Older EP3 Type Rs.. How are they taking the miles?
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I had an Integra Type R for 3 years and maintained it religiously. The car is quite a bit older than an EP3 and the only problem I had was a seized rear brake caliper. Honda reliability is pretty legendary and i'd say that if you can find a good, well looked after EP3 then you'll get many years of trouble free motoring from it.
Mine has 120k miles on it (bought with 70k 2 years ago).
Serviced once a year.
Just flew through MOT before the weekend needing a bulb.
Original clutch. Needs tyres and front brakes almost yearly. Replaced radiator last year as sprung a leak.
It is driven like it should be (hence needing new discs and pads yearly!!)
In short, taking the miles very very well indeed!
Serviced once a year.
Just flew through MOT before the weekend needing a bulb.
Original clutch. Needs tyres and front brakes almost yearly. Replaced radiator last year as sprung a leak.
It is driven like it should be (hence needing new discs and pads yearly!!)
In short, taking the miles very very well indeed!
A strong car that can be very reliable trouble is like a lot of similar cars is that they are in the hands of people that cant afford to look after them i recently looked at one with 100k & it was knackered (noisy engine, slipping clutch, rusty arches & more) so buy carefully as its easy to tart a rough one up to ship it out.
Imho best to buy private on condition alone, boughtfrom someone who is enthusiatic about the car it may have seen the redline a bit more often than others but it will have also been looked after better
Imho best to buy private on condition alone, boughtfrom someone who is enthusiatic about the car it may have seen the redline a bit more often than others but it will have also been looked after better
neiljohnson said:
A strong car that can be very reliable trouble is like a lot of similar cars is that they are in the hands of people that cant afford to look after them i recently looked at one with 100k & it was knackered (noisy engine, slipping clutch, rusty arches & more) so buy carefully as its easy to tart a rough one up to ship it out.
Imho best to buy private on condition alone, boughtfrom someone who is enthusiatic about the car it may have seen the redline a bit more often than others but it will have also been looked after better
Rusted arches on a post-2000 Honda?!Imho best to buy private on condition alone, boughtfrom someone who is enthusiatic about the car it may have seen the redline a bit more often than others but it will have also been looked after better
Mine is a 2005 on 90K and it feels absolutely brilliant. Had a blow between the downpipe and the cat recently, which was a 10 minute fix, other than it has been spot on. The only thing that might annoy is the glass vibrating in the window over bumpier roads, but in a car with little sound deadening you notice these kind of noises more. I would rather go the Type R route of less sound-proofing for less weight and live with a few squeaks and rattles than go the VAG route of damping and deadening all wind and road noise at the expense of keeping the weight down.
I will only be doing low miles in the near future as I'm shortening my commute somewhat, so I won't be piling the miles on it, but tbh these cars feel like they would run forever as long as you treat them with some basic respect. I love mine to bits!
Mastodon2 said:
Rusted arches on a post-2000 Honda?!
Mine is a 2005 on 90K and it feels absolutely brilliant. Had a blow between the downpipe and the cat recently, which was a 10 minute fix, other than it has been spot on. The only thing that might annoy is the glass vibrating in the window over bumpier roads, but in a car with little sound deadening you notice these
kind of noises more. I would rather go the Type R route of less sound-proofing for less weight and live with a few squeaks and rattles than go the VAG route of damping and deadening
all wind and road noise at the expense of keeping the weight down.
I will only be doing low miles in the near future as I'm shortening my
commute somewhat, so I won't be piling the miles on it, but tbh these cars feel like they would run forever as long as you treat them with some
basic respect. I love mine to bits!
Yes both rear arches at the front (one was very bad)edges & also where they met the bumper & One front arch as well, it does not matter what car it is if it's not looked after it will fall to bits Mine is a 2005 on 90K and it feels absolutely brilliant. Had a blow between the downpipe and the cat recently, which was a 10 minute fix, other than it has been spot on. The only thing that might annoy is the glass vibrating in the window over bumpier roads, but in a car with little sound deadening you notice these
kind of noises more. I would rather go the Type R route of less sound-proofing for less weight and live with a few squeaks and rattles than go the VAG route of damping and deadening
all wind and road noise at the expense of keeping the weight down.
I will only be doing low miles in the near future as I'm shortening my
commute somewhat, so I won't be piling the miles on it, but tbh these cars feel like they would run forever as long as you treat them with some
basic respect. I love mine to bits!
Mine's an '02 and has 68k on the clock, still as tight as a drum, the only thing it has needed in my 5 years of ownerhip is a new radiator,new tyres and a set of front pads......500 quids worth iirc (I was toying with a clio 182 and a stone went through the rad at 120 leptons, so my fault really!)
There is a guy on here (thetrash1),
He had an 02 ctr with a rotrex 'charger.....it was dyno'd at 399 bhp, it also had standard pistons,rods and bearings.
Iirc it also had a standard clutch put back in after a clutchmasters 400 clutch went bang on a track day !
And it survived to tell the tale.
Honda over-engineering at its best.
He had an 02 ctr with a rotrex 'charger.....it was dyno'd at 399 bhp, it also had standard pistons,rods and bearings.
Iirc it also had a standard clutch put back in after a clutchmasters 400 clutch went bang on a track day !
And it survived to tell the tale.
Honda over-engineering at its best.
Just to add a little balance, mine was developing a habit of lunching on bits of itself from less than 50k (which wasn't an abused <50k in any way), as was that of a chap I met at the time. Suspension & steering would seem to be weak but the engine wasn't immune from issues either.
TBH, based on experience, I'd trust a fat lump ofFord/Volvo/Audi 70s pig iron than VTEC-Yo. Shame really as I genuinely don't want to have that view, but I can't help but - when Ford, Vauxhall & even Rover hand you some reliability whoop-ass, it is a touch difficult.
TBH, based on experience, I'd trust a fat lump of
Ran mine for 125,000 miles in 23 months.
Had to replace the steering rack twice, the electronic control unit a couple of times. The gearbox was replaced, as was the exhaust manifold. Paint quality is relatively atrocious is is the lacquer on the alloy wheels (which may have been improved on later cars- I had all 4 replaced under warranty). Front ARB can become loose and rear suspension arms on '02/'03 cars can be out of alignment from the factory- mine was and had to be replaced.
Mine was serviced on the button, yet still spent an average of 2 days per month in the dealership having warranty repairs done.
Engine wise it was spot on, though.
Had to replace the steering rack twice, the electronic control unit a couple of times. The gearbox was replaced, as was the exhaust manifold. Paint quality is relatively atrocious is is the lacquer on the alloy wheels (which may have been improved on later cars- I had all 4 replaced under warranty). Front ARB can become loose and rear suspension arms on '02/'03 cars can be out of alignment from the factory- mine was and had to be replaced.
Mine was serviced on the button, yet still spent an average of 2 days per month in the dealership having warranty repairs done.
Engine wise it was spot on, though.
10 Pence Short said:
Ran mine for 125,000 miles in 23 months.
Had to replace the steering rack twice, the electronic control unit a couple of times. The gearbox was replaced, as was the exhaust manifold. Paint quality is relatively atrocious is is the lacquer on the alloy wheels (which may have been improved on later cars- I had all 4 replaced under warranty). Front ARB can become loose and rear suspension arms on '02/'03 cars can be out of alignment from the factory- mine was and had to be replaced.
Mine was serviced on the button, yet still spent an average of 2 days per month in the dealership having warranty repairs done.
Engine wise it was spot on, though.
Can't tell if this dudes a troll or not...Had to replace the steering rack twice, the electronic control unit a couple of times. The gearbox was replaced, as was the exhaust manifold. Paint quality is relatively atrocious is is the lacquer on the alloy wheels (which may have been improved on later cars- I had all 4 replaced under warranty). Front ARB can become loose and rear suspension arms on '02/'03 cars can be out of alignment from the factory- mine was and had to be replaced.
Mine was serviced on the button, yet still spent an average of 2 days per month in the dealership having warranty repairs done.
Engine wise it was spot on, though.
You obviously can't drive, so just give up and invest in a push bike.
Can't tell if you're 11 or not.
I've only ever had a CRX Mk2 VT, DC2 Integra, EP3 CTR, Accords of varying generations and driven pretty much anything Honda have produced in the past 20 years.
Pretty much every Honda I've ever run has been bullet proof- but my EP3 certainly was not- and I'll tell it as I find it.
If you don't like it, you can always whistle.
I've only ever had a CRX Mk2 VT, DC2 Integra, EP3 CTR, Accords of varying generations and driven pretty much anything Honda have produced in the past 20 years.
Pretty much every Honda I've ever run has been bullet proof- but my EP3 certainly was not- and I'll tell it as I find it.
If you don't like it, you can always whistle.
aryastark said:
10 Pence Short said:
Ran mine for 125,000 miles in 23 months.
Had to replace the steering rack twice, the electronic control unit a couple of times. The gearbox was replaced, as was the exhaust manifold. Paint quality is relatively atrocious is is the lacquer on the alloy wheels (which may have been improved on later cars- I had all 4 replaced under warranty). Front ARB can become loose and rear suspension arms on '02/'03 cars can be out of alignment from the factory- mine was and had to be replaced.
Mine was serviced on the button, yet still spent an average of 2 days per month in the dealership having warranty repairs done.
Engine wise it was spot on, though.
Can't tell if this dudes a troll or not...Had to replace the steering rack twice, the electronic control unit a couple of times. The gearbox was replaced, as was the exhaust manifold. Paint quality is relatively atrocious is is the lacquer on the alloy wheels (which may have been improved on later cars- I had all 4 replaced under warranty). Front ARB can become loose and rear suspension arms on '02/'03 cars can be out of alignment from the factory- mine was and had to be replaced.
Mine was serviced on the button, yet still spent an average of 2 days per month in the dealership having warranty repairs done.
Engine wise it was spot on, though.
You obviously can't drive, so just give up and invest in a push bike.
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