Hey guys,
as you may have seen, i have asked several questions about Dc5s before i purchased one.
I finally purchased it about 2 weeks ago and so far im happy with it.
The initial plan was to wait until 15k is saved up then go ahead and search for a dc5 but i saw one which had alot of potential and with the price i negotiated, i just couldnt say no !
I payed 8300 for it , it is on revs from 2 years ago for hail damage, which still requires attention, the clutch was slipping and rego due early next month.
the plan is to get the hail damage taken out of the whole car except bonnet ( apparently better to change it overall) and then if required in the future will get the car re sprayed same colour with the new non damaged bonnet from wreckers.
i had the clutch and some oils done today, and hopefully next week ill have the guy come to my house to sort the hail damage
the car is sitting at 145000km with most of its life log booked but towards the end i relised it had a bit of misplay in the book which i noticed today when i got the book stamped after doing clutch some seals engine oil gearbox oil and coolant flush.
Anyway, obviously today is the first time i got to drive it apart from driving it home after purchasing it because the clutch was completely fried and coming from the charade, i was pretty happy, but to be honest was expecting more from the car.
firstly one question i have is, today i looked at the petrol lid and it said premium unleaded only meaning min 95 RON? i filled up only 30 with bp ultimate for the meantime because i know rego nearly gone wont re register till charade is sold.
would it harm the car if i had to fill up 95 sometimes? because i am a student sometimes not much work around and at times 98 fuel price is absurd !!
another thing is i noticed when i am turning or on a bend at higher speeds like 80km or so, the steering wheel felt a bit light or wobbly i guess? i let go of it and it leans and turns abit to the left so i know it may need a wheel alignment but do you think that is the reason as to why the wheel feels unstable on the bends at higher speeds ? just feels like it was bouncing all over i guess? not sure how to explain it but i know for a fact that the dc5r should handle way better than that.
also, driving it today i had to take it easy for half tank as the mechanic said due to fresh clutch but i gave it here and there just no slamming gears etc.
i noticed that first gear vtec is just horrible or is it just me? it just doesnt move or go anywhere, second was ok but nothing special but third just blew me away ... is it normal to be expecting that for 1st and second ?
ive had my mechanics and performance shop inspect the car thoroughly and all they said was it needs new shocks breaks and machining of the rotors apart from that they said its good.
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