ES1

[wil]

any one here with any Es1? what have u done to it?

[7th Gen]

any one here with any Es1? what have u done to it?

i guess you're talking about 7th gen (ie current shape) sedans?
just rims and headunit for me at the moment

not that many of us around here though, we're a rare spieces :?
everyone is more into EGs and EKs

[McChook]

there is a reason they are not popular...

[skoota]

yeh not a fan of the new Civics. Go the EK

[madgrk]

The type r is nice but very expensive :(

[wil]

yep 7th gen civic, McChook why ain't they popular?

[ah789454]

no balls maybe and they not so great on the eye

[7th Gen]

yep 7th gen civic, McChook why ain't they popular?

seems like everyone has answered it for you already :)

no entry level 3 dr hatch, no screamer Type R, and yes, a bit more conservative looking and fairly gutless as well

but since i have one, i can't rubbish it too much ;)

[Setanta]

It took too much of a beating with the ugly stick :(

Seriously, Honda's designers need to be shot over the new Civic and Honda Australia needs a kick in the arse for not importing the 160bhp "Si" 3 door the Yanks got. I wan't to know who makes the decisions at Honda Aust to give us entry level Civics all the time and not the mid range stuff. The CTR is impossible I know based on cost, but the Si could have made a good platform.

[McChook]

don't discount the 7th gen civic yet, i just priced the SEVS scheme import... mid next year, 10 lucky aussies... CTR group buy

[7th Gen]

don't discount the 7th gen civic yet, i just priced the SEVS scheme import... mid next year, 10 lucky aussies... CTR group buy

how hard/how much would it be to fully ADR and comply..........?

[sesshoumaru]

family wagon!! :P :P

[Setanta]

don't discount the 7th gen civic yet, i just priced the SEVS scheme import... mid next year, 10 lucky aussies... CTR group buy

Not going to happen - the federal govt is changing the rules again :( Under 15 years rule is going to be restricted to pre '89 and SEVs looks to take a hammering too.

[A'PEXi]

LIBAS is one ..... has a turbo, rims, kit, trim etc :P

[McChook]

don't discount the 7th gen civic yet, i just priced the SEVS scheme import... mid next year, 10 lucky aussies... CTR group buy

Not going to happen - the federal govt is changing the rules again :( Under 15 years rule is going to be restricted to pre '89 and SEVs looks to take a hammering too.

SO??!?!?!?!?!? the CTR has bugger all nothing to do with 15year rule, and the SEVS legislation isn't changing at all.

[7th Gen]

so i'm confused?!?!??

can you bring in CTRs or not under SEVs/15 yr rule/whatever?
if you can't (because its not 15 yrs old) then how do you explain all the R34s on the road? surely they are not 15 yrs old..........

i am suspecting that there are 2 different issues - the 15 yr thing and the personal import thing?

[Setanta]

McChook: If you can get it approved under SEVs then good luck to you, but the word I had from an importer is that the fed govt is revising all import laws again. Hence my use of the changes to the 15 year rulings to illustrate the fact that they don't want imports here.

7th Gen: R34s have been approved under the SEVs legislation, CTRs currently are not

[McChook]

EP1 CTR can be imported under SEVS. Someone has to put it in an import magazine, that would be a good start, then I have an argument that people are interested. It is more than fitting in any of the SEVS catagories, including power:weight ratios, body shape not offered, Highest Performance Variant....

I believe the only problem I would encounter is Honda Australia. They would fight the inclusion more than toyota ever did... and Toyota Australia sucessfully stalled the JZX series for 7 years.

YES, the 15 year old rule is looking likely to change, but NOTHING has been passed yet. NO SEVS is not changing, which does not effect the inclusion and import of an EP1 CTR