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This has likely changed but when I was in school (and Tyrannosaurus Rex roamed the earth) it went this way:
 
1. grades one through six was elementary school.
2. grades seven through nine was junior high school.
3. grades ten through twelve was high school, graduate at age 18.
4. college would vary but for a four year degree you would go from age 18-22, give or take.

Got it now High School = secondary school + sixth form. Still dont understand sport scholarships tho'.

Let's take a high school athlete that is exceptional in his or her sport, say basketball. As he/she reaches their senior year scouts from colleges around the nation try to recruit him/her to their college/university to improve their standings in the league. In return they will offer a scholarship that essentially pays most or all of the costs involved in going to college.  The individual's grades must be kept up and there are other considerations but that's essentially it. Many of the large universities make a great deal of money when their teams are winners hence the recruitment and scholorships.

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ORIGINAL: WheelBrokerAng

Academic...do you have a picture of your car?
If so would you post it for us...
 
                               WheelBrokerAng

Ang - hope to do photos today, mud and all. Know the mechanics of the process [i had a trial yesterday in "Getting to you in USA" so I am ok with that side but where do I post them ?

Put it here.

First try. Filthy Accord in nice location. Tried to include Front, side and engine bay. Just as i bought it 2 months ago. here goes le click


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Bugger me ! It worked ! Got more if needed. Right chaps, identification needed please.

Wow, looks like a USDM Prelude front and USDM Civic rear. The engine bay looks exactly the same as my F22B2 though...

Brake fluid resevoir is on the other side though...hmmm...I'll assume the master cylinder is over there too.

Got clearer shots of engine bay


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Good show. Cheers.

I think the F20 might be of the same family as F22 but UK made, comp. ratio 11:1

Yes, I believe the F-series blocks are nearly identical except for the larger 2.2L displacement marketed for us gas-guzzling power-hungry Americans and the 2.0L you have marketed for Europe along with most other 1.6L - 1.8L engines. 2.0L is pretty beefy in Europe...

Arse-end to complete the set. Please excuse vulgarity


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ORIGINAL: finch13

Yes, I believe the F-series blocks are nearly identical except for the larger 2.2L displacement marketed for us gas-guzzling power-hungry Americans and the 2.0L you have marketed for Europe along with most other 1.6L - 1.8L engines. 2.0L is pretty beefy in Europe...

In the UK there is a road tax break at 1.5 litre [actually 1.499litre] so small engines are popular but high comp/high rpm so that you can ring their necks. But 2l no longer considered big, it is the standard size for family saloons. 4, 5l and over once the home for exotica like RR and Bentley and such as like now becoming much more common especially in German muscle and 4 x 4. So just like we are putting on weight like you so are our cars. Change of subject slightly, i am an old time biker who keeps current with new models - Triumph are back and they have a cruiser with a 1.4 litre engine IN A BIKE !!. 

that is DEFINETLY a civic read end and a prelude front end. crazyiness!

the engine bay is fairly similar except many things have been moved all over the place. I am astounded.

strange thing is that the UK Civic rear looks nothing like this, most of them are/were 3 door hatchbacks and quite slinky.

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ORIGINAL: nafango2

that is DEFINETLY a civic read end and a prelude front end. crazyiness!

the engine bay is fairly similar except many things have been moved all over the place. I am astounded.

Nafango - your Accord is same year as mine. If you have one, could you post photos so I could compare. Cheers.

sure

these arnt actually my car, but i just did a google image search and heres the exact model and color of my car:

[image]http://www.ezwayauto.net/image.php?w=500&ar=1&imgurl=uploads%2Ffiles%2F710w6fiuu2%2FINVENTORY%2B077.jpg[/image]

Oh boy ! That's the front end of a 98 Civic Saloon.

academic -
 
I doubt any of us here have EVER seen anything that looks like that on our shores. I'm not knocking it I'm simply saying that it is a Euro model and doesn't make it to the U.S. Just as you'll never see one that looks like mine.

Today, the Euro/UK Accord is sold here as the Acura TSX.  I thought that beginning with the 5th-gen Accord the North America versions were different.  It's just at that time we never saw the Euro/UK versions.
 

is the accord marketed as a family car there?

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ORIGINAL: nafango2

is the accord marketed as a family car there?

I've been trying to avoid telling you this but here the Accord is targeted at the pensioner market, the infamous blue rinse brigade. Funny, I was watching an old edition of Top gear last night. They were doing a cross comparison between Civic R, Golf GTI, Seat Leon Cupra, and some alleged hot French crap. In the Stig speed test, first was the Civic, second the Seat and third the Golf.
Clarkson said at the end that he would still buy the Golf because if you bought the Civic R, at the end of the day, you had just bought a Honda.

Here the Accord is one of the top sellers. It's #2 behind the Toyota Camry I believe. I saw many Hondas in the UK but few Accords. It crosses all paths from the young person buying his/her first car, to the young couple starting a family, to old farts like me. It covers a broad spectrum of buyers and is synonymous with quality and reliability. If you are fortunate enough to acquire one actually made in Japan (see my J-Spec icon) you have a coveted piece of machinery that is the best of the crop.