INTEGRA TYPE R BUYING ADVICE.
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The link above will answer all your questions. One word of advice though. When appropriate keep your foot in, these cars love to spin. Shifting gear at 8k+ is fine. Honestly. It sounds like its going to go pop, but it wont, it will just spin untill it crashes into the limiter. (note this is a Honda imposed limiter and they built it to run realiably upto it)
It is very very removed to most other cars in its driving style, dynamics etc etc.... Evo reckons it is the best FWD car ever; and its not exactly a spring chicken. Do your research and buy one, love it or loath it, undoubtedly it will alter your perception of what a "car" is.
Best of luck.
Gwiz
It is very very removed to most other cars in its driving style, dynamics etc etc.... Evo reckons it is the best FWD car ever; and its not exactly a spring chicken. Do your research and buy one, love it or loath it, undoubtedly it will alter your perception of what a "car" is.
Best of luck.
Gwiz
gaff said:
Hi guys,toying with the idea of buying a teg but have never owned or driven one,
can any one give me any pointers or info on comon roblems etc or any info at all would be most helpfull.
cheers.
gareth
Which Teg, UK DC2 / JDM DC2 or JDM DC5?can any one give me any pointers or info on comon roblems etc or any info at all would be most helpfull.
cheers.
gareth
All great cars. DC2's look out for worn suspension, bushes, rust, sticking rear calipers, tappy engines, crunchy syncro's. Syncro's is the main issue, as reving to 8800 rpm and shifting the syncro's fail after a certain amount of mileage and abuse, its common. 5th gear crunch. On test drive make sure you rev to the limiter and shift to feel if there is any cruching. Same for JDM DC2 although check import docs, verfied mileage, and the brakes on the 96 spec are awful, upgrade needed to 282 UK spec brakes.
DC5, not much to look out really, just general stuff as its an import. Gearbox on these is fine as it has multi syncro's. 3 in 1st n 2nd, then 2 in 3,4,5,6th.
Ive had 3 DC2's UK & JDM, 3 DC5's, great fun cars, but not for all as the way they are driven. Go and drive both, im just using a DC2 this week and loving it!
Best of luck.
Assuming we are talking DC2...
I'd agree with looking out for rust. The rear arches have a bit of a design flaw and most will be rotting from the inside out by now unless garaged or waxoiled and undersealed every few years. The engines are pretty much bombproof but lots of other parts could do with replacing by now if not done already. I've replaced a rear hub assembly, a front droplink, clutch, cambelt, exhaust manifold and the lambda sensor. None of these actually failed on me but they were very close to falling apart!
They are however fantastic to drive but I've felt like there has always been something needing fixed on mine. Genuine Honda parts can be pricey but there are plenty of second hand and aftermarket parts available. Check if you have a good garage near by that can do work on it for you unless you intend doing it yourself. Honda are expensive and I've heard enough stories about the older cars being dumped on junior mechanics to stay clear of them.
I'd agree with looking out for rust. The rear arches have a bit of a design flaw and most will be rotting from the inside out by now unless garaged or waxoiled and undersealed every few years. The engines are pretty much bombproof but lots of other parts could do with replacing by now if not done already. I've replaced a rear hub assembly, a front droplink, clutch, cambelt, exhaust manifold and the lambda sensor. None of these actually failed on me but they were very close to falling apart!
They are however fantastic to drive but I've felt like there has always been something needing fixed on mine. Genuine Honda parts can be pricey but there are plenty of second hand and aftermarket parts available. Check if you have a good garage near by that can do work on it for you unless you intend doing it yourself. Honda are expensive and I've heard enough stories about the older cars being dumped on junior mechanics to stay clear of them.
making sure the oil is topped up is surely basic car maintenance, vtecs are well known for burning a drop of oil when you give them the beans, my s2000 burns about 1/2 liter for every 2500 or so miles, there are some reports of 1 liter to 1000 miles! my advice is buy an itegra type r, you wont regret it
havoc said:
Mine doesn't use much at all, but the S2000 I had used quite a bit. Some people suggest that different oil usage between cars is down to how they were run-in...
Mine hasn't used any oil at all in between changes.I've read some interesting articles that suggest the first 20 miles on a new engine are the most important. Apparently you should repeatedly accelerate and decelerate in 3rd and 4th at around 75% throttle and every 15mins or so, go for full throttle to the red line. This should properly seal the piston rings and ensure the engine achieves its max performance and won't burn oil. A colleague recently did this method on his Octavia VRS and its not using any oil where as many owners on briskoda are.
Takes balls to believe internet science over the manufacturers handbook though...
Edited by aspen on Friday 4th June 21:16
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