Hey guys, I'd thought I'd post up a few pics of my Championship White DC5R that I have recently aquired.
I was flicking through ebay the other day when I came across this car. It had done nearly 265,000km and was a fresh trade-in from a dealer. At first glace I thought, "nah this car is probably falling to bits", but as the auction came close to the end, the bidding price was still pretty low, so I threw in a bid for fun thinking that I wouldn't get the car. However, I ended up winning the car for a pretty low price (I think?), I don't even think a bad DC2R would be worth what I paid for this, I really didn't know what to expect when I was going to pick it up.
I've only had the car for a few days now, so far mechanically its running extremely well, the gearbox doesn't crunch, engine is still smooth, and of course the vtec comes on pretty strong. Put it up on a hoist and inspected everything, no suprises since the car had a full honda service history. Cosmetically, the exterior is in what i'd call a fair condition, I'd guess that this car lived outside for a lot of it's life. The white paint has lost it's gloss and there are shitloads of stonechips on the front, the car was from the country and probably did heaps of highway kms. Interior is still in good shape, the recaros have a bit of bolster sag/wear and the knobs/pedals are a little used, other than that everything seems fine.
The plan for this car is to use it as a daily. It's quite a bit "different" in terms of comfort in comparison to what I've owned and driven in the past, but I'm sure I'll get used to it. It's currently in stock form and has been for its whole life, I'll probably keep it that way and enjoy it until I can lay my hands on a good JDM K20A. Might chuck some wheels on it soon, I really like the JDM DC5 wheels or Work CR Kai's in white. Then I'll maybe update the suspension with the eibach + koni spring/shocker combination. I'd like to learn how to track/race with this car in the near future, so maybe that will lead to a bigger list of potential mods.
For those who know their DC5R's, what problems should I be looking for in a car that has done km's like this? I know that engine mounts are a common problem, and I suspect this car has had replacements since they look pretty good still. Other than that I'd like to hear some issues that I should look for or expect in the near future, better to fix it now rather than sitting on the side of the road.
Anyway here are some quick compact camera photos of the car after a quick wash, enjoy!
I was flicking through ebay the other day when I came across this car. It had done nearly 265,000km and was a fresh trade-in from a dealer. At first glace I thought, "nah this car is probably falling to bits", but as the auction came close to the end, the bidding price was still pretty low, so I threw in a bid for fun thinking that I wouldn't get the car. However, I ended up winning the car for a pretty low price (I think?), I don't even think a bad DC2R would be worth what I paid for this, I really didn't know what to expect when I was going to pick it up.
I've only had the car for a few days now, so far mechanically its running extremely well, the gearbox doesn't crunch, engine is still smooth, and of course the vtec comes on pretty strong. Put it up on a hoist and inspected everything, no suprises since the car had a full honda service history. Cosmetically, the exterior is in what i'd call a fair condition, I'd guess that this car lived outside for a lot of it's life. The white paint has lost it's gloss and there are shitloads of stonechips on the front, the car was from the country and probably did heaps of highway kms. Interior is still in good shape, the recaros have a bit of bolster sag/wear and the knobs/pedals are a little used, other than that everything seems fine.
The plan for this car is to use it as a daily. It's quite a bit "different" in terms of comfort in comparison to what I've owned and driven in the past, but I'm sure I'll get used to it. It's currently in stock form and has been for its whole life, I'll probably keep it that way and enjoy it until I can lay my hands on a good JDM K20A. Might chuck some wheels on it soon, I really like the JDM DC5 wheels or Work CR Kai's in white. Then I'll maybe update the suspension with the eibach + koni spring/shocker combination. I'd like to learn how to track/race with this car in the near future, so maybe that will lead to a bigger list of potential mods.
For those who know their DC5R's, what problems should I be looking for in a car that has done km's like this? I know that engine mounts are a common problem, and I suspect this car has had replacements since they look pretty good still. Other than that I'd like to hear some issues that I should look for or expect in the near future, better to fix it now rather than sitting on the side of the road.
Anyway here are some quick compact camera photos of the car after a quick wash, enjoy!
or do a k24 or franky, possibilities 
Comment