Honda Civic Type-R 2.0i VTEC 3d (2002/02) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not overly harsh On insurance 22 with 4 Years No Claims 0 point is costing 850 Full Comp.
Costs
Sucks the Juice If Driven Hard. If your Worried about Fuel Enconoy but like the look Go For the Type S or the Sport. But when you drive the R you realise economy is not as important as you think.
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On the road
Driving
Test Drove the Sport, ended up Driving Out with a Type R. What a Sales Man! Grin
Performance
Ubove 6000 rpm V-tech WOOSH!!!! And I'm Gone, LSD Works Perfictly all thought to the un wise may make car feel ""Sticky then light"" When Connering. Fast or slow it cant be faulted. Very Rapid it still feels safe when being driven hard. Grinfactor of 10/1
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Living with it
Reliability
A Few Susspension Stutt Issuses But that was probably caused by the Prevoius Owner. Its a Honda These Dudes Know the score when it comes to Car and Bikes.
Image
Understated looks have left many a Saxo Vts and Boy Racer cars looking very foolish when the lights turn Green!
Comfort
Would people stop moaning about Stiff Suspension and Cabin Noise. This part of what the Type R is, Its a Road Going Race Car. Go and Buy the Type S or a Sport. I drive 3000 miles every month along B roads and My spine is still in tact
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Security and Service
Security
Cat 1 as standard. Nothing Really Gets Better than that. No Tracker Required For Insurance compared to Scooby's, Evo's Ect.
Service
FANTASTIC!!!!! Bought the car from a Local ""performance"" Specialist with balance of honda warranty (2 Months of) and my local honda dealer reparied the strutt with out a worry even though I did not purchase the car from them. Thumbs UP!!
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
None
Other
Front Strutt issuse (Clonking) @ 55K (Motorway Miles)
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes