RE: Pinch-me Honda Integra Type R for sale
Discussion
I had one when they first came out, perhaps one of the first few in the country. It was fantastic, a quote from the time was “every journey was like Senna on a last gasp qualifying attempt” and it was. The vtec engine urged you to rev it like nothing else. The balance and adjustability made you feel a far better driver than you were.
I’ve since owned some special cars, a 964 RS, and currently a McLaren 675LT. Yet the Integra remains special in this company. Loved that car.
I’ve since owned some special cars, a 964 RS, and currently a McLaren 675LT. Yet the Integra remains special in this company. Loved that car.
It seems a few of us sold our ‘Tegs at the absolute trough! I sold mine for £5k in 2010. It was in pretty good nick, totally standard with around 70k miles and had no rust anywhere.
I absolutely loved that car. £5k, must have been mad. Put the money towards a Lotus Elan Sprint. Certifiable.
I’m not sure the 182 Trophy was better in tighter corners, that was one place where it suffered due to no lsd. I did a trackday at Bedford Autodrome in the Trophy and there was one corner where it struggled for traction out of it, a few other owners also talked about this. I did one again in the Integra 2 years later and it just hauls out of any corner with no fuss. The Trophy (and 172 Cup) are definitely more chuckable though. They kind of hop and jink around on the brakes and cock a rear wheel everywhere, the Integra feels less playful and much more planted.
The chassis was perfectly balanced and it would slide really progressively over the limits, I never span it once, despite no driver aids and my appallingly over enthusiastic driving.
The B18C deserves its legendary status. Rated at 197 bhp in Japan (on 99 RON fuel I believe), so still one of the highest specific output NA production car engines.
It made one of the best induction sounds I’ve ever heard too, with the air box lid removed.
I absolutely loved that car. £5k, must have been mad. Put the money towards a Lotus Elan Sprint. Certifiable.
I’m not sure the 182 Trophy was better in tighter corners, that was one place where it suffered due to no lsd. I did a trackday at Bedford Autodrome in the Trophy and there was one corner where it struggled for traction out of it, a few other owners also talked about this. I did one again in the Integra 2 years later and it just hauls out of any corner with no fuss. The Trophy (and 172 Cup) are definitely more chuckable though. They kind of hop and jink around on the brakes and cock a rear wheel everywhere, the Integra feels less playful and much more planted.
The chassis was perfectly balanced and it would slide really progressively over the limits, I never span it once, despite no driver aids and my appallingly over enthusiastic driving.
The B18C deserves its legendary status. Rated at 197 bhp in Japan (on 99 RON fuel I believe), so still one of the highest specific output NA production car engines.
It made one of the best induction sounds I’ve ever heard too, with the air box lid removed.
MiseryStreak said:
It seems a few of us sold our ‘Tegs at the absolute trough! I sold mine for £5k in 2010. It was in pretty good nick, totally standard with around 70k miles and had no rust anywhere.
I absolutely loved that car. £5k, must have been mad. Put the money towards a Lotus Elan Sprint. Certifiable.
I’m not sure the 182 Trophy was better in tighter corners, that was one place where it suffered due to no lsd. I did a trackday at Bedford Autodrome in the Trophy and there was one corner where it struggled for traction out of it, a few other owners also talked about this. I did one again in the Integra 2 years later and it just hauls out of any corner with no fuss. The Trophy (and 172 Cup) are definitely more chuckable though. They kind of hop and jink around on the brakes and cock a rear wheel everywhere, the Integra feels less playful and much more planted.
The chassis was perfectly balanced and it would slide really progressively over the limits, I never span it once, despite no driver aids and my appallingly over enthusiastic driving.
The B18C deserves its legendary status. Rated at 197 bhp in Japan (on 99 RON fuel I believe), so still one of the highest specific output NA production car engines.
It made one of the best induction sounds I’ve ever heard too, with the air box lid removed.
Never tried mine with the air box lid removed but can confirm that it sounds mental with a genuine Mugen Intake......Such an intoxicating sound on the vtec crossover. Couple that with its complete Mugen twinloop exhaust and it's such an enjoyable experience that's no longer replicated on modern cars. I love mine just for that!I absolutely loved that car. £5k, must have been mad. Put the money towards a Lotus Elan Sprint. Certifiable.
I’m not sure the 182 Trophy was better in tighter corners, that was one place where it suffered due to no lsd. I did a trackday at Bedford Autodrome in the Trophy and there was one corner where it struggled for traction out of it, a few other owners also talked about this. I did one again in the Integra 2 years later and it just hauls out of any corner with no fuss. The Trophy (and 172 Cup) are definitely more chuckable though. They kind of hop and jink around on the brakes and cock a rear wheel everywhere, the Integra feels less playful and much more planted.
The chassis was perfectly balanced and it would slide really progressively over the limits, I never span it once, despite no driver aids and my appallingly over enthusiastic driving.
The B18C deserves its legendary status. Rated at 197 bhp in Japan (on 99 RON fuel I believe), so still one of the highest specific output NA production car engines.
It made one of the best induction sounds I’ve ever heard too, with the air box lid removed.
Ah yes I had two of these, both white, one with 130k on the clock I bought for £2750 and one with 50k that I bought for £5500. Absolutely brilliant car, light and raw, screaming engine and cornered like pac-man.
This is now added to my ever expanding list of cars I should have squirreled away to go with the 2 x Impreza P1's, Golf GTI mk2, Peugeot 205 GTi, Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra MKiV, MR2 Turbo and Nisan Skyline. But hey, if I hadn't of sold them I wouldn't have experienced so many good and interesting cars, every cloud.
This is now added to my ever expanding list of cars I should have squirreled away to go with the 2 x Impreza P1's, Golf GTI mk2, Peugeot 205 GTi, Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra MKiV, MR2 Turbo and Nisan Skyline. But hey, if I hadn't of sold them I wouldn't have experienced so many good and interesting cars, every cloud.
The Rotrex Kid said:
croissant said:
The Rotrex Kid said:
Seems like a good shout at £14k (!) and likely to carry on going up.
Nearly bought a slight rough one about 10 years ago for £1800
needed new arches and I had a 200SX at the time which I thought was a vastly superior car (at the time!)
It was about 10yrs ago when I had a dc2 just like the one here alongside a 200sx s14a. Both were excellent but if I could have one of them back it would be the Nissan all day long. It was mildly tuned but felt brutally fast. The integra was also great, but (controversially) didn’t feel as special as a well sorted 200sxNearly bought a slight rough one about 10 years ago for £1800
needed new arches and I had a 200SX at the time which I thought was a vastly superior car (at the time!)
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I had a grey, grey import one of these for a couple of years, it was a fantastic car, I bought it after having a 405 SRi and the jump between cars was huge, I felt out of my depth at the time but it was one of the most usable cars I’ve ever had and I soon became comfortable with its limits. Milton Keynes felt like my own personal race track and I drove it like I was against the clock everywhere. Good memories!
I distinctly remember having a good blast with an E39 M5 from one point in Milton Keynes over to Wolverton and we spoke at the end, he’d never heard of the car before but was impressed I’d managed to keep up, my cars ability on brakes and in corners pegging his power on the straights.
I distinctly remember having a good blast with an E39 M5 from one point in Milton Keynes over to Wolverton and we spoke at the end, he’d never heard of the car before but was impressed I’d managed to keep up, my cars ability on brakes and in corners pegging his power on the straights.
Edited by 1781cc on Wednesday 14th April 07:06
I’m not going to pretend it’s as good, but reading the feature and comments makes me think of my Accord Type R.
It is absurd how well it goes for 212 HP and it handles corners like nobody’s business.
Just doesn’t feel like a 4 door saloon at all and the engine is absolutely remarkable.
It’s probably going on Saturday as well, so I best go for one last drive!
It is absurd how well it goes for 212 HP and it handles corners like nobody’s business.
Just doesn’t feel like a 4 door saloon at all and the engine is absolutely remarkable.
It’s probably going on Saturday as well, so I best go for one last drive!
I had a champ white UK DC2 for a few years in the early/mid 00's. Loved it.
I still see one locally in the warmer months, brings back memories and grabs my attention more than the the new exotics crawling round when in city centres.
For me, the DC2 was a good sweet spot for daily use and something you would want to drive round North Wales in the morning.
I still see one locally in the warmer months, brings back memories and grabs my attention more than the the new exotics crawling round when in city centres.
For me, the DC2 was a good sweet spot for daily use and something you would want to drive round North Wales in the morning.
TameRacingDriver said:
They really are as good as people say. Everything about them is either very good or excellent.
- Great seats and driving position
- Light for its size; 1100kg for a car the size of an E36 3 series
- Marvellous, howling engine that sung all the way to near 9,000 rpm
- Wonderful mechanical box, one of the best I've used, and the gearing was perfect to keep on the boil
- Rapid acceleration, even by todays standards; felt like it was hurling you towards the horizon once on cam
- Stable, unflappable handling that did exactly what you wanted. Grip, slide, it does it all
- Powerful, fade resistant brakes
FWD or not, it was a proper drivers car...
That being said, I prefer a bit of midrange meat in my cars these days, probably partially age, but also better for road use. The teg would have been a great track car, and it was still a very good road car, but it was the sort of car that just begged you to go faster all the time and the engine preferred to be worked hard, and as a result, it was difficult to keep on the right side of the law
I don't agree about the standard brakes being all that good, I had problems with mine quite a few times and that was just with road use. - Great seats and driving position
- Light for its size; 1100kg for a car the size of an E36 3 series
- Marvellous, howling engine that sung all the way to near 9,000 rpm
- Wonderful mechanical box, one of the best I've used, and the gearing was perfect to keep on the boil
- Rapid acceleration, even by todays standards; felt like it was hurling you towards the horizon once on cam
- Stable, unflappable handling that did exactly what you wanted. Grip, slide, it does it all
- Powerful, fade resistant brakes
FWD or not, it was a proper drivers car...
That being said, I prefer a bit of midrange meat in my cars these days, probably partially age, but also better for road use. The teg would have been a great track car, and it was still a very good road car, but it was the sort of car that just begged you to go faster all the time and the engine preferred to be worked hard, and as a result, it was difficult to keep on the right side of the law
That engine, and that chassis though....!
A little known fact is that red uk ones were fastest.
TameRacingDriver said:
Water Fairy said:
bencollins4 said:
I bought a 1 owner 54,000 Mike car 3 years ago for about £8k. A fantastic car and as usual for me, sold far too soon, but a perfect Elise turned up that I had to have.
A car which felt great driving normally, absolutely sensational when pushed hard. What an engine, what a chassis!
My plan on retirement is an Elise with Honda power. Best of both worlds? A car which felt great driving normally, absolutely sensational when pushed hard. What an engine, what a chassis!
Speed Badger said:
Ah yes I had two of these, both white, one with 130k on the clock I bought for £2750 and one with 50k that I bought for £5500. Absolutely brilliant car, light and raw, screaming engine and cornered like pac-man.
This is now added to my ever expanding list of cars I should have squirreled away to go with the 2 x Impreza P1's, Golf GTI mk2, Peugeot 205 GTi, Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra MKiV, MR2 Turbo and Nisan Skyline. But hey, if I hadn't of sold them I wouldn't have experienced so many good and interesting cars, every cloud.
Exactly this. Most people don't have the space or money to keep everything and it's great to try different cars. Integra tops my list of should have kept. This is now added to my ever expanding list of cars I should have squirreled away to go with the 2 x Impreza P1's, Golf GTI mk2, Peugeot 205 GTi, Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra MKiV, MR2 Turbo and Nisan Skyline. But hey, if I hadn't of sold them I wouldn't have experienced so many good and interesting cars, every cloud.
Speed Badger said:
Ah yes I had two of these, both white, one with 130k on the clock I bought for £2750 and one with 50k that I bought for £5500. Absolutely brilliant car, light and raw, screaming engine and cornered like pac-man.
This is now added to my ever expanding list of cars I should have squirreled away to go with the 2 x Impreza P1's, Golf GTI mk2, Peugeot 205 GTi, Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra MKiV, MR2 Turbo and Nisan Skyline. But hey, if I hadn't of sold them I wouldn't have experienced so many good and interesting cars, every cloud.
I’ve never thought about it like this, but that’s an interesting perspective. I should have kept My DC2, my first Supra IV, my 84 Civic 1.5S, XR4i, Audi 90 B2 2.2 CD, my Nogaro B6 S4 and my V10 S8.This is now added to my ever expanding list of cars I should have squirreled away to go with the 2 x Impreza P1's, Golf GTI mk2, Peugeot 205 GTi, Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra MKiV, MR2 Turbo and Nisan Skyline. But hey, if I hadn't of sold them I wouldn't have experienced so many good and interesting cars, every cloud.
Not all great cars, but the fast that an 84 Civic sits on a list with a V10 S8 shows it’s an emotive list not a performance list.
mooseracer said:
I don't agree about the standard brakes being all that good, I had problems with mine quite a few times and that was just with road use.
That engine, and that chassis though....!
A little known fact is that red uk ones were fastest.
I guess there must have been something wrong then as I nearly always manage to cook the brakes on a car, especially back then (I'm a bit calmer nowadays), but the teg was the only car where I didn't have to mess with the brakes at all, though mine was a 98 spec JDM if that makes a difference (and they ARE the fastest That engine, and that chassis though....!
A little known fact is that red uk ones were fastest.
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