Honda Civic Type R ??

[noosee]

Local Honda dealer offered me Honda Civic Type R NEW for 18200 EUR (200hp, any color, xenon, 3 YEARS WARRANTY and no stereo ) + 1150 EUR air condition in case I need it (in Germany new Type R costs more than 22 k)
So is it worth to give my 2000 Audi A4 tdi 150 hp (10000 EUR now) and pay all those additional $ for it ?
I'm askinge because I'm tired of my audi and need a change. But it has 2 be 4 seater so I could put baby seat in the back.
Or is it better to go for used: 1996-98 M3 (can be cabrio), 1998-00 Audi S4, 1998 M5 (good ones come for 25000), what else ????? R32, Alfa GTA ???

I did a test drive in Type R and I can tell that it handles a way better than my brothers M3.:shock: We even did a small drag where M3 showed that it's a way faster on the straight. :roll:

So, I'm confuzed, don't know what to do Any suggestions

And yes one more thing. My wife will drive it 60 % of time while I will pay for the petrol. And its 12 l Civic, 17 l M3, 19 l Audi, 20 l M5

[callen]

id choose either the m3, s4, or m5 depends on ur style and what ur looking for , but for me the civic is at the bottom of that list, even if the type R is new.... i guess it depends if u need to have a new car or not.

[Imre]

As you are from Lithuania must consider one more thing:snow.Your weather is quite similar to ours so it better if its a 4wd.And like you said your wife will use it 60% then it has to be 4wd.Also you can have enormous fun on frozen lake with 4wd.So i suggest s4,better get the sti. I have talked to one man who owns Civic R and he says that it is quite good in the winter also.But still if you care from your wife then go for the s4.It does`t lose its value also so quickly like Civic.BMW are rwd so they aren`t very good in snow.

[artypossum]

My default choice would be an M5 but as you will be in winter conditions I would strongly advise the S4

[Igorionia]

I'd buy Type R BUT! That's just for myself Because i'm one of JDM lover
I would advise you to buy something like M3/S4, good choise
Type R is for real JDM lovers

[gis]

id say go for the civic TYPE R.they are nice cars and pretty big for a hatchback.

but also the other cars your interested in are pretty sweet and faster.and between choosing either a civic or M3,is there really a choice?

[Toronto]

S4,
but since your wife would drive it most often i would have to go with the civic

[Resandev]

I would never compare a FWD with RWD or AWD. It's a whole different culture!
If it's about the one and only car in the family I would buy the M3 or the S4 (more family like).
But from the S4 I wouldn't expect much more than the Audi that you already own besides that S4 is much faster in the straight.
I'm a Japanese car lover but even more a RWD lover.
I would recommend the M3 as the more 'Classy' for my kind of style...
The M5 is too much I believe...
The Type-R is too sporty for the kind of use you need. Very agile very nervous, you can't relax in it.

[SamuraiGti]

here the Type-R custs 32000€ =(

the m3 about 80 or 90k €

[noosee]

Many Thanks
It's gona be hard , but I hope soon you will know the answer

[Gnome]

We are discussing norwegian car taxes in an other thread. here you see why: In Norway the Civic type R costs 44 168 €!!!

I love M3's. With a good driver the snow shouldn't be too much of a problem. I don't know how experienced you and your wife are with RWD on snow.

[oldsnail]

of course the more expensive german cars are better..
but these are s4's , m3's which cannot be compared to a civic, even if its an R. drive all the cars u like.. and find the car that fits your budget.. of course the civic would be better on petrol.. but if u can get a s4,m3,m5, i dont think petrol wil lreally matter.