For that, Hybrid is definitely the better choice. You don't do high speed overtaking in town area whereby higher performance of the turbo would be appreciated.

I seem to see more Cherry Omoda than G6 on the roads. Jap manufacturers should be worried.

I know. Tiggo coming.

I got the Honda's purely on warranty issue ground. For piece of mind, don't want to have to argue with Honda on warranty.

After you own installation, have you ever claim warranty on electrical issue? If no, then you still wouldn't know whether you will have warranty issue or not.

I didn't want to take that chance nor do I want to waste my time arguing with Honda to save a few hundred Ringgit on a 200k car. For me, that's being pound foolish and penny wise.

After self installation of 3rd party dashcam , has anyone actually successfully claim electrical warranty without any drama?

If no, then how can anyone claim there's no problem?

The fact of the matter is, if Honda wanted to, they can make it difficult to claim electrical warranty. That's common sense and not just my opinion.

A car manufacturer has told me, switching to different rim/tire, even if the same overall diameter are the same will void the warranty. Sounded ridiculous but what's the point of arguing with them?

It stands to reason, just like insurance company, if they want they can find all sorts is excuses. No matter how ridiculous.

So this is not my opinion, if you don't want and drama claiming warranty, best not to give them any reason to reject your warranty. This is just common sense.

This post has been edited by touristking: Jul 9 2024, 05:06 AM

Looks like the Hybrid is doing well in sales. Do you people opt for the Hybrid for it's drive train or for the economy?

Honda's brochure
RS 9 seconds
AWD 10.4
2WD 9.7/9.8

Do note, at higher speed like 120kph, RS power loses to the 1.5T.

2WD 1.5T
Highway may be 13 - 15 km/L
Urban may be 9 - 10km/L

I always pick a color that is relatively maintenance-free and that is silver. Car should serve me and not the other way around.

Have the silver for over 1/2 yrs now and sometimes it looks more like solid color grey than metallic silver.

As for the black grill. In fact, I like it more than the full body colored RS. It "break" up the line nicely.

Test driven a low end BYD before. Those EV are like that, instant torque. Was considering a smaller EV as 2nd car for town use to complement the 1.5T CRV for outstation.

It is a relief the CRV doesn't come with that stupid feature

some people say, if you switch air cond temp to lowest and since it can never reach the lowest in the tropic, that feature will not activate.

Got the 1.5T for half a year now. Recently felt the steering is a bit weird.

I know it is probably normal, when on highway high speed with lane centering & cruise control on etc, the steering becomes heavier and felt more resistance to steer.

But recently when I came off the highway and lane centering & cruise control etc OFF and driving straight, there seem to be resistance in the steering when trying to turn the steering by 1 or 2 cm.

Coming off the highway, I was driving 40 - 60 kph. The 'resistance to steer" occasionally happens in the initial 1 or 2 cm of turning. Would you call "resistance to steer" same as "sticky"?

But if I don't go onto the highway and in town all day, less such occurrence.

Is this a safety issue or just an annoyance?

Honda quoted max speed for RS is 187 kph. 200 kph for the 1.5T.

I was told, once going above may be 120 kph, the 1.5T performs better.

This post has been edited by touristking: Aug 28 2024, 07:08 AM

Mine was silky smooth before. Now seems to have some sticky feeling, like very slight momentarily resistance to turn, every now and then.

1.5T or the RS. Different people, different considerations and there are several.

Even though I spend 80% of the time in town, I picked the 1.5T for the following reasons.
1. With the big price difference, in my case, I can consider petrol to be free for 6 years.
2. RS setup is complicated and if can't start the car, have to call Honda and not any mechanic under the trees. And I can be away from home for quite some times.

Got the 2WD for the following reasons.
1. If got one tire damaged, hate the thought of having to change at least 2 tires at once, if not 4 at once.
2. The 1.5T power is just adequate. No extra power for the slowness of AWD on pickup.

The most practical thing I will miss the RS will be the smoothness at idle and the quicker pickup. As for noise, well, the tires noise makes up for it


This post has been edited by touristking: Aug 28 2024, 11:37 AM