Surely if you're in Newcastle the obvious choice would be the A696/A68? Not really any speed cameras on this side of the border.

 

Finally got the alignment done after getting the coilovers fitted and thought i would do an oil change to check another thing off the 'to do list'.

Quick pic of the car at its new home while its nice and clean

 

Gorgeous.

 

Gorgeous.

Thanks

 

Crappy phone pic from a blast down to the beach last week taken by my sister in her J2 ltd.

 

Massive aerial!

 

Haha didn't notice that!

 

Stopped overnight at whitby during the week then and had a drive to Scarborough the following morning. Was a nice drive from Whitby to Scarborough with some nice roads and fantastic weather for this time of the year!

Came back to an M.O.T appointment yesterday and thankfully the car passed first time with no advisories so i'm over the moon with that

 

Gave the car a good going over the other day sealing the paintwork whilst i was at it.

Currently searching for insurance which is always a pain every year!

I'm kind of at a crossroad with the car at the moment. I have brought the car to a standard where I'm happy with how it looks and rides (loving the meisters) but having owned the car for three and half year it could be time for a change.

I'm tempted to keep it and up the power (would feel like a new car) or sell up for an S2K or similar

 

Personally I'd try upping the power. With the turbo route there's always a market for parts so it's not as if the money would disappear.

If down the line you decide to sell up you can sell the parts and get a lot of your money back to reinvest in an S2000.

 

Yeah that's a very good point cheers

I still love driving the car and think it would be perfect all round with a little more bhp behind it

 

It's the logic I use to justify spending money on pointless things for the car :lol:

 

Stopped overnight at whitby during the week then and had a drive to Scarborough the following morning. Was a nice drive from Whitby to Scarborough with some nice roads and fantastic weather for this time of the year!

Came back to an M.O.T appointment yesterday and thankfully the car passed first time with no advisories so i'm over the moon with that

Another massive aerial!

I would suggest getting a slower car that handles badly. Drive it around for a while - maybe as a daily. You'll instantly fall in love every time you get back in the 5 .. especially with a blower of some kind!

We recently bought a Mazda Bongo which I drive a lot more than the 5 (it's parked in front of the garage where the 5 lives), but every now and then I break the 5 loose and praise the day that I decided to keep it

How can you let this go ... ?

Oh ... and another massive aerial

 

From now on I will have to be more careful when photographing the car haha

Cheers Mark

 

 

Needs a new home!

Up for sale in the classified section

 

Well it's been a joy owning the car but today it sold

A member of the forum has bought it so I will be watching with interest to see what plans he has for it

 

I'm shocked.....can't believe you sold it ! What's next on the cards ?

 

I'm shocked.....can't believe you sold it ! What's next on the cards ?

I'm looking to get a S2000 next

 

I'm shocked.....can't believe you sold it ! What's next on the cards ?

I'm looking to get a S2000 next

That way leads dissapointment.

 

Is that coming from experience? I have heard this before from someone who has owned both and wasn't blown away with the S2K.

 

I've driven a couple but never owned one. Don't get me wrong, the engines are a thing of sheer wonder and something to savour these days as the high revving NA motor is likely to never return. The problem I had (and do have to a lesser degree in the Civic) is that to get the best out of the engine you have to break the speed limit by A LOT! From memory 3rd gear Vtec engagement in the S2000 is above the maximum national speed limit. If yo plan on doing a lot of trackdays etc than that is fine, but as just a road car it leaves yo with less fun part of it's character for most of the time.

I also found the steering very numb and the chasis generally not as complaint and forgiving as the Mazda. The later one with TC I drove felt better than the earlier one even with the TC turned off so they certainly made some improvements later on. Much like the 5 though they are very fussy about wheel alignment being correct, I suspect most used ones will be miles off unless enthusiast owned.

All in it's a good car and on track quite the weapon but as a road car you just can't have as much fun it as you can in a 5 without risking many points and much fineage.

One final point. The dash is fricking cool. It's like driving Knightrider!

Edit: Oh and it'll never break down, it's a Honda.

 

Appreciate the response cheers

Yeah I have read alot about the alignment and the expenses of getting it sorted if its out.

I don't think I will ever have as much fun in a car as I have had in the MX5 and that's why I will have another in the future but the Honda is a car I always promised myself so it's and itch I need to scratch!

 

Take delivery of my new motor hopefully in the next few days. I'm sure I will be back at some point

 

Niiiice!!! Need more pics! What's your thoughts on how it drives? (Obviously positive as you've bought it!) lol