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Welsh Dan
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   1st Apr 06 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well, i'd finally had enough of driving a shitter, so I went and looked at an EK9 yesterday. Absolutely fell in love with it, so have managed to get some proper pics now that we've given it a clean.









For those that haven't read the advert previouslly on eBay, its a 1997 Honda Civic Type R (i.e. a proper one, not a breadvan )
61k from new and its been in the country since it had done 600miles, so its got full Honda UK Service History.
Its got a HKS manifold, that sits far too low and so scrapes over bumps, adjustable Tanabe coilovers, Spoon airfilter and Spoon N1 backbox.

Its awesome! It's easily better handling than my Rex and feels quicker too (obviously it isn't)

Apart from a few clowns thinking that it was a VTI, most people seem to like it. I had a bit of a problem when I put a hole in the manifold going into my drive , but we've fixed that now until I manage to get a new 4-2-1 manifold to replace the 4-1 on there.

All in all, what a car :top

[Edited on 01-04-2006 by Welsh Dan]
myke
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1st Apr 06 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
beast

i'm very jealous
chr15barn3s
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1st Apr 06 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice
Robin
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nice choice Dan, i love these, are they still holding their value well? they always used to be fairly expensive

bloody quick though
Welsh Dan
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1st Apr 06 at 17:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I bought it for £7500, but whilst thats only slightly cheaper than the new Type R's are going for these days, I can't see it losing much value over the next few months provided I keep it tidy and look after it. Plus, the low mileage and FSH should help.
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quote:
Originally posted by Welsh Dan
I bought it for £7500, but whilst thats only slightly cheaper than the new Type R's are going for these days, I can't see it losing much value over the next few months provided I keep it tidy and look after it. Plus, the low mileage and FSH should help.


I would rather have an ek9 type r than a current one
Karen
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1st Apr 06 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Awsome! Love them!
Scotty C
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1st Apr 06 at 17:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
MY GOD!!! that is MINT!! what engine size? bhp? i want i want i want
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1.6, 197bhp awesome machines
myke
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you don't really need to do anything to it, although i'd say to get late spec tails
Welsh Dan
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1.6 16v, 183bhp standard. Goes like the clappers and sounds like a bike!
Welsh Dan
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I'm not planning on doing much apart from a few small engine mods, the later lights as you said and getting the bumpers resprayed as theres a few marks. I might get some different wheels though, although they'll only be 16's
Scotty C
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And why the hell has it got 190mph on the clock?!
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1st Apr 06 at 17:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
all EK9s are imports, it would have been km/h originally, but then its been re calibrated into mph
Scotty C
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183bhp STANDARD?!?! the japs are insane. what sorta stats they got, 1/4mile, 0-60 etc. weight?
Welsh Dan
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1/4 is 15 ish apparently, 0-60 5.7 (again, apparently) and the weight is 1090kg, excluding my fat ass.
Scotty C
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with the weight, bhp and 0-60mph figure. i reckon it will get mid 14's.

Any idea on the torque figure?
Welsh Dan
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1st Apr 06 at 17:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nah, not a clue. Probably not much higher than a normal 1.6 tbh.
Scotty C
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Well im gettin a EK9 Civic next
Nismo
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mmmm i looked at them too

so rare and just blooooomin perfect imo.
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Love these cars
c20let
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1st Apr 06 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ace cars!!!

what did you have before?
Ry_B
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1st Apr 06 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
FUCKING MINT!!!

Love a nice EK9, that looks just amazing, only a 1.6 aswell but power - weight is amazing
WATSON
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Mmm sweet Love them there is more and more cumming into the uk now think they will drop down on price soon as you can get a SVA report for them now as i was told that you couldnt get them not long ago?
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nice

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