I am looking at buying either a CL9 or a FD2 or a FD1, opinions?
I am looking at buying either a CL9 or a FD2 or a FD1. At the moment I drive a 2005 5MT Civic GLi sedan (ES1).
Can anyone that have owned or driven these cars help me make a decision?
My budget is around $10k, I can probably stretch it a little bit more if I found a really good car with low k's.
I find it hard to find any facelifted CL9 that'll fit my budget (2006+), they look much nicer/sleeker than the pre-facelifted CL9 and that's why I've been thinking twice about going for a 2003-2004 Euro or FD2, CL9's gauges and steering wheel look a bit outdated as well.
How does the K20Z2 compare to the K24A3? Which engine will respond better to simple bolt-ons?
P.s. Whichever car I am buying it's gonna be manual transmission, how does the FD2's 5MT compare to the CL9's 6MT?
And last question, are there any other websites to look for used cars other than the standard carsales, carsguide, drive.com.au... etc.?
help is much appreciated.. Thank you
Very confused at the moment.. facelift vs pre-facelift?
I was looking at Mazda 6, Subaru Liberty 2.5L and eventually landed on the Accord coz of the more powerful engine.
I am after a 6 speed manual, quiet, comfortable, well built sedan, handles good, and the engine has to have a potential to extract more power out of it in the future, a K24 Honda Accord Euro seems to fit the bill.
I've driven about 5 of them this week, some were totally out of my $10k budget, some were going for $11k which I can probably afford.. etc.
To cut a long story short, I've got a 80,000km 2005 Accord Euro 6 speed manual, non-lux and pre-facelift.. Seller wants $11k and I pushed him down to $9.5k with RWC but then I didn't leave him a deposit coz I need to bring my brother down with me to have a look at it. I jumped under the car, no evidence of leaks, I had a very good look around all radiator hoses, power steering hoses and valve cover... etc. no evidence of leaks whatsoever (One owner all its life). I looked under oil cap and I looked through the hole and the engine looks spotless, car got a full service history at Honda..
Now the big question, should I go for it? or wait till I come across a low km post facelift 06+ Accord Euro? My budget is $11k maxx! I don't mind the pre-facelift bumper style coz I am gonna try and hunt down that lip-kit/body-kit that some of them came out with.
What other advantages does the 06+ post-facelift have over the pre-facelift Euros? I heard the the post-facelift tells you how much petrol you're using and average petrol consumption while the pre-facelift doesn't, is that correct? coz that's a big thing for me :/
I also heard the post-facelift has illuminated buttons on the steering wheel while the pre-facelift doesn't, this one is not a biggie.. May be by replacing steering wheels you can add that? But it's not that important.
What other differences apart from looks and exterior cosmetic styling? Are there any differences interior wise other than the cluster and steering wheel?
I don't know if I should go put a deposit on it tonight?!