I might find that car (CT200H) desirable if it had launched about 10 years ago, but right now, it doesn't float my boat at all. It's still a nice flower vase though.

Got those aftermarket DVD navi that fit flush onto center console, can save 3k easily. Void warranty also at most void audio portion, who cares. My wife's 1.8s, confirm I will install those instead when her car arrives after raya. Hoho

OKR branch sells them and provides the warranty too. Not original Honda but doesn't really matter as it does the same thing. Nice flush for too, not sure if stock in yet or not

Old Klang Road branch.

SA told me is about 2k+ including installation. Non-original DVD navi but they will give the warranty since i'm getting from them.

Unfortunately no photos, I'm just waiting for SA to tell me when the stock come in.

Won't void. But really, the biggest difference is your battery can last about a year and a half longer without the VS+ground cable. There is some improvements to your audio and lights but its really damn minor. FC improvements are near negligible also. If you want your car battery to last longer then get it, otherwise, not really worth the money at all. I dunno about throttle response, coz I really don't see any difference at all - with or without a VS

No need la, just get standard insurance + windshield is good enough. What for you want to play that extra RM500~600, unless you going to be parking in the Dataran Merdeka area alot which btw hasn't flooded out the carpark for the last 2 years at least, the chances of your car going to swim with the fishes is less than 1% I think.

Even if void warranty, it will only void the audio portion, which is really no big deal. The mods you want to worry is anything that piggyback or related to the engine, those they can simply find something to say because of bad installation, the engine die or something.

I tell you if they really want to do that, they can. But it's too damn far fetched to say audio wiring problem so cause engine to die.

Anyway, I won't worry about the audio portion too much. Unlike European contis, I doubt the Honda car key is coded with all the car information in which they can immediately check your car info even without looking at the car. That's the beauty of a Japanese car, lots of mod potentials... ehehehe

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Added on August 13, 2012, 6:31 pmMy car windshield insurance only cost me RM690. My relative's Audi Q5 windshield insurance cost RM900. Is it logical for the Civic windshield insurance to cost RM500+? Perhaps NCD is taken in account, I'm not sure - you have to do more research yourself.

This post has been edited by zweimmk: Aug 13 2012, 06:31 PM

Not really a blunder. Some people don't want the trouble of doing things aftermarket, then the 2.0 navi version is the one to get. After all, there are some things that's not easy to modify for the 1.8s aside from the engine and they are:

1. Procuring the 9th gen original Honda Civic projector headlamps to retrofit
2. 2 more Air bags (can't be done I think)

Everything else ain't that hard, it's just more troublesome to do so and you have to worry about the quality of workmanship plus the money involved. As far as voiding warranty is concerned, as long as you don't touch the engine and transmission, the rest of the items ain't that critical

That's pretty good, my first gen vios only traded in for 56k back in 2008. After bank repayment, I was only left with 32k. It was also a 3 year old car with 67k mileage.

Did you take a short loan with the 09 city?

No, it is first gen, I bought in May 2005, they released the facelift in Oct or something. Paid 82k for the 1.5G

Till today, I think my trade in price was lame.

It works good to reduce vibration and tighten the handling. But as far as noise reduction is concerned, unless you go for the ultimate package, you won't notice the difference that much. The roof would be nice to soundproof though as when it rains, it sounds like those zinc roof... Pitty Patta Pitty Patta, damn noisy. There will be some weight added to the car after you foam though, but it's an increase of about 3 to 6kg? depending on what you do

If you really keen to do it, I recommend you drive your car for 1 month first, then go in autofoam to feel the difference.

Doubtful to void warranty but FC sure increase a little.. Price is about 2.4 to 3.4k depending on what you want to do. Basically it's foaming plus sound damping mats placed into your doors, the back seat chassis, roof, boot and firewall. If you do this, expect to add about 8 to 12kg of weight to your car, there's even a wheel arch treatment package available to further reduce road noise.

It's a lot of money to pay. The handling and vehicle roll will surely tighten and reduce but noise reduction is subjective... My suggestion is to go for the comfort package first to test water, but it will still cost you about 1k. You can read more in autoworld forums for feedback.

Worth doing for better vehicle handling and stableness, also improves your overall NVH. But if it's for sound damping alone, then I don't know if the results are considered good for what you pay.

Btw, autofoam cannot solve rattling issues. Those you gotta go back to your service center. What it actually does is fill up the hollow points in your car chassis to give it a stiffer and firmer ride.

While I did foam my Vios and Altis in the past, I'm not that keen to do it for my current ride. Truth is, there are cheaper solutions to noise damping if you are only after a more quieter ride. Besides, KLauto ultimate solution ain't cheap, some bros run their bill up to 4k by adding this and that. It's a huge money sinkhole, and that money can be better spent elsewhere

This post has been edited by zweimmk: Aug 15 2012, 10:13 AM

No idea, perhaps you can try KKlau, dude seems to know what's he's doing. After all, he does have qualifications in this field

http://www.kklau.com.my/Sound-Proofing/

Hmmm? Is that a moonroof I see? I don't remember any Civic variants here having moonroof as an option

Cannot, but you can try asking SA and see if you get lucky or not

That or it is a 2nd car and all the features you described is already available in the main car

That 15k difference you describe is still a difference of rm250++ in installments for x no of years btw

You must be a heavy city driver if you're getting that kind of mileage. Air cond off too, must be really bad start stop traffic conditions huh?

Well, it was a somewhat relevant spec car 4 years ago but today? I'm not surprised at all. Apart from the Mazda 6, it still looks better than its Japanese D-segment rivals IMO.

I'm more surprised about the CRZ sales considering it flatlined everywhere else except in Japan.

This post has been edited by zweimmk: Aug 24 2012, 11:44 AM