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Oil Life Monitor is a neat thing. How long would oil change intervals in a new Civic be, based on the monitor? It varies, of course, but maybe we can get an idea, if a few Civic owners post their observations Thank you!
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How many folks hate the pesky little brake handle jabbing in their leg? Who the heck was in charge of that ergonomic train wreck? |
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Replying to: tawneycat (Nov 03, 2005 9:46 am) 
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Replying to: jnuzzi (Nov 03, 2005 9:54 am) It may be a factor of how far back the seat is for some drivers, how much the driver splays his or her legs, how big the driver is. I know on the two Mk IV (2000-2005 generation) VW Golfs I owned, my right leg kept hitting the center stack, which annoyed me, but no such problem on: Civic Coupe, Focus ZX3, Dodge Neon, Scion xA (much narrower car, but still no problem) etc. I think adjusting the location of the brake lever on the new Civic will be a lot easier for Honda than reworking a center stack to make it narrower is for VW, so I bet Honda will redesign this part of the car in a year or two, even if only a small percentage of owners complain. FWIW, when I test drove a Civic at the Honda show, I didn't think to check on this factor (I had read about it before my test drive), but on the other hand I don't recall the brake lever being in the way either. That doesn't mean it ISN'T in the way for enough other drivers to matter, just sort of explains why Honda didn't catch it to begin with when they were redesigning the car.
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The dealer told me that I should return the car for the first oil change at 4000 miles and that oil installed at the factory had a magnetic quality to it that attracts any small metal that may be floating the engine. So far I am averaging 33 MPG in mixed driving. The best highway mileage so far has been 44 MPG. I love the car (an Atomic Blue LX automatic) and I just passed 2600 miles. On the downside, the metal is very thin and the car suffered some acorn damage on the hood. I have encountered no issues with leg room in the front or back seats and the brake lever doesn't bother me a bit. I have noticed that the transmission is slow to shift and at times seems to be searching for the proper gear.
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Replying to: gabagooo1 (Nov 03, 2005 12:56 pm) I suppose there si a magnet somewhere to collect the metal (if there is any...). Dealers tell a lot when the day is long.... you should change oil when the honda manual says, or when that maintenance minder comes on. Not when the guy who makes money on oil changes tells you. As I mentiones a couple of time.... 3000 miles oil changes we had in communism. those cars were designed in the 60s. that time is over.... and one reason to buy a Honda is its more modern design and less maintenance cost. No honda ever broke down beacause of mantenance according to Honda (10000 miles). Never. |
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Replying to: tawneycat (Nov 03, 2005 9:46 am)
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Replying to: micweb (Nov 03, 2005 11:22 am) I hope Honda takes note of all the posts about this and fixes it soon. Maybe shorten up the handle an inch or so? Or move it over to the passenger side of the console? |
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Replying to: gabagooo1 (Nov 03, 2005 12:56 pm) My dent doctor confirmed with me that Honda has the worse sheetmetal in the business. You can get the acorn dings cheaply fixed wiht PDR paintless dent removal. My entire MDX had over 300 dings from hail all PDR and perfect... |
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Replying to: bcmalibu99ls (Nov 02, 2005 6:49 pm) |
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