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#20 of 28 Higher by 1stpik Jan 22, 2008 (7:31 pm)
I wish Honda would raise the price of new HCHs, so that my used one would be worth more money.
#21 of 28 Small improvements by jagmarz Mar 03, 2008 (1:49 pm)
Improvements I'd like:   1. Heads-up tach; fast acceleration is killer for MPG, but really hard to gage RPM when watching road; I used to get 50+MPG (when I was really careful), now only 41. 2. Total control over air flow, A/C and Econ setting. Right now, if I want air on the windshield (even for light fogging), the A/C comes on and the econ goes off (on my 2003). When I turn defrost off, the A/C stays on! I want to direct outside air to the windshield without turning on A/C and turning off Econ. 3. Factory window tint. It's hot in Arizona! 4. Smoother transition into cruise. I find I get the best mileage when cruise is on, but cruise doesn't work below 25MPH, so I'd like for the cruise computer to be smarter about resuming cruise after stop. 5. Electric only, for short trips; overnight plugin. I can dream, right? 6. Absolute (digital) cruise speed setting. 7. More storage in console. I like the hand brake, but it could move elsewhere. Replies to this message: liantics (Dec 27, 2008 9:12 am)
#22 of 28 Things I'd Change for 2009 by scottimusprime Mar 08, 2008 (11:51 am)
As much as I love my '06 Accord Coupe EX, having a car with better gas mileage is important to me. I'm averaging about 27 MPG on an average tank of gas, which is respectable, but I would love a Hybrid that gets 40+ MPG.   I'm not a big fan of the Prius, so I'd pick the Civic Hybrid, but there are just a few things about the Civic that drive me crazy. For the 2009 MMC, I would love to see some exterior revisions - new bumpers, grille, and revised rear. It sounds like we will be getting those changes and I hope they are for the better. I'm not a huge fan of the Hybrid's flying saucer rims - I know they have a function, but I wish they were a little nicer. New exterior colors are a must! Alabaster Silver is nice but there are just too many of them on the road. I really like the exclusive Hybrid colors, Magnetic and Opal Blue. But they need to ditch the hideous Galaxy Gray and get something nicer. And a few more color options on the Hybrid would be nice, too. I don't understand why they limit the choices.   As for the interior of the Civic/Hybrid... umm... can we have a do-over? The space-age dash, two-tiered instrument panel, gear shift... rip it all out and start over. And would it be so hard to put doors/covers on the cubby holes and storage areas? And for the love of God, offer gray or charcoal fabric instead of blue!
#23 of 28 HCH change requests from a 2007 owner. by fierojim Apr 23, 2008 (8:07 am)
Headlight auto-off. Charcoal grey interior. Sunroof. Bluetooth and USB interfaces. Plug-in battery charging. Standard engine block heating. Warm up is a mileage killer! More exterior color choices. Black and red for sure. More durable front floor mats!   Replies to this message: blackzarg (Apr 26, 2008 4:06 am)
#25 of 28 Re: HCH change requests from a 2007 owner. [fierojim] by blackzarg Apr 26, 2008 (4:06 am)
Replying to: fierojim (Apr 23, 2008 8:07 am) Folding Rear Seats Standard Rear Cupholders Dual Glove Box Compartment Projector Headlights   A moonroof would be nice (and I don't see why they won't add that as an option..) but third parties can do that for you without voiding the warranty.
#26 of 28 Re: Colors! [allcarsrcool] by liantics Dec 27, 2008 (9:00 am)
Replying to: allcarsrcool (Oct 28, 2007 9:14 am) I don't care about the seat colors, but adjustable lumbar support would be nice.
#27 of 28 Re: set max RPM for cruise control mode [stevedebi] by liantics Dec 27, 2008 (9:03 am)
Replying to: stevedebi (Feb 16, 2007 2:40 pm) I no longer use cruise in the mountains, because it's too inefficient. I'd rather drop 5 mph for a few hundred feet than lose an average of 10 mpg on a 400 mile drive. Gravity's not nice to your mileage, and the battery drain on some steep climbs can be substantial.
#28 of 28 Re: Small improvements [jagmarz] by liantics Dec 27, 2008 (9:12 am)
Replying to: jagmarz (Mar 03, 2008 1:49 pm) I second this:   "2. Total control over air flow, A/C and Econ setting. Right now, if I want air on the windshield (even for light fogging), the A/C comes on and the econ goes off (on my 2003). When I turn defrost off, the A/C stays on! I want to direct outside air to the windshield without turning on A/C and turning off Econ."   Especially now that the AC condenser bearing on mine has failed and I have to replace it in order to drive, because I can't keep the dumb thing from turning on.   (What brilliant engineer came up with a design that requires the air conditioner to be functional for the car to run?)

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