Civic type-r FN2

[Sillyhatday]

jackh707 said:

I moved to my FN2 from a R53 Cooper S.

Much more comfortable, quicker, far more practical day to day and with cruise control much happier on the motorway.

It delivers its thrills at much higher speeds than the MINI, my mini was fun around town and small roundabouts, the FN2 is fun on B roads and big long sweepers.

Both great drivers cars in their own way but quite different.

I miss the minis punchiness and ability to have fun all the time. The FN2 is a bit on or off. However great car,

I totally agree with this. The harder you push the more thrilling it gets. It really likes to stretch its legs on the more open roads. Having driven a R53 Cooper S the fun is more accessible. Then again I think that's why everyone likes a Type R.

[Patch888]

Sillyhatday said:

Patch888 said:

Sillyhatday said:

Patch888 said:

Thanks for all the comments guys, I wasn't sure if the FN2 would really get any on here I've tried to keep it mint, its a 57 plate and only just hit 50k. Reasonably low mileage for the year.

It's recently been at honda having an entire roof respray. This can corrode when the roof lining meets the windscreen, there is a small plastic strip which generally rubs the paint away causing rust over time. Honda replaced the 'hard' plastic strip with a softer revised one also. Unless it's been addressed by honda almost all if not all FN2's will suffer this problem.

What year is your car? Mine is suffering the rusty roof fate. I just figured that they wouldn't do anything about it now with the age of it

Mine is a 57 plate and is well out of Honda warranty. I first tried my local dealer who didn't want to know. Called Honda uk and complained. Honda knew about this issue and did a very quiet recall to correct it. They even extended the corrosion warranty. There is a lot of info on civinfo. After some waiting (2 weeks) and a case being opened I got the repair work carried out for free as a 'good will' gesture. Your local Honda dealership will need to take pictures of your roof as part of the case Honda uk will take out. Good luck.

Cheers. Mine is same age. Just called in to Honda this morning to ask this. Apparently without a service history, they will not do it. As I do all my servicing myself, they weren't interested. I'll try calling Honda UK. I'm a member on civinfo, haven't been on for a while.
Cheers I'll not take over your thread anymore

Feel free to take over! Initially Honda (dealership) tried this argument with me, however it has nothing to do with service history, its to do with their corrosion check. Something that mine never had. Ignore the dealer and call Honda uk expressing your disappointment as a loyal long term customer etc. Tell them you've seen it was a recall issue and you would like your dealer to take photos of your car for Honda uk to investigate, being polite and courteous will help. Let me know how you get on.

[Patch888]

Daston said:

I am really tempted by one of these, the only down side is we are expecting a little one and not sure how easy they are to get a baby in and out of the back seats.

Snap, little one due in a few months also. The Mrs has a 5 door but I shall be sticking with this. It really is big inside, very practical and as others have said, civilised when driven around town and shops but when the mood takes you your able to drive it as hard as you like.

[Patch888]

No major update, went to rockingham today (touring cars) so gave the car a good blast there and back on some gorgeous back roads. I also changed the pollen filter and did some swirl tidying on the bonnet during the past week, although the quick pictures were terrible. MOT next week, fingers crossed.

[Bigphatcgar]

Nice looking FN2

My other half has had hers from new , only major thing wrong is squeaking drivers seat if you lower it right down

Service tyres brakes thats all its ever needed

[Patch888]

So, flew through the mot. Two new fronts will be needed soon as the inside tread is now a little worn. It's currently on toyo T1-R and they seem to suit the car nicely.

[Butter Face]

I have T1-R on my ep3, they're pretty decent in the drier weather but I'll be changing them before winter for something better!

[Patch888]

What did you have in mind? I'm also considering the Yoko's. I have Uniroyal rainsport 3 on my focus and so far they've been great in the wet.

[Sillyhatday]

Since buying aftermarket 18" wheels, I've always run the standard Bridgestone Potenza RE050. Best tyres I've ever had. Thinking about it, mine are getting to be low on the outer edges

Keep us updated, it's nice to see something different on here

[Patch888]

I have to admit I ran the potenza's on my previous ep3 and found them totally fine. There's a lot of choice at reasonable prices.

[Sillyhatday]

Yeah the prices are quite good. I had the 19" wheels and prices for them are not so reasonable

[rb5er]

Looks nice. A friend had one new in 2008, nice direct steering and a good interior but I preferred my Focus ST overall. Much softer suspension in the ST but I found it much more playful and quicker whilst being more comfy too.

[Patch888]

Few small updates, only very minor bits, 2 new uniroyal rainsports on the front, a new gear knob purchased at the jap show finale and some tidy ups.




New gear knob


New pressed plates (reflective so road legal).



Also had some sill stickers made on an owners club, before and after.

[Lavo84]

So tempted by one of these, they don't deserve the flack they got when they came out, lots of fun and the engine noise as you know with an induction kit is awesome! Nice motor OP

[Patch888]

Cheers mate, as an all rounder you could do a lot worse.

[Sillyhatday]

I need to polish up my exhaust triangles. With a single side exit exhaust, it gets quite blacked up.

Yours come up a treat

[Patch888]

Sillyhatday said:

Looks as clean as mine. Also with less Stone chips! I'm not a fan of the carbon bits though.

I've had it as a daily for over 3 years. I've become so dam attached. The only thing I've had to do to it is; replace the brakes and tyres (for obvious reasons) and a number plate bulb. That's it other than general servicing. Not bad for a 9 year old car.

Looks good mare, keep it clean and drive it hard!

Excuse for mine:

Edited by Sillyhatday on Friday 12th August 07:52

Is that on standard suspension mate?

[rich85uk]

Had mine 9 months now and love it, great fun and still sometimes surprises me how quick it is when you extract all of its power although i am tempted by bigger cams,throttle body etc as they seem to respond quite well.

Was your old EP3 standard as you describe it as more savage?

[Patch888]

Yes it was standard, I think by savage it felt like the crossover was far more noticeable. But in real world driving, driven hard as intended there is very little between them. I think the 'more savage' was also probably due to being more spartan and feeling like an older car, still well put together mind you.

[Patch888]

So... A slight change of plan due to a little one on the way. After only just having the car serviced and pads and discs done it is shortly going to be up for sale. Number plates sorted today and a new 5 door fiesta ST is on order. In spirit blue of course

I've loved owning this car it's been a superb all rounder and nothing but reliable, however with my circumstances changing I've had to give in.

I'll look at getting a new thread of the ST when it arrives, although I'm sure there's plenty out there already.