Hi all,
I'm new to the forum so I thought i would to introduce myself
First up, my name is Nick, but people call me chinny which is a nickname due to my last name, so if your wondering what the number plate CHN15 means, it means chinny's, and not chinese as some people think
Anyway, I purchased my new DC5r last week from Sydney. I found that all the ones up here in Brissy are either thrashed, out of my budget or have too many K's. Previously I owned a Honda prelude BB6 1999 model and did a bit of work to it (will include pics), but I was wanting a change to a newer car but wasn't sure what. I was tossing up between s2k and DC5r continuously but chose the DC5r due to its greater practicality and style (s2Ks IMO look a little girly). I miss the luxury features such as sunroof, cruise control and climate control on the prelude which the type r doesn't have but the interior of the type R is by no means uncomfortable (In love with the recaros).
So, I sold my prelude about two weeks ago just before my Sydney trip and went down to sydney for a valentines week away with my gf and it just so happened to be that i was looking for a car at the time and there was one clean black dc5r on the market. It was stock as a rock, paint in IMMACULATE condition, full service history and had some cool little features such as reverse camera, full sound system, double din DVD headunit and genuine type r floor mats. The guy was asking just under 21k but I managed to get him down to 19k. So then started the roadtrip back to brissy which the car did with no problems, and in only 1 and a half tanks of petrol :O Gotta love the I in I-Vtec sometimes!). Automatically put 1,100 k's on the clock and bumped it up to 119,000 k's. Totally worth the drive though!
Within the first few days I put a custom 2.25 inch catback exhaust system on just to give her a nice tone. Then jumped onto my best friend when it comes to cars, Ebay, and have ordered the following:
Gold Beaks Bar
Injen cold air intake
SBC Enkei RPF1s - 17x8.5 +30 (What will the fitment be like???)
Slimline front personalised plates (front at the moment looks daggy) purchased from PPQ.
So all that should be here soon and ofcourse, i will update as i go. Clutch will need replacing in the next month or two aswell so I'm leaning towards the Exedy stage 1 organic racing clutch. Heard good things of it and will give the car a racy-er feel to it. But other than that, I am broke due to the purchase (and girlfriend's aren't cheap either lol) so other than these few mods don't expect anything else in the next 6 months or so. I am a uni student at the end of the day working part time so money is a bit of an issue.
And my ex ...
So that's my story so far, but keep an eye on this thread!
I'm new to the forum so I thought i would to introduce myself
First up, my name is Nick, but people call me chinny which is a nickname due to my last name, so if your wondering what the number plate CHN15 means, it means chinny's, and not chinese as some people think
Anyway, I purchased my new DC5r last week from Sydney. I found that all the ones up here in Brissy are either thrashed, out of my budget or have too many K's. Previously I owned a Honda prelude BB6 1999 model and did a bit of work to it (will include pics), but I was wanting a change to a newer car but wasn't sure what. I was tossing up between s2k and DC5r continuously but chose the DC5r due to its greater practicality and style (s2Ks IMO look a little girly). I miss the luxury features such as sunroof, cruise control and climate control on the prelude which the type r doesn't have but the interior of the type R is by no means uncomfortable (In love with the recaros).
So, I sold my prelude about two weeks ago just before my Sydney trip and went down to sydney for a valentines week away with my gf and it just so happened to be that i was looking for a car at the time and there was one clean black dc5r on the market. It was stock as a rock, paint in IMMACULATE condition, full service history and had some cool little features such as reverse camera, full sound system, double din DVD headunit and genuine type r floor mats. The guy was asking just under 21k but I managed to get him down to 19k. So then started the roadtrip back to brissy which the car did with no problems, and in only 1 and a half tanks of petrol :O Gotta love the I in I-Vtec sometimes!). Automatically put 1,100 k's on the clock and bumped it up to 119,000 k's. Totally worth the drive though!
Within the first few days I put a custom 2.25 inch catback exhaust system on just to give her a nice tone. Then jumped onto my best friend when it comes to cars, Ebay, and have ordered the following:
Gold Beaks Bar
Injen cold air intake
SBC Enkei RPF1s - 17x8.5 +30 (What will the fitment be like???)
Slimline front personalised plates (front at the moment looks daggy) purchased from PPQ.
So all that should be here soon and ofcourse, i will update as i go. Clutch will need replacing in the next month or two aswell so I'm leaning towards the Exedy stage 1 organic racing clutch. Heard good things of it and will give the car a racy-er feel to it. But other than that, I am broke due to the purchase (and girlfriend's aren't cheap either lol) so other than these few mods don't expect anything else in the next 6 months or so. I am a uni student at the end of the day working part time so money is a bit of an issue.
And my ex ...
So that's my story so far, but keep an eye on this thread!
good buy
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