2003 Honda Civic Type-R from UK and Ireland - Comments

20th May 2003, 08:37

"It's a real sports car, with added practicality"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Ill-fitting radio/CD needed 3 visits to fix.

Poor and unhelpful dealer service.

Inconsistent paint color on the bumpers and spoiler.

Generally the paint is of poor quality, easily suffering stone chipping.

Various rattles.

General comments?

Sensational straight line performance.

Fantastic 200BHP engine married to possibly the best 6 - speed gearbox of any car in the world.

Great driving position with the wheel, seats and pedals all in line.

The dash mounted gearshift is a joy to use and is very addictive - you often change gears more often than needed for the sake of it.

Stylish 'winged' seats offer great support around corners and comfort over long journey's.

Sporty yet safe chassis encourages performance driving.

It looks fast even when standing still!

Solid mechanicals.

It's a great combination of civilised motoring with outright aggression which gives the car an addictive character.


20th May 2003, 13:01

Change your dealer

Honda Dealers have an excelent reputation

and if yours is not Then change dealers!!!

There are always a few problem cars that

slip through the net

no matter what manufacturer it is.


12th Dec 2003, 01:33

I have to agree fully the quality of my Honda is also shockingly bad, I traded from a Volkswagen on the basis of media reports about both Honda and Volkswagen respectively and am now ruing the day, the immobiliser prevents me from starting most mornings and the rip-off air conditioning never works and as you say the paint is aweful.

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