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[mattdc2r]

After a new car, but have noticed the car I fancy, is now sometimes driven by boyracing chav types.
Car in question is the Honda civic type R EP3, or sometimes known as the breadvan.
I will modify, mugen twin loop exhaust and induction, Tein coilovers, Brembo brakes and poly bushes with uprated ARB's. May go on to do more engine/ecu mod's, but honda's are very expensive to get power/torque from without going forced induction.
Car will be a daily runner, but also intend on getting dome track days in. No body mods planned whatsoever.

At 35 will I look like a chav? Missus prefers the newer type r civic (fn2), but it just doesn't appeal to me as much.

[Pauly]

What ive noticed in the jap scene there are 2 different types of cars. 1. The bodykitted ridiculous chaved up cars. 2. The clean look cars with just lip kits, rare JDM/OEM parts. These are the cars I like.

You make a car how you want to make it. Your right about Hondas though, everythings expensive but for a good reason, they never go wrong! They are not known for making bags to torque neither, they can produce good HP figures, but they do like to be revved.

Ep3's dont get much of a look in on the Honda scene IMO, it seems that most people go for EF's/EG'S/EK'S (mine). The aftermarket parts catalogue is bigger for these shapes.

[Tommyboy12]

Chav-o-meter for me is how loud the exhaust is. Loud pipes = absolute chav! I have an exemption rule for classic cars though!

[mattdc2r]

Mugen twin loop exhaust, the pipe actually goes through the back box twice, so could easily be mistaken for standard, it's that quiet

used to have a JDM DC2 ITR with exact same mods. It was awsome fun to drive, but they're all at least 11 years old now, and have a massive rear spoiler, which to the unknowledgable, looks Chav.

[andy pandy]

Chav-o-meter for me is how loud the exhaust is. Loud pipes = absolute chav! I have an exemption rule for classic cars though!

we all have bit of chav in us, as we all in the mini scene, modify our cars different exhaust engine mods etc etc just not to the extremes of certain make n model of other cars

[M44K TS]

My mate has an EP3, I always preferred the drive of my Accord Type R over it. Nice car, but I think they're a bit dull. My money would be on an S2000 if you could get away with one.

[minilester]

what you want is a blown nissan micra with 16" rims a full "whale tale" spoiler a 5" slash cut jap style back box and a front spliter that scrapes the ground.....




...or go with the civic?.. as long as you dont stick oversized.. well anything! on it it wont look "chavy"

i say go for it.

[mattdc2r]

Haha, got overtaken at the weekend by an old boy driving a micra. Roll cage, alloys and a huge intercooler. Was on the A34 leaving stone. Sounded quite good, but notas quick as it should have been and totally inapropriate for some one so advanced In years lol.

Would love an S2k, but we need back seats for the dogs.

Cheers for the replies. Looking at getting it in grey.

[minilester]

s2000 + trailor = WIN

[Deathrow]

The car isn't "chav" it's the driver that makes it that way.

Sadly, it's possible to make a Mini be considered "chav" if you try hard enough. I've seen it!

[danie garry]

the civics look great when they're clean and the chav-ness really is down to the driver....dont wear a burberry peek cap pointing to the sky!!

[minilester]

the civics look great when they're clean and the chav-ness really is down to the driver....dont wear a burberry peek cap pointing to the sky!!

..scratch that.. dont wear one period!

[minidream94]

The earlier shape EK civics and the like are seen as chav cars as 90% of them have loud exhausts and huge rims, saying that though that shape is a nice civic and with a nice set of japanese spec wheels with a nice drop and a suitle exhaust, makes a nice car.

The EP shape civic is also nice to mod, and seeing as the cost of them is fairly high, you dont get any council estate hoodies driving them and there mostly driven by middle aged lads, if you know what im saying

[blacktulip]

as long as you dont fit neons underneath lol

[minilester]

as long as you dont fit neons underneath lol

..or you'll look like a UFO!

no badly fitted far to bright HID kit fitting either.. as the car might be subtle but the moment you blaze those light in someones rear view mirrors... (bloody chavs... grumble grumble...)