2023 Honda Type R - FL5 availability

2023 Honda Type R - FL5 availability

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undred orse

1,003 posts

203 months

Thursday 11th April
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will-w said:
undred orse said:
I’m trying to sort out availability and prices of the Type R at the moment.
How did you get on?

There is loads of availability at the moment, and due the completely flat sales there are some good discounts to be had!
I’m trying to put a deal together. Hoping to get it sorted next week. I haven’t got a part exchange so can buy from anywhere. Any recommendations?

I’ll update once the deal is done. Thanks.

will-w

255 posts

208 months

Thursday 11th April
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Just noticed some cracking pre-reg deals;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024040683...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024041084...

Or new:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024011555...

Just remember that these cars are not selling, and their values appear to be dropping like mad at the moment, so it’s a buyers market. Dealers might suggest there are no discounts, but there certainly are!

undred orse

1,003 posts

203 months

Saturday 13th April
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Thanks for the links. Discounts for new seem to be about £2k max although there is one at £2650. Any ideas what may be achievable? Perhaps the service plan or mats thrown in as well? Or more cash off?

Thanks.

ChrisW.

6,756 posts

262 months

Saturday 13th April
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The 5 year service plan is a good saving and would give the impression that you might be a long term customer ?? A good negotiating position making it easy for the dealer to help you on the price ?

Satta

6 posts

12 months

Thursday 18th April
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A couple of the press demonstrator cars are now on Auto Trader sub £40k and new one in blue for a fiver short of £47k.

undred orse

1,003 posts

203 months

Sunday 5th May
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Collected mine yesterday. Championship white, no options.

What a wonderful car. Better in every way than I expected.

It has a really special feel and character and for me is worth every penny to have something this good.

For me it’s a keeper along with my Abarth and 4.0 GTS Boxster.

Familymad

893 posts

224 months

Monday 6th May
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Excellent. Enjoy and congrats. A pic always paints a thousand words …

BlueJ

346 posts

52 months

Tuesday 7th May
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undred orse said:
Collected mine yesterday. Championship white, no options.

What a wonderful car. Better in every way than I expected.

It has a really special feel and character and for me is worth every penny to have something this good.

For me it’s a keeper along with my Abarth and 4.0 GTS Boxster.
Congratulations and enjoy, I still feel the same about mine 6 months in.

On Sunday I drove it following a 2 week holiday and laughed out loud after pushing round a sequence of bends - it's easy to get complacent about the car's abilities when used as a daily (which I do) and it was nice to be reminded the handling is something special.

maomaotiao

6 posts

56 months

Saturday 11th May
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Can anyone enlighten me on how firm the FL5 really is on UK road? Struggle to find a demonstrator to test drive where i live (newcastle).


BlueJ

346 posts

52 months

Sunday 12th May
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maomaotiao said:
Can anyone enlighten me on how firm the FL5 really is on UK road? Struggle to find a demonstrator to test drive where i live (newcastle).
I would describe it as stiff (as in stiff bodyshell, which I say as a positive) rather than simply firm.

The body feels like it's staying flat when cornering, but I don't find it too firm at all (and I'm in my 50's!) in Comfort mode - let's put it this way, apart from avoiding potholes as we all do, I don't drive around worrying about the road surface as the car isn't bouncing around.

Having said that R+ mode is way too firm for the road, Sport is between the two (probably closer to Comfort than R+), and Individual allows you to mix chassis, steering, engine and dashboard settings.

The main benefit of the excellent body control is that it gives you confidence about how the car is going to react to your inputs - it doesn't get all loose and out of sorts through say a sequence of bends.

undred orse

1,003 posts

203 months

Sunday 12th May
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I agree with the above. Only had mine a couple of weeks but it’s clear it’s a superb car.

In comfort it’s compliant without being soft. The other modes are harder but even in R it’s nowhere near as firm as my Abarth or in sport not as bad as the X4M or M4 of current and previous generations that I’ve had. The BMWs always felt overly stiff and harsh to me.

cseven

257 posts

243 months

Saturday 18th May
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Just convinced my wife that we should part x her m140 for one of these and pick it up from St Albans before the end of the month. An expensive Saturday for me but looking forward to adding this to the garage smile

Landing Light On

11 posts

15 months

Saturday 18th May
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cseven said:
Just convinced my wife that we should part x her m140 for one of these and pick it up from St Albans before the end of the month. An expensive Saturday for me but looking forward to adding this to the garage smile
Congratulations - money well spent in my view. Am sure you won’t be disappointed. First service imminent on mine but it’s been an enjoyable 8k miles so far. Terrific cars.

undred orse

1,003 posts

203 months

Saturday 18th May
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Agreed. You won’t be sorry. They feel much more special than a m140 and a drive that I think is leagues ahead.

Only had mine a couple of weeks but couldn’t be happier with it.

cseven

257 posts

243 months

Wednesday 29th May
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well picked up the blue machine at the end of the day and had a little go this evening. Really is a great bit of kit and looking forward to stealing this from the wife when she is not looking. That front diff is a thing of wonder and the only area where the m140 had a slight edge is the motor but the 4 pot is still an effective and high revving unit...definitely warrants the 5 star reviews and glad I could pick one up before they stop making them.

doogle83

775 posts

154 months

Sunday 13th October
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I see there are a few pre-reg cars on Autotrader with a bit of discount now, are you still able to factory order one or have we had everything we're going to get in the UK?

Also found a thread with someone saying that on 2024 cars you can no longer disable the speed limit warning beeps, is that true or has anyone found a way around it?

Thanks,

avidjames

25 posts

123 months

Wednesday 16th October
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doogle83 said:
I see there are a few pre-reg cars on Autotrader with a bit of discount now, are you still able to factory order one or have we had everything we're going to get in the UK?

Also found a thread with someone saying that on 2024 cars you can no longer disable the speed limit warning beeps, is that true or has anyone found a way around it?

Thanks,
I ordered mine a few weeks ago and there are still factory cars available from what I saw, not a lot though so I think we are down to the last few cars.

I'm collecting mine on Saturday so I'll report back regarding the speed limit warnings!

Satta

6 posts

12 months

Wednesday 16th October
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One of the guys who worked at a dealers told the FL5 facebook group at the end of Sept there were around 115 at dealers, 98 in central stock and 52 were on a boat that should be here about now.

The new finance deal does appear to have stimulated demand which, along with the emissions rules, will dictate how many more come over.

will-w

255 posts

208 months

Wednesday 16th October
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Best deal I’ve heard recently was £4.5k off list plus a free 5 year service pack.. Absolute bargain compared to a couple of months back!

And as above, only ~250 left now - I wouldn’t expect them to be bringing too many more in

With roughly 600 already registered, that’ll end up less than 1000 on the road

Edited by will-w on Wednesday 16th October 16:23

doogle83

775 posts

154 months

Wednesday 16th October
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Cheers guys, appreciate the replies.

Good luck with the collection avidjames! thumbup