Today I drove...

Jonny69 · 17 Aug 2007 at 22:35

Funny you should say that about the looks because I thought exactly the same thing. It's a daring look, just like Audi took the risk with the old TT but I think it's going to date quickly in this case.

JamesRJ · 18 Aug 2007 at 00:42

Is there any reason for all these test drives that you do ?

[TW]Fox · 18 Aug 2007 at 00:42

JamesRJ said:
Is there any reason for all these test drives that you do ?

It's fun. Drove an Octavia vRS today as well. Might do a writeup on that.

West · 18 Aug 2007 at 05:55

[TW]Fox said:
If you want a more refined drive, but love the feel of a hot hatch then... don't buy one either. Buy an ASBO.

Corrected

What was the inside like then? do you get the one with the computerised dash? I have a fetish for those sorts of things

Joe T · 18 Aug 2007 at 07:02

[TW]Fox said:
It's fun. Drove an Octavia vRS today as well. Might do a writeup on that.

Petrol or diesel? Would be interested in a write-up if you get the chance.

Locky · 18 Aug 2007 at 08:17

[TW]Fox said:
I felt that I could quite happily set the cruise, stick Radio 2 on the stereo and do a reasonable length journey

WTF? radio2, at your age :eek:

Matt82 · 18 Aug 2007 at 09:14

he raves about mondeos and 5 series BMWs.. he is 25 going on 50 lol

JediFragger · 18 Aug 2007 at 09:28

TiZoR said:
WTF? radio2, at your age

To be fair, Radio1 is a bit crap

Made for the braindead generation who generally can't read or write proper like

Locky · 18 Aug 2007 at 09:33

JediFragger said:
To be fair, Radio1 is a bit crap

Made for the braindead generation who generally can't read or write proper like

tractor drivers then?

el_dazza · 18 Aug 2007 at 09:33

West said:
Corrected

What was the inside like then? do you get the one with the computerised dash? I have a fetish for those sorts of things

I did a long journey in my dad's Civic and it's a pain in le bum. There's like 2 levels to the dashboard; behind the wheel is the rev counter with the petrol gauge, etc, and behind that is your speedo with a counter telling you how economical your driving is! As fancy as it might be, I really couldn't care less how much i'm warming the world up. Mind you, it was a diesel, so it was usually on max economy

Dup · 18 Aug 2007 at 10:13

I prefer the EP3 over the FN2. My EP3 after 42k has no rattles whatsoever and I've given it some stick too.

The FN2 has better handling as its more sure of itself entering corners where in the EP3 I'm a bit cautious, but then that may be because the EP3 is my car

The FN2 boasts better brakes and an even firmer ride thanks to the new chassis but it makes the car feel horrible. You could add a few braces and add nicer brakes and have a great handling EP3 and the FN2 wouldn't touch it.

But the JDM FD2 is where it's at, I'd love to get my hands on one of those!

TerryWogan · 18 Aug 2007 at 10:41

Right, seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Can someone please explain the Honda model numbering? People are just spouting out letters and numbers here there and everywhere and the only ones I understand are DC2 and DC5, and that's only because I want a Teg.

IPBA · 18 Aug 2007 at 10:49

Here you go

Honda Civic EK9 (UK Model)

Honda Civic EP3 (UK Model)

Honda Civic FN2 (UK Model)

Honda Civic FD2 (Japan Model)

wassap · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:19

Dup said:
I prefer the EP3 over the FN2. My EP3 after 42k has no rattles whatsoever and I've given it some stick too.

The FN2 has better handling as its more sure of itself entering corners where in the EP3 I'm a bit cautious, but then that may be because the EP3 is my car

The FN2 boasts better brakes and an even firmer ride thanks to the new chassis but it makes the car feel horrible. You could add a few braces and add nicer brakes and have a great handling EP3 and the FN2 wouldn't touch it.

But the JDM FD2 is where it's at, I'd love to get my hands on one of those!

Sorry but our EP3's at work are very poorly built, fantastic mechanically, but interior wise they leave a lot to be desired, and all 3 are the same and arent thrashed, maybe thats the problem.For a Honda the dash is just cheap and tacky.

I cant understand why Honda went for the torsion beam suspension over the multilink setup on the new CTR, i would have thought the multilink would be far better?

wassap · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:20

IPBA said:
Here you go

Honda Civic EK9 (UK Model)

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Did they sell many of the EK9's in the UK? you dont see many around,my mates just chopped his DC2 in for a EK9, the EK9 has cost him 6.5k :eek:

doesnt really do it for me buy hey its Vtec YO

Dolph · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:26

wohoo said:
Did they sell many of the EK9's in the UK? you dont see many around,my mates just chopped his DC2 in for a EK9, the EK9 has cost him 6.5k doesnt really do it for me buy hey its Vtec YO

The EK9 type R was only available to the JDM market, so they are rare as rocking horse poo in the UK.

The top spec UK model EK9 was the VTi.

lordrobs · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:27

[TW]Fox said:
It's fun. Drove an Octavia vRS today as well. Might do a writeup on that.

I'd be interested to read it, as long as it was the proper one (petrol) rather that the smelly one (diesel)

Actually be interesting to read about either of the new ones.

wassap · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:32

Dolph said:
The EK9 type R was only available to the JDM market, so they are rare as rocking horse poo in the UK.

The top spec UK model EK9 was the VTi.

I thought so, the 5 door VTI is the nicer looking car imho.

Gaijin · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:33

Dolph said:
The top spec UK EK model was the VTi.

Fixed

/pedant

Gaijin · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:34

wohoo said:
I thought so, the 5 door VTI is the nicer looking car imho.

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