I restarted the car. How do u restart the HU?

Most dealers accept credit card payments of the DP up to RM3K.

I insured it for RM2.5K to include the tint. I normally change windscreens every year.

Windscreens always get chipped. And your insurance cover for the windscreen lapses even if u don't use it. So might as well use it.

Noted.

I've been replacing windscreens almost every year since 2004 on my previous cars. And I always get it done at the authorised service centre (Toyota and Kia). BMW will be a first for me in Dec this year.

Isn't your Auto Brake Hold switched on always?

Anyway for everyone's info, the Auto Brake Hold on the Civic is surely a class above the BMW. Engages and releases very smoothly. You barely even know its there.

Not sure if the bigger rims on the BMW make the difference.

Not really, Its the chassis. Most cars are being designed lighter but sturdier.

Update on my first full tank.

Travelled 569km
50% driving at 140-150kmph and 50% in city traffic
No ECON mode
Using the fill - measure - fill method, I used up 39.77L.
Drove around 5km after fuel warning light came on.

So that works out to be about 14.3km/L using RON95.

Better be careful with dash cams and reverse cams especially with cars controlled by ECU's.

I installed a 3rd reverse cam on my new BMW and it messed up the on board electronics. Had to get it removed. I've now installed the original BMW reverse cam. Cost me RM4,715.

Might not be an issue with the Civic but best get it checked carefully before installation.

3 important questions which we need clarification for:

1) What guarantee do we have that the new leather seat covers have taken into account the special stitching required for deployment of the side airbags?
2) Would our warranties with Honda Malaysia be affected by this after market leather seat covers?
2) Who is Carbi's leather supplier and what type of leather are we getting? Nowadays imitation leather is so well manufactured that its very difficult to tell the difference

Car loan interest so low why wana pay more n reduce? Use the money and invest elsewhere and earn higher returns la.

Not sure if you are referring to the Civic or the Wira being a Milo tin?

Either way, ppl need to depart from that old mentality of seeing a smashed up car and assuming its a milo tin. That's the crumple zones and its specially designed to crumple and absorb the energy from the impact by controlled deformation. If this energy is not absorbed or dissipated, it will be directly transferred to the passenger cabin. This is basic Laws of Physics.

Newton’s first law states that an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. As a result, if a vehicle is travelling at 110kmph, the passenger bodies inside are as well, and if the vehicle hits a solid wall and comes to a stop immediately without any crumple zones, the bodies will continue going in the same direction at 110kmph.

Passengers will continue to move forward at the same speed until they come in contact with a part of the automobile or another human being, causing severe injury. Even after a human body comes to a stop in an accident, its internal organs continue to move, slamming against each other because of the impact, often causing serious internal injuries and bleeding.

That's why crumple zones are very important. But crumple zones need to be paired with a strong passenger compartment to prevent intrusion or structural collapse.

If you walk around the Civic and do the 'knocking assessment' you will find a lot of hollow sounds. Being hollow is ok because it means that there is internal space for the crumple zone to collapse and its energy absorbed. In most continental cars like BMW, Audi, Merc and VW, you will find less 'hollow knocking sounds'. This is because these manufacturers generally include a lot of energy absorbing materials within the crumple zones. Try closing the boot of the BMW 5 Series for example and ull understand what I mean. But if the Civic were to follow the same route and include all these energy absorbing materials within the crumple zones, im certain we will be paying about 100K more.

Most importantly, Honda has done a very good job with its chassis and strengthening the passenger compartment. That's why the Civic gets the highest crash rating of Top Safety Pick Plus by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety America (IIHS).

It also obtained a 5 Star overall crash rating by the NHTSA with individual 5 star ratings for frontal crash, side crash and rollover. Just for info, the 2015 BMW 3 Series also obtained an overall 5 Star rating but only got a 4 star rating for frontal crash.

Why would airbags deploy? Unless the front impact was considerable. Don't seem so in the pic.

Sounds like the same marketing gimmick Toyota used since 2003 with its GOA body. Totally rubbish. The Vios was a real milo tin. Even structurally not good.

But at least Honda's version (ACE) lives up to its name.

I know all about effective rates which is why I still say don't waste money reducing car loans. Why do u think I always go for 90% max 9 yrs loan?

There are many investments out there with varying levels of risk which also provide potentially much higher returns.

(p/s: FD is not an investment vehicle anymore. Most ppl either 'invest' in FD to offset inflation or because they dont know what else to pump their money into. Even then nowadays FD returns are not enough to offset inflation)

JPJ will use their new tint guidelines to rake in more money for their coffers. They are getting more and more desperate by the day. I would strongly suggest you stick to JPJ compliant tints.

Anyway Llumar Diamond 6 is for safety with good heat rejection. I would think having 50% VLT is dangerous for side windows especially at night.

Yes true.

But debt isn't always bad the same as risk. Debt is only bad when it's not managed well. But a smart investor will know how to utilise smaller debt / borrowings to invest and increase ROI. Good investment is basically good risk mitigation. We don't run from risk. We manage it.

Bro, sorry to hear of your bad experience. Truly sympathise with you. Hope Honda Malaysia comes good and resolves your issues.

There isn't a car manufacturer on the planet which doesn't have issues with their cars. Ours is just worth RM100K+. Imagine what those Ferrari 458 Italia owners felt when their brand new cars kept catching fire at multiple locations around the world in 2010 until Ferrari issued a global recall to fix the problem.

And if its any consolation, I had numerous issues with my brand new BMW 5 Series when I bought it in Dec last year. Even my rear passenger door actually opened by itself while I was driving at 90kmph. Luckily the door is heavy so didn't swing open. Plus my car even broke down by the roadside when the fuel pump control unit short circuited.

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Actually the Honda Econ Mode is barely noticeable. There is only a slight drag. Most of the time you won't know its been activated unless you see the tree symbol on your display. Its actually quite different to the BMW version which is Eco Pro where the difference in acceleration, transmission and aircon power is noticeable.

No. Its not to let you know. The indicator that ure driving economically is the light bar at the top of your speedometer display. You can be driving un-economically even when ure in Econ mode. Econ mode is to try and help you drive economically by mainly adjusting engine output and throttle response.