interesting info you brought up!
HRV https://www.honda.com.my/doc/maintenance/2849
lol mentioned "ATF"
City https://www.honda.com.my/doc/maintenance/2497
transmission
City hatch https://www.honda.com.my/doc/maintenance/2646
also transmission

i will purposely request an earlier service on the HRV EHEV Hybrid just to find out
https://www.honda.com.my/manuals/423N06220_web.pdf [attachmentid=11519845]
it looks like it is ATF for all EHEV models except the 2 litres Atkinson cycle direct injection engines, and runs on higher EV motor output. that's only the Civic and CRV currently.
their HEVF are much more expensive too, more than double price from the schedule - 7x vs 16x
Civic https://www.honda.com.my/doc/maintenance/2756
CRV https://www.honda.com.my/doc/maintenance/2565

What is the max rebate for this month other than rebate from honda?

Hey, would like your opinion on the insurance. Does any of you renew the insurance with Honda? Just for the Honda HIP?

Just noticed my CRV insurance is due tomorrow. wonder do I contact Honda and wait or just renew the insurance on the Etiqa app?

thank you for the feedback. do you mean there's no need to go with Honda HIP insurance which is Etiqa as well?

HIP does provide additional coverage as a std package, which if you go for normal insurance, you might need to subscribe as additional coverage. i.e key coverage due to lost. there are a few more but i cant remember.

I am in the land of smiles at the moment. hardly  see honda cars on the street. Bkk is full of china EV.

The last month HM promotion has been extended to this month... I have great interest on RS version.  But I have few queries on the following, hope RS owners could provide me some insights

a. The 8-year warranty covers the entire electric system or battery only, means all electrical components, motor, generator, etc under warranty cover?

b. Wonder the EV battery price will drop after 8-year as the demand is getting higher , especially after warranty over, car owners need to replace those parts ourselves...?

Thanks in advance

The weakness of Honda vs Toyota is Honda give 8 years battery ONLY warranty, all the related parts including the expensive inverter not included. Toyota gives 8 years full battery and related coverage INCLUDING inverters.

So you can see how stingy or lesser confident they have towards their own hybrid products. If you look at it, iMMD is a recent major achievement of Honda, not incremental update of older system that HSD has been doing for their system. So it is technically still a pretty new system as it previous gen is not call iMMD and has a totally different setup.

Toyota do have MAJOR advantage of many more years of successful hybrid implementation with incremental upgrade. Their implementation is also simpler to maintain.

Anyway i still love Honda iMMD system more vs Toyota HSD. HSD IS simpler to maintain and more durable with less mechanical parts to wear vs iMMD setup that uses clutches, etc.

However iMMD system gives you much more pronounce EV like experience as it mostly uses electrical motor up to 70km/h meaning the motor will connect directly to the differential to power the wheel when driving below 70km/h.

Toyota HSD patented super efficient planetary gear system combined motor and engine power most of time as it deems fit that you really cannot feel if motor or engine is moving the car aka it just feel like engine drive most of time with super fuel efficiency unlike iMMD that gives you semi EV drive experience. It is super efficient but for me, it sort of lose the pronounce EV like feel that IMMD gives especially during City drive.

Back to Battery. So far the cost should be similar to Toyota, about RM 8-10k for battery and if adds up inverter, up to 17K++. Do note 8 years warranty does not mean the battery will die in 8 years. It can last longer for most cases and many change car later without battery failing yet. Think about it, at least if need to be, we can still afford to change the battery thru official channel vs EV but then many EV battery last really really long based on many real world study.

So when buying RS, think first that you will get AN EV like driving experience especially during City drive without the range anxiety. You are paying for that experience. Unfortunately many ppl overlook that pronounced EV experience and only look at at material cost only when calculate the higher price range of hybrid.

If cost anxiety is of major concern then hybrid or even EV might not be the right car in Malaysia (due to high car price and cheap petrol) coz the resale value also got hit very hard just like ev and always need to worry what the cost of battery replacement if keep long term.

Well the savings you get from petrol over the years can accumulate to replace the battery when it's life ended (unless you drive super low mileage). So you don't really lose much, just the resale value drop hard, that is the one major lose you CANNOT avoid and have to bear if you want a Hybrid or EV. If future costing is an issue, that is one major cost aspect you should not overlook when getting hybrid or EV. Finally, while electrical and electronic parts tend to be more efficient and last longer, once if fail, it will usually cost a bomb vs its petrol counterpart for parts such as electrical compressor that double the price of mechanical compressor.

crv thailand now with blindspot monitor and ventilated front seat

yeah...sc told me HM rejected my warranty claim on the lane watch camera issue. next week  when i free surely call up and made a scence!

All variants, sorry saw wrongly Crv 20k off, city 13k n civic 12k

The image on the screen show the rear car 's headbeam  like I am having astigmatism! Even during the day. I suspected faulty camera lens.