Honda Civic Type R EP3

2001 Honda Civic Type R EP3

Full Honda Service History 74,000 miles £5,950

Seldom does a car come along as iconic as the EP3 Type R, even less so one which 20 years later is completely original, on only 74,000 miles and has documented Honda history enough to cover a dining table. So if you are looking for one of the very best early pre facelifts on the market, you’ve found the needle in the haystack. Solid, rust free and reliable enough to use as a daily drive or to put away for weekend meets and investment purposes.

Lovingly cared for by the same owner from 2004 to 2019, each April it was taken to Clover Leaf Honda for a main dealership MOT and service. Fastidious record keeping shows work undertaken on every visit and all receipts have been retained as well as each and every MOT test certificate form new together with advisory and failure notices, with all corrective work carried out by Honda service engineers.

You can imagine therefore the way this car drives. The well documented low end torque gives way to endless pull from the Vtec at 6000rpm, the steering, ride and brakes all in perfectly working order. The car sits on Bridgestone Potenza on all corners and the electronics work as they should. When all said this unmolested, unmodified, hot hatch is tight as a drum.

Over 6K has been spent at Honda on keeping this car in top mechanical condition. And if like me you love to know about the details, it’s been a pleasure going through the paperwork to chronologically list the history.

As with any 20 year old car there are minor details for any meticulous new owner to work on. If being really picky there are a few stone chips to the bonnet, and a minor blemish on dashboard. There is also evidence of a small paint repair on a rear quarter panel which is only noticeable after a machine polish. When all considered it truly is an exemplary example of an iconic car, one that should not be missed from any serious collector’s garage.

£5,950