Got my Civic Type R yesterday

[LD_Mart]

I only got a 1/4 tank with my CTR back in July last year. And a 1/4 tank for my Accord Euro AND 06 Accord VTI.

I'm interested in your Ipod cable. Care to provide a bit more detail?

I regretted not mooching an ipod cable when I got the car.

Anyone noticed that the MP3 player doesn't have gapless playbacks for mixed albums etc? It's annoying for long cruises.

Is the clock only in 24 hour format? Not that I can't interpret 24 hour time, but sometimes you just don't want to think for 1/2 a second.

Well its a icelink...but i had the whole car apart and had no idea what i was doing haha so i took it to car audio co in hornsby..they are doing it for me on wed. it has full steering wheel control, chargers ur ipod, doesnt disable your ipod.

I got the same prob with clock really wanna figure out how to change it.

LD_Mart: congratz on the FN. More details on the amp kit please?

what more can i say it is an amp kit...just standard 8gauge amp kit for a monoblock amp.

[Felix]

you do realise that when your speedo on the CTR says 100kph you are actually doing 92kph?!

Serious??? 8km/h is a fair bit to be out by...

[yfin]

Serious??? 8km/h is a fair bit to be out by...

Yeah it is true. Must be part of Honda's plan to make the CTR faster than it really is. It needs all the help it can get.

[Felix]

Yeah it is true. Must be part of Honda's plan to make the CTR faster than it really is. It needs all the help it can get.

hmm, my impression was that it was no slower then the DC5R, felt a fair bit quicker. Making it a fairly quick car for what it is, 2L NA and all. Still a very nice all round package that can't be beaten for $40k.

[Double R]

Yeah it is true. Must be part of Honda's plan to make the CTR faster than it really is. It needs all the help it can get.

Care to quote the source? Sounds very biased.

[dmx]

Yeah it is true. Must be part of Honda's plan to make the CTR faster than it really is. It needs all the help it can get.

may be about 100 kph and 92 mph ??

[anu]

hey folks,

ozhonda newbie here

picked up my black type r last thurs....man I f*$#@ing luv driving it!!!

was tossing up between an astra turbo and the FN2R but the guys at john blair gave me a deal too good to refuse (altho they only gave me 1/4 tank too) ..lol

btw im from melb too reothe. any other melb boys (or girls on here?

[moons]

My Black R should be delivered late next week.. Melbourne here too.

[anu]

had to wait two weeks to pick mine up....man it felt like friggin two yrs!!

which dealer did u end up going with? i tried gary warren smith, oakleigh and new world honda, berwick....gawddamn those guys at berwick are a bunch of pricks. got the worst service ever from them. gary warren was good but didnt budge much from the rrp tho.

but the john blair guys were ace....and make good coffee too

[dmx]

why rarely ppl get red ones ? i love red ones !!!

[fasthonda]

hmm, my impression was that it was no slower then the DC5R, felt a fair bit quicker. Making it a fairly quick car for what it is, 2L NA and all. Still a very nice all round package that can't be beaten for $40k.

I agree!
Some car manufacturers have 3X the engine capacity of the Type R ,some even producing a paltry 45kW per litre (compared to the FN2 74kWs) and sure they're fast but,it also can hide the fact these engines can be inefficient and low tech lumps of steel.

CONGRATS ANU on your purchase have fun with your FN2

[moons]

gawddamn those guys at berwick are a bunch of pricks.

LOL.

I found the two guys I dealt with at New World to be excellent. In fact, I would go as far as to say that it has been, so far, without doubt, the best new car dealer experience I have had. Ever.

Having said this, I understand perfectly if it didn't turn out that way for you. I had a very bad experience with FTG Honda but others say they are awesome.

Perhaps it has to do with being local? Or the particular sales guy? Or the day of the week? LOL.

Anyway, can't wait to get the car!