Civic vti-r coupe?

[mugeneration]

gday lads, just a quick question here (and dont flame me coz i DID search! lol). Next car i wanna get is a white DOHC civic vti-r coupe. Nice choice yes? Problem is I'm having a LOT of trouble finding one for sale! Is there a particular reason for this or have i just been unlucky? can anyone point me in the direction of one please? At the moment i definately wont have enough cash to get one, but i wanna know how much i gotta save up so i can get one. thanks for any responses.

[MrPlow]

They are extreemly rare... Most people wont let go of them! You cant afford to be fussy unless your willing to wait for one to come round that is in immaculate condition!

I think the good condition ones with relativly low km's go for anything around the $21,000 mark

[tRipitaka]

my friend's sister went to sydney to buy her EM1..
she's from melb btw..

[nobbs]

vtir coupes are kinda rare, so its hard to come accross one for sale, when i was buying mine i wanted a white one or a black one, i waited and looked for a couple of months and didnt find one in those 2 colors, so i settled for a silver one...

but yeh GL with the searching, if u find a white one do u want to swap?? lol

[mugeneration]

vtir coupes are kinda rare, so its hard to come accross one for sale, when i was buying mine i wanted a white one or a black one, i waited and looked for a couple of months and didnt find one in those 2 colors, so i settled for a silver one...

but yeh GL with the searching, if u find a white one do u want to swap?? lol

haha yeah i was lookin for a white one actually, but you never know. Until i save enough cash ill let you know about any white ones i find yeah?

[zco]

is it me .. or are civic coupe GLi's (not the old VTi's) ARE MORE RARE than the Civic coupe VTiR's (in sydney)

[seihoa]

theres a silver gli coupe at cabra station its alwayz parked der.... =]
(i think its a gli) = ]

[J-MuN]

i got a white EM1... not for sale though :o yeah pretty rare in Australia... i have yet to see one in melb,

besides mine...

[Alpine]

Pity you are in NSW. Coz there is a white one for sale at a Honda dealership near where I live (Brisbane). It's a 1999 model for $14,995 with 65,000km on the clock. :P

[tRipitaka]

wdf ?
$14,995 for EM1 ?

[mugeneration]

i just did a google search. only found one so far, its silver, looks pretty nice but i dont like the bodykit much. Spose i could change it.

[mugeneration]

Pity you are in NSW. Coz there is a white one for sale at a Honda dealership near where I live (Brisbane). It's a 1999 model for $14,995 with 65,000km on the clock. :P

oh god someone get me a towel! lol :p they got a URL u can give me?

[Alpine]

http://www.rpdata.net.au/cgi-bin/mvmsg/catdetails.p?transid=50007422&login=q91114

Unfortunately they got no pics.

[tRipitaka]

that's no VTIR..
that's EJ8 lah

d16y8 engine

[Waggy]

I wanted a white one when I bought mine, but yeah you can't choose the colour of used cars so black it is, lol! Vti-R Coops are rare as ducks teeth mate, you're prolly looking at around $20k for a good one. with 60-70,000 k's on it.

Oh and ^^$14,995 for an EM1 with those kms? Either the kms aren't genuine or it has been in an accident or five.

[Z]

i got a white EM1... not for sale though :o yeah pretty rare in Australia... i have yet to see one in melb,

besides mine...

Funny thing is, i saw a white EM1 when I was leaving chaddy carpark (of all places) the other day. I obviously thought it was you, but to no avail. It was some old guy. What are the chances?

[mugeneration]

haha yeah looks like i might have to get a respray? excuse for a custom job! lol

[Z]

haha yeah looks like i might have to get a respray? excuse for a custom job! lol

That will make a fair dent in your wallet. If your going to fork out for all of that, you may as well get some outragous colour, or at least not a standard white.

[barefootbonzai]

http://www.rpdata.net.au/cgi-bin/mvmsg/catdetails.p?transid=50007422&login=q91114

Unfortunately they got no pics.

Once again too good to be true. That the 2nd on in QLD to have retarded advertising.

[jackosimm]

carsales.com
loads on there:thumbsup:

[Alpine]

that's no VTIR..
that's EJ8 lah

d16y8 engine

What does that mean....it's a GLi or something? It says it has a VTEC engine though?

[R96P-EJ8]

If you look at the engine code, it says D16Y8 which is an EJ8 = 96-98 Civic Coupe VTi..and I don't know what the engine code for a GLi is.

VTi-R Coupes have the B16A2 engine

[mugeneration]

i got a white EM1... not for sale though :o yeah pretty rare in Australia... i have yet to see one in melb,

besides mine...

You EVER deicde to sell u tell me k?

lol yeah definately custom paint job, not flat white if i did that.

I thought that the engine thing there was a bit iffy. and also, they have the engine as TBA? musta blew the old one and whacked in the closest honda engine around ey?

[Alpine]

Ah okay. Sneaky advertising. I just had another look and they have left out which model it is, ie VTi, GLI, etc. I guess it's typical of Westmore Honda though. Sorry to make you blow your load for nothing! :D

[mugeneration]

carsales.com
loads on there:thumbsup:

crapsticks! how many do you want? seems like all the vti-rs in australia are in there after the lack of findings ive found preveiously lol.

[dudeling7]

I'm doing the same as you man, just saving a bit so i can sell my car and get an EM1. Carsales does have some good ones going for about $18,000. Theres a red one there thats a rare colour. But yeah white is uber rare! GL with finding your coupe :D

*EDIT* I wish they sold Electron Blue Pearl coupes here like in the US. That colour rocks!

[mugeneration]

I'm doing the same as you man, just saving a bit so i can sell my car and get an EM1. Carsales does have some good ones going for about $18,000. Theres a red one there thats a rare colour. But yeah white is uber rare! GL with finding your coupe :D

*EDIT* I wish they sold Electron Blue Pearl coupes here like in the US. That colour rocks!

yeah i know, i figure i could get 8 grand for the car i got at the moment, so once i save 10 grand ill be sweet. Colour wont really matter, ill have it for a while and eventually prolly doin a custom colour. Anyone know what theyre like for insurance?

[LVNIT]

I got a quote of 2.3K for mine

[mugeneration]

I got a quote of 2.3K for mine

:( comprehnsive i hope? how old r u?

[LVNIT]

19 - Comprehensive insurance

[T-onedc2]

Have a look here:
http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.private_results?category_id=3&selected_model=3&selected_region=0&search_type=20&price_min=15000&price_max=25000&make_id=19&model_id=74&keyword=coupe&state_id=-1&search_postcode=&search_distance=25

Might have to go to melb or adl to find a stock one. I bought my 99 dc2 from melb in feb, sometimes the only way. :thumbsup:

[tRipitaka]

fully sick civic vti right here (http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.dealer_vehicle?vehicle_id=2414560&current_rec=1&total_rec=7&sort_type=1&price_min=15000&price_max=25000&make_id=19&model_id=74&keyword=COUPE&state_id=-1&search_distance=25)

[J-MuN]

Funny thing is, i saw a white EM1 when I was leaving chaddy carpark (of all places) the other day. I obviously thought it was you, but to no avail. It was some old guy. What are the chances?
u sure it was a EM1?... theres a few white VTi's at chaddy... yet to see a white VTi-R...


You EVER deicde to sell u tell me k?
lol, will do... :p


What does that mean....it's a GLi or something? It says it has a VTEC engine though?
EJ8's are the VTi coupes.. EM1 is the VTi-R coupes... VTi's have a SOHC "fuel efficient" vtec

engine... where opposed to VTi-R's (EM1's) have a DOHC B16A vtech engine ;)

[aznsiko]

did you check the trading post lol..

[Chi]

I saw a white civic coupe EM1 (VTi-R) for sale in the daily telegraph last week on fri for sale.

Was $14k with 12000kms on it stock as well.

[Z]

u sure it was a EM1?... theres a few white VTi's at chaddy... yet to see a white VTi-R...

100%. What do you take me for Jules....:p

[JDMTMY]

haha man im in same posiiton ur in..i think im just gona settle with a ej8 :( been lookin around for them lately. em1's way outa my price range

[quangsta]

well honestly think the best chance to get one is looking in sydney coz in melb ive only ever seen 2...black one in springy and white one in chaddy(guessing its j-muns) buh wen i went to sydney last saw like mb not vtir's but atleast 5-6 in the carparking area where 'so pho so good' :p

GL with finding newaiiz....
cheers
quang

p.s anyone wonna swap der civic coupe vtir for a dc2 vtir???....pretty pretty please :D

[mugeneration]

damn thats a lot of money. I think id just opt for 3rd party, put the 2 grand away in the bank. Dont think i could cause 2 grand of damage every year lol.

[_CiVIC_]

dude have a look here

http://carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.private_vehicle?vehicle_id=2383558&current_rec=1&used_rec=229&total_rec=348&sort_type=&total_rec=348&sort_type=&make_id=19&model_id=74&state_id=-1&search_distance=25

mmmmmmm wouldn't mind that :D

[Z]

Dont think i could cause 2 grand of damage every year lol.

write-off: ~$18000 damage in around a couple of seconds/minutes.

[J-MuN]

100%. What do you take me for Jules....:p
i dunno :rolleyes:

why the fark is EM1's so damn cheap in NSW?????!??!?!

[mugeneration]

write-off: ~$18000 damage in around a couple of seconds/minutes.

spose, but i dont really drive like a psycho anyway, i drive to my ability. Id go for theft, fire and vandal options for sure tho. damn de-badgers, lil punks and stupid soccer mums who bang doors on the car beside them in the car park.

[Z]

spose, but i dont really drive like a psycho anyway, i drive to my ability. Id go for theft, fire and vandal options for sure tho. damn de-badgers, lil punks and stupid soccer mums who bang doors on the car beside them in the car park.

Im not taking a shot at your judgement, or turning this into a topical debate (although i am hijacking your thread :p), but it only takes one mistake and your cars gone. No one plans for it to happen, but it still does. Even if it isnt really your fault, it still might be in the eyes of your insurance company. I know a few people (<20yo) who took out 3rd party on their cars and ended up writing them off. Ive never really understood why people would take such a risk with an investment such as a car, simply to save a few bucks.

But of course its entirely up to you :D

[mugeneration]

well thats coz i dont really have that sort o cash to spend on insurance, when it could be spent on mods. surely once i leave uni and get a job i will, but not at the moment! lol as for hijacking, dont really care as long as it stays relatively on topic.

[Z]

well thats coz i dont really have that sort o cash to spend on insurance, when it could be spent on mods. surely once i leave uni and get a job i will, but not at the moment! lol as for hijacking, dont really care as long as it stays relatively on topic.

Well personally, id protect my investment before I went modifying it, because you might not have a car to modify in the end.

[J-MuN]

enuff with the insurance talk foos!...

[tRipitaka]

j-mun is gettin depressed that his insurance is $5000 a year

[DOHCTR Coopz!]

AAMI comprehensive is $1,400.. im sleeping with the girl in the ad though! =P~

[barefootbonzai]

j-mun is gettin depressed that his insurance is $5000 a year

Don't worry bro, i got the same quote. Dats y i had no insurance. At least you still got your baby.

[DOHCTR Coopz!]

my advice is to all the em1 hunters out there.. never give up! i found a dynamite 1.. took me 2 years whilst bustin my balls over 2 jobs & studying fulltime really paid off!! cuz now i have the hottest em1 in town.. (better & more stock than J-MuN) ehehe dude... http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.dealer_vehicle?vehicle_id=2375309&current_rec=3&total_rec=11&sort_type=1&make_id=19&model_id=74&keyword=COUPE&state_id=-1&search_distance=25 u will be the only mofo' around driving a GREEN em1!! highly recommended.. 2 thumbs up!

[badsector]

EM1, a rare sort!!! When i was looking around for an EM1, didn't have much luck. Especially if you're going to be picky with the colour. During my 3 months of searching, I only found 2 EM1's and neither of them in my price range. Most of them go for 18k+ up to 21k in some cases. Although a friend of mine got lucky and picked one up for about 15-16k about afew months ago.

Anyways, I ended up picking up a red ek4 instead... they're lighter than the coupes ;)

[J-MuN]

badsector, they arent THAT much lighter.. u'll be surprised...

and DOHCTR COOPz...u betta watch urself son... :p

[mugeneration]

i dont really wanna drive a hatchback, coz they just dont seem right to me lol. plus with all the travelling i do i need a boot. Having a boot, and looking damn sexy with a fair bit more pull than the civic i got now i chose the EM1. My heart is set on it and now i just gotta work for one lol insurance sounds like a bitch tho.

[SiR]

Anyways, I ended up picking up a red ek4 instead... they're lighter than the coupes ;)

Nope....the coupes are lighter than the hatch :p

[nobbs]

AAMI comprehensive is $1,400.. im sleeping with the girl in the ad though! =P~

same here man, im with AAMI and i paid $1480 for insurance, under mums name with me as nominated driver (i was 20 back then), so it goes by my age....the only thing is that my excess is 3gs!! :thumbdwn: but i couldve done that or pay $2890 and my excess would have been 1.5g's....

i chose the first option, it ends up costing the same amount if something happened neways *touches wood*

[nobbs]

BTW im willing to let go of my coupe if the right price is offered :):).....thats for those out there looking for one

[DNYALL]

was looking for my em1 for about 6 mounths. Almost bought one last year but realised i didn't have the money. Test drove it and the dude was holding it for me but i had to pull out. 2000 model 39000kms, tie bars, strut bars, sway bars, type r short shift for $21,000. I was soooooo pissed that i missed that one. Funny thing was, about 3 moughts after that i saw it for sale agin from the same owner for $25000. I was confused. But yeah finally picked one up a couple of mouths ago and lovin it.

[DOHCTR Coopz!]

i'll never sell my coupe... im taking it 2 the grave with me! nobbs, is ur excess 3Gz?? thats pure gang rape man... why is it so much? a sydney thing..? cuz mines only $450 + $400 under 25 years of age excess ($850 total)