SonicTyphoon
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Hey all - I wanted to create this thread of track my experience and progress with my Civic Type R.
Before I picked up the R, I got my previous hatch appraised and was surprised with how much I was able to get for it. With chip shortages, logistical issues with the pandemic, and the Swindon factory shutting down this summer, it was now or never to try to get the car I’ve lusted after since the day it came out.
The day I sold the hatch, I started the quest to find a Type R for MSRP. I emailed dealers all along the east coast and most of them came back with 5-10K ADM, which was frustrating. One dealer even came back at 20K ADM, which was absolutely insane for a regular Type R.
I ended up finding one relatively local and ended up paying a little over MSRP. Not the smartest financial decision on my part, but I was fortunate enough to be in a situation where I could afford it so I took the plunge. I haven’t driven manual since my Fiesta ST (that I sold almost 5 years ago) so I was definitely rusty driving it home for the first time, but man - with my limited ownership of manual cars, I was really impressed with how smooth and neat the clutch and shifter felt. I tried to vary the RPMs as much as I could to help break in as well.
Anyway, I could ramble on for ages but thanks for stopping by and reading. Here’s some pictures from the day I picked her up! I honestly still can’t believe it sometimes...
I had to do it again with Sonic Gray.
Before I picked up the R, I got my previous hatch appraised and was surprised with how much I was able to get for it. With chip shortages, logistical issues with the pandemic, and the Swindon factory shutting down this summer, it was now or never to try to get the car I’ve lusted after since the day it came out.
The day I sold the hatch, I started the quest to find a Type R for MSRP. I emailed dealers all along the east coast and most of them came back with 5-10K ADM, which was frustrating. One dealer even came back at 20K ADM, which was absolutely insane for a regular Type R.
I ended up finding one relatively local and ended up paying a little over MSRP. Not the smartest financial decision on my part, but I was fortunate enough to be in a situation where I could afford it so I took the plunge. I haven’t driven manual since my Fiesta ST (that I sold almost 5 years ago) so I was definitely rusty driving it home for the first time, but man - with my limited ownership of manual cars, I was really impressed with how smooth and neat the clutch and shifter felt. I tried to vary the RPMs as much as I could to help break in as well.
Anyway, I could ramble on for ages but thanks for stopping by and reading. Here’s some pictures from the day I picked her up! I honestly still can’t believe it sometimes...
I had to do it again with Sonic Gray.