rob_himself Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Hi All, I'm in the market for a new car. Toruble is, no no claims and i've got a conviction still under my belt (just!). I'm taking a test drive in a Civic Sport tomorrow, the 1.6 one that looks like a type r but isnt . I think it's a 53 plate. Am i wasting my time? I'm looking for somehting nippy and fun to drive, am i going to be dissapointed? Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACA_Chap Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Disappointed? If you are comparing to a real type-r, then yes you will be. The 1.6 is pretty run-of-the-mill and suffers from alot of road noise. That said, the honda engines are bullet proof and if you're buying a 53 plate it's not going to depreciate too much over the next couple of years, so should represent value for money. I'd check with your insurer prior to buying the car as it's probably around a group 6. You can always try confused.com first. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoogie Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 personally i would buy a older Zetec fecus,more fun in the handling stakes, i did have a 2.0 zetec fecus and now the type R, the fecus handles better hands down.Fecus will be cheaper on insurance too i should imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_himself Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 cheers guys Had a drive - for what it was i quite liked it! Seemed nippy enough and also went round corners in a reasonably civilised way. Am just looking to get something that's going to be easy to insure and be a bit of fun...i've got 0 no claims and am reasonably new to this driving lark. Will investigate a fecus, though know a few folk that have been let down by fords in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoogie Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 i had the 2.0 zetec Fecus and it never missed a beat, its still going strong today as i often see the old girl. It steered like it was on rails and wasn't to slow. Very cheap insurance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbside Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Hmmm. I would say the Fecus has the edge in the handling stakes but if you can stretch to a real Type R go for that. If you are worried about depreciation or high insurance forget the Fecus as Hondas always sell well secondhand and insurance companies recognise Honda as a better bet than Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_himself Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 I went for the "Not type r" - and to be honest coming from a non-turbo diesel 206 i'm loving it! Def up for a type r in a year or two. Looked around at focuses (foci?) and couldnt find anything i liked the look of. Cheers though everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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