Dave

lol you're right krzys, my sig and info needs updated! James, I've got an FN2 TypeR now mate! Alabaster silver with the optional Rage alloys. They are amazing power wise, gearboxes are really nice to use, and the ratios are spot on. You get brilliant accelaration, but she can also potter around town at 25-30mph in 6th! The gears are just such a perfect match for the engine! Handling on them is actually really good, so long as you fit top brand tyres. Put cheapies on and the FN2 will throw you into the first hedge it sees! Exterior wise, considering the oldest one was built in 2006 (christ has it been that long since that style of civic was launched!?), they still look fresh as hell! Actually think the 8th gen civic looks more up to date and sharper than the latest one! Interior is also better than in the latest one, looks much more futaristic. Love the interior! Day to day living?? Well, let me see. The only way that I can think to describe it is this. Its a marmite car, but a marmite with a difference. Normal marmite, you either love it or hate it. The FN2 marmite is different in that some days I love the car, other days I totally hate it! Here's the pros and cons! Pros: The exterior styling The interior styling Gear ratios Power Handling Levels of equipment is high! has all the toys! Cons: Normal driving, it's a bloody pig to live with! When driving from cold, makes you look like a learner driver! Kangaroos all over the place! Suspension, its what I can best describe as stupid hard! Really, living with it day to day can be a huge pain in the ass, so much so that some days I drive it I feel its actually a chore to drive! MPG! When I first bought her, Gayle and me done a long drive down to county Durham, and she got excellent mpg (think ti was around 355-360 miles to the tank. That was a mix of motorway, A roads, some gentle driving then a few times spent in vtec overtaking. She has never got that kinda mileage since, even if I driver like a granddad! Not sure if its just because winter time all the electrics are going? Build quality. In a word, it's effing crap! Don't get me wrong, the doors shut with a reasuring "thunk", the dashboard and interior plastics are top notch etc. But the standard 8th gen civics arent exactly well screwed together, so suffer various squeaks and rattles. Couple that with overly stiff suspension and the TypeR sounds as if every bloody thing that could come loose has come loose! The rattles are bad enough, but the effing squeaks!!! They take ages to find, and can be troublesome to cure. The fabric on the TypeR seats isnt very long lasting either. Yes the seats look amazing, and are really comfy and hold you in nicely, but they start to wear (especially the red centres fabric, which goes "bobbly" like a wooly hat or jumper does) really quickly. Pauls mums FN2 is a year older than mine and the seats are basically fecked! I've found out a lot on civinfo.co.uk about them and their problems, and how to try and sort them. I would think long and hard about buying the FN2 mate, they are good, but they are also bad! Would I buy one again?? Hmmm, really not sure.

pmsl @burbleboy , you're never gonna loose the Asbo nickname now mate, you know that! lmao

lmao cheeky tunt! ^^^^ lol Nice Beemer Roj, looks really clean for an N-plate mate. Never been afan of 3 spoke alloys, can remember their first outing during the 80's-90's..................I reckon they're as fashionable as Bros! (30 yr old and under? Ask ya Mum about Bros! lol ) Nice sent of the bbs rims or the M5 style ones would look immense on it bud. And as said above, she's already got the power so some nice VIP mods would look amazing.

Loving it! That looks superb John, something I'd always been meaning to get for her but never got around to it. Can't wait to hear what this sounds like mate, when you popping through for a cuppa? She's looking mint underneath too, not bad for an old 98 civic eh! Good job on doing the flange on the cat yourself too, looks pukka!

Both were officially named today. The driver (Abz) was due to get married in 2 months time, and the passenger (Ammar) just turned 21 on Thursday. Very sad. Drive safe peoples Updated news article here

According to the site https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/, she's still taxed mate, and motd until July (same as Ruby funnily enough!). This is good news meaning she's still on the go mate.

Hi james! Good to see ya back mate! I'm not too sure if she is still around mate, can't remember seeing her pop back up in the forum Theres been a hella lot of the good vti/vtis's getting broken for spares in the last year, mainly just for the engine conversions. Try a dvla tax check see when the last time she was taxed. Be good if you could get her back man! This story seems to sound familiar..................lol I bought Ruby back after 3 months without her! She's gone now, but is still in the forum and gettin well looked after by her new owner John.

Cheers guys! John, got them from a member on her mate. Just search ebay for them though, type in team heko wind deflectors honda civic rover 400 and they should come up. You can buy them in pairs too which will save the cost a bit. is it a front or rear that got damaged? If its rear, I have spares!

Yeah the driver is a member on civic life. He has an EJ9, not sure if the mb6 was his or not, no mention of it on CL. Looks to have been a really big impact, and with the other car being a mitsubishi shogun, they didnt really stand a chance. R.I.P.

God that looks bad. Really hope it isnt anyone from here, although still feel sorry for those injured and the two that died. Deffo looks like a VTiS from the pic. Sad times

Or try our breakers Adam (RHD) or Naz (10000RPM/Speed Equip Auto Centre) as they may have good used ones in stock mate.

Eh? I'm still seeing it mate?? http://civic5.com/forum/page/home.html You may have to refresh the page once it loads as your browser will probably be still trying to use the previously stored cache. The pic of your car should be in the middle top of the page, with a video underneath and then Toms cotm collage below that.

Is the engine management light coming on mate? I gather engine is turning over fine, just wont actually start? When it went, did it drive perfect before hand and then suddenly just die? How long before you got it started, and then how long before it went the second time? If you have the engine management light on, I'd suggest the ignitor in the dizzy has gone. Only way to repair is either a new one (£300 from Honda) or a replacement used dizzy. DON'T buy an ignitor other than a genuine Honda one, as I found out the hard way! Pattern ones may be cheaper, but they last a week if your lucky, then you have forked out £125 for nothing! lol I had to get the genuine Honda one after two failed after market ones, so all in a costly repair! If it is that thats wrong, then best bet is probably to see our trade breakers for a replacement one or a replacement dizzy Hopefully, it isnt that thats gone!

Car of the year now added to our home page. Click on the "our pages" button in the main menu and select "Home page" I'm going to create an actual dedicated page for all our car of the year winners too.

@Chandler Got it downloaded to my laptop mate, will get onto it asap.

Banner now redone, grants car added and made the photos standard brightness to make em stand out better. Thats one job done! Off I go to do more!

Sorry Grant, have had a lot on lately and not had time to get it done yet mate. Will deffo get on to it asap. We're also having problems with new members not being able to activate their accounts, which we're also trying to sort out. Things are a right royal pain at the moment!

Lol now I feel old! I can remember as a kid sitting in the back of my dads mk1 escort at the petrol station, and 4 star was 37p a gallon! And there was the choice of 2 star, 3 star, 4 star and 5 star! Damn them were the days! Used to go out with mates in their car or mine as a teenager, and the passenger would kindly donate a fiver for our evenings cruise fuel! Used to get almost half a tank for that! Would love it to drop below a quid a litre again, or for it to go back to gallons!

The ignition switch is on the rear of the ignition barrel, where you put the key in mate. Also, another thing to check is the battery terminals, make sure they're tight. I've seen loose connection at the battery cause similar problems, and its easy to check, and if its that, a really cheap fix!

Only cut off switch they have is fuel cut off switch mate. It sounds more likely the ignition switch is on its way out.

Meant to add turn the heater fan on full speed, and in the hot position whilst doing this procedure!

You will loose a bit of coolant mate, which can make a bit of a mess in the engine bay. Try and put a lot of rags around and under the housing to soak up most of it before starting the job. Once you take the housing off, the thermostat will be easy to see and remove. Just a case of popping the new one in. You will have to bleed the coolant system after its all back together. There should be a how to guide for this, but if not let me know. Some mb's can be a bitch to bleed the system, some seem to be no bother! Mine was naturally a bitch to bleed! Lol the trick is to remove the radiator cap, then to start the engine, and let it idle whilst you slowly compress the lower hose with your hand. You'll see the fluid level rise in the radiator. You want to press the hose enough to get the level to the tip of the radiator filler, but not overflowing it. You should see bubbles escaping as you do this.DO NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO GET UP TO TEMP!. You keep pressing and releasing the bottom hose for about 3 to 5 mins, then turn the engine off and allow to cool down. Then repeat this process again and again till you see no more air bubbles coming out the filler neck. Remember to keep turning the engine off to avoid it getting hot. Its harder to bleed when its hot. Then do the same procedure on the top radiator hose. Once no more bubbles are seen when pressing that hose, go back to the bottom hose again and repeat. You may need to do the process quite a few times, alternating between top and bottom hoses. Its a simple but time consuming job. There were other wee tips in the how to, to help speed things up a bit, but its deffo worth doing this proceedure well as it will ensure the coolant system is operating fully and properly

That's a strange one mate! First thing to do is open the bonnet, and next to the brake servo you'll see a smaller reservoir for the clutch fluid. Is that up to the full mark? Sounds like it may be low on clutch fluid. Do you still feel the same pressure when pushing the clutch pedal, and can you still engage all gears?

I remember seeing this now on the FB group, the headlining looks amazing, and wasnt sure about the matt black but with the green bonnet, I actually like this! Deffo different, which is the best thing about these civics. Its easy to make em individual, and end up with one cool looking car. Engine swap is a good one too mate, B16 is different in the MB!

Looking good mate! Love the decks in this colour! What does the exhaust sound like?