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How excited am i  :D

Roll on january!

I will be getting one for sure!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/NEWR.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/NEWR2.jpg

:wanker:

Whats that for?

:nuts:

:shrug:

I don't understand you!

:old:

What is there to understand?

Why the wanker sign?

I used to love that game R Type.  8)

Why not?

Was it aimed at me?

:fishing:  :wink:

Maybe, maybe not

i dont like it.:|  looks wierd

how can you afford on on posties wages ralphy?

:-))(

I forgot nobody on this forum can have a serious discussion.

I won't post anymore cos the maturity of people is pretty sad.

I'm single and live at home.

£20k a year isn't bad living at home.

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

oh piss off you uptight cunt.

Cheers.

Think that was what Sonic was talking about :D

why why why do people let a silly internet forum get to them.

Ralphy they are only pulling your leg mate. they know you react so thats why they do it. no mallice involved.

as for sonic, he's hard now cos he got chucked out of Gillingham.  :mrgreen:

p.s. As for the car i actually quite like it.

not sure in yellow obviously but i think it'll be a real stunner in the flesh

Meh, Ford > Honda  8)

Life's too short to take things too seriously, specailly on a t'internet forum.

That civic's ok. Not my cup of tea tbh.

Fords are rust buckets.  :wink:

Prefer the Focus if I am honest!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/Edinburgh_STFC/ford_focus_st_02.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/Edinburgh_STFC/ford_focus_st_01.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/Edinburgh_STFC/Ford20Focus20ST20IAA202005201.jpg

P-P-PMT! Chill young Sir.

Ralphy that looks fucking ace, I would actually consider it,,, how much you looking at for one and what engine?

Ralphy, this one looks better...........  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/compo71/type_r.jpg

That is fucking quality Compo !!

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Ralphy..................... Chill mate !!!!

 :doobie:  :doobie:  :doobie:

Ralphy
does it rev as high as me rx8?(I like cars and bikes - so bollox to the rest)

From the pic it looks like a cheap plastic toy car but I'm sure it'll look better if I saw it proper.

It has the same 2.0 litre 16v Twin Cam i-VTEC engine as the current Type R but slightly tuned.

It has a complete suspension reworking to give sublime handling.

It will weigh 100-150 kg less than the competition and have recaro seats like all Type R's.

Price will be around £18k.

It looks stunning in Championship White and Red.

8200 rpm redline like the current R i should imagine.

Red and Championship White....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/newr3.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/newr4.jpg

I don't like the style of the new Civics, but the yellow one, and less so the white look superbio.

I'll be trying to pinch my dad's current one on the cheap when he opts for the new model.. 8)

I've already told my dealer i will be buying one!

My current R will be part exchanged.

I think it is a nice looking car!  I also like the new ford focus st  :oops:

 :chunder:  Ford

The red one looks  8)

But I can't afford £18k and my 10 year old rover 200 is still going strong!

Why the :oops: , it looks ace!

coz nobody likes fords do they!!

I think I will stick to VW's though

Stick to horses bird.

No, I like cars too.

fords are shite.

That new civic looks great. may have to ask the bank manager about a loan!

Ralphy, you may also be interested in the Civic Type RR which will be launched shortly after. Rumours around the factory of a 2.4 litre engine.

 :nod:  8)

Somebody that knows what they are talking about!!

check this site out.

especially this vid :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/F5AB01DD-A84A-4E87-964F-81CCF3071A17.htm

Ha ha!! :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Type RR is purely a rumour.

Why would Honda butcher the Type R name????

Type R is traditionally Honda's road legal racing car brand.

Why would they release a car that dininishes the Type R name?

I have good sources by the way. Type R owners club  :wink:

Not wishing to get above myself here, but as an Honda employee with direct links to the training team I can assure you that there will be a Type RR. Ironically the new 2.2 Diesel Civic I have is slightly quicker than the outgoing Type R!

Ummm not meaning to be rude but your wrong on so many levels.

A Type R would butcher the new diesel Civic with ease. It has a 0-60 time of over 8 secs and 0-100 is roughly 25 secs. A Type R does 0-60 in 6.4 secs and 0-100 in 16 secs.

So in a drag style race it would be a severe ass raping but then we come to the handling. The Type R is a good 200 kg lighter than the diesel with sports suspension and would hammer it around a race track or twisty b road.

Also the diesel civic has 140 bhp and weighes roughly 1350 kg.

The Type R has 197 bhp and weighes 1200 kg.

You do the maths, the power to weight ratio is far superior.


As for the mythical Type RR, your sources are Honda employees right?

Mine is an admin guy from the Civic Type R owners club who has direct links with Honda UK and attended a meeting with them in 2004 about what people want from the next Type R.

Rant over.

AND his penis is bigger than yours.





pwned.  :soapy tit wank:

I love it when people try to justify their points by blinding us with figures and ratio's etc..

Ralphy i'm not disputing anything you say. The old Type R was and still is probably one of the best handling machines I have ever had the pleasure of driving, far superior on fronts over my previous Golf GTI and Focus ST170. Like you I can't wait for mass production of the new Type R to begin in Swindon later this year (along with all the other 3 door versions) and look forward to having one myself when they get released on sale.

 Getting back to what I said in my previuos post about how quick the new diesel 2.2 was I think you may have taking that the wrong way. For sure the old Type R would win 0-60 and around any given race circuit, however at the test track at Swindon the fastest time is currently held by the previous Type R (Jap version). The new deisel surprisingly pipped second place so I am told by the test track workers.

 Ralphy have you taken any of the new Civics for a test drive yet from Fish Brothers? They really are a market leader and make the current market of Focus, Astra and Corollas look so out of date!

Ive got a BMW........ its silver  :mrgreen:

Driven the 1.8 Petrol and 2.2 Diesel, impressed with layout of dash and striking looks.

Not impressed with performance of 1.8 petrol.

Diesel was very torquey but ran out of puff at about 4500 rpm like all oil burners.

Got my April issue of Evo through the post today, big page spread on new Type R.

Here's the article Grim Reaper...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/scan0001.jpg

mint design  :D i bet your masterbating over that one eh Ralf?  :wink:

 :wink:

Lets just say i'm rather excited!

so how much will it cost then?

Around the £18k mark.

Will be cheaper than the VW Golf GTi and Astra VXR.

Cheers for the article Ralphy. The whole car is awesome in my opions simply because everything about says ' Civic's are not for your Grandad anymore'. Dissapointed with the 1.8 as you say especially the 'paddle-shift' models. Fucking well hard to get those gear changes right. Diesel still the best one of the 3 so far, but still looking forward to the Type R. Funny you mention the Astra VXR. Never have I test drove a car that made so much noise from the engine yet put so little on the road. Very poor.

It looks like a big yellow shopping trolley! :wink:

220 bhp is about as much as you can safely and effectivly put through the front wheels. The VXR is quick in a straight line when you can get traction but damm right scary around a track or b road.

The Alfa 147 is the same, 250 bhp in a front wheel drive car with no traction control, great.

The R32 is great on the other hand due to 4 wd.

One of the best handling cars i've ever driven is the DC2 Integra. only has 185 bhp but would kill the VXR, Renault Megane 225, Alfa 147 around a track.

Manufacturers these days try to appeal to the 'max power' brigade by putting turbocharged engines with massive horsepower  in front wheel drive cars. Honda is the only manufacter that doesn't use a turbo in it's performance cars and focuses more on handling and driving enjoyment.

Long may it continue.

To be honest, my 1.2 would whip anything Honda could produce - Sheffield to Gatwick in just under 3 hours....  What a car!   :D

It's black and has four wheels.   :|