CORSA NUT
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After they have been our for years i've only ever sat in a new one and been impressed with the slick gearshift and the position of the knob etc.I also really like the way they look especially in the Nighthawk black.
It was just a matter of waiting in work till one came in as we get pretty much everything else so i was made up on friday when i spotted an 05 plate in cosmic grey sitting in our compound 
When i got a spare second i grabbed the keys and took it for a quick spin!!
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Errrrrrrrrmmmmmmmm
WTF  What's all this VTEC shit about?!
The only thing i could tell that happend at about 7K the engine note changed a bit but that was it  no extra speed or push or nothing.
The steering didn't seem right either..really detached feel.Other than that with me driving my car most things i drive now don't feel overly quick and this was pretty much the case with the CTR.I'd rather have the 182 as i thought the engine feels much more muscular and the handling is amaizing or even a Fabia VRS!
Funny though as i loved the Honda S2000 
#Disclamier# I am NOT saying scoobys are the best cars in the world etc this is just my opinion of a popular car.
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Steve
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exactly my thoughts
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corsa120
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totally agree m8 my friends ctr to me when i drove it was just alot of noise and not extra performance like you said, the old 1.6 vti's were better
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CORSA NUT
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Seriously though Steve i couldn't have been less impressed 
I really wanted to like it though as i've wanted one since they came out! Maybe with a supercharger it would be a lot more fun.
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DannyB
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They arent anything special at all.
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CORSA NUT
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I rekon my old 106 GTI would have shown it the door BIG TIME.
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corsa120
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corsanut my friend with ctr has a friend with a gti who died soon after he bought it sadly but when they had a tussle the gti was all over it like a rash
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N90ATH
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lol yep i dnt see what the big thing is at all. raced one last sat down bas (on a private road) and just had to laugh when he came up next to me to ask what engine i was runing lol.
although i know the owner of the nemsis type r and that is fucking mental, one ctr i would own lol
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Steve
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mine near standard 106gti beat one up the strip, however people who dont want to believe it usually just flame me
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Tom
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My brothers accord felt more kick in the ass when it got into vtec range. been in the old and new ones. New ones feel even smoohter aswell for some reason.
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gavin18787
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When I drove one I liked it  felt speed wise it was dead level with the 182 I had also test driven. Steering is a little light but still nice imo
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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corsa120
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honda have gone all green/hybrid wont get no slags from them now
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Martin_C
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drive a real one.
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cunningham
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my mates accord tpe R 51 plate had some oomph in vtec but eany other vtec model be it civic or new accord just didnt have any noticable change in speed
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CORSA NUT
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Yeah i've heard the Accord Type R is a better car.
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
drive a real one.
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AndyCorsaSport
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Wouldnt get that excited about any car tbh, especially a Type R, drove loads, dont really impress me.
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corsa120
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a real one to me is the nsx or origional teggy type r
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
When I drove one I liked it felt speed wise it was dead level with the 182 I had also test driven. Steering is a little light but still nice imo
I suppose it's down to personal taste mate.You can't argue that the clio is a better drivers car though.
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Colin
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Alan every car disappoints you..............until something disappoints you more then its alright really.
ps. CTR's are ok, I know of one with a Jackson Racing SC that reels in all the scoobs & evos on track, even in the wet!
[Edited on 13-04-2008 by Colin]
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wilson_sri
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There also shit in first and second gears, spin up far too much. Love the interiors though.
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Marc
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I've driven one, thought it was alright. Also beat a supercharged one up the strip
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Welsh Dan
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
drive a real one.
He means an EK9. Much better IMO.
quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
a real one to me is the nsx or origional teggy type r
But they aren't a Civic Type R
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Wrighty
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Nice cars, nice interior, dont go bad
wouldnt say theyre shit
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marsden
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my xe used to show most of type r range a thing of 2 round ere (standard ones) mainly on straights cos they handle shit hot most hondas, got raped by a tuned teggy tho, there like gods
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