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Love this shape civic. Gorgeous! Look sooooo good stanced out.
I have owned the shape one stage newer to this EJ9. Couldn't fault it. Little 1.4 engine could hit 130mph on a provate road.... Obviously....
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That's the first time I've seen that much camber make sense. I like that and it goes against everything I've said in the past about this sort of car. I'm going to pretend it has some nicely flared arches front and rear to just cover the top of those ridiculously good wheels.
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Looks like it, er, drives great!
This one is not for me, when I see these "slammed" cars I can't help but think of how horrendous they are day-to-day.
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"Back off man, I'm a Scientist" - Dr. Peter Venkman
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There's a couple of dubs around here that are running arches like that. Looks really shocking! But kinda cool in a gheto kind of way. Also has a bit of comedy value too ;D
As for the civic, I really like it ;D
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And I've run a golf at about that ride height as daily for 3 years. Was running -80mm springs with 2 1/2 coils cut off and shortened bumps stops, it once snapped a front spring and the ride height didn't change! (I was young, but I still miss that car)
You do get supprisingly used to it. You also learn to spot potholes like a hawk!
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Oof! I have had a few lowered cars - It drove me nuts! And nothing with that much camber or slam!
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"Back off man, I'm a Scientist" - Dr. Peter Venkman
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i'm not a fan of that one - the style looks a bit confused with the roof rack, etc...
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simply superb, that's the way to pull it off
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think with stanced cars, is you don't go driving like a cock everywhere, u acctually take care when driving around  plus u just have to plan ya route to avoid speedbummps and that  But that civic is lovely |
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Honda UK offered a lowering kit for this model, dropped it by about 35mm. Looked good and improved the handling but caused a bit of customer dissatisfaction. The negative camber was such that it would take the inner edge off the front tyres between services (6000 miles in those days) There was talk of a modified lower arm, but in the end HUK just stopped selling the kit. Wonder how long this guy's tyres last?
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Couldn't fault it. Little 1.4 engine could hit 130mph on a provate road.... Obviously.... Sounds a bit optimistic, but not impossible. I had a VEI as a company car, 1.5 vtec, but aimed at economy, not performance. Would only rev to 5800 but was longer legged than the LSI, ESI etc and it was lighter. The only Civic that developed any torque, they reckoned that you could get 60+ mpg, some of our customers managed it, but I never did (I'm proud to say!) My favourite trick, (on my private stretch of motorway), was to get it wound up to the red line in 4th then whack it into top. If it all worked out properly (gradient, following wind, other traffic etc) you could hold some ridiculous revs in 5th. Best I ever managed was 5700 and something, which equated to about 143 mph. Not bad for an economy car. Never tried this on the public highway of course. |
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I love the little glimpse of reflection in the puddle in this shot.  ;D |
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Is that a satin colour on the car? Or is it 'shopped to look like that? Looks good anyway (colour that is...).
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I've got Rovers.
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I love the little glimpse of reflection in the puddle in this shot. ;D I am not an expert on reflection characteristics or the principals of perspective, but that reflection just looks really fake to me. There is something about it that just screams photoshop the more I look at it. Happy to be proven wrong, but to me it just doesn't look right. |
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I love the little glimpse of reflection in the puddle in this shot. ;D I am not an expert on reflection characteristics or the principals of perspective, but that reflection just looks really fake to me. There is something about it that just screams photoshop the more I look at it. Happy to be proven wrong, but to me it just doesn't look right. I'm with you. The front light looks bigger in the reflection, and it's too far forward (the puddle) to be reflecting that particular portion of the car. If it was an angled reflection, which it should be at that camera angle, it would have everything much more elongated, and probably less vivid. |
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the idea looks good but the rear of the car spoils it for me the rear quarters are just ruined by the way the arches have been done fronts are a little better but still not good car just looks like its been driven into things which is a shame as if it had been done properly it would look great
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i admit that the 130 was slightly downhill also. but i wasnt alone. was witnessed by a friend. Although, as we all know, speedo's have a degree of inaccuracy which increases with increased speed.... that could be the culprit. but it certainly felt quick.
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I admit that the 130 was slightly downhill also. but I wasnt alone. was witnessed by a friend. Although, as we all know, speedo's have a degree of inaccuracy which increases with increased speed.... that could be the culprit. but it certainly felt quick. Sorry, wasn't trying to shoot you down. People who don't know Hondas will look at 1.4 and 130mph and think "Oh Yeah?" Well I know it can be done, coz I've done it. Fair enough it wouldn't stand as an FIA record, what with down hill gradients and following winds etc, but it sure is worth for the looks on the faces of any BMW drivers who are sharing your personal test track! (I don't like BMWs) |
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plus u just have to plan ya route to avoid speedbummps and that 
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