Civic Type R $39,990 + On Roads

[BlitZ]

too bad there isnt LSD nor brembos. And the wheels are smaller than the concept version. else i`d hit it too.
Ive seen the spoon 4 door R.... would love one

[UNLS1]

ohhhh i love this car!
brakes are great 300mil front disks, type R callipers!

ohh also the Vtec indicator light.......
Able to change from KPH to MPH

duel zone climate controll button on the left hand side for passenger...

many other lil goodies, i cant say much more im sure u will all find out sooner or later.
Cant wait to take one of these home for a weekend!

Also another honda LE commin out soon too....cant say wat that is as last time i mentioned sumthin i got introuble with honda aus.!

[UNLS1]

i dunno where you got $39,990 from but i bought mine for $42,990, i'm not the only one but a couple of ppl i've talked to bought it for the same price as me.

After on road costs and everything it'll total bout $46,500.

I should be gettin mine next week.

[This is after i read the posts]

Fcuk QLD ppl are gettin screwed for how much they're paying for the CTR

The RRP is $39,990 + ORC!
if u add onroads its about $43,600 in victoria!

[Tofu]

hmm...yah, as i thought.
but isn't it all a known fact that there's going to be another $3k - $4k on top for ORC for all new cars.
and for something Honda says it's limited amounts, they are definately not likely to discount or chip into their profit margins.

no offence to anyone who's bought the new CTR, but be prepared to "get screwed" buy Honda Australia...
this first lot of CTR are brought in to "test" the market...they will do something a few months later and piss off those who bought the first batch of CTRs...

[UNLS1]

hmm...yah, as i thought.
but isn't it all a known fact that there's going to be another $3k - $4k on top for ORC for all new cars.
and for something Honda says it's limited amounts, they are definately not likely to discount or chip into their profit margins.

no offence to anyone who's bought the new CTR, but be prepared to "get screwed" buy Honda Australia...
this first lot of CTR are brought in to "test" the market...they will do something a few months later and piss off those who bought the first batch of CTRs...

thanks for your OPINION about honda aus, but please dont try and make your opinion sound like actual FACT.
but then again, if you know honda will do something a few months later please let us all know.....

[aaronng]

hmm...yah, as i thought.
but isn't it all a known fact that there's going to be another $3k - $4k on top for ORC for all new cars.
and for something Honda says it's limited amounts, they are definately not likely to discount or chip into their profit margins.

It's funny that everyone is complaining about the $3000-4000 on road cost for the CTR when the poor VTI owners also had to pay the same amount with no bargaining just at the end of last year.

no offence to anyone who's bought the new CTR, but be prepared to "get screwed" buy Honda Australia...
this first lot of CTR are brought in to "test" the market...they will do something a few months later and piss off those who bought the first batch of CTRs...

So... do you work for Honda Australia?

[Tofu]

I based that comment on what happend with the 2002 Integra models
They brought out the "Special Edition" Integra with bodykit, sunroof and leather, saying it was only 200 of them. Marketing said there was only going to be 200 of these Special Edition Integras. Price was $42k-$43k +ORC which in the end I paid $45k. They said "we cannot give you discounts as there are only 200 of these coming into Australia. If you don't wish to pay $45k for it drive away, then next week perhaps someone else would have bought it and you'll miss out." I knew it was all BS, but I wanted the car so I paid for it anyway.

a few months later, the base model all came with leather and sunroof, Honda calling it Integra Luxury. Priced below the Special Edition Integra and friends of mine bought it and had the power to bargin/lower the price.

They have done it with the Accord Euro range, with the "Accord Euro Sports" and going from 16" to 17" wheels in only a short space of a few months.
Same goes with the 8th Gen Civics. The Sport first had 16" wheels, then now it has 17" wheels for the same price. It's minimal but it still is something which Honda Australia is known to do, as their competitors (Toyota, Nissan, Subaru) do not make changes to their product lines as often or drastically, which makes early buyers annoyed at buying it so soon.

Honda Australia is known to make marketing decisions which many Honda fans may not agree with, so I won't be surprised if they bring in the second batch of CTR, (given the first batch sells well, and they can get their hands on more from the UK) it might come with 18s...

[UNLS1]

um it has 18" wheels on it now, well the one im looking at now does, and all the material to read on it also states 18" wheels.

[Tofu]

it does?? ok my bad then...
what I mean to say from all this is just keep your eyes and ears out for Honda Australia dealings, (which i'm sure you all will since we are all Honda fans).
I got screwed, just don't want others to go through the same thing.

[dmx]

I based that comment on what happend with the 2002 Integra models
They brought out the "Special Edition" Integra with bodykit, sunroof and leather, saying it was only 200 of them. Marketing said there was only going to be 200 of these Special Edition Integras. Price was $42k-$43k +ORC which in the end I paid $45k. They said "we cannot give you discounts as there are only 200 of these coming into Australia. If you don't wish to pay $45k for it drive away, then next week perhaps someone else would have bought it and you'll miss out." I knew it was all BS, but I wanted the car so I paid for it anyway.

a few months later, the base model all came with leather and sunroof, Honda calling it Integra Luxury. Priced below the Special Edition Integra and friends of mine bought it and had the power to bargin/lower the price.

They have done it with the Accord Euro range, with the "Accord Euro Sports" and going from 16" to 17" wheels in only a short space of a few months.
Same goes with the 8th Gen Civics. The Sport first had 16" wheels, then now it has 17" wheels for the same price. It's minimal but it still is something which Honda Australia is known to do, as their competitors (Toyota, Nissan, Subaru) do not make changes to their product lines as often or drastically, which makes early buyers annoyed at buying it so soon.

Honda Australia is known to make marketing decisions which many Honda fans may not agree with, so I won't be surprised if they bring in the second batch of CTR, (given the first batch sells well, and they can get their hands on more from the UK) it might come with 18s...

so that's why we should never buy a car with many extras from dealer for extra price.
if we are a car lover (and like to dress up ur car), better buy a basic ones,
and spend the rest of ur money on modification+audio, much better.
Mine bought at basic model, spend the rest money for modification,at the end, still below sport model price, but with many extra than sport; except main things such as leather/engine/sunroof.

[matt]

things like that are a fact of life tho, ther will always be a better deal coming along. look at plasma/LCD tv's, theres new models coming out all the time but if you want the latest then be prepared to pay for it.

[aaronng]

I based that comment on what happend with the 2002 Integra models
They brought out the "Special Edition" Integra with bodykit, sunroof and leather, saying it was only 200 of them. Marketing said there was only going to be 200 of these Special Edition Integras. Price was $42k-$43k +ORC which in the end I paid $45k. They said "we cannot give you discounts as there are only 200 of these coming into Australia. If you don't wish to pay $45k for it drive away, then next week perhaps someone else would have bought it and you'll miss out." I knew it was all BS, but I wanted the car so I paid for it anyway.

a few months later, the base model all came with leather and sunroof, Honda calling it Integra Luxury. Priced below the Special Edition Integra and friends of mine bought it and had the power to bargin/lower the price.

*start rant* (no offence intended although I probably sound rude)*

The 2002 Integra Special Edition had an RRP of $39,990, while the 2003 Integra Luxury had an RRP of $40,450 (both manuals). So you were screwed over the ORC, which is typical of every brand (not limited only to Honda) when the model is in limited quantities.

They have done it with the Accord Euro range, with the "Accord Euro Sports" and going from 16" to 17" wheels in only a short space of a few months.

No they haven't. Do your research. The 16" rims were sold for TWO years. From 2003 to 2004. The 2005 Accord Euro Luxury then came with the 17" EuroR rims at NO EXTRA COST! Then in 2006, they changed the rim pattern on the Luxury, while keeping it at 17". The old 2005-design 17" rims were so popular that they brought it back in the form of the Accord Euro Sport, which was priced IN BETWEEN the base and the Luxury, thus making it more affordable for those who couldn't afford over 40k for the Luxury. Furthermore, Honda included the multi-info display on BOTH the base and Luxury models for no extra cost! Now in 2007, they want to keep selling the Accord Euro Sport as they were very popular and thus bringing about the Accord Euro Limited Edition. Want to know something extra? They are selling the Limited Edition with all the same goodies as the Euro Sport for $1000 less!

Same goes with the 8th Gen Civics. The Sport first had 16" wheels, then now it has 17" wheels for the same price. It's minimal but it still is something which Honda Australia is known to do, as their competitors (Toyota, Nissan, Subaru) do not make changes to their product lines as often or drastically, which makes early buyers annoyed at buying it so soon.

So you want Honda Australia to SCREW FUTURE BUYERS as well by sticking to 16" rims for the 2007 model? Geez... That means if we complain that the 2007 CTR doesn't come with Brembos and Honda Australia listens to us and gives us Brembos for the 2008 CTR, does that mean that they are also screwing us over?!

Honda Australia is known to make marketing decisions which many Honda fans may not agree with, so I won't be surprised if they bring in the second batch of CTR, (given the first batch sells well, and they can get their hands on more from the UK) it might come with 18s...

As I said, even the positive marketing decisions bring backlash to Honda Australia. They give you 17" rims for the Accord Euro to differentiate the Luxury model, you say you got screwed. They give you 17" EuroR rims in a sportier model with EuroR metal pedals (that many Euro owners painstakingly import from overseas), you say you got screwed. They give you 17" for the Civic Sport in 2007 because people complained that the 16" rims were not "sporty" enough, you say you got screwed. And now if in some miracle, they read Ozhonda, see that we like the optional 19" Rage rims and try to bring it in next year, are you going to say you got screwed too?

*end rant*