Honda appreciation thread

[Leftfootwonder]

Hi all,

Other marque forums have a picture a day or something similar and I'm surprised there isn't a Honda one given some of the great drivers' cars they have produced over the years, so I'll start the ball rolling...


20 Years old and still going strong!

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itsnotarace said:

Nice!! Was this Japfest?

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itsnotarace said:

It was for a book commissioned by Honda France - https://honda-typer-book.com/en/product/honda-type...

Got plenty of photos that day, and loads of other Honda events from over the years so may post a few more later

I can't believe I didn't know about this! It's sold out

Defo post some more if you get a chance.

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itsnotarace said:

Theres a waiting list for a second edition print run you can add your name to

https://honda-typer-book.com/en/book-the-final-edi...

Legend! Thank you.

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BevR said:

My first drive after lock down measures eased a few weeks ago.

Beautiful

SKM1984 said:

Can't beat a good ATR

i'm on my 3rd

first was a red S reg which had a few bolt ons but realised it had the wrong gearbox (prelude box)
second was a red V reg built by vtec direct to 280bhp with all the bells and whistles

i'm on my 3rd now which is oem+, silver and has some very nice upgrades including the rare red recaro interior

Any pics?

I was thinking of getting my Recaro's re-trimmed in red like the 30th Anniversary/JDM CTR....Never been too sure about the faded-to-green looks but the seats themselves are amazing.

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mw88 said:

My Accord Type-S (CL9) - 2.4..




It's had a hard life!

Always liked these. That is a seriously impressive mileage! My Tourer has got 225k on it...

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dobly said:

Rare colour! Looks absolutely amazing. You should do a write up on here about the car if you get a chance.

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mstrbkr said:

Great idea to get a bit more activity going in the Honda section. I'm a huge fan - of the 8 cars I've ever had, 4 have been Hondas!

My two below. (I must get some better photos of them soon!)

2014 Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC SR. Absolutely love loading it up and going on a long journey with the bikes




2005 S2000 GT. This was day I picked it up just before backing it into my modest little garage (first house, best I could do!).



More info about both in my garage

P.S you may notice the tourer riding low at the rear. It was nowhere near it's 570ish kg load limit. If anyone knows how to prevent this I'd be all ears. New springs? It's only just ticked over 70000 miles.

Edited by mstrbkr on Wednesday 1st July 21:12

Good man! I'm on 6 and counting including 1 EP3 Type R and 2 ATRs. Always wanted an S2000 but can't fit in them!

Low-rider could be because of the torsion beam set up? My Accord Tourer is still on the original springs at 225k....although you can feel it!

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siandcian said:

My fn2. Love it now it's mapped and on vtec at 3600rpm. Tegiwa 70mm cat back. Japspeed 421 manifold and Paul west (tdi north) mapped . 225.4bhp

Vtec at 3600! Have you put it against the clock since? What sort of acceleration times have you got now?

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chrismc1977 said:

Remembering VTEC @ 3600 isn’t suddenly gonna give it a VTEC-yo kick @ 3600.

The mapping will now be smooth & progressive with no jump in power a la VTEC whatsoever

Pardon my ignorance in that case but if it's pulling in VTEC from 3600 to 8000 then it must be quicker than a relatively short 6k to 8k?

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NorthernSky said:

The s2000 I shan't be mine for much longer as it is up for sale in the classfieds here... . Five years of joy with it. I know I'll never find another in lime for sale again too.

My old VFR800, miss this bike terribly and will have another soon when funds allow! V4 engine through the delkevic cans on VTEC... what a sound!

Lovely looking thing - is that the NEC Classic Car Show stand it's parked on? I'm sure I remember it from the show. Sorry you're letting it go

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qwick69 said:

BOSH! I've been waiting for one of these to show up...lovely colour combo

More details on this please....What's it like to live with?

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WJNB said:

How about this? You're jealous really. Doing 50mph in the middle lane near you so you've been warned.

LOL! There's no snobbery here. An ex used to have an original Jazz in that, shall we eye-catching, shade of pink they used to do. It was a decent car to be fair and did everything really well.

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shakindog said:

The dc2 that I bought on a complete whim chosen by my daughter who was 4 at the time.
Got me into hondas which I’d never sold it but only a 4 seater and with 3 kids didn’t work.
I now know it had the rare black front seats [url]

I kept the accord as long as I could as a second car but only did 400 miles in between mot’s so sold it as was just sitting on drive most of the time unused but when I did drive it was like putting on your favourite trainers so comfortable and a excellent family bus |https://thumbsnap.com/TKtDTHmR[/url]

How does the FK2 compare with these two beauties in your opinion?

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https://youtu.be/0Vxyv4Q7tk8

"An Astonishing UK Honda Accord Type R with 11,897 Miles and Full Honda History - SOLD!"

Incredible. Sold in about 24 hours I believe but I have no idea what the price was.

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chrismc1977 said:

It was up for £19k.

Crazy money tbh. Still I guess it can only bode well for residuals on my DC2.....

Whilst KGF cars are always tidy- I personally regard them as chancers with some of the cars they pedal as ‘classics’

I'd agree. Just because it's been looked after and has low mileage, doesn't mean it was ever a classic. Would anyone think a Ford Scorpio was a classic??! Whilst we all love a time warp car, they weren't designed to sit still for 20+ years and so will come with problems of their own.

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surinder-c5t7n said:

Iv had mines for 7 and years. Only done 99k being diesel thats nothing. Am selling if anyone is interested based in leicester.

Are those Audi wheels?

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spreadsheet monkey said:

For a change of pace after all the S2000s and Type Rs on this thread, here’s my CR-V alongside my recently departed Z4.


And fully loaded, taking us on a recent trip to SW France.


Really fond of this car, had it for 5.5 years. It’s a “slow burn” kind of car that you only fully appreciate after several years of ownership. No plans to replace it, so long as it remains reliable and cheap to maintain.

I would agree, very practical cars and reasonably good steer for an SUV.

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InfamousK said:

Here's my 98 spec DC2.

Nice! Spoon 4 pots? I wanted those for my ATR but I don't think they're easily compatible.

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The first FK8 on here I believe. Congrats, I've had my eye on one for a while but just need the numbers to work.

Obviously quicker but how does it compare with regard to tactility, steering feel, engine note etc to the old Euro-R? (P.S. I'm letting the swap to a BMW go! )