My civic is fantastic, it can put at smile on my face and I can laugh like orang gila sometimes when I'm crazy.
Ori parts available, but type R more expensive than normal la. Clutch set will set you back around RM1.2k for original together with NTN bearings. I was using Ogura clutch krrinng krriing sound one before I change back to original due to too much traffic in penang island. Parts available la, its a honda, toyota.

Btw my first car I started with the Toyota SEG AE101 with 4AGE 20V blacktop engine, also 6 speed manual. stock 165hp, Very fun to drive and cheaper for parts. It was already a 20 years old car when I bought it.
Then after 7 years I upgrade to Nissan sentra B13 with SR20VE 20V engine, also 6 speed manual. Modded 225hp, scary to drive due to handling not so good and the chassis was a bit short for my 183cm height.
Then after 2 years I upgrade to this Civic Type Penipu R. So far this is the best car yet.

Enjoy your car journey la, experience it, good and bad. Its a cheap car anyway, B40-M40 car to play lol.
For Civic ET, you can use back the original engine mountings. For my civic ES, need to change it to the Hasport mountings. Much stiffer but the engine no goyang at all and better grip during launch.

power train reliable,, but every other component,, hmm,,
im listing down and thnking.

I used to own. Wira aero a k 1.6 auto, drove almost 200k without any issue
No need gentle, whack the car full throttle many times, tested top speed 178kmh,
Done transmission oil change every 40k and filter every 80k.
No issue t all
Bullet proof car

Then changed to waja, fuel pump issue stranded 2 times on highway.

The other components are affordable and can purchase via shopee.

Can consider persona sv
1.6, 4AT, 4 disk brakes, abs and ebd

This post has been edited by bingozero: Jan 7 2025, 12:39 AM

Good also. My buddies using this now still at 450k km and counting. Only use regular fully synthetic oil from shopee mall + ATF also from shopee mall.

Major part change/repair is the alternator, he sent it to Kepong famous workshop for restoring the old Alternator at 300k km mileage last time

This post has been edited by ayamxxx: Jan 7 2025, 08:44 AM

That looks like a FL Exec (cloth seats, red tail lamps and BLM meter).

An ex-colleague recently bought up his neighbor's 2001/2003 1.8 Altis owned since new as a daily. Mileage was just below 200K, but apart from some cosmetic wear n tear, d car was a pump petrol-and-go condition. Didn't hear him complain since owning it.

Also sharing as owner n having bought some used cars when they r 10yrs+-. My personal general conclusion (apologies if this sounds sarcastic or biased) is a very large number of P1 and P2 cars get minimum care by 2nd owners onwards especially after they no longer qualify for hire and purchase (eg, use cheap grade aftermarket parts n engine oil while extending services causing sludge build-up, very worn and often torn interiors, most suspension n bushes r tired causing very noticeable play and sounds although still 'drivable', parked under d weather all d time but only washed with water once a blue moon ruining paintwork much quicker).

It is also mindful that entry level models like Vios and City are often 'd new driver's car' (eg. driven hard, encountered plenty of newbie accidents), or d 'pasar-car'/'mom's school car' making them d highest mileage car in d household or s'times highest wear due to regular short driving in stop-start traffic. Also as d bottom rung models of d brand, they r more crudely/'efficiently' engineered eg. more usage of plastic components and clips or d materials are of a lower grade than d the manufacturer's next step up model.

In short at this price range I think its easier to look for at least a C-segment even if they hv higher wear. However condition of d vehicle regardless of age or category should come 1st, n with patience once a while 1 or 2 of them will appear for sale. Happy hunting.

, wow,, full throttle, many times lagi eh? haha,
I guess there's always a very different experience from someone. But this much of big gap. I wish mine last that way, i liked that car.
From my side, AFAIK, that F4A22 gb was famous fragile(not just own exp but heard/seen from few others too).
Afterall, wira 1.6 was scarce compared to 1.5/1.3.
Some tried installing atf cooler but once ade issue, restoring it was almost impossible.
To extend, driving waja 1.6 at at that time felt like big relieve, was way more reliable and that one can whack.

Though, while it was working, never gave any issue though, drived like charm for that class of car at that time.
Top speed, reached 230+(kinda downhill, but now veryy steeo) once, all down hill up hill felt roller coster lol.

Wow, thanks a lot for explaining to me. It all does makes sense actually, no bias.
No matter how, used cars comes with downs i can't escape.
It's all about total cost in long run.

C-segment, for now, all i can see is Camry 2.0 2000-2004.

"efficiently' engineered" is also true,, but i struggle to get tech information for some models.
For now, i'm on Altis.

Or if u dont mind manual, take Vios Dugong J spec. The fuel consumption is top notch. Engine wise, good