Revisiting the FD2 Civic Type R - Is it Worth the $30k Price Tag?

[@toxaq]

Wow, that engine sounds amazing.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sure does!

[@sdlausen1]

Type AHHH. Love the accent. Love the channel. Keep it up!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man yeah it’s just how everyone says it here

[@roflcopter645]

We don't roll our R's because this isn't America.

[@0nTheRedline]

Good to see you back in an old school vtec Honda. Hoorah

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes good strong car

[@Trash-horse]

I think the ep3 typeR is still my favourite. Great video, bro.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man

[@IBOO57]

@@Trash-horse I could be talking out of my ass but if I recall correctly the fd2r lapped Suzuka around 6 seconds faster than the ep3

[@thatguyben3128]

_lol, some in the comments section 😂, so glad I was born in a time where I learnt to appreciate_ .. _great review man 🤙🏽_

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yeah this one’s getting some mixed opinions!

[@zpe1200]

I should have bought that RR on trademe when it was $60k a few years ago.

[@KiwiCarLife]

I know the guy who bought it! It was the one that featured in this video

[@spadgm]

Great review mate, that looks like a fantastic car!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks!

[@PhonkMachine220YT]

I prefer this Asian Type-R over FN2. The Asian FD Civic just look more menacing and sweet at same time.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh yeah definitely

[@jimes69]

These cars are fricken awesome. But for the price tag hell no. If you do buy one park it out of sight. Had a clean DC5R get stolen twice in Auckland.

[@jasonandrsen]

Always make sure to install hidden trackers, immobilizers, or kill switches on these things. It's the unfortunate reality of living in Auckland with a JDM car.

[@mvnorsel6354]

Sight not site.😅

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah Auckland is rapidly turning into a crime ridden city. Sad to see. And yeah they’re just too much

[@whitenative]

AE111 BZ-R with 6SP LSD is a fun little car that's quite poised if you get the chance to drive one. It's not fast but it is a really fun drive with a great layout on a nice little winding road or hill climb.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah true will have to take a look at one of them. Silver top 4AGE aye

[@whitenative]

@@KiwiCarLife Ae101 had a silver top 4age and a 4agze but the AE111 had a blacktop 4age

[@trustfire]

FD2R still my favourite. We never got em here.

[@KiwiCarLife]

They’re pretty epic

[@trustfire]

@@KiwiCarLife FD2 Mugen RR would be unobtanium these days surely

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@trustfire oh yeah like 150k. Stupid money

[@WayToManyAssassins]

Props to Honda for building powerful yet fuel efficient 4 cylinder engines without sacrificing reliability. 👍👍

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah they do (or rather did) make fantastic engines

[@RezBoaDawg]

What is the song that plays in the background as you're talking about the FD2? It is so good!

[@KiwiCarLife]

It’s from gran turismo haha

[@GandhiBeatz]

Would like to hear from you a scale from best to worst all type rs

[@KiwiCarLife]

Ooh that would be interesting

[@GandhiBeatz]

@@KiwiCarLife i thought in this comment lol, anyway if u wanna make it a video

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@GandhiBeatz Oh right NA1 FL5 FD2 FK8 FK2 EP3 DC5 DC2 FN2 EK9

[@muneebpetersen4449]

Hi Kiwi carlife loving the content and enjoy it I know this is completely unrelated to the type r but I was wondering when you would have a honda city/grace for review anyways I'm all the way from south africa

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hey man glad you’re enjoying the videos, I may be able to get my hands on one. Will just ask the local Uber

[@muneebpetersen4449]

@KiwiCarLife thanks man would really like to here your opinion on it

[@zayonnaise]

They were sold in Malaysia too, not just Japan

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes so I've learned! I had no idea

[@RanenPo]

Awesome car, great review. Personally I don't care about the lack of heated seats, cruise control, etc. It was an economy car designed to go fast and drive well - I think it would be unreasonable to expect modern creature comforts in a 16,17 year old car of that type. Too cold? Revving to 9K RPM will get your blood pumping lol

[@KiwiCarLife]

See I disagree because all of those features are offered in plenty of other cars from the same era, even before. It’s not an age thing, Honda just makes type r’s to serve one single purpose, and they do that well. But as a result they alienate people like me because I can buy a car that drives just as well, but with those features and a lot more power for less money

[@seanhutton7155]

You do realize they made the Dc2 intergra type R 4 door too right in small numbers? So not the first 4 door type R

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah sorry I forgot about that one

[@ringoso8268]

Like your Honda content keep up the good work. By the way do you have any experience with 2015+ Honda legend hybrid with SH-AWD? I am thinking bring one in from Japan 🤔

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man! I’ve reviewed a 2007 one, not the newer shape though. Impressive cars

[@shotty.]

would love to see this compared to the DC5 which is available everywhere for less than $10k

[@KiwiCarLife]

Aye? DC5’s are still like 20k here. There’s no comparison, this is better

[@mysoap23]

@@KiwiCarLife He might be talking about the eco type s dc5 with the k20a3

[@YuichiTamaki]

Heyyyy!!! When is the review of that yellow Swift Sport 3:30 coming out???

[@KiwiCarLife]

Soon!

[@kentdelfierro4225]

This was my first choice before I got my integra type R. Unfortunately it’s way more pricey for me at the time

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah even the DC5 is expensive

[@toxaq]

Glued to save weight? Over spot welds? Or am I missing something.

[@toxaq]

To answer my own question, aluminium panels were bonded to save weight. The chassis wasn’t bonded instead of welded.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah sorry panels bonded yeah

[@shaythanyapant1223]

You forgot about the db8 type r four door mate 😅

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah true I did forget about that actually

[@毛牧之-j1o]

Haven't seen much Fd2R around NZ more popular in Southeast Asia😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah definitely

[@thatpersiandude7386]

Rather have Isf honestly

[@KiwiCarLife]

Well, yeah that’s the problem there’s so many better cars for this sort of money it’s hard to justify

[@SyedNizamudeen]

All was well and was chuckling until you said 40 grand..😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah man ikr. Just too much

[@Indestructable]

You don't get that in a tesla... that engine is crazy 🤯

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sure don’t!

[@kotarojujo2737]

yeah but techbro only care aboout zero to hundred acceleration on straigtline

[@NabilFeqal]

Fact: actually FD2R were sold in Japan and Malaysia only

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh Malaysia? Didn’t know about that

[@muhammadfirdaus6294]

@@KiwiCarLifeYes, ! The Honda Civic Type R FD2 was officially sold only in Japan and Malaysia. While enthusiasts in other countries could import the FD2R, these were not official sales but rather through gray-market or parallel imports. Malaysia was the only market outside of Japan where Honda officially sold the FD2R directly through authorized dealerships.

[@Birmingham_racing]

I will always prefer the old type r because of the na sound

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah me too

[@The_Noticer.]

40 grand to be gapped by a stage1 golf at the lights. All these prices feel artificially inflated, so that these cars become investments.

[@iamyu7931]

Absolutely agree with Golf being faster but it doesn't make reliable power. K20 can modded to make insane amounts of power without its internals exploding. Would love to get Golf R MK8.5 as a fun daily but probably going to keep it mostly stock because of how tight the engine tolerances are.

[@JaneDoe-ft7ln]

The type r is more fun

[@The_Noticer.]

@@iamyu7931 Yes. but you already spent 40 grand on the car itself. You dont think you can build the Golf engine for 40 grand with better internals? I have no invested interest in a golf, I drive a civic myself. I'm just saying, you will not have 40 grand worth of fun, unless you have some insane ability to post-purchase rationalize it to yourself. I'm just mad that all these collectors and non-car enthusiasts have swooped up all the cars, and are sitting in a garage collecting dust, waiting for prices to increase.

[@craigauty6756]

​@The_Noticer. Totally agree, you can pick up 135i and 335is for 10k that would piss on this. Then break down ofcoarse. But 30k left in the bank is alot

[@WayToManyAssassins]

At least the Honda makes it to work the next day 😂

[@muscle_car_guy2338]

As your reving it out the engine sounds are clipping by the mic not being able to handle the noise 😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

No?

[@muscle_car_guy2338]

@@KiwiCarLife I went back and looked again. It’s actually the motor I guess it just how it sounds at full send in the higher rpm’s. It has that sound that you’d get from a car when it’s jumping around on the road like the stiff suspension ain’t allowing the car to deliver the power smoothly. Especially when it was in VTEC. by the way I’m glad to see some Honda content again. Gotta love it. And I can tell you definitely miss the Hondas too 😜.

[@RarkyFitzell]

Review an rx8 next bro

[@KiwiCarLife]

Already done one! Just a month ago. Blue one

[@marknicol97]

Woeful torque. Great sound, handling and looks but it's not a fast car.

[@KiwiCarLife]

You ever driven one? Because I would disagree. I could keep up with a lot of more powerful cars in this easy

[@CultandClassic]

yes it is :D

[@KiwiCarLife]

See I don’t think so aye…

[@kennygeoffrey]

I bought one in april with only 118,000 ks $ 24,000 kept it for 1month sold it at $30,000. Then i found a fk8 for $40,000 done 44,000ks i still hav this. But i do mis the raw vtec enguage

[@KiwiCarLife]

Goodness me you did well out of that!

[@Michael-zu9py]

The engine has an awesome sound and punch but for me the seat position is too much like a typical sedan...not sporty at all

[@KiwiCarLife]

That’s fair, every civic type r has been like that though. An every day hot hatch

[@victorwilks88]

Great video ! I owed a FN2

[@cozifpv2069]

I had a championship white fn2 but the solid rear end let it down I wish we got the fd2 in the uk

[@victorwilks88]

@cozifpv2069 it only matters if you track the car ...normal driving you won't even know it has a solid rear and not independent. I had a EP3 as well

[@cozifpv2069]

@@victorwilks88 I felt it more on the road because it was so stiff from factory and where I live is just potholes and speed bumps I have an Ep3 at the moment

[@victorwilks88]

@cozifpv2069 it's very stiff lol I must say ... feels like there's no shocks at the back

[@cozifpv2069]

@@victorwilks88 people say my Ep3 is stiff on standard suspension but they don’t know what the fn2 is like haha

[@santinamorris3064]

DB8 was first

[@KiwiCarLife]

True actually forgot about that

[@victorwilks88]

Beast 😮

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yessss

[@coopsnz1]

r grade 300000km type r in japan $12000nzd

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah 300,000km tho haha. Still horrendously expensive

[@MartinJones123]

Nice car but waayy too expensive

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh absolutely

[@mvnorsel6354]

Your left arm will get a workout.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Because it’s manual?

[@jackturner990]

no

[@KiwiCarLife]

HAHAHA correct

[@Keaguan]

vteccc

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yessss

[@AccordCL9-ZA]

I mean, this or an e46 manual.. I'd rather have this!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh heck no I’d much rather have the M3… there’s no comparison

[@marlonbaird6070]

I would have e46 330i manual or even better the M3 over this

[@Lxzandr]

FD2R or CL7R?

[@KiwiCarLife]

FD2

[@fredericoespinoza]

Daily : CL7R Weekender : FD2R

[@aravindparthiban3157]

B roads that lead to the track: CL7R At the track: FD2R B roads that leave away from the track: CL7R

[@rnldmanuel88]

Saw one for sale for 45k here in Melbourne which i thought was ridiculous you could just buy a ka24 manual accord for way cheaper.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah… with mods you could make an adores drive as well as this for sure