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BANzai Rastafarai wrote:corollalover101 wrote:
personally I find they're very nice
yup...and wud save us the trouble of K20Aing a FIT.....lol.....wheh SR?....i like to hear what he'd have to say about it....
phaze wrote:alot of gd info here for fwd owners. especially honda owners.... thats de kinda thing we need on de forum moreso the honda forum.... have alot of fellas here with de info to allow ppl the oppurtunity to learn sumthing valuable......
yea wateva blood is donated they will jes replace it with his specific blood type.....
BANzai Rastafarai wrote:
Then I saw how "Ren" sold his DC5 that he bought from Torf over a Gearbox issue and I'm like naaaaaaaaaaaah!! things that hard/rare/expensive for a DC5?
I had a K20 initially as the motor for the Rover..but the amount of "boy yuh go ketch yuh arse finding parts" comments i got i quickly got rid of it....this was in 2005 so i was not as shooled/knowledgable as I am now...
B-TORF wrote:BANzai Rastafarai wrote:
Then I saw how "Ren" sold his DC5 that he bought from Torf over a Gearbox issue and I'm like naaaaaaaaaaaah!! things that hard/rare/expensive for a DC5?
I had a K20 initially as the motor for the Rover..but the amount of "boy yuh go ketch yuh arse finding parts" comments i got i quickly got rid of it....this was in 2005 so i was not as shooled/knowledgable as I am now...
Rasta,
As usual, misinformation is the mother of all fcuk ups!!!
DC5R parts are not hard/rare to find, but because of the exotic nature of the vehicle, and its Japenese origin, parts are comparatively more expensive. But again, bear in mind, it was not a car that was mass-produced by any means. So foreign-used part availability, is questionable, but there are numerous companies that provide replacement parts for these vehicles at a reasonable cost, ofcourse.
These cars are very ruged and robust vehicles that can take alot of abuse, on both the drivetrain and the engine, but as with everything else, at some point, it would break.
Ren got rid of the DC5 because he was not a loyalist, and I honestly believe that he didn't appreciate what he had bought................he just wanted 'ah fass car'!!
Between Zandolie(Justin) and myself, we put that car through its paces, and she came up trumps everytime. Bearing in mind, if something needed replacing, we got the correct parts.
When Ren experienced the gearbox issue, I wasn't here, but I advised him to wait until I got home to get the problem sorted out.
Boodoo(Honda loyalist) bought the car at a steal of a deal, because we all knew that the problem with the gearbox was something minor. And said gearbox was repaired for under $3K.
So I would never advise persons to shy away from the DC5 because of economics. It was one of the ultimate front wheel driving experiences ever brought to our shores.
Plus you would have a wealth of knowledge you can utilise to get Tech support on any problems you may encounter with it.
I will say however, IF YOU BREAK THE ENGINE, IT IS GONNA COST!!!!
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