accord type R's

TG1 · Post by **TG1** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:00 pm

Does anyone have any experience of them? The mrs is up the duff and quite insistant we'll need a 5 door

So she wants me to start looking at possible replacements for the golf. And she won't let me have anything worse on fuel really, but thats ok as round town the golf struggles to get over 25mpg if driven carefully.

Does anyone know if they come with the recaros in any other colour than that disgusting green,

Or any other suggestions circa 3.5k, 5 door, recaros and not french? insurance doesn't matter too much but running costs sort of do

I'm gonna try and keep the golf as its pretty much big enough to keep with a baby but what do i know?

browndk04 · Post by **browndk04** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:04 pm

I quite like the skoda vrs as an alternative.

TG1 · Post by **TG1** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:09 pm

they have light colour carpets/seats. And the dash is pretty gash on them.

Good call but it'd always handle worse than the golf, and probably be slower with all the extra weight. plus the brand snobbery

browndk04 · Post by **browndk04** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:44 pm

Fair point. It's a heavy brute

A mates got a red accord type r and the recaros are black. An X reg i think. I quite like them but no baby means 3dr action for me

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:24 pm

go for a black or red one, thy go well for a 4 door

Post by **widowmaker** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:06 pm

I like them 212 odd bhp, lsd as standard and i think they are galvonized,

with Honda reliability - what more could you want ?

Post by **NickD** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:16 pm

ATR is a 4 door, not a 5 door

The Octavia VRS has 30bhp more than the equivilent 1.8T Golf. Stupid marketing from VAG there. So it's faster. Not a bad car either.

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:55 am

just same about skoda badge and looks

Rich4thGen · Post by **Rich4thGen** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:27 am

My best bet would be an accord type r,

but I'd also look at an alpha 155 as thats pure italian chic (a decent 70,000 miler is only about 2.5k), or a VW bora (very boring though).

Oldskool J-EDM · Post by **Oldskool J-EDM** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:48 am

NickD wrote:ATR is a 4 door, not a 5 door

The Octavia VRS has 30bhp more than the equivilent 1.8T Golf. Stupid marketing from VAG there. So it's faster. Not a bad car either.

..and 4x4! VRS is a much better car for your money....although it isn't going to help your fuel consumption.

Neither is an Accord Type R...although they are great cars!

(get a Shuttle or Sedan!)

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:40 pm

Rich4thGen wrote:My best bet would be an accord type r,

but I'd also look at an alpha 155 as thats pure italian chic (a decent 70,000 miler is only about 2.5k), or a VW bora (very boring though).

156 GTA

If you can afford to fix it every 500 miles

TG1 · Post by **TG1** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:55 pm

the vrs's are fwd, Can't see either the vrs or the ATR being too much worse on fuel than the golf, thats more often than not under 26mpg.

Bottom line i reckon anything VAG is off the menu, ATR is a possibility if i can find one for the right money.

How many of you have kids and a 3 door? Is it that hard getting them in and out? I'd be using a carseat with a isofix base

Post by **Marc_EE9** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:54 am

I have a non VRS Octavia 20v Turbo for sale???

great cars man!! just a VW Bora with a Skoda badge

SiR-CUE · Post by **SiR-CUE** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:09 pm

Accord Type- R, sick cars,
never owned one myself, but i have a few friend that have,
and they loved them, my buy one myself, end of the year.

kaeru? · Post by **kaeru?** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:15 pm

Videos speak a thousand words...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOuNi_AGnIA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCg_SORldg

Accord Type R is a good car (I love the Recaro seats)!

H22 is a great engine!
Tuned I would not be surprised to see 230 to 240hp and a lot of torque from the 2.2L NA!