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Postby dnalunchie » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:05 pm

Hey guys I was just watching this vid and I wondered have any of these civics made it to NZ?
Seems weird that we havnt got any since NZ ussually gets most high spec Jap cars

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Postby gasman » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:21 pm

theres a few floating around in nz. ive seen one. there was the mugen rr one on trademe for like 70k.

give it some time and there will be more. just like all the other ones
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Postby Alex B » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:22 pm

There are a few in NZ, even a Mugen Type RR in NZ. Some how a red FN2 Type R found its way to NZ too.
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Postby dnalunchie » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:43 pm

Alex B wrote:There are a few in NZ, even a Mugen Type RR in NZ. Some how a red FN2 Type R found its way to NZ too.


whats that?
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Postby Alex B » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:49 pm

Weird looking hatch made for the euro market. They import them into Japan and call them the Civic Type R Euro from November last year apprenty.
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Postby dnalunchie » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:52 pm

Just watched a best motoring vid of one. In stock form it beat an evo 6, a series 6 rx7, r34 gtr and an NSX around Sukuba, thats pretty impressive for a little 2lt
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Postby Bling » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:58 pm

Shame its still a Honda.
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Postby dnalunchie » Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:04 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:Shame its still a Honda.

yeah true, but I have alot of respect for Honda still sticking to what they know and providing a decent rival to european hot hatches, toyota gave that up a long time ago, if indeed they were every really competing
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Postby shihad » Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:47 pm

that new type r is very impressive i wonder why they did a 0-300 metre test when comparing it to the dc5 i bet 0-400 would be alot closer.toyota would never build something that fast it never has (i dont have facts just guesing) and probally never will.
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Postby Alex B » Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:21 pm

Not in its class anyway.
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Postby Akane » Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:21 am

TBH at the end of the day it's still a FWD N/A, I don't care how saturated the red is on the R badge.
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Postby Leon » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:04 am

Incredible bit of machinery.

Not fussed on the looks though. To my mind a Civic is a small car, not something that appears almost Lancer sized.
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Postby rollaholic » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:24 am

proof positive that a car doesnt need to look good to go fast.

honda bashing still? really? sheesh. honda make amazing cars... wake up! guess it just goes to show how much people value brand association
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Postby 1I1 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:31 am

Quite like the look of the CTR sedan, I'd own one. Looks better than the latest hatch CTR!
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Postby Cakky » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:52 am

yeah there is a really hot one floating around wellington with the numberplate N1 I think? Got some nice bits on it by the looks of it. Mint looking cars
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Postby dnalunchie » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:03 pm

Apparently they go for 40k+...... DAM
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Postby B1NZ » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:04 pm

For something that can do that to an NSX and a GT-R thats not a bad price 8O

Still think the DC5 teg is waaaaay better looking
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Postby kim0663 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:17 pm

I think the cars are amazing. They always have been.

IT's the minority of them drivers that let the cars down.
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Postby dnalunchie » Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:09 pm

B1NZ wrote:For something that can do that to an NSX and a GT-R thats not a bad price 8O

Still think the DC5 teg is waaaaay better looking


I actually like the looks of the Civic at first I thought wtf its a sedan, but then it grows on you.
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Postby fuel » Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:12 am

wow, that's some impressive piece of kit! I wouldn't say no to owning one of them or an NSX!

I actually like the Civic over the DC5, I feel the proportions of the DC5 are just skewed in the wrong direction - the Civic has a nice low flat looking stance and I bet it would look real awesome slammed even further on some sweet JDM wheels, but from the sounds of it that would mess with the finely tuned standard suspension and wheel package which already comes on them.

Might be a car to have in 10 years time when no doubt they get cheaper to stash away for decades to come - a probable future classic.
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