Civic Type R $39,990 + On Roads

just thought ill share this with you guys Sitta's CTR with 6000k HID first in australia with HID?? i bought the kit off ebay and did it myself. Took me 2 hours, there arent really space at all to work inside the engine bay especially in the right light since the battery and an airduct is blocking it. I didnt take off the whole bumper i just stick the ballast in the engine bay. I pulled this off because im small about 170cm and got small hands.

http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/219...0899978_rs.jpg

http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/228...9057856_rs.jpg

heres a quick little photocjop by me as to making the CTR look better on the rear.

Deleted centre clear thing and move spoiler to roof.

BEFORE
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4...typer2bpp3.jpg

AFTER
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9...typer2bkk1.jpg

Thats hectic nice job....im picking my civic type R up tomorrow around lunchtime. Hows the car been running for you at the moment sitta? Any problems you picked up?

ok problem one is obviously third gear usually when it is cold

and the paint job is shit. they chip so easily i have hundreds of small chips on my front bumper and bonnet. Dealer said over the phone they cant to anything, modern cars have soft paints, does that mean all modern cars got shit paints? my mdx is 3 years old and havent got any chip

rear wheels gets brake dust so easily so you better clean them often

hmm... whatelse not much, the car has been running well, and the best fuel for this car i have found ( for economy and performance) is bp ultimate

Nice work with the HIDs mate, it should come standard! That photochop pic makes it look like a mazda3 hatch, i still wish they had put the spoiler on top tho

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Originally Posted by sitta

the best fuel for this car i have found ( for economy and performance) is bp ultimate

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Yeah well in the book and on the actual honda website they recommend you use premium unleaded fuel everytime you fill up or the engine will deteriorate..not too sure about that but as if you'd take the risk. Can't wait to get it!

I saw a brand new red CTR that had ran up the ass of a truck today on Parramatta rd, bad luck, was repairable but pretty fcuked up for a 2-4 week old car.......was it anyone on OH?

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I saw a brand new red CTR that had ran up the ass of a truck today on Parramatta rd, bad luck, was repairable but pretty fcuked up for a 2-4 week old car.......was it anyone on OH?

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Were the side airbags deployed? If not, I want the seats!

not that bad bro..........its repairable. Someone must know who it was, anyone?

Still for a 2 week old car..he probably hasnt even had it for that long. I only got mine on Sunday.

I am taking a new Civic Type R for a test drive tomorrow afternoon. Muahahaha. :)

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Originally Posted by sitta

ok problem one is obviously third gear usually when it is cold

and the paint job is shit. they chip so easily i have hundreds of small chips on my front bumper and bonnet. Dealer said over the phone they cant to anything, modern cars have soft paints, does that mean all modern cars got shit paints? my mdx is 3 years old and havent got any chip

rear wheels gets brake dust so easily so you better clean them often

hmm... whatelse not much, the car has been running well, and the best fuel for this car i have found ( for economy and performance) is bp ultimate

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Sorry to hear that champ. Nice work with the HID's though.

Are you Wollongong based? The dealer there said that their first CTR (black one) went to a P-Plater, was that you?

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Originally Posted by Alpine

I am taking a new Civic Type R for a test drive tomorrow afternoon. Muahahaha. :)

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so in the future you can compare with "other" type-r :)

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71491

Test drove one today. Worst ride in a car ever and this comes from someone who drives an EH with leaf suspension. The ride is horrible on the street. I couldn't imagine doing a run to Victoria and back in it, especially with the engine noise. Seriously, why the **** didn't they just double wishbone the suspension and then angle grind the springs down. The ride would have been comparable. Maybe it's good for the track, but with all the luxury shit and a lack of a LSD, this isn't a track car. Should have stuck to the DC2R philosophy Honda, this CTR is one confused mofo that has no idea what it is. As either a sports coupe or a track car (aka DC2R) it would have been great, but this thing just isn't worth the Type-R badge in it's retail state.

I know how slowly these things move. If it's at the SIMS in October then we'd see it in the 2nd quarter of 2008 at best. Here's hoping though. Could be a worthy replacement for the DC5 in a few years.

Oh: Fuel consumption is shocking IMO. I was talking to the dealer and he seemed to think that 9/100 (his figures) for freeway was good. My old SiR would do 7.3 l/100 on a Syd->Melb run and when hammering it on the street/track would never do worse than 11. The SiR had marginally worse 0-100 figures: 7.3 average recorded (not Honda advertising) in stock trim and 15.3 1/4 mile. Admittedly this was in a car that weighed 1030 kilos, but it was a 240K+ kms car with only 160ps at the flywheel.

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Originally Posted by DropBear

Sorry to hear that champ. Nice work with the HID's though.

Are you Wollongong based? The dealer there said that their first CTR (black one) went to a P-Plater, was that you?

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nope, im from the northern beaces there are heaps of p plater with this car out there since its legal to drive them, there are 3 already in UNSW all p plater including me red, black(mine) and silver.

Saw the CTR in the metal for the first time at the dealer this morning and I agree with most of the comments on here...

The car actually looks quite good in the metal. The plastic 'chrome' fuel lid is shockingly tacky (lol) and the sitting position is way too high!

Apart from that, I liked what I saw from my brief 'inspection'. The seats were quite nice, fit and finish seemed quite good and the car felt quite solid i.e. door closed with a nice thud.

I wouldn't mind test driving one of these to see how it goes, but thought otherwise when realistically speaking, I really can't see myself wanting to buy one of these.

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Originally Posted by sitta

nope, im from the northern beaces there are heaps of p plater with this car out there since its legal to drive them, there are 3 already in UNSW all p plater including me red, black(mine) and silver.

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Give it time. There's talk of VTEC engines being added to the ban list with the RTA. Personally I think these types of cars are much safer than your average Aussie built big sedan. RWD 200kW cars with dual airbags and no traction control are OK for young drivers yet a C200K with a 5 star NCAP rating and 0-100 of 10seconds is banned due to forced indutcion. Go figure. :thumbdwn:

If vtec is banned, it will be banned for people who got their P's before people who are banned from turbo's etc?

I find it insanely stupid that there even is a ban list, I can hit 200k's in a .9 litre 3cyl if I wanted too, isn't it better to speed in something thats actually built to be sped in? Than to drive a shit box and loose control. Stupid pigs, cant solve a problem they just ban it. Doesn't stop crap.

I test drove and placed my order for a red CTR today @ Yarra Honda in melbourne.

Contract came to $43930 on road including mats and tint. I had to plea for the tint, he wasn't going to throw that in. Im a previous customer of this dealer so he went to the sales manager to get that authorised. I also paid an extra $184 for the emblem set (rip off i know) as im too lazy to get them aftermarket.

Delivery date ETA is 15/9 although he was indicating it would probably be earlier.

QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS:
Is it worth getting paint protection? The dealer is asking too much for it (like $1900 including this bullshit scratch/dent warranty), where can I get the same job done cheaper?

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Originally Posted by reemo

I test drove and placed my order for a red CTR today @ Yarra Honda in melbourne.

Contract came to $43930 on road including mats and tint. I had to plea for the tint, he wasn't going to throw that in. Im a previous customer of this dealer so he went to the sales manager to get that authorised. I also paid an extra $184 for the emblem set (rip off i know) as im too lazy to get them aftermarket.

Delivery date ETA is 15/9 although he was indicating it would probably be earlier.

QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS:
Is it worth getting paint protection? The dealer is asking too much for it (like $1900 including this bullshit scratch/dent warranty), where can I get the same job done cheaper?

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Congrats on the new car. Why did you want to buy tint from the dealer? They outsource that work anyway. Skip the middle man and go straight to the tint shop. Tint Professor is only $260.

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Originally Posted by reemo

QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS:
Is it worth getting paint protection? The dealer is asking too much for it (like $1900 including this bullshit scratch/dent warranty), where can I get the same job done cheaper?

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Not for $1900.

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Originally Posted by yfin

Congrats on the new car. Why did you want to buy tint from the dealer? They outsource that work anyway. Skip the middle man and go straight to the tint shop. Tint Professor is only $260.

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Well it was free so I didn't buy it. I don't think they would have lowered their price if I didn't get it.

Does anyone know if the radio aerial is in the back window and if tint will adversely affect radio quality like it did in my Euro? Im thinking of requesting that they put tint only on the side windows, will this look ok?

In my euro with tinting the radio reception is very poor :(

Congratulations on the car.I still haven't booked a test drive(laziness).What were your thoughts on the ride and cabin noise?
Another OZ member on a test drive, thought the ride was uncomfortable and noisy.:confused:

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Originally Posted by reemo

Well it was free so I didn't buy it. I don't think they would have lowered their price if I didn't get it.

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We see things differently then :) Nothing when buying a car is free

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Congratulations on the car.I still haven't booked a test drive(laziness).What were your thoughts on the ride and cabin noise?
Another OZ member on a test drive, thought the ride was uncomfortable and noisy.:confused:

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Overall I found the ride comfortable. It was stiff and hard on the bumps but on the freeway it was fine. I was actually surprised at how quiet the cabin is compared with my Euro. At higher revs though that peace is disturbed by the VTEC, nothing to complain about though.

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Originally Posted by reemo

I test drove and placed my order for a red CTR today @ Yarra Honda in melbourne.

Contract came to $43930 on road including mats and tint. I had to plea for the tint, he wasn't going to throw that in. Im a previous customer of this dealer so he went to the sales manager to get that authorised. I also paid an extra $184 for the emblem set (rip off i know) as im too lazy to get them aftermarket.

Delivery date ETA is 15/9 although he was indicating it would probably be earlier.

QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS:
Is it worth getting paint protection? The dealer is asking too much for it (like $1900 including this bullshit scratch/dent warranty), where can I get the same job done cheaper?

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Dude I got my red CTR from yarra honda as well, could you pm me your dealer or something? Cos my dealer refused to throw in tints and i've tried everything, plus i am a previous customer. Mine was promised to be delivered 2 weeks from now

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Originally Posted by 6ary

Dude I got my red CTR from yarra honda as well, could you pm me your dealer or something? Cos my dealer refused to throw in tints and i've tried everything, plus i am a previous customer. Mine was promised to be delivered 2 weeks from now

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That sucks. The salesman was Julian and the manager is Frank.

depending on the tint, u should be fine, our CTR is tinted and have no probs with radio reception at all.
Also remember the bit of plastic that looks like glass under the spoiler wont be tinted as its plastic.

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Originally Posted by reemo

Does anyone know if the radio aerial is in the back window and if tint will adversely affect radio quality like it did in my Euro? Im thinking of requesting that they put tint only on the side windows, will this look ok?

In my euro with tinting the radio reception is very poor :(

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It depends if the tint is metallic. My 05 GLi is has just black tint and its fine.

Ceramic tint will be OK for windscreen mounted antennas. It looks great too. Nice greyish mirror finish.

On the contract it stated "titanium tinting". Got no idea what that is, all I know is that its 3rd party tinting. I did manage to get mats for free tho

Picked up my milano red ctr 2 days ago and there are 2 chips on the bonnet already! guess the paint on it is really thin, anyone else experiencing the same problem?

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Picked up my milano red ctr 2 days ago and there are 2 chips on the bonnet already! guess the paint on it is really thin, anyone else experiencing the same problem?

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Happens with most of the new Hondas because of the water-based paint (environmental concerns mean they can't use solvent-based paints).

You'd best get some touchup paint to cover up any bare metal spots.

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Picked up my milano red ctr 2 days ago and there are 2 chips on the bonnet already! guess the paint on it is really thin, anyone else experiencing the same problem?

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got heaps of them, hundreds and dealer said they cant do anything about it :(

hey guys, virgin post here.

Anyway, i pick up my black CTR tommorrow afternoon..... $43525 including mats, ipod adapter (i hope its better than the old "musiclink" one i've read about) and emblem set....

I think the skirts looked a bit.... fussy, so i didn't bother with them...

They tried to sell me window tinting for $600....

I'm a little worried about the paint chip thing.... maybe a tube of touch up paint won't go astray....

maybe look at getting a 3M clear car bra. cant tell its even there. apparently really popular in the states

i put down a deposit for my ctr on friday and getting it for $43,865. Unfortunately my dad did the bargaining with the salesman before i got there so he wasn't really aware of the optional accessories untill they handed us the booklet after a sale price was agree'd upon.

In the end we only got:

- Paint protection
- Free loan car at scheduled service intervals
- Full tank of petrol
- "Wine Pack"

Going to definantly have to get the emblem set and floor matts. Not much we can do about it now though but gona try see if the salesman can work something out. Otherwise looks like i'm going to have to pay full RRP for them(scary thought)

Picking it up on the 17th of August, so didn't really have to wait that long as some others. Or so they claim.

hey, the loan car is a good thing i think....

the badges cost **** all, 190 full price or something, not sure about mats though.

personally i dun like the badge on the front grill. would love the stickers tho but not for $190. would rather source JDM FD2 ones or get them made up.

was gonna put a deposit on one last week but holding out for another month. the dealer refuse to throw anything in for me... he said base price, full charge for car and all accessories, not discounting anything. he also said that demand is high and he will sell his allocation every month... we'll see.

i'm really worried about the paint chipping thinig that i've been reading about... i'm a real noob when it comes to cars so wats the advice?

what actually gets put on the car with the paint protection? is it just protecting against chipping? or does it help retain colour and protection against sun/dust/etc?

is it better to get it from the dealer or is it cheaper to go directly to a workshop urself?

If you are worried about stone chips, get a 3M clear bra put on.

If anyone wants a CTR - there was one advertised in the Melbourne Age on the weekend for $39,990 driveaway. The catch is it is a dealer demo (but only 400kms on the odo). I think it was Berick Honda but don't hold me to that as I am working from memory.

There seems to be a few going around for that price now and more new ones available as well - see here.

Perhaps they're not selling that well?

For this price, I rather get a used S2000 or DC2R and do some mods. Is this car a lot more advance than the last type-R?

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Originally Posted by RedVTi

For this price, I rather get a used S2000 or DC2R and do some mods. Is this car a lot more advance than the last type-R?

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Personal opinion. Yeah it is, its alot more refined then the last type R.

there was one for like 37k ??? demo dealership. drive away price.

anyways if u worried bout paint chip get a bra like arong said. i mite do that. or il just let it chip and give me an excuse to spray it Championship white later on :)

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Originally Posted by EK4R

... spray it Championship white later on :)

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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

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lol expensive la!! though i have this at the back of my mind since i have the car but no money... maybe after 4 years and i have more money ill do some crazy mods

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lol expensive la!! though i have this at the back of my mind since i have the car but no money... maybe after 4 years and i have more money ill do some crazy mods

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ha yea its a little more expensive than painting your calipers yourself but yea its worth it :p ha jk bro

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ha yea its a little more expensive than painting your calipers yourself but yea its worth it :p ha jk bro

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Much more expensive!!! i only spent $30 painting my caliper myself! and the car paintjob can cost $5000 :p

you know you want it....



http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/attachm...1&d=1192795651


http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-conte...vicTypeR-2.jpg

or maybe yellow is more your thing..

http://yoshi002.free.fr/IMG/CTR2007/CTR04.jpg

http://yoshi002.free.fr/IMG/CTR2007/CTR07.jpg

i would love it, i would love it! :( :( $$$

Looks like a jazz in yellow :S ... CW looks great.

The white is hectic...to bad its not a colour option..recon it looks insane, type-r badge's really stand out..its awesome

to me, it's about the overall package. whether or not it deserves the type R badge is another story for all your honda/type R enthusiasts. type R debate aside - as far as i'm concerned, the FN2 is the perfect package for me and ticks all boxes (interior, power, exterior, handling, features).

i suppose i feel this way as i'm not a 'hardcore enthusiast' and wasn't around early enough to experience dc2, dc5 etc so this is my first real taste of 'type R' and i've got to say, i'm liking it alot!

The Type-R debate will always be there...with everything people always want more, theres no doubt the dc2 is an awesome car but I suppose honda has kind of tried to change with the times and they thought that there market needed a more refined car, so they released the FN2. Thats not to say that the FD2R isnt a awesome also.

Seriously there are better cars to buy for $40,000+ mark

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Seriously there are better cars to buy for $40,000+ mark

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"Better" is up to the interpretation of the individual.

Anyway, what are the better cars at $40,000 brand new? As far as I know, powerwise there is only the XR5, GTI (without options), 3MPS, VXR (looks sweet but that's it), WRX and maybe the EVO X (not sure on price).

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"Better" is up to the interpretation of the individual.

Anyway, what are the better cars at $40,000 brand new? As far as I know, powerwise there is only the XR5, GTI (without options), 3MPS, VXR (looks sweet but that's it), WRX and maybe the EVO X (not sure on price).

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Exactly! Why do people spend 40ks on a Citroen?? Why did that person buy that Alfa and not the Evo???

It is because they wanted to!

There was something about it that they liked. Its quite good that we even have a choice of small - med performance cars.

I know and have known alot of people who has bought a car just purely for their looks.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

"Better" is up to the interpretation of the individual.

Anyway, what are the better cars at $40,000 brand new? As far as I know, powerwise there is only the XR5, GTI (without options), 3MPS, VXR (looks sweet but that's it), WRX and maybe the EVO X (not sure on price).

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Renault megane f1 R26, Renault Clio R27 and Mini Cooper S are the only other ones i can think of.

Evo X is going to be in the 60k + price range. wayyyyy off lol

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Originally Posted by StrawberryFace

Renault megane f1 R26, Renault Clio R27 and Mini Cooper S are the only other ones i can think of.

Evo X is going to be in the 60k + price range. wayyyyy off lol

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In that case, if I was after speed and didn't worry about reliability (i.e. I was only going to keep the car for 3 years before selling), then I would take the Megane. The Clio is too small for me. The Cooper S, is not really in the same league. The S is a great handling car, but not a very fast one. But, if I was keeping something long term for at least 5 years, I'd take the FN2R still.

The Subie WRX is a good buy, pity the look.

Of course, we are talking about new cars, if you didn't mind 2nd hand cars, $40,000 would get you a bloody fast 12 second Honda. :)

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Originally Posted by hengz

i put down a deposit for my ctr on friday and getting it for $43,865.

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Which dealer in Melb did you go to?

ringwood patterson cheney. mind you i've had the car since mid august and loving it

FN2R kicks ass!!

Hengz...

For the price did u pay for stock CTR or with some accessories on it ?

i was told CTR comes in CSWHITE mid 08 ?!?!?! any1 confirm?

At the moment its a bit of a weigh up between the Fn2 and EP3, but the EP3 is pure JDM! championship white? now thats what we have been waiting for? is that confirmed? anyone from honda know this?

ep3 is built in england like fn2

there is also a jdm version.

its still jdm, wouldn't say PURE jdm tho. pure jdm is the FD2R :P


anybody hear about cs white fn2 coming mid 08?

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Originally Posted by EK4R

i was told CTR comes in CSWHITE mid 08 ?!?!?! any1 confirm?

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that would be awesome!

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/attachm...7&d=1192795651

does it come with the 3rd gear issue for free? :D

3rd gear slipping out dosen't really happen unless you do a sloppy shift. Basically u just gotto make sure it's in the whole way with 2 clicks due to the synchro. After I realized that it needed two clicks the 3rd gear has never slipped out or crunched on me ever again.

i havnt herd anything about white as of yet. as usual ill let u all know when i hear from honda.

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3rd gear slipping out dosen't really happen unless you do a sloppy shift. Basically u just gotto make sure it's in the whole way with 2 clicks due to the synchro. After I realized that it needed two clicks the 3rd gear has never slipped out or crunched on me ever again.

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i seen you shift. like a grandma :p

hit that vtec already, u wasting your engine and not sitting the rings properly...

lol, not as granny as u george :P U got the ultimate granny shifts :)

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i havnt herd anything about white as of yet. as usual ill let u all know when i hear from honda.

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I got confirmation from local dealer the other day. FD2R still hasn't been ruled out either. Still all rumour and speculation of course, but I told them they have my deposit if FD2R is ever confirmed.