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Leeky · #1 13-01-11, 09:19

But its a blue Honda Civic 5dr 1.4i, I'm afraid to say!

I couldn't turn it down, it was a bargain, with MOt til April, and tax til September.

Just needs brakes sorting though, and it had a slight coolant leak, which turned out to be a corroded bottom radiator hose clamp. lol.

Oh and a service, but its surprisingly nippy for a 1.4, and will do me for now, until I can get another project car or replace it.

ASTOBBS · #2 13-01-11, 18:30

nice one! A mate had one of them, was a jap import and had the indicators on the right stalk and the wipers on the left, impossible to get to grips with that haha.

Leeky · #3 13-01-11, 18:50

Here is a few pictures of it:

Its a totally different beast to the Saab 9-3, but it still has 4 wheels, and is rust free besides the dented and damaged drivers wing, something I intend to replace, along with fit new front and rear bumpers, and some skirts.

I'm quite happy to keep this for the long haul really, its a nippy motor for a 1.4, and being jap should be fairly reliable, and ideal for town use.

vader · #4 16-01-11, 18:23

Nice car jap reliabilty don't look bad do the little jobs should be a cheap too run car

Leeky · #5 16-01-11, 20:34

Yeah, fingers crossed.

It is however working out slightly expensive, as working through the service history its needs a full service, and the front brakes are almost shot, and the brake pedal is spongy as hell. The front brake flexy hoses are cracked worse than I've ever seen as well, so its parked on the drive right now and not being used as I'm worried they'll go pop. lol.

I did wonder if it was just the fact I got out of a 2010 Insignia hire car, and then into this, and maybe its just showing age, but after a couple of days of driving the brakes aren't right. So I've ordered up new discs and pads, and slave cylinders, shoes and a fitting kit for the rear. Oh and a new set of Goodridge braided brake hoses as well, as it was cheaper to spend £50 on a new kit than order pattern rubber hoses!

Still, being a 1.4, insurance is cheap as chips (half the price of a 2.5 SRi Vectra!), its cheap on fuel, and tax is like £125 for a whole year. lol. So much better suited to daily driving around town, and I'll get a toy later on for project work I reckon.

vader · #6 19-01-11, 23:47

Everything seems dear at the minute if you ask me petrol is taking the beeeepppp looking at a corsa sport too take my omega off the road for a while sounds like you have ure handsfull with the honda. But better safe than sorry

Leeky · #7 20-01-11, 11:34

Well its all here now:

So tomorrow I'm going to get about getting everything changed - fingers crossed!

flatbeat · #8 21-01-11, 20:26

looks nice m8y i would have one of them

Leeky · #9 21-01-11, 22:08

Yeah, was a bit of a disaster today, as the braided lines were incorrect for the car, so its in pieces right now and unable to be used as I drained the brake fluid completely before realising.

So won't be til thursday before they can be fitted now, as will take until wednesday before the Delphi hoses arrive as they're all special order for some reason. grr!

So still unable to use it. haha.