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Old 07-15-2020, 10:55 AM   #53
VarmintCong
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Peabody, MA
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2017 Civic Sport
2012 Outback 2.5

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Originally Posted by heavyD View Post
From my time on those forums it seems that the lifelong Honda fans love the car the most because FWD is all they know. A lot of non-Honda people bought these cars because of they review hype being the first Type R in NA for decades and realized quickly that no matter what trickery you do to make a car fast around a track, FWD is still FWD at the end of the day and when you aren't tracking, you are stuck driving the least fun configuration of automobile on the street. As said above the build quality is shockingly bad for a Honda.
I've always wanted a Type R, I regret not buying one back in 2000 when I saw one in the showroom. I hadn't driven one at the time, so didn't know how special it drove.

Two things prevent me buying the new one - one of my favorite things about the 2000 Type R I drove (a buddy's) was the spine tingling sound of revving to 8000 rpm. I'd happily trade the 300 hp in the new one for that sound. It doesn't sound special at all, almost boring. Even a base WRX sounds better.

The other is the looks - I like the look, but it's just too much with the 20" wheels and huge wing - if it looked like my Sport I'd be happier. I can't use that as my commuter/work car.
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