That is a very low price for a Type R of that year and mileage they usually hold their price - is it a fresh import? And with all new paint and a new front I'd look very carefully at it first & take someone with me who knows what they are looking for too. His best bet would be to take a look and get all the numbers off the vin plate if the owner is willing (if he's really not happy about you doing that walk away lol) There is a website where you can check to see if the car is what it says on the badge [] Not sure where this is so I'm sure someone else can post that up for me [A]
Its basically the nearest (along with the RA) to being a road going rally car, and because it's the facelift you get all the electric stuff as well, mirrors, windows etc. Not 100% if it's as stripped out as the RA is as standard but it has the short ratio gear box, so if he likes going over 70mph don't let him get it lol, or get him ear defenders[] I think it also has dcd? I can't see any extra controls near the gear stick so I'm sure someone will come along and correct me if I'm wrong. It also states STI, which means you get all the forged internals which help prevent the big bang from happening so soon[]