Just joined the forum and thinking of buying a 2017 civic type R.
I've been driving 330D M sport's for the last 10 years had impreza's, golf gti's ,etc before the BMW.
I had a test drive of a type R last week and was amazed at the power, road holding and handling compared with all my previous cars, it seems a real drivers car which is what I am looking for.
Just a few things holding me back from buying and was wondering if any owners could help:-
1) Do you tend to go through front tyres often ? ,I know this is dependant on how you drive but excluding track days, is 10K on a set realistic ?
2) Does this car attract unwanted attention on the road ? I'm in my 40's now and past the racing stage ! also my wife will be driving it during the week so don't need the hassle. I appreciate it's new and people will be curious which I don't mind.
3) I found on the test drive it was quite 'boomy' in the back under acceleration. Does anyone else find this and does it become wearing on long trips ? I appreciate it's a sports car and its supposed to be loud. I had a look in the boot and there is no soundproofing at all under the boot carpet (presumably to save on weight, reduce cost), however I think the boom could be easily reduced using soundproofing materials in the boot floor.
Any help on the above would be greatly appreciated as it seems to be exactly the kind of driver orientated car I'm looking for whilst still being capable of day to day trips in the town.