Johngreen537
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Evening gents.
Just pucked up a PFL CW DC5, 02 plate, covered 89k (miles, i think). I've been a Honda driver for over a decade, owned many Civic VTi variants, EK9, DC2, 2 EP3's, and now on to the DC5.
I sold my last ep3 in November and picked up a 2006 BMW 130i. Superb car, but not very engaging. The value was around the same as a DC5, so i bit the bullet.
It's going to take some adjusting, as the bmw was very smooth, very well insulated, very quiet, and equally very quick. Obviously jumping into the teg, it's chalk and cheese driving. Noisey, rattles, but oh so much fun and silly ammounts of grip and confidence in comparison.
Here she is.
Body wise, she's immaculate. Interior needs a good detail, and some work to eliminate the rattles, assume there'll be some threads here to help?
Currently, there's a Mugen Twin loop cat back, and matching intake, which i plan on removing and returning to stock once i aquire the parts. Also, it's running eibachs, so has fugly reverse rake, but it rides surprisingly well, so that's like the till i investigate options more.
The cabin nlise worries me after so long out of a type R, i think the teg would have been loud compared to the EP3, so out of a soundproof bmw, it's hard work. Still, vtec engagement, takes that away.
Obviously, there's nighles, bit until i figure out the rattles, tge rest can wait until i csn pinpoint them
I'm from Swindon in Wiltshire, anyone local? Seen a few CW cars around
JohnG
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Just pucked up a PFL CW DC5, 02 plate, covered 89k (miles, i think). I've been a Honda driver for over a decade, owned many Civic VTi variants, EK9, DC2, 2 EP3's, and now on to the DC5.
I sold my last ep3 in November and picked up a 2006 BMW 130i. Superb car, but not very engaging. The value was around the same as a DC5, so i bit the bullet.
It's going to take some adjusting, as the bmw was very smooth, very well insulated, very quiet, and equally very quick. Obviously jumping into the teg, it's chalk and cheese driving. Noisey, rattles, but oh so much fun and silly ammounts of grip and confidence in comparison.
Here she is.
Body wise, she's immaculate. Interior needs a good detail, and some work to eliminate the rattles, assume there'll be some threads here to help?
Currently, there's a Mugen Twin loop cat back, and matching intake, which i plan on removing and returning to stock once i aquire the parts. Also, it's running eibachs, so has fugly reverse rake, but it rides surprisingly well, so that's like the till i investigate options more.
The cabin nlise worries me after so long out of a type R, i think the teg would have been loud compared to the EP3, so out of a soundproof bmw, it's hard work. Still, vtec engagement, takes that away.
Obviously, there's nighles, bit until i figure out the rattles, tge rest can wait until i csn pinpoint them
I'm from Swindon in Wiltshire, anyone local? Seen a few CW cars around
JohnG
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