RE: Honda Integra Type R (DC5) | Spotted
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Nearly bought one 3 times but always made the 'sensible' choice in the end. The grey import idea put me off due to parts and insurance.
Ships sailed now with a family and the age sadly. This will always be the one that got away for me, unless I go all sensible then maybe it could be a toy.
I much prefered them over DC2 as the K20 is nicer to drive and it felt less like a crisp packet inside. About as track focussed as I could cope with as a daily personally.
Ships sailed now with a family and the age sadly. This will always be the one that got away for me, unless I go all sensible then maybe it could be a toy.
I much prefered them over DC2 as the K20 is nicer to drive and it felt less like a crisp packet inside. About as track focussed as I could cope with as a daily personally.
craig9367 said:
Nearly bought one 3 times but always made the 'sensible' choice in the end. The grey import idea put me off due to parts and insurance.
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Parts are mostly shared with the EP3 type R so easy enough to get hold off...those that aren't are still pretty readily available..
My DC5 cost naff all to insure, around £400 fully comp...very good vfm insurance wise. Road tax is £255ish which isn't too bad either.
As long as you go in eyes open and use the right insurers, "grey imports" are no more costly to run than a UKDM car.
The insurer of my previous M2 point blank refused when I tried to switch over to the DC5. However, the insurance specialist (rhymes with Hadrian Ducks) couldn’t have been more helpful and the process was very straightforward. They understand the tuning aspect and you can insure to an agreed value. The cost was a pleasant surprise. 
Jon_S_Rally said:
Not had the opportunity to drive either sadly, but have been a passenger in both a DC2 and a DC5. I preferred the rawness of the DC2 (though it felt properly cheap and nasty) but both are nice cars in my view. They are strong money now though. For £10k, I would find it hard to buy one of these over something like a Megane 250.
I'm looking at both of these, but as someone who is strapped for cash and not mechanically gifted, I'm inclined to choose an ageing Honda over an ageing Renault. Would that be a mistake?nunpuncher said:
Agree with the sentiment but I'd buy an EP3 and throw some money at a suspension upgrade rather than am FN2.
I did consider a DC5 about 8 years ago when they were a fair bit cheaper than current prices. General opinion then was that it was a let down after the brilliant DC2 so I cannot really figure how pinion has changed so much. When I test drove one I really didn't think it was much better than the EP3 I had at the time which cost less than half as much.
Must admit, I’ve not driven a DC5, but I have owned a DC2 and FN2 as well as driven an EP3...I did consider a DC5 about 8 years ago when they were a fair bit cheaper than current prices. General opinion then was that it was a let down after the brilliant DC2 so I cannot really figure how pinion has changed so much. When I test drove one I really didn't think it was much better than the EP3 I had at the time which cost less than half as much.
My understanding has always been same as yourself, that the DC5 was a bit of let down after the DC2 and that it was more or less in the ballpark of an EP3 in terms of its driving experience, based on what I read (although naturally owners will disagree there!). The FD2, the 4-door saloon was always said to be much better than the DC5 as well. So I have to say, I would take an EP3 over one and bank the money, or possibly even a CW FN2 if it were the same price; although as another poster said, a GT86 would probably be preferable at that price.
rossub said:
Elatino1 said:
Pah, my impreza revs to 8k rpm.
Is the turbo not running out of puff by 7 though? I know mine is and it’s a VF36 twinscroll. You can run it to 8, but it’s better to change cogs earlier.I think they mean the "import tuner scene" in general, although Ja Rule did have a red GSR.
FaNtheMaN26 said:
I don't remember a DC5 being in fast and furious, can someone please enlighten me or can pistonheads please apologise for making me rack my brains for the last half hour and go through each bl00dy film fast forward in my head
24 Lemons said:
I think they mean the "import tuner scene" in general, although Ja Rule did have a red GSR.
I thought there was an Acura RSX in the second film (same chassis). There was a huge modding scene for those cars at the time. FaNtheMaN26 said:
I don't remember a DC5 being in fast and furious, can someone please enlighten me or can pistonheads please apologise for making me rack my brains for the last half hour and go through each bl00dy film fast forward in my head
The weight stuff is a bit off. The DC2 weighed about 1150kg and the thread below weighed a stock DC5 with half a tank of fuel at 1200kg
https://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?...
I've had a UKDM DC2, an FN2, and I've just acquired a very wonderful 2004 DC5 with a few subtle mods taking it to 239bhp. It is substantially more rapid than both of them, and much more livable-with than the DC2 (I've owned it since late August and already put around 2k on it).
They are very sensitive to tyres - mine have gone a bit hard and unbalanced and consequently it torque steers like nobody's business, but once I've had a chance to do a couple of jobs I have every expectation it will be as sharp as the DC2 was. It's streets ahead of the FN2 (which was, nevertheless, a much better compromise).
It's a fabulous car which you won't be allowed to drive for much longer so I'm making the most of it while I can!
https://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?...
I've had a UKDM DC2, an FN2, and I've just acquired a very wonderful 2004 DC5 with a few subtle mods taking it to 239bhp. It is substantially more rapid than both of them, and much more livable-with than the DC2 (I've owned it since late August and already put around 2k on it).
They are very sensitive to tyres - mine have gone a bit hard and unbalanced and consequently it torque steers like nobody's business, but once I've had a chance to do a couple of jobs I have every expectation it will be as sharp as the DC2 was. It's streets ahead of the FN2 (which was, nevertheless, a much better compromise).
It's a fabulous car which you won't be allowed to drive for much longer so I'm making the most of it while I can!
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