I have recently been tempted to upgrade the dc5 everyone is says this says im mad?
Pros- 400 in uk very unique look mine being phase 2
2ltr na, with dececnt mpg pace wise m46m3 with a few mods. forgot to mention they handle as well as a similar spec evos round b roads with the evo pulling out a little quicker but the teg reels it in near stock fq300
Neg- parts honda are stocking less parts daily as imprort only which for a knock sensor was £113
as also import insurance is high £750 27yr 8yrnc im cheaper on a uk spec gtr35 gtr lol.
I dont like the image of the boy racer hence subarus and evos arent for me are the dc5's now falling into this status? for example I was at my local morrisons and the now chavd ep3 owners are giving it the usual that between the cars their is no difference as evo mag somehow proved. on the road a stock dc5 is at least 20bhp per ton more.
What is concerning is the price i see the ep3 civics some going for less than 3k dont get me wrong mine is a top dc5 stage 1.5 na and the money i have spent recently on tuning + maintaince is at least 3k.
Any ideas or do i keep the iconic rare car?