My CTS.

[mazdajason]

Having owned this car for about 8 months now, I should probably have one of these already but I keep forgetting to do one. So here goes!

I purchased this car after only seeing it in the PH classifieds in the middle of last year. Paid a deposit, booked a flight from Aberdeen to London, train to Chelmsford in Essex and drove it all the way back to Aberdeen in a oner. Left Aberdeen on a Saturday morning about 10am and stated the drive back to Aberdeen from Essex about 2pm, arriving back home a touch after midnight.

First impressions were very good, (apparent) 190bhp from the 1.8 engine, 6 speed box, auto dimming rearview mirror, alloys, rain sensitive wipers, front and rear strut braces as sandard, 12 month MOT, 6 month tax and less than 50k on an 05 plate made me pretty happy!
It also too kme to JAE and back last year and a track day at Ingliston!
Only thing it has needed in the last 8 months has been a rear wiper and i've purchased all new brakes that are yet to go on. It will also need 4 new tyres for summer but with 16" alloys they shouldn't cost a bomb.

Future plans? Just to lower it and hopefully a set of alloys.
Cheers.







And one with the summer hack - MX5

[Chunkychucky]

often wondered what these are like to drive, see them around sometimes but quite rare and also indiscreet. Obviously not going to be in the same league as a CTR, but is it quite an involving drive?

[DaveH23]

Chunkychucky said:

often wondered what these are like to drive, see them around sometimes but quite rare and also indiscreet. Obviously not going to be in the same league as a CTR, but is it quite an involving drive?

When I seen this thread I thought it was a civic type-S and then as above its compared to a CTR is this a civic type R you refer to or a faster model of the above corolla.

Just been checking the performance figures and it looks pretty damn quick.

[Chunkychucky]

DaveH23 said:

When I seen this thread I thought it was a civic type-S and then as above its compared to a CTR is this a civic type R you refer to or a faster model of the above corolla.

Just been checking the performance figures and it looks pretty damn quick.

dont think it was as quick as the quickest hot hatches of the time, but IIRC it was 0-60mph in 7.5 seconds and 140mph or there abouts, so not slow by any stretch!

[DaveH23]

Chunkychucky said:

dont think it was as quick as the quickest hot hatches of the time, but IIRC it was 0-60mph in 7.5 seconds and 140mph or there abouts, so not slow by any stretch!

Just checked and there was a compressor model that was even quicker again:

1.8 VVTL-i T Sport Compressor 3d
6.7 secs
143 mph
213 bhp

1.8 VVTL-i T Sport 3d (02)
8.1 secs
140 mph
187 bhp

Civic Type-R
2.0i VTEC 3d
6.4 secs
146 mph
197 bhp

[mazdajason]

I personaly can't comment on the CTR but the CTS is less common and not so many people know about them. Insurance is also cheaper than teh type r so that helped with my decision making.
Correct, their was a limited run of 250 supercharged versions which I have test driven and the mid range is a lot better than the N/A version, but I couldnt afford it at the time and i'm happy with my choice

[Codswallop]

I expected a thread about one of these;





The Corolla is nice enough, but was always overshadowed by the hot Clios and CTR. Not my cup of tea, but the main thing is you like it

[Nikko 40691]

Codswallop said:

I expected a thread about one of these;





The Corolla is nice enough, but was always overshadowed by the hot Clios and CTR. Not my cup of tea, but the main thing is you like it

Haha, same!

[mazdajason]

Haha sorry to disapoint you!
Yea i agree, they were overshawdowed by other hot hatches but thats why I now like them as there are less on the roads so i feel a bit special!

[the_scorpion]

Nikko 40691 said:

Codswallop said:

I expected a thread about one of these;





The Corolla is nice enough, but was always overshadowed by the hot Clios and CTR. Not my cup of tea, but the main thing is you like it

Haha, same!

And me

[iggysport]

the_scorpion said:

And me

Me too not happy

[Techn0]

mazdajason said:

I personaly can't comment on the CTR but the CTS is less common and not so many people know about them. Insurance is also cheaper than teh type r so that helped with my decision making.
Correct, their was a limited run of 250 supercharged versions which I have test driven and the mid range is a lot better than the N/A version, but I couldnt afford it at the time and i'm happy with my choice

I own a preface-lift model.

I like the fact no one really knows what they are and are quite discrete. Cheap insurance is a bonus

Gearbox isn't great and im getting some new springs and bigger arb which should tighten the handling up a treat.

I've no trouble keeping up with the ctr, golf gti etc on the road. The 0-62 time is not a very good representation of the cars pace.

[pimpchez]

OP glad your enjoying it ,essential mods are lowering springs its like a dam 4x4 when stock and a k&n typhoon induction kit ,which is as rare as rocking horse crap

Enjoy lift i sure do

[lewisf182]

always liked these, didnt realise they were so cheap! veryyyy decent on insurance too, £1100 for a supercharged version which for me is excellent!

What are there in the way of mods for these? just done a quick search and it would seem you cant remap them even though they have a compressor so would usually respond well to this?

OP car looks great, something different!

[craigjm]

the_scorpion said:

And me

I think a lot of us were thinking Caddy

[FloppyRaccoon]

Looks like the streets just off King Street there, near Pittodrie?

Anyway, lovely car

[pimpchez]

cant remap it ,only worth while mods are , cams at 650 fitted (enquired last month) induction kit and a decat .
If you have all those you should be nudging the 210bhp mark realistically but its not cheap