RE: Honda Civic Type R Sport Line vs. Toyota GR Yaris
Discussion
Clive Milk said:
Or just don't care, get lost and have fun ?
Oh no, I left my phone behind, panic attack... sometimes it is good to get off the Matrix and breath the fresh air.
PS I enjoy Harry M and his AA map on all his epic road trips ... he still survives to this day ...
I have to say that one of the best roads I ever ‘discovered’ in the South of France ( en route to Italy ) was down to letting my wife read a map ( no satnav in a VTS ) and her getting the ‘wrong route’ …….which turned out to be the best route!Oh no, I left my phone behind, panic attack... sometimes it is good to get off the Matrix and breath the fresh air.
PS I enjoy Harry M and his AA map on all his epic road trips ... he still survives to this day ...
Edited by Clive Milk on Saturday 12th June 12:02
Can't say these appeal to me greatly. The Yaris without the Circuit Pack loses some of the curio homologation curio appeal, while the Civic loses appeal if it isn't in the fully mad-looking spec. It's not a conventionally pretty car, so it just looks a bit nothing-y without the wing. A GT but with the black seats would be the ideal one for me.
Yaris left me a bit underwhelmed after driving it sadly. The seating position was totally unsuitable for my frame and, like so many new cars, you would have to be going idiotically fast to really get to the point of enjoying it. That is also true of the Civic in reality though.
If I was to have either of them, it would have to be in the top spec. I can't help but think that a Fiesta ST would be a more enjoyable car though. 200bhp is probably about enough to balance fast/fun.
Yaris left me a bit underwhelmed after driving it sadly. The seating position was totally unsuitable for my frame and, like so many new cars, you would have to be going idiotically fast to really get to the point of enjoying it. That is also true of the Civic in reality though.
If I was to have either of them, it would have to be in the top spec. I can't help but think that a Fiesta ST would be a more enjoyable car though. 200bhp is probably about enough to balance fast/fun.
Electro1980 said:
Barely depreciate? Have you seen the finance offers? Low mileage ones are probably going to go up in price once production stops.
With 25,000 made, it’s hardly going to be rare. Like all cars, today’s must have will soon become yesterday’s news. It’s never going to have a real rallying heritage as so few manufacturers now run cars and at the end of the day, it’s a Yaris like your Aunt Doris drives to the shops. Buy it to enjoy now before Doris moves on to her EV which will probably be quicker 0-60 (which is handly if she is running late for Pilates).Bobtherallyfan said:
Electro1980 said:
Barely depreciate? Have you seen the finance offers? Low mileage ones are probably going to go up in price once production stops.
With 25,000 made, it’s hardly going to be rare. Like all cars, today’s must have will soon become yesterday’s news. It’s never going to have a real rallying heritage as so few manufacturers now run cars and at the end of the day, it’s a Yaris like your Aunt Doris drives to the shops. Buy it to enjoy now before Doris moves on to her EV which will probably be quicker 0-60 (which is handly if she is running late for Pilates).Bobtherallyfan said:
Electro1980 said:
Barely depreciate? Have you seen the finance offers? Low mileage ones are probably going to go up in price once production stops.
With 25,000 made, it’s hardly going to be rare. Like all cars, today’s must have will soon become yesterday’s news. It’s never going to have a real rallying heritage as so few manufacturers now run cars and at the end of the day, it’s a Yaris like your Aunt Doris drives to the shops. Buy it to enjoy now before Doris moves on to her EV which will probably be quicker 0-60 (which is handly if she is running late for Pilates).
GreatScott2016 said:
Bizarre how “naked” the Honda looks in sport line guise without its obligatory spoiler 
Exactly what I thought.The rear wing is the FK8's defining feature and it just doesn't look right without it.
I liked the FK8 so much when I first seen photos of it that I became one of the very first private owners in the UK.
Edited by Ron240 on Saturday 12th June 14:04
Mikee19 said:
wab172uk said:
Unless you're on a lease and just intend to hand it back at the end of the term, I don't see any point in buying one without the circuit pack.
Come the time to sell, most buyers will `want` the circuit pack. So having one without could well be as tough sell.
Though I do wish I could have bought the convenience pack along with the circuit pack. But hey-ho.
Thing is with the circuit pack you can't have sat nav!Come the time to sell, most buyers will `want` the circuit pack. So having one without could well be as tough sell.
Though I do wish I could have bought the convenience pack along with the circuit pack. But hey-ho.
Water Fairy said:
Don't understand the need for factory sat nav. It will be obsolete b4 you know it and updates will be £££. Is it not cheaper and easier to buy a top model tomtom or Garmin with lifetime updates? I do get the want for circuit and convenience pack together however.
In many ways very true.But would you not prefer an integrated sat nav rather than sticking it to the window??
Burgerbob said:
Water Fairy said:
Don't understand the need for factory sat nav. It will be obsolete b4 you know it and updates will be £££. Is it not cheaper and easier to buy a top model tomtom or Garmin with lifetime updates? I do get the want for circuit and convenience pack together however.
In many ways very true.But would you not prefer an integrated sat nav rather than sticking it to the window??
Better than Sat Nav fitted to the car.
Edited by tighnamara on Saturday 12th June 20:14
Leon R said:
Ron240 said:
tighnamara said:
Why would you stick it on the window, there is Apple car play and an integrated screen in front of you
That's of no use whatsoever if you do not have an iphone. 
Ron240 said:
Leon R said:
Ron240 said:
tighnamara said:
Why would you stick it on the window, there is Apple car play and an integrated screen in front of you
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