Nightshifter
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- Civic Type R 2020
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any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles.Define vehicles...?
the R has potential to be a great daily, just seems like most of us have several vehicles & dont have a need to daily it. in terms of comparing it to a golf R, its incomparable (ive owned a mk5 & mk6, theyre boring as fuck). the STi is probably the worst daily of the 3 imo as the subaru feels and is cheap inside and ride harsh. i will say if the R didnt have a piece of shit tranny, id guess way more ppl wouldnt be selling them so earlyThat's kind of my point, if it was a good daily driver then wouldn't you want to drive it every day? There doesn't seem to be as much holding back Golf R and STI drivers from wanting to drive their car more frequently.
I agree with you. I went through the same decision process when I bought mine. There isn't anything else that would be as much fun to drive and still be able to make the trips to Lowes as needed. My 100lb chocolate lab is very comfortable in back with the seats folded down.I think the daily driveability and practicality of an R is one of it's biggest selling points. As much as I love mine, I would not buy it as a weekend toy. Honda naturally had to make sacrifices to keep this car a useable 4 door Civic and under a certain price, something a purpose built sports car doesn't suffer from as the driving experience takes priority over any practicality.
In the $40-50K range for a Honda enthusiast, an S2KCR, ITR, and the original NSX (for a bit more) are better fun weekend toy options imo.
As a reliable comfortable daily? I bought an R for a reason! I couldn't justify anything even close in price, both new and used, that competed with it. In fact, I can't see what I would even replace it with down the road with manuals continuing to disappear and rumors of a hybrid or heavier AWD CTR for the next gen.....no thanks, this is the perfect daily for me that isn't a 997 GT3 that I would end up not DDing anyway.
Kinda' makes you want to park the LE and store it? LOL$112K For an S2000 ?
I think you hit the main point. Lots of people purchased this (me included) sight unseen due to the hype. I think high turnover is normal with higher performance cars in general but honestly, I don't think I've seen such a big surge of new enthusiasts with other car launches before. This is evident with the countless number of "first time manual driver" and threads alike.The car generated a ton of hype. There were always going to be many people who bought it due to said hype, then realized the car wasn't what they're looking for. If they didn't come from something like an STi, Focus RS, older Hondas etc I can imagine this car not being someone's cup of tea compared to like an M3.
Kinda' makes you want to park the LE and store it? LOL
Probably not, but who knows? That sale price for the CR was equivalent to a 15% annual return for the money spent, less storage and insurance costs. A fine investment for sure, but imho not worth the hassle. You can invest in the stock market and come close to that return and not have the risk of a car sitting in a warehouse with questions about future value
The right driver can make almost any car exciting... Also... as a daily driver... we seem to be overlooking the fact that this particular car (Type R) is becoming more & more popular on the car theft rings list these days. Nigerian gangs e.g., working in California boosting cars to ship them overseas (Africa & Middle East) and get a much much higher price after they been through the legalization mill. We had an enlisted guys Type R taken from him at gun point at a Shell Station off I-15 in North County San Diego. Just mentioning that you're attracting unwanted attention driving this car, not for parts value like Toyota trucks..., but value as a whole overseas. Russian gangs, Nigerians, Mexican... you name it... it's big money! I speak 5 languages and lived in a few countries (Russia, Germany & US) to witness some of what's going on first hand. I'm waiting to get flamed for this post as usual... LOL!the R has potential to be a great daily, just seems like most of us have several vehicles & dont have a need to daily it. in terms of comparing it to a golf R, its incomparable (ive owned a mk5 & mk6, theyre boring as fuck). the STi is probably the worst daily of the 3 imo as the subaru feels and is cheap inside and ride harsh. i will say if the R didnt have a piece of shit tranny, id guess way more ppl wouldnt be selling them so early
i own a home in the bay area, theres a reason i keep / bought my R here in charlotte lolThe right driver can make almost any car exciting... Also... as a daily driver... we seem to be overlooking the fact that this particular car (Type R) is becoming more & more popular on the car theft rings list these days. Nigerian gangs e.g., working in California boosting cars to ship them overseas (Africa & Middle East) and get a much much higher price after they been through the legalization mill. We had an enlisted guys Type R taken from him at gun point at a Shell Station off I-15 in North County San Diego. Just mentioning that you're attracting unwanted attention driving this car, not for parts value like Toyota trucks..., but value as a whole overseas. Russian gangs, Nigerians, Mexican... you name it... it's big money! I speak 5 languages and lived in a few countries (Russia, Germany & US) to witness some of what's going on first hand. I'm waiting to get flamed for this post as usual... LOL!
I own a home in Italy... there's a reason I had a BMW shipped there (cheaper than purchasing one there... LOL)i own a home in the bay area, theres a reason i keep / bought my R here in charlotte lol
This just indicates that California is further deterioriating into a third world country more than anything. How sad.The right driver can make almost any car exciting... Also... as a daily driver... we seem to be overlooking the fact that this particular car (Type R) is becoming more & more popular on the car theft rings list these days. Nigerian gangs e.g., working in California boosting cars to ship them overseas (Africa & Middle East) and get a much much higher price after they been through the legalization mill. We had an enlisted guys Type R taken from him at gun point at a Shell Station off I-15 in North County San Diego. Just mentioning that you're attracting unwanted attention driving this car, not for parts value like Toyota trucks..., but value as a whole overseas. Russian gangs, Nigerians, Mexican... you name it... it's big money! I speak 5 languages and lived in a few countries (Russia, Germany & US) to witness some of what's going on first hand. I'm waiting to get flamed for this post as usual... LOL!
can confirm, its a shithole. so happy to be out of the bay areaThis just indicates that California is further deterioriating into a third world country more than anything. How sad.