20K for car what would you do ?

[pure_na]

i was under the impression that all ep3s were imports. my bad. i really don't know much about them, other than the fact that they had something to do with the uk lol, hence why i thought they were all imports and some would have been imported from uk.

EDIT: did a bit of research, yeh aparently the jdm engine was different to the edm engine and if you get a jdm one it's a jdm import. lol, told you not to take what i said as fact :P

[pure_na]

being 18 its not that easy getting large sums of money like that unless ur blessed like some 18 year olds with loaded parents who love them too much ( no disrespect intended ) xP

wow prince james, aren't you a let down :P

[Prince_James]

i was under the impression that all ep3s were imports. my bad. i really don't know much about them, other than the fact that they had something to do with the uk lol, hence why i thought they were all imports and some would have been imported from uk.

EDIT: did a bit of research, yeh aparently the jdm engine was different to the edm engine and if you get a jdm one it's a jdm import. lol, told you not to take what i said as fact :P

Lolss they were all imports no ep3 was made in aust both the edm and the jdm were built in england although the jdm was shipped to japan so all the ep3s in aust were either imported from japan or england =)

[Prince_James]

wow prince james, aren't you a let down :P

Ahaha prolly am xP nahh it was just a nickname given to me by some friends at basketball one night xP

[butter]

Prince_james!
Check this video out - this is what got me into liking the EP3-R over the DC5-R in the first place.

Go straight to 3:16 - just looked that up for you then!

Its a battle of stock EP3-R vs DC5-R vs EURO-R all with K20A engines. So it just comes down to the car itself !

I spent some time and typed out the information in-case you didn't want to pause the video :P

EP3 Civic Type-R
Length: 4135mm
Width: 1695mm
Height: 1430mm
Wheelbase: 2570mm
Track: F&R 1470mm
Weight: 1210kg (with A/C)

K20a 215ps / 8000rpm
6MT Helical LSD
Price: 2.53mil JPY (With A/C)

DC5 Integra Type-R
Length: 4385mm
Width: 1725mm
Height: 1385mm
Wheelbase: 2570mm
Track: F&R 1490mm
Weight: 1180kg (with A/C)

K20A 220ps/8000rpm
6MT Helical LSD Brembo Brakes
Price: 2.59mil JPY (With A/C)

SO! Whoops! So i guess i was wrong about the EP3 being lighter then DC5- but from the video, you can say its much quicker off the line and around corners.

pure_na - you're right about the UK thing. All the chassis for EP3-R's are build in UK, hence why they all have the UK badge on them. I never knew about the snow / rust problem. Surely, you can't get a fresh import from UK for $20,000? Isn't it more expensive? And probably easier and less of a headache to get one that someone has already imported?

Thanks guys for the info on the test drive - i guess i'll have to make some calls as soon as enough money too!

[RSKEbaby]

dc5r that has minor mods and bolt ons, hawt.

[JohnO]

buy what you like man, plus with cars being cheaper and stuff like that both have depreciated alot after financial year. you can pick one up for 18 which sounds ridiculous from a ep3 owners perspective but thats life, f/s section theres a good example of a maintained car + some mods so its a big saving buying it. plus powerwise stock for stock you're not going to notice a big difference from whats written on paper and whats being driven. i think there were too many dc5rs and the price for it put me off 6months ago so i went for the ep3 at the time something abit different.

[Prince_James]

buy what you like man, plus with cars being cheaper and stuff like that both have depreciated alot after financial year. you can pick one up for 18 which sounds ridiculous from a ep3 owners perspective but thats life, f/s section theres a good example of a maintained car + some mods so its a big saving buying it. plus powerwise stock for stock you're not going to notice a big difference from whats written on paper and whats being driven. i think there were too many dc5rs and the price for it put me off 6months ago so i went for the ep3 at the time something abit different.

so what time do u suggest is the best time to buy throughout the year?
sorry what do u mean by whats written on paper and whats been driven ? do u mean like ull feel the difference although the difference on paper isnt that much ?
thanks for the help though =)

[JohnO]

oh like i was just saying the cars were worth more before end of financial year or whatever, well as for time it seems good to be buying a ep3 or dc5, theres a ep3 in the for sale section going for a pretty low price and i would be taking a look at it if i were you though not sure which state your from. like with the jap k20a and aus k20a, more power/kw in the jap engine but you wouldnt notice a difference between the two, its not very noticeable if that makes more sense.

end of the day buy what you like!