Driving the 2023 Honda Civic Type R to the Best Car Meet in America - (POV Binaural Audio) 

Agreed. I've never been in an accident but I like that he pushes the car and himself but he's cautious and doesn't take dumb risks... Simple things like how he slows down a bit when he can't see around a corner

exactly what I was about to comment

and if you are not, LET THEM PASS

I love it, too bad in my country the price is 70-80k euros lmfao retards and their "co2" tax

@@dwade3202 Yeah, in Portugal the retail prices for this Civic aren't that much different. 😕

I make 3 per week!

I think he’s saying do more Angeles Crest drives or canyon drives chasing other cars lol

I have a Mk7 and I'm incredibly jealous. There aren't many nice roads in MA.

@@alechall7082 I know your pain. South Florida after 2 decades. I live in NorCal, but my in laws live in Ventura about a little over an hour away from LA, so we always visit often. Even in NorCal, we have fantastic mountain and canyon trails here, These types of CA roads will truly make one appreciate ALL dynamics of a car without obsessing over huge power numbers. For an MK7 GTI, given CA commuter traffic is awful along with having mountain roads to escape to on weekends, even a Stage 1 ecu reflash is overkill for me, personally.

Why get the dsg? Wouldn’t a manual be more enjoyable?

@@JHonda673 Good question! There's plenty of reasons, and they all revolve around practicality. I commute on the freeway to my office for work and back roughly an hour daily with A LOT of stop and go. Coming from a 350Z 6MT, riding 1-2 gear in bumper to bumper traffic on the highway is DISMAL. Additionally, my in-laws live in SoCal, and my wife and I visit them from NorCal practically every other month, so long road trips where I may want her to drive (she can't drive stick) is more advantageous than not. We're also family planning, so rather not deal with possible mishaps in a manual trans with more moving mechanical parts compared to a DSG. The DSG is also much faster and doesn't suffer from rev hang as much as the manual. Plus, the stock clutch on the manual is pathetically weak and slips just from an ECU reflash alone (and a Sachs, Ringer or ttrs clutch, which is more on the reliable budget end for performance clutch kits are $800+ before labor). In my 20s when I was single, I wouldn't have cared, but approaching my mid 30s with other priorities in life, the 6MT wouldn't be appreciated enough to warrant getting one. It's funny because most forum posts that ask this question get responses from owners that in majority vocalize not regretting the switch from a manual to a DSG.

@@Pas_Quattro I've had a manual mk5 for 12 years and would like a mk7 with dsg. Manual is cool but dsg would be better most of the time

Reminded me of driving in mountains of Lebanon, but without the pine trees and the bad roads 😅

Thank you!

Thanks for watching!

Heat from the turbo should be good. Here in Canada fk8s have been just fine. I recommend heading over to the 11th gen civic forums for more information.

You'll get a ticket on ACH before you can go fast enough to cook the brakes.

@@omg_stoppit Yup, in my Miata I don't touch the brakes and still have plenty of fun.

@@omg_stoppit are there a lot of cops up there?

dont, its stupid expensive to live here in every facet. and the car modification laws are the strictest in the country. I moved here almost 15 years ago and while california is beautiful and has alot to offer i think theres overall better quality of life elsewhere. moving out of here next year thank god. im over it

@@StrongerThanEver84 That’s what is most intriguing to me. The car community there is arguably one of the largest, the roads are unmatched and for someone like myself who needs to drive to stay sane. Having the Nurburgring in your backyard could be a big enough prize to pay for the bs that goes on there. But i know it’s not all blue skies and sunshine. Maybe restarting somewhere i can be free is not such a bad idea after all. Thanks for the info though.

@@StrongerThanEver84 Tedward is correct regarding how crazy the daily commuters drive on that highway(Pearblossom route mainly) I’ve seen about 6 really bad wrecks on that road…mainly from commuters choo choo training closely around blind corners at high speeds. One stalled vehicle/wildlife and the rest is history. A lot of vehicles are at the bottom of those canyons. The way Tedward went towards Wrightwood is a lot more vacant…just watch out for large rocks and deer in the higher elevations. Nice drive though…

don't listen to Mel Low. Just an anecdote but I literally doubled my salary to 200k by moving to California. My COL barely increased. You just have to be smart with your money.

If you drive further up that same stretch into the higher elevations…deer will definitely cross your path on the remaining drive towards Wrightwood. There can be football size rocks around certain turns due to wildlife moving around in the hills or worse…heavy rain/weather/rockslides will deposit rocks the size of the hood of your car across the road. On the bright side…you’re lucky to see a dozen cars on that road driving home after work. You’ll see a lot of manufacturers testing their camouflaged vehicles there as well due to how vacant it usually is…pretty cool! Used to drive that road home everyday for nearly 2 years. Good Times!😁👍

I did! He was having a blast

You should. they are as good as they look. just get yourself a rental and go for a drive

That’s the best time. But my car didn’t get to me until about 9 and I was 1.5 hours away

@@TedwardDrives ah I see, so cool to see your POV at my local playground haha! Wish I could stop by and say hi but I went up the week before! Some of the frequents got nice shots of you driving!

Cool! Send any photos on Instagram if you have them :)

@@TedwardDrives will do!

Any car can be fun on angeles crest haha

@@ciello___8307 Fair enough. But I am specifically looking at these two and he has experience with the new Civic Si and BMWs of various types.

Haha never mind I was there that day! We were coming down the mountain as you were coming up.

Haha damnit! What car were you in

@@TedwardDrives a silver 10th gen si and my friend in his silver 350z in front of me. We were probably like 5-10 minutes behind that orange Lotus, Supra, and 911. I think I recall seeing a white FL5 coming up

Agreed

@@TedwardDrives OMG! No way tedward just replied to my comment😱. Made my day right before my forth exam of the day 😭

Just fine for it to live up there