Civic Type R

[RWebb]

you know we all need a buzz bomb

but as this thread goes on, I keep thinking this might not be the one

[stevej37]

Honda releasing a lightweight limited edition of the Type R next month.
Only available in Phoenix Yellow paint.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/lightweight-2021-honda-civic-type-203000945.html

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Honda releasing a lightweight limited edition of the Type R next month.
Only available in Phoenix Yellow paint.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/lightweight-2021-honda-civic-type-203000945.html

That color actually looks good on it.

[stevej37]

Yeah...I like that color also. The photographer did a good job of hiding as much of that huge spoiler as he could.
$6K for ridding 45 lbs......I don't know.

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Yeah...I like that color also. The photographer did a good job of hiding as much of that huge spoiler as he could.
$6K for ridding 45 lbs......I don't know.

I think the $6k bump is for exclusivity. All things considered, I’m tempted to put my name on a list and try to flip it for more $$.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Nearly $40k (about what my parents paid for their first home) for a Honda badge (other than maybe an NSX) is just plain idiocy.

The cost of cars in general has been getting absurd but this is particularly so. For $40k there are a heck of a lot better choices out there. Just one guy’s opinion.

Yes, it looks good in that color and yes, the trunk adornment thingy is stoopid looking.

Not a bad car at all but not $40,000 worth of car.

[BReif61]

Originally Posted by pavulon

I think the $6k bump is for exclusivity. All things considered, I’m tempted to put my name on a list and try to flip it for more $$.

My thoughts exactly. First car to be sold with Phoenix Yellow paint in America since the ITR. Instant collector.

[stevej37]

[QUOTE=Porsche-O-Phile;11012767]
The cost of cars in general has been getting absurd but this is particularly so. For $40k there are a heck of a lot better choices out there. Just one guy’s opinion.

I would have been saying about the same....and then I started reading the road tests....

[RWebb]

Piffle:

Honda shaved off 46 pounds from the Type R Limited Edition by swapping out the standard 20-inch wheels for a set of lighter BBS wheels and removing the rear heating ducts, tonneau cover, wiper blade, and sound-deadening materials. It also retuned the car's steering and dampers and wrapped the BBS wheels in stickier Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 rubber.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I’ll go against the grain, I hate Phoenix Yellow. Hated it on the M3 too.

[stevej37]

The front view of the car is excellent...they did a great job with that.
Sides are good.
Rear is a problem.
Interior is very good.

[TimT]

FWIW there was a Civic Type R at a DE I instructed at last weekend at LRP..

It moved along quite nicely

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Nearly $40k (about what my parents paid for their first home) for a Honda badge (other than maybe an NSX) is just plain idiocy.

The cost of cars in general has been getting absurd but this is particularly so. For $40k there are a heck of a lot better choices out there. Just one guy’s opinion.

Yes, it looks good in that color and yes, the trunk adornment thingy is stoopid looking.

Not a bad car at all but not $40,000 worth of car.

What are the heck of a lot better choices at $40k?

You know what is true idiocy ?
Paying $120k for a Porsche 911.
Not a bad car at all but not $120,000 worth of car

Does this trunk adornment thingy is stoopid looking also ?

[onewhippedpuppy]

I’m getting old and cheap because every new car seems too expensive. $40k is, sadly, not all that much money for a new car.

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

What are the heck of a lot better choices at $40k?

You know what is true idiocy ?
Paying $120k for a Porsche 911.
Not a bad car at all but not $120,000 worth of car

Does this trunk adornment thingy is stoopid looking also ?

LOL, the chances of you getting that $120K back is much greater than dumping nearly 50K to be king of the ricers.

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by pmax

I think we are simply getting too old for this.

One major reason I gave up an STI as my primary DD.

I got sick and tired of feeling the way I did (embarassed) getting dressed up - sportcoats, nice shoes ETC to go places and driving around in an import car with a giant wing (like kids do) on back.

rjp

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

What are the heck of a lot better choices at $40k?

You know what is true idiocy ?
Paying $120k for a Porsche 911.
Not a bad car at all but not $120,000 worth of car

Does this trunk adornment thingy is stoopid looking also ?

The price of anything is only determined by what people will pay for it. Is a Ferrari GTO really a 40 million dollar car. Evidently so, but I think that it is silly.

And that Turbo is unlike to drop in values any time soon. It would be a good safe investment.

[sugarwood]

You have to be a special type of brainwashed to think a $37k Japanese car is not a better bang for buck compared to a $120k German depreciating time bomb. A 2017 Type R is selling for $35k. 3 years old and almost zero depreciation said almost no German car ever.