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jonnysri
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what peoples opinions on these? which ones best??

im leaning towards the civic at the minute but have no experience with hondas.
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I presume you're talking about the Mk4 Turbo? I'd go for the Type R. More fun.
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
I presume you're talking about the Mk4 Turbo? I'd go for the Type R. More fun.


yeah sorry, wasnt very specifc. mk turbo.
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I'd of always said the Astra in the past but the CTR is hard to ignore! Especially at the prices they go for now.

Most people that have driven the GSi think they are a bit boring.

To quote a few people I know that have had CTRs

"great when you are in the mood for thrashing it, not so great when your not"

think I'd still go for the CTR though.


[Edited on 14-05-2009 by Matty G]
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what power are the astras?
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Type R ticks all the boxes for me out of those two.
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quote:
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what power are the astras?


197bhp iirc. Same as the Type R basically.
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what power are the astras?


197bhp iirc. Same as the Type R basically.


yeah same standard bhp, but the CTR is group 17 while the gsi is 15
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CTR is 220 is it not?
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The import EP3 is 220, UK model is 197. C'mon vtec man you should know this
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im a b series man, for now anyways
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The import EP3 is 220, UK model is 197.


And DC5's have 220bhp. Also the JDM models have LSD's
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that was the one i was confusing it with, the dc5 k20a. astra gsi doesnt have LSD either does it?
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astra gsi doesnt have LSD either does it?


Nope. Open Diffs FTL But the EP3 he's probably looking at wont have an LSD either.
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dont bite my head off but,


whats LSD?? lol limited slip diff?
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dont bite my head off but,


whats LSD?? lol limited slip diff?


Correct. Go you
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astra gsi doesnt have LSD either does it?


Nope. Open Diffs FTL But the EP3 he's probably looking at wont have an LSD either.


easy enough to get and bolt on a dc5 box,
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quote:
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dont bite my head off but,


whats LSD?? lol limited slip diff?


Correct. Go you


lol thanks. glad i dodged that bullet haha
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What bullet?
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he dodged the vauxhall bullet, the honda one would have vtecd his ass
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depends what you want/like. Astra will go quick without much efford but will be crap round a corner. Civic on the other hand will be ace with corners but you have to 100% thrash it to have fun.
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Turbo power for me, I could not be arsed with that v-tec thing screaming away all the time
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Depends on what you intend to use it for?

Comfy cruiser and stright line missile when tuned Astra.

Fun, involving car go for the civic
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astra and the turbo for me thanks, dont think much of civic type r's tbh, expected my mates to be quicker than it was.
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
The import EP3 is 220, UK model is 197. C'mon vtec man you should know this
the import ep3 is 212 hp not 220.


imo id go for the astra. with abit of money i belive they would grip quite well in the bends, but they do lack alot of stearing feel

[Edited on 14-05-2009 by GSi_16v]

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