Sorry to say im leaving saxos

[BenTen]

Sorry to say that im leaving the saxo's and have purchased a honda civic ek9 type r

Dont know wether many of you are familiar with this car but it wa never made in the uk only in japan so its a import.

1.6l vtec with 185bhp, 0-60 5.7ecs and top speed of 140mph

This car is amazing to drive all round so solid and well made, enough tal thou heres some pics

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Hope you like, hopefully a few of you guys will see me bowling around in it around bedford/milton keynes area

thanks

Ben

[Ashleyp]

ben. i suggest you pop round mind when im back in bedford, i wana see this ;)

[mtpagey]

pic fail but maybe its just my work pc...

even when i leave the saxo scene i reckon i'll still be on this forum. most active one ive ever seen lol, you shoudl stick around. keep us updated :y:

[Ashleyp]

http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af194/benten1988/DSCF0035.jpg

fixed for you

[mtpagey]

fixed for you

:hug: you the man :p

[furiomike]

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[saxovtsmad]

looks nice mate my mate has an integra type r import does the passenger wing on yours look a different shade of white?

[Proffitt]

Looks gorgeous mate.
Nice move :y:

[andywiddss1]

bring on the jap crap oops ha ha

[Aaron]

0-60 5.7 secs? never knew there where that quick.

[Junaid]

no more problems unlike the saxo

[Dom]

That car looks mint!

[J222JRA]

as above has the wing been re-sprayed mate?? Looks really nice.

James

[Jazz]

Brilliant drivers cars with one of the best handling set ups for a FWD.

[Rogue_Shadow]

looks really sweet mate, keep us updated how you get on
Dont loose your sax appeal :D

[byrnes]

Love these cars, mind me asking how old u r nd whats insurance like, im getting quotes over 3k

[evans1089]

My cupra was the best thing i've bought in a long time! lol

[Bound]

5.7 secs.

Nice, looks great man.

[Ben]

That looks sweet dude.

[savo]

Very nice CTR mate. They look amazing inside and out...sound f*cking awesome as well :y:.

[pjw]

VTEC BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Id say 5.7 is a bit quick like, whats the insurance like consdering its an import?

[Steve]

love ctr' ek9's. However they dont do 0 - 60 5.7 ;) that was the very first light weight models.

More like 7 seconds tbh
Not overly that fast in a straight line but handle awesome :D

Always wanted on but not sure if al get one.

[Connor_scotland]

Love the EK9 I have been considering one myself as im after something hardcore fast lol
Looking at one with TB's atm aswell just need to convince the missus it will be easy for her to drive lol

[Tommo87]

if you're hoping to hit 60 in 5.s and continue to 140 you'll be very disappointed firstly because that time is false and secondly because they are limited.

[Andys_VTR]

love the interior m8

[Steve]

if you're hoping to hit 60 in 5.s and continue to 140 you'll be very disappointed firstly because that time is false and secondly because they are limited.

take the limiter off :p

Agree the 5.7 is a no go....

[Elliott]

kthnxbai.
talk to you on japtorque.

[byrnes]

Limiter is 112 which is fast enough :P, and insurance group 20 gutted :(

[Jscott91]

Wow group 20..,is that highest insurance or is there specialist insurance for sports cars?

[andywiddss1]

limiter can be taken off for not alot of money as with all jap cars

[speedyvtr]

looks great mate. but you can still come on here thou.

[kcsaxo]

it would be nice if i could buy a car so quickly, i tend to look for every bad point in order to try and see if its worth the money.

[andrew0510]

You bought a tractor?? Lower it lool
Nice car mate.

[Tommo87]

please please please do not buy any budget parts for your 9 as they will ruin the whole ethos of it.

Eg for a manifold here's a few of ones with proven gains Toda,Mugen,Spoon,5zigen and all are above £500 just for the manifold i believe.

What you pay really does reflect the quality of part in the JDM, cheap = shit most of the time.

[BenTen]

thanks for all the kind coments dudes and also to the guy who got the pics working

the car was derestrited when it came into country so the stats are almost true but the cars 10years old so its a little slower but still absolutly rapid.

yeh no money will be spared on this car!JDM all the way.

insurance is a bitch seeing as the rates went up just before i bought it!

[WILLIE-SAXOVTS]

Raced one off these before in my my vts and we were neck and neck the whole way....


nice looking car tho !

[Kev_Vtec]

vtec yay. they shift when they hit vtec.
i got a crx vtec b16a1 goes like stink with some nice small mods. vtec ftw

[Kev_Vtec]

Raced one off these before in my my vts and we were neck and neck the whole way....


nice looking car tho !

you told me he lost you at 120?:mental:

[WILLIE-SAXOVTS]

you told me he lost you at 120?:mental:

we raced upto 120 then a car got in our way and had to back off.

same all the way :y:

[Tommo87]

I used to like toying with my mates b18c-R'd 9 when i had my EG,he never could shake me. Playing with standard ones was no fun though as the EG had more power and less weight.

Good to see no expense will be spared.

Just so happens i have an EK9 Clutch,flywheel and a DC2 front upper strut brace lying about and for sale if you're interested in any and possibly some BuddyClub Adjustable Camber Arms.
I also will have a custom b-series valve cover coming up soon but that'll be pretty dear due to time it'll take to do.

[djmartin]

bring on the jap crap oops ha ha

OI less of that :P lol

[browne174]

Group 20 :O

Stupid tbh, a uk spec integra dc5 is group 20, so is a s2000

nice car all the same

[djmartin]

Group 20 :O

Stupid tbh, a uk spec integra dc5 is group 20, so is a s2000

nice car all the same

yep S2k is thats the new car my bro has. he was shocked when he found out his insurance is as much as it was on his old car lol.

I just thought UNLUCKY lmao

[BenTen]

yeh its shame the insurance is soo much on hondas! puts alot of people of them.

[RustySkull]

Looks nice mate :)

[VTRelite]

All Jap imports (don't know if it applies to other countries) are group 20.

Really do not see the appeal with the EK9. My mate at works absolutely bums them. Do not do it for me at all. Am sure they are good cars to drive and give good driving enjoyment but nope, not for me.

[Tommo87]

i have no idea where this all imports are group 20 comes from,it's a total myth.

My EG6 was an import and that was group 17 (fully declared) and the 9 i had for 10 days was group 18 (fully declared) with my insurance company.

[AkuskaUK]

you will be back :D you will miss the constant repairs and hassle :D

[MiniGibbo]

Nice car that wing does look a different shade to me.

The s2000 has a disclaimer with it basicully branding it as a "ditch finder" which is why the insurance is more than a porchse boxster s :panic:

iirc the 0-60 is around 6.5 no?

[Chuffy]

[QUOTE=MiniGibbo;3815421]Nice car that wing does look a different shade to me.

The s2000 has a disclaimer with it basicully branding it as a "ditch finder" which is why the insurance is more than a porchse boxster s :panic:QUOTE]

:err:

Disclaimer yeah?

[MiniGibbo]

[QUOTE=MiniGibbo;3815421]Nice car that wing does look a different shade to me.

The s2000 has a disclaimer with it basicully branding it as a "ditch finder" which is why the insurance is more than a porchse boxster s :panic:QUOTE]

:err:

Disclaimer yeah?

Would you prefer the word "sticky" or "note". Its not just the insurance group that affects how much a car costs..:ponder:

[BenTen]

Nice car that wing does look a different shade to me.

The s2000 has a disclaimer with it basicully branding it as a "ditch finder" which is why the insurance is more than a porchse boxster s :panic:

iirc the 0-60 is around 6.5 no?

nah its my crap camera the different parts of the car look dif shades but its all same.

[Chuffy]

[QUOTE=Chuffy;3815455]

Would you prefer the word "sticky" or "note". Its not just the insurance group that affects how much a car costs..:ponder:

Just don't know what you are on about

[MiniGibbo]

[QUOTE=MiniGibbo;3815671]

Just don't know what you are on about

Certain cars have "notes" along side there insurance group which also bumps the insurance up eg e36 m3's and scoobys are more exensive than other cars in there groups due to being the most claimed on cars for accidents.

The s2000 is higher due to being whats commanly known as a "ditch finder" Think there biggest problem is unlike the dc2's you cant catch the lift off as easily making them easier to loose.

One of my mates had a import s2000 with the quick rack before he got his dc5 and now back to a dc2 :wacko: i looked at buying his s2000 off him until i got a qoute LOL

[browne174]

not all imports are group 20

friend of mine has a JDM CRX 1.5 Dual Carb and its group 14 or thereabouts