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JATypeR24
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41 will be 42 in june but ill be doing this till im in the ground 
Jack90210
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Dood. If I could magically be 40 again ....
All I can say is, keep hitting the gym 5 days a week for as long as you can.
ICantDriveStick
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- Jeff
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THIS 10000% I wish I put the time into keeping in shape starting at 40 that I (have to) do now at 59 just to correct the damage a nearly 40 year desk job did with little effort to correct it on the back side.
SonicRSC
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I just picked my 2026 Type R up yesterday and I just turned 65. Last car was a GR Corolla Circuit Edition. I only got rid of it b/c my wife complained that it was like driving in a race car! Now she wants a divorce so I finally got the CTR. I will miss the AWD.
RaphaelSavior
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- Steve
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- Orange County, CA
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63. Just traded my 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance for a 2026 CW FL5.
The Model 3 was fast, but there was almost no feedback, like driving a $50K golf cart.
I wanted a car that would make me love driving again, and the Type R absolutely does. Two days after picking it up, I installed the Acuity 4-way shifter and love it. I love the physical effort of shifting gears and feeling what the car and the road are doing. Every drive feels like an occasion again.
The Model 3 was fast, but there was almost no feedback, like driving a $50K golf cart.
I wanted a car that would make me love driving again, and the Type R absolutely does. Two days after picking it up, I installed the Acuity 4-way shifter and love it. I love the physical effort of shifting gears and feeling what the car and the road are doing. Every drive feels like an occasion again.
MoodySara
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- 2025 Honda Civic Type R; 2024 Honda Civic Touring
The first time I replied to this thread I was 75 and had a '21 FK8.
Time flies.
I'm 79 now and have a '25 FL5.
One of my grandchildren (who is 25!) now owns the FK8.
Time flies.
I'm 79 now and have a '25 FL5.
One of my grandchildren (who is 25!) now owns the FK8.
elfhearse
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Another happy retiree here at 69. Owned a few Integra GSR's in the early 90's then switched to BMW's. Daily drivers were Golf R's and GTI's the past ten years. I traded my 2024 GTI 380 SE in on my new 2026 FL5. (Haptic controls on the VW killed the fun drive).
I've been watching the FL5 market for the past year and too many Savagegeese reviews on YUTUBE and had to get one. A very special car and a keeper.....
I've been watching the FL5 market for the past year and too many Savagegeese reviews on YUTUBE and had to get one. A very special car and a keeper.....
asone
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- '26 Integra Type S
Interesting. Here's the count. I'm 48 btw, but I didn't include myself since I own Type S instead of Type R.
| Decade | Count |
|---|---|
| 10s | 2 |
| 20s | 20 |
| 30s | 38 |
| 40s | 38 |
| 50s | 18 |
| 60s | 15 |
| 70s+ | 5 |
| Unclear | 1 |
The Shmoo 2.0-R
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56 Years Old and Traded My C6 Corvette for an FL5
I'm 56 years old and recently traded my C6 Corvette for an FL5 Civic Type R.
My automotive career started at a South Florida Acura dealership back in 1993, and I always loved Honda's Type R cars. Back then, though, most of the R cars were forbidden fruit for those of us in the U.S., with the exception of the Integra Type R we eventually got in the late '90s and early 2000s.
I honestly never even realized the Civic Type R had made its way to the U.S. market. Then, about three months ago, an FL5 Type R passed me, and I remember thinking to myself:
"What the hell is that?!"
I went home, started doing some research, and that was pretty much it. I had to have one.
Now that I own it, I can't believe how much fun this car is. It reminds me of the Integra GS-Rs and Type Rs I used to work on all those years ago—cars I loved but couldn't afford when I was younger.
I've noticed quite a few guys on here in their 30s and 40s saying they sometimes wonder if they're getting too old for a Type R. I actually had some of those same thoughts at 56.
Then I was talking with a friend of mine who lives in the UK, and he told me:
"Never too old for anything... what anyone else thinks doesn't matter, as long as you're having fun!"
That pretty much settled it for me.
And to that point, I'm having an absolute blast with this car. It genuinely makes me feel like I'm back in high school again.
So if you're in South Florida and see a Championship White FL5 cruising around with Mötley Crüe blasting from the stereo, there's a pretty good chance you found the 56-year-old guy who traded his Corvette for a Civic.
And I don't regret it one bit.
I'm 56 years old and recently traded my C6 Corvette for an FL5 Civic Type R.
My automotive career started at a South Florida Acura dealership back in 1993, and I always loved Honda's Type R cars. Back then, though, most of the R cars were forbidden fruit for those of us in the U.S., with the exception of the Integra Type R we eventually got in the late '90s and early 2000s.
I honestly never even realized the Civic Type R had made its way to the U.S. market. Then, about three months ago, an FL5 Type R passed me, and I remember thinking to myself:
"What the hell is that?!"
I went home, started doing some research, and that was pretty much it. I had to have one.
Now that I own it, I can't believe how much fun this car is. It reminds me of the Integra GS-Rs and Type Rs I used to work on all those years ago—cars I loved but couldn't afford when I was younger.
I've noticed quite a few guys on here in their 30s and 40s saying they sometimes wonder if they're getting too old for a Type R. I actually had some of those same thoughts at 56.
Then I was talking with a friend of mine who lives in the UK, and he told me:
"Never too old for anything... what anyone else thinks doesn't matter, as long as you're having fun!"
That pretty much settled it for me.
And to that point, I'm having an absolute blast with this car. It genuinely makes me feel like I'm back in high school again.
So if you're in South Florida and see a Championship White FL5 cruising around with Mötley Crüe blasting from the stereo, there's a pretty good chance you found the 56-year-old guy who traded his Corvette for a Civic.
And I don't regret it one bit.
SonicRSC
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Like I always say timing is everything in life! In high school I wanted the Mazda RX-7 (1979) got the 1984 Prelude and I really like the car. I missed out of getting the Acura Integra, but did get a S2000. i have also had the Sti, and the GR Corolla, and so far I am very content with the CTR and at 65 this may be my last car for a while.
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