Type R and VTEC owners

.Griff. said:
Same here. My 172 Cup averages about 28mpg commuting and that's only about four miles there and back with the engine barely warmed up.
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My average in my DC2 is 29mpg (over 30,000 miles). I've worked from home for a few years, so only used it for pleasure.

Started commuting 5 weeks ago and I've been getting 34mpg from it.
 
Clarkey said:
Pish. Wet is the best time for driving a proper FR machine. Great to get the feeling of the chassis moving around without having to drive like a hoon.
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while the s2000 wont kill you in the rain. It really isnt a great car to have "moving around" in the wet. Its quite short wheel base and 50/50 distribution make it snappy and sometimes unpredictable. Yeah sure you can have fun but its not like a lot of other RWDs It probable behaves more like a MR car than a FR. I guess the FMR layout has a lot to do with this
 
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So I’m in the market to buy a Type R Fn2 for the missis and I as our daily drive. I have come across two local ones which I have my eye on and would like input from you guys to which you would go for on paper.
I’m going to test drive these cars later on today, one of which will be my second go.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201308088211887/sort/locasc/usedcars/model/civic/make/honda/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/ln63nl/keywords/type%20r?logcode=p

This one is at a local medium sized garage, as you can see it comes with the GT and GP packs as well satnav which I am very keen on with the addition of the big wheels. The car is in perfect condition with only a slight wear on the driver’s seat bolster. The car also has 6 services stamps to date (first 5 Honda Bristol) and will be serviced by the dealership (making 7) before is leaves along with 3 months gearbox and engine warranty. Also in June 2012 the engine valve clearance with set.
The main thing that puts me off this car is the mileage, so my first question being would this worry you with the above service history.
Second problem is and I’m not sure if this was my fault as I’m not used to the car or I wasn’t sat close enough but I struggled (crunched) gears a couple of times. I’m going to test drive the car again tonight to put this at rest. Cost of car is agreed at £6300.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201307247978282/sort/locasc/usedcars/model/civic/make/honda/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/3/radius/1500/keywords/type%20r/postcode/ln63nl?logcode=p

This is the second car, you’ll notice is a standard Fn2 but the mileage is a lot lower which has me interested as our car will be doing around 7/8k per year. This is owned by a private chap that describes the car as being 8/10 condition wise, but I will see this for myself tonight. He went on to tell me it has none of the 3rd gear sync issues which can be common. It has 5 stamps (4 Honda) of history the last being 3k miles ago when he first got it so he hasn’t had the car long but says he’s selling it due to having a baby and needed a 5 door which he has since purchased.
Obviously is comes with no warranty and sold as seen, he will take £6400.

So to sum it up, higher spec and newer from a garage but high miles, or lower spec and lower mileage private deal. Which would you go for?
I will test drive both cars this evening and then report back with my findings and hopefully make a final decision.
 
At 92000 miles I would be weary of the timing chain being replaced. Your looking at £600 for parts and fitting. I know mine was a special case but I had to replace mine at 68K. Its just something that may need doing.
 
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My mileage in my EP3 is nowhere near as bad as the figures being quoted in this thread. 240-260 miles between fills usually with mostly town driving and the odd longer trip on a/b roads. Worst I've done is 200 miles recently which was all town and lots of thrashing.
 
I see we are on MPG thing again.
Well i do 235miles from full to fuel light +-5miles.
I would say its good cause i like vtec sound :D
 
Do EP3's not come with tweeters as standard?! I have a premier edition but I've noticed audio lacking treble and where you'd normally find tweeters by the wing mirrors it's just a blank piece of plastic that clips off with nothing behind.

Looks like £35 for the pair for different covers. :o
 
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