Type R and VTEC owners

Catanonia · 9 Sep 2015 at 11:29

bledd. said:
^That's gutting, to have a sour experience before you even get the car :/

Yup gutting.

My 1st brand new "new" car that I am personally buying and an appalling experience before I have even got it.

£2000 deposit 6 months ago to be on the list for the new Type R (April I think) and told them I wanted to walk in, swap out my lease with them and drive out in the Type R. What a mistake to even think they would do that or have the brain power to comprehend it.

Ended up now for 6 weeks in various loaners (one of which was sold whilst I had it can you believe) less spec than the lease I have had and of course the cost of the termination to boot that is now nearly 2 months past.

3 companies to deal with, Holdcroft Honda Crewe, Lex Lease and Honda UK. None of which talk to each other and I am left in limbo in the middle.

rjk · 9 Sep 2015 at 11:57

Catanonia said:
AVOID Crewe Honda with your life.

familiar with this. They are usually ok from a servicing point of view, their mechanics knew their stuff when I spoke to them on my last service. I wouldn't buy a car off them though. The sales staff don't know a jazz from a civic.

Catanonia · 9 Sep 2015 at 11:59

rjk said:
familiar with this. They are usually ok from a servicing point of view, their mechanics knew their stuff when I spoke to them on my last service. I wouldn't buy a car off them though. The sales staff don't know a jazz from a civic.

If I eventually get the car, I might pop down the OCUK shop with it to "test" it out.

Vita · 9 Sep 2015 at 14:50

Honda customer service is next to nothing. I wouldn't buy one ever again after the experience I had with the civic. They just fob you off.

lemonade · 9 Sep 2015 at 15:01

That's the problem with franchise dealers, there are some really p*** poor dealers out there.

Lexus have the best dealership model out there, if only everyone was like them...

PapaLazaru · 9 Sep 2015 at 16:08

Barely a proper VTEC but just ordered a Civic Sport 1.8 VTEC in pearlescent white with black alloys. Be here in two weeks.

rjk · 9 Sep 2015 at 16:55

Catanonia said:
If I eventually get the car, I might pop down the OCUK shop with it to "test" it out.

ah do it. would be good to see it

Doug73458 · 9 Sep 2015 at 18:04

Importing a motor over from Japan, does anyone have experience with this? I really want an EK9 and a friend has told me I'd save about grand if I import myself

bJN · 9 Sep 2015 at 19:00

Conm8 said:
Importing a motor over from Japan, does anyone have experience with this? I really want an EK9 and a friend has told me I'd save about grand if I import myself

They're not wrong, but there can be quite a bit of hassle involved. There's several resources on the net that will tell you pretty much what you need to do to make it easier. But for the sake of a few hundred pounds, you could let a private importer sort it all out for you.

Relentless81 · 9 Sep 2015 at 19:48

PapaLazaru said:
Barely a proper VTEC but just ordered a Civic Sport 1.8 VTEC in pearlescent white with black alloys. Be here in two weeks.

Enjoy, I really like the R18 engine and I've come from a fair few more powerful VTEC Honda's its a great engine and the what they've done with the 9G facelift it looks so much better

Clarkey · 9 Sep 2015 at 20:00

bJN said:
They're not wrong, but there can be quite a bit of hassle involved. There's several resources on the net that will tell you pretty much what you need to do to make it easier. But for the sake of a few hundred pounds, you could let a private importer sort it all out for you.

It's extremely simple to bring something over 10 years old in, a muppet could do it. Use a trustworthy exporter and have it shipped 'FOB', use Kleerfreight to deal with the freight/taxes/customs stuff, grab an import pack from DVLA.
EK9 are extremely poor value though, even worse than AE86.

Doug73458 · 9 Sep 2015 at 20:07

Clarkey said:
It's extremely simple to bring something over 10 years old in, a muppet could do it. Use a trustworthy exporter and have it shipped 'FOB', use Kleerfreight to deal with the freight/taxes/customs stuff, grab an import pack from DVLA.
EK9 are extremely poor value though, even worse than AE86.

Thanks for that, what kind of jap motors would you say provide good value to import? My budget is around 5k - 10k

ChrisD. · 9 Sep 2015 at 22:08

Some quick pics taken this evening, I would have loved to find a nice spot somewhere but I'm fast running out of time to get sorted for JAE. Gives you an idea, the car is super shiny and the paint is the smoothest I've felt. Plus it smells great. :lol:

Washed, clayed, machine polished, waxed/sealed.

King4aDay · 9 Sep 2015 at 22:39

Ah, I do love the s2000 in that colour. And the jaunty angle of the engine

Clarkey · 9 Sep 2015 at 22:51

Most cars have the engine on an angle :confused:

N43SP33D · 9 Sep 2015 at 23:00

that is a lovely colour on that S2k, clean

Will · 10 Sep 2015 at 00:14

Love the look of the car and like the mods too

OEM front lip spoiler would suit it mind.

Uncle_Gravy · 10 Sep 2015 at 07:54

Mixed feelings on the wheels but my god what a stunning car.

ChrisD. · 10 Sep 2015 at 08:18

Will said:
Love the look of the car and like the mods too

OEM front lip spoiler would suit it mind.

I've got a cheap Chinese copy at TGM, if it's gash it'll go in the bin and I'll get an OEM one from Honda. Test fitment this month.

rjk · 10 Sep 2015 at 10:11

you not bother with that intake hose in the end Chris?