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Hi all, Figured as every query I've typed in to google has brought me to this site that I might as well sign up and try contribute something at least! Picked up a VTi-S Aerodeck about a fortnight ago as a new daily and haven't stopped grinning since. Needs a tiny bit of tidying here and there, but it's all largely cosmetic - one of the former owners loved a carwash by the look of the swirls in the paint, the rear door cards are wilting a touch, minor cig burn in the passenger seat, slight nik in the rear bumper, oh and a child appears to have drawn (in permanent ink) on the b-pillar, roof liner and c-pillar but other than those niggles it's all straight enough. Sub 100k (just...), FSH, comprehensive folder of receipts, clean history and to top it off a bit of a bargain price. Think from my rough workings, it's averaging 31mpg - which is about 10mpg better than the last estate I ran, so that's another bonus too! The last owner of this was an MOT tester for Honda, so mechanically it feels tighter than newer cars I've driven as he put a lot of time, parts and love in to it! Haven't got round to doing much other than putting fuel in it and commuting so far, but I have restored the headlights (small, relatively cheap fix at least!) and I have created a healthy excel spreadsheet to work through of both jobs and parts I want for it. Car's largely standard, save for a rather mute aftermarket cat back exhaust and some generic ebay adjustable coil spring kit. Rides, rather surprisingly, exceptionally well on them. Genuinely staggered by how comfy it is...was half expecting to have binned them already, but apart from the concrete sections of the M25 its soaking up most surfaces very well. That said, combined with the Nankang tyres, I haven't dared wind it on at any point save for a straight line, but the sound gets me every time. Mid-90s BTCC soundtrack in an estate, what's not to love? But anyway, some pics: And a quick one of what was originally my daily, but it was another car I dropped lucky on and is far too mint to be using every day - hence the need for another. That, and it's getting increasingly hard to shoe-horn a growing Labradoodle in the back of one of these; Will try update this as I add/ do stuff to the Civic, but I need to move some cars on first before starting to spend more on this...otherwise I think the other half will, perhaps rightly, murder me! Cheers, John

Some of these muppets on ebay should be shot, they have no clue at all about car parts and are just wanting to make a fast buck, On the plus side........way to go Tubs for firing up so easy!! Good to see her heart beating again!

To be honest, it's going back for a refund and the garage are just going to try and get the part... At least if the wrong one gets delivered by his supplier, it can get picked up and swapped straight away. When I was looking for other ones, loads of them on ebay were saying that they were for all aerodecks..... even those that have 4 x 100 hubs and Web sites all seemed to be out of stock. Lost faith.

Looks ripe for kamikaze sheep!

lmao, not as fast as you'd think as there are sheep and coo's everywhere.......great if you like that kinda thing as a bonnet mascot, not so great if you like the shape your car is just now! lol Mind you, would be good for the civic5 bbq! It is indeed......but at the end of the straight you're into some nice twisty sections. Really is an epic road although a few of the corners are blind so have to be a bit cautious as the roads narrow and there are sometimes 4x4's, tractors and sometimes flying livestock! That road is gonna be Gayle and mines summer commute, what a great way to start and end your day eh!

Thanks! Yeah, very pleased with it so far - even the other half likes it. Which is odd, as she usually rolls her eyes at most things I buy! And they are indeed - sadly can't claim any of those behind the Prelude are mine - I work at Honda UK and that's a small section of the PR heritage fleet. I'm just fortunate enough to get to play with them on occasion...and more importantly have access to the valeting bay!

Congrats mate that's a step in the right direction.

So the mechanic had tubs running today after getting all the new fuel system in. First time since 4th March last year Apparently primed it a few times and she fired up first time no probs

Big sky! And that deffo looks like another roman road... Straight as an arrow!

Enjoy

Nice one Dave! Looks a nice area you are moving too! BUT All my attention is drawn on how fast Civic5 members can get on that straight!

Well, the one I ordered was for an mc2, then the seller asked for my reg to check, and said I needed the one they sent (which also has mc2 on the listing when you search for the product number) If you Google the honda part number, it also seems to be for a prelude...

Cheers, well happy. Didn't have a much luck with the rear wheel bearings though - the abs ring was too big on the new one. Old... New.. The weird thing is that the one i first ordered said that the ring was 77mm, but then the seller got in touch to check if it was the right one, then said I needed the one he sent Going back for a refund.