No major faults apart from paint and rattles.
I liked this car for a bit, but now I can't stand the thing, driving it is extremely wearisome, due to the ride and the engine.
I'm sick of constantly rowing through the gears trying to find the power band, especially on twisty roads, you are either screaming it to death or having absolutely no torque or power at all.
Is it quick? It sounds quick, but recently I had a guy in a 2.0 Carina E, giving me a run for my money (don't laugh they are actually a lot quicker than they look)
I think its lack of torque really is the problem with this car, it loses out on a many so-called slower cars in many areas, as for them being on a par with Subaru's, Mitsubishi Evo's etc... forget it, not a prayer of keeping anywhere near one.
Lots of paint problems, mine was silver, back to dealer several times, especially for blotchy paint on the bodykit areas.
The quality of the ride is appalling, I know its supposed to be a performance car, but even so I don't expect to get joggers nipple just driving it for an hour, the jarrs and bangs are simply dreadful, it also sounds like you are driving with a plastic bin wedged underneath due to lack of insulation.
Build quality is not good either, you close the door and it goes "ching", its built like a bean can.
The looks haven't grown on me either, looks a bit like a bread van I guess.
Interior build quality is also not good, my interior creaks and rattles a fair bit, not helped by the ride.
So all in all, I'm not impressed with the car or Honda UK, and yes I am selling it.
A clear case of having bought totally the wrong car, presumably without even bothering to test drive it first. Since a car is, for the vast majority, the second most expensive purchase any of us make, you have to wonder about the thought processes involved here (assuming any were).
The CTR does have a relatively narrow powerband, but any driver of the car having the slightest problem with an aggressively driven Toyota Carina clearly hasn't the faintest idea how to access it.
It's quite simple, really; change down, foot down, repeat.
You are absolutely correct in one area, I bought the wrong car, no doubt about it. I prefer a torquey engine although I do see the fun in a screaming F1 type engine, unfortunately its not for me.
However I do not need advice on how to drive, I was just commenting on the fact that older cars that a lot of people dismiss on a whim are a lot quicker than people think. An old Carina E 2.0 has more torque and is quicker than almost any normally aspirated 2.0 saloon available today. Handling isn't the best though. I feel Honda could have made the Type R a hell of a lot better, I think research and development is sadly lacking in many areas.