Looking to buy this DC5R BUT ...?? Help guys

**byond** · 26-01-2010 10:56 AM

Hi guys,

http://firesport.com.au/02-honda-int...--ad145985.htm

Saw this on carsales a few months back in qld, now the new owner is selling it in Vic...sounds strange to change hands so quick?...does anyone know the car's history and how reliable it is, maybe some of you guys have checked the car out before and can provide some ideas?

It has mostly all toda parts and reckons its a 13sec car?...I think its been abused too much if the new seller is selling it so quick?

Hopefully someone can shread some light so I can decide whether to go check it out as it's so far?

**geeang** · 26-01-2010 12:25 PM

Be careful with this, I've had a very bad experience with that seller before so just make sure you tread lightly.

**pure_na** · 26-01-2010 01:25 PM

gearbox might be the problem. that stuff is expensive to fix, but if the car is legit not as expensive as the mods done.

maybe he thought it was a type r and the car is not a type r?

there's lots of reasons that he might be selling it, your best bet is:
check vin
check engine no
get one of those racv tests (don't know how useful it would be but it might give you some peace of mind)
drive it for yourself

can't think of anything else you could do at the moment. ask him how long he has had it and why he's selling. if you KNOW he's lying about how long he has had it, then there is almost DEFINATELY something up, it's just whether you can find it (and care about it).

**bbds** · 26-01-2010 06:48 PM

dont speak so soon. I bought it for my gfs 21st. I gave her my ep3 instead.
Why car has been resprayed. Cause she wanted it purple.

Car has had no accident, comes with log books
I bet its better condition than most dc5's on this forum.

And no i didnt think it was a type R, i know its a type r
and i dont think its a 13 sec car, i know it is

Why im selling so quick, its not because its fkd, its because im getting over modded cars
and people that know me well enough, know that ive gone through 10+ cars alreayd

**mrwillz** · 26-01-2010 06:56 PM

this car sounded MINT! at one of the meets!

**bbds** · 26-01-2010 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by mrwillz

this car sounded MINT! at one of the meets!

Thanks man

**bbds** · 26-01-2010 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by geeang

Be careful with this, I've had a very bad experience with that seller before so just make sure you tread lightly.

very bad experience? You got your $ back in 24 hrs

Try buying something and never getting anything nor the cash back

**najdi** · 26-01-2010 07:26 PM

just buy my type r instead :P

**bbds** · 26-01-2010 08:39 PM

thats right buy his one instead

**SuperJDM.** · 26-01-2010 08:51 PM

Wont find another one clean as that cheap as that with the mods his put in.

**WATAJK** · 26-01-2010 10:23 PM

i was just about to say isn't that BBDS ITR... lol
The photos looked so familiar lol

**pure_na** · 27-01-2010 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by bbds

thats right buy his one instead

rofl ahahaha.

can you really blame him for asking for help when he's looking at something that seems too good to be true? the experience ive had with dc2rs, s2ks and dc5rs has made me skeptical of every single performance honda on carsales. case in point: you know that white dc5r that is all jdm up in queensland? well up until a week ago, that was advertised as authentic jdm import dc5r. the guy swore to me that it was authentic imported type r. it's a **cking base model audm black dc5 with all jdm parts and a respray. after i told him, he has since changed the description. hell, you bought the car recently (apparently), i'd be surprised if you weren't careful when you were buying it.