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vixen1700
Original Poster
6,436 posts
139 months
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Been driving an EP3 Type R Civic on a daily basis since March now and love it to death, but the only teeny, weeny thing that irritates me about it is the rear light clusters. Why did they change the light clusters to resemble aftermarket items on the face-lift models?  It's only a tiny fault (IMHO) in an otherwise brilliant little car.  What about you?
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Mikeyplum
992 posts
38 months
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The teeniest thing that bothers me really is that it isn't the car I want to be driving 
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DaveH23
948 posts
39 months
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The drainage pipe that runs from the sunroof down the inside pillar of the windscreen on the passenger side is blocked and when we get heavy rain it fills up and rains in my car.
Not good!
Have tried putting a wire pipe in aswell as compressed air but to no avail.
Other than that faultless! Not bad for a 13 Year old french hatchback.
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Tonsko
2,543 posts
84 months
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The little buzzing noise that is sometimes made by the metal handbrake button in its casing. Drives me crackers.
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RobCrezz
7,554 posts
77 months
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vixen1700 said: Been driving an EP3 Type R Civic on a daily basis since March now and love it to death, but the only teeny, weeny thing that irritates me about it is the rear light clusters. Why did they change the light clusters to resemble aftermarket items on the face-lift models? It's only a tiny fault (IMHO) in an otherwise brilliant little car. What about you? Yeah the rear lights are much nicer on the pre facelift, but the front looks nicer on the facelift.
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PhillipM
2,578 posts
58 months
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That all the paint is falling off. And it's full of dents. And it's rusty. And it leaks.
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zeduffman
263 posts
20 months
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The engine is half the size I want it to be.
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Big Raff
385 posts
40 months
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The constant failed attempts to steal it! Either steal it or p  s off!!!
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Marquis Rex
7,377 posts
108 months
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vixen1700 said: Been driving an EP3 Type R Civic on a daily basis since March now and love it to death, but the only teeny, weeny thing that irritates me about it is the rear light clusters. Why did they change the light clusters to resemble aftermarket items on the face-lift models? It's only a tiny fault (IMHO) in an otherwise brilliant little car. What about you? The rear light clusters- now you mention it, the the uninspiring 4 cylinder engine. Great cars though they are I wouldn't want to be seen dead in them.  Pistonheads- image/cred matters So just a few teeny things
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davetibbs
132 posts
15 months
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DaveH23 said: The drainage pipe that runs from the sunroof down the inside pillar of the windscreen on the passenger side is blocked and when we get heavy rain it fills up and rains in my car.
Not good!
Have tried putting a wire pipe in aswell as compressed air but to no avail.
Other than that faultless! Not bad for a 13 Year old french hatchback. Renault Laguna, perchance? I've got exactly the same problem with mine. It's a really poor design that left me with a horn stuck on at 3am when the rain ran into the fusebox. I've fixed it (touch wood) by removing the rubber "flaps" on the end of the pipes as all these serve to do is provide a "dam" for the sediment to collect up against!
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crocodile tears
755 posts
15 months
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it genuinely needs to be sitting lower 
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Quikcurl
194 posts
25 months
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The windows go down automatically, but not up automatically. Plus it doesn't have a holder for my sunglasses.
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ST150HB
94 posts
18 months
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Fiesta ST-
1) Needs a 6th Gear
2) Not the XKR i'm craving!
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E38Ross
10,501 posts
81 months
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other than the fact i want it to be the 5.4L V12 model the only thing is i wish the "coffee" coloured dash top was black....but it doesn't bother me.
no rattles, squeaks etc, looks respectable for a car approaching 12 years old (see picture) and drives well.
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Cledus Snow
1,475 posts
57 months
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Never has any fuel in it. Looks like the weather is going to be nice again tomorrow, Wonder if i've got enough to get to work in it... 
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JB434
166 posts
17 months
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The cup holder in the centre console has a tendency to flip open and is also positioned in just the right place so that any drinks placed in it are in danger of being knocked over when changing gear.
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Decky_Q
788 posts
46 months
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FWD and underpowered/revvy so if you driving quick everyone can hear you are running the nuts off it and it just doesnt take off the line quickly at all. (Toyota celica 140).
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DaveH23
948 posts
39 months
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davetibbs said: Renault Laguna, perchance?
I've got exactly the same problem with mine. It's a really poor design that left me with a horn stuck on at 3am when the rain ran into the fusebox. I've fixed it (touch wood) by removing the rubber "flaps" on the end of the pipes as all these serve to do is provide a "dam" for the sediment to collect up against! No a Peugeot 106. Ive had the car up on ramps and the driver side drains fine but we cant see where it drains from to search the same area on the opposite side.
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vixen1700
Original Poster
6,436 posts
139 months
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JB434 said: The cup holder in the centre console has a tendency to flip open and is also positioned in just the right place so that any drinks placed in it are in danger of being knocked over when changing gear. Good call, the cup holder on my old Polo was constantly used and in a decent position, the Honda has it in a laughable position and will never be used. Never really saw meself complaining about cup-holders before. 
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Limpet
325 posts
30 months
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The parking sensors don't switch off when you take it out of reverse gear (F30 320d). Annoying if you reverse up to a car or wall, and don't switch off the engine instantly, as it just beeps at you constantly until you switch off or drive away again.
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