The beetle is for sale, the CTR is its replacement - ordered it about 5 months ago... despite being made in the UK, the Civic type R is in short supply!

It's very black, and damn quick. Brakes are amazing too - Top Gear magazine commented that it's the fastest stopping production car they've ever tested, even beating a 911 GT3. I've been on track days with GT3s, and they brake soooo late into corners it's not funny!

No empeg in it yet, though. This is being rectified next week - until then I'm having to put up with a "CD player" (I believe this is what it's called). The factory speakers are awful; I took one out and it weighs less than my headphones. I'm not kidding - cheap is not the word.

Of course, maybe this is in the name of weight conservation. Maybe with the sub & new speakers the CTR will be about on a par with the 1.6 civic

Hugo