though.
 
Tim said:
It'll still be worth £7k in 3 years time though.
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Value for money is about what you get for your initial purchase price, I'm not doubting the residuals (Well I am, it wont be worth £7k in 3 years time).
 
Do a printscreen of this thread with the date visible, we'll see:D

They're worth what ever you can sell them at, a regular serviced mint example will be worth £7k in a few years, plus they'll be rarer due to crashes etc:p
 
Tim said:
Looking at your current car, would you agree that the Teg was a pretty bad purchase? ie. not the car for you, at all? Or did you just grow tired of it pretty quickly?

Surely you didn't expect no (or little) road noise from it, or any Type R? What did you think when you test drove it? Refinement isn't a word often associated with these cars.

I agree that the DC5 is the better car on paper, but I know I'd rather have the DC2.
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I only changed it because work told me I'd be travelling to London regularly.

I sold it, then they changed their minds.

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