L330wnz
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Right, when my sis passes her test I will be able to get a car I've been wanting for agessssss (have to take sis + gf to work so need more than 2 seats, lol!) want a Honda CRX Vti (160bhp model with elec. roof, etc) thing is.. beings they are quite old they'll have a few miles on them... seen one at local garage for £4995 with only 39k on the clock, FSH, excellent condition except engine sounds rattly for the amount of miles its done + nearly £5k for that is ludicrous, more like £4k really!! But ne ways, wud buying say an M Reg with like 70-100k on the clock be dodgy as it'll be knackered or are they good engines (B16a?) Any advice or previous experience wud be brilliant! Also, wot to look for, etc etc! 
Lee 
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broster
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im after a honda civic coupe vti 96-00shape, and basically all iv found is that they are reliable and can be tuned well. best bet is to join hondarevolutions.com and ask on there
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L330wnz
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dooooooood stop copying me 
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L330wnz
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I want a honda before u!
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L330wnz
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oh, I'm also considering a coupe incase u 4t 'WTF'
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broster
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no stop iv wanted one for 21years geeze lol!!!!!! even selling my car now for one! infact iv gone and got a vtec controller too man
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L330wnz
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wot diff do the vtech controllers make? bring in the vtech earlier in the revs or wot?
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broster
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yeah with the one i got its basically like a unichip, it allows u to change when the vtec kicks in but also allows you to change the fueling aswell, some controllers dont allow yo uto change the fueling aswell which is a waste of time as the engine will run lean
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L330wnz
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yes man see wot u mean, how much are they and to fit? coz obiously want the best from it when I finally get one altho 160bhp standard is pretty shex wee from a 1.6 n/a
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broster
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speaking to my mate whos into civics in a big way and apperently its a plug and play instalation with jus tone or two wires that need to be cut etc... so hes helping me do mine when i get the car lol! i got mine for a tad over 100 off ebay, usually go for 170ish on there, apexi make the one i got
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L330wnz
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Kool man, ahd a go at a 1.6 vti coupe and got slaughtered, was even at first then ya see the car zoom off when the vtech comes into play, like a turbo but without the lagg.. 
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broster
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yeah, the kick when the vtec comes in is very noticable, well worth the money they go for, i played with one in my corsa the other day and lost by a fair bit too!
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L330wnz
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lol innit, well excited but a hike in the ol' insurance  next year I'd be looking at around £1.5-1.7k f/c which is wot ya get for being 20, 1 yr ncb & 3 points 
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broster
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its actually cheaper for me to insure the group 15 civic coupe vti, than it is to insure my corsa lol!! in 21 1ncb and 1 claim 2 years ago. been quoted about 1000for it fully comp
[Edited on 25-08-2004 by broster]
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L330wnz
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thats pretty good mate, I'm gonna see how much £££ I got when insurance is up in feb 05
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broster
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yeah tyr www.confused.com
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L330wnz
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will do mate, off home..hoorah
ne1 else who can give me advice pls do so and I shall read in the morning
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myke
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i had vti coupe '99 for a half year.
was an awesome car. i want another. had to sell it to clear some debts unfortunately.
the b16a engine is highly reliable. i shouldn't worry about 70 odd K miles.
mine was on 58k and pulled liek a train
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L330wnz
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cheers myke are they normally quite noisy and a tad rattly under the bonnet? Or cud that be a sign of a knackered engine?
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myke
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mine ratttled from the exhaust heat shield, but was ok otherwise.
no nasty sounds from the engine itself.
duncan at tokyo express if you need to be buying parts for one.
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L330wnz
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cheers buddy, sis got her test booked in october so cud be gettin one by new year... wahoooo 
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