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Postby mr2_t » Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:57 pm

Hi all,

well 5 months after selling the SW20 and living with a god-awful CVT P11 primera, i've gone and bought a Honda. A Torneo Euro R in black to be specific. Probably not the best place to be saying so but I reckon on a rolling start it would be a match for my old Gen 1 SW, which had ~150wkw

Certainly a lot of car for your money, with some sensible mod's already done in Japan (TEIN adjustables, Kakimoto dual exhaust, K&N pod on a fat pipe) - plus a H22A, factory Recaro/Momo and most importantly, 4 doors and room for carseat as stipulated by her indoors.

Actually much more of a 'boy-racer' car than my SW ever was, but on the whole i'm very happy. Right, back to lurking...
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Postby wishihadaTE27 » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:24 am

love the early Euro R's :D

so nice - those recaro's are porn.
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Postby Alex B » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:27 am

CL1's are a sweet car, wouldn't mind one when I get sick of the Type R.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:47 am

a push bike would be an improvement over a CVT Primera! :lol:
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Postby FLAWLES » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:56 pm

CVT P11 primera


im sorry to here


euro R's are a damn nice car, snoozin on these boards has a F'in hot and fast track weapon of one

im sure he will not mind if i post some pic's

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very nice cars, if i havent already said that
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Postby Zitchu » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:10 pm

Advans FTW 8)
(On a side note does anyone know if you can buy genuine ones in the country? Not ANZ replicas)
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Postby Bling » Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:37 am

Try the sponsors section of the forum, they can get most things 8)
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Postby Lith » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:36 am

FLAWLES wrote:\euro R's are a damn nice car, snoozin on these boards has a F'in hot and fast track weapon of one

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Yes, seconded - I like Euro-Rs and Snoozn's one is a particularly awesome beasty, for a big car with a (relatively) small NA motor that thing has some wicked legs on it 8O
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Postby Lloyd » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:18 pm

Bring on the Hondas!
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Postby Sh0ckwave » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:39 pm

Yo mr2_t, I'm really happy for you and your Honda. I'ma let you finish, but Toyota has some of the best cars of all time!
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Postby Mr Revhead » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:41 pm

really? which ones?
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Postby Adamal » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:54 pm

I'll probably turn to the dark side some time next year. In the form of an S2000...
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Postby Alex B » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:54 pm

Sh0ckwave wrote:Yo mr2_t, I'm really happy for you and your Honda. I'ma let you finish, but Toyota has some of the best cars of all time!


:lol: :lol:

Good man.
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Postby KwS » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:58 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:really? which ones?


the Sera of course!
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Postby Mr Revhead » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:59 pm

comic gold! :lol:
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Postby mr2_t » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:01 pm

thanx everyone for all the positive comments! heres a pic
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Postby Alex B » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:08 pm

Hawt, bet its going to be a bitch to keep clean.
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Postby Lloyd » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:22 pm

The joys of black cars perhaps
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Postby Alex B » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:39 pm

Have you got something to share with the class Lloyd? :P
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Postby Adamal » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:41 pm

KwS wrote:
Mr Revhead wrote:really? which ones?


the Sera of course!


Like this one?

http://www.nats.ac.jp/pc/present/wall/wall_09_04a.jpg

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http://www.sps-koubou.jp/car_room/sps_s ... 80&hno=360

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