Looks like I'll have to change my wheels much earlier then... I've only clocked 13k km...

tires or there is oil on the road..

When I go for the 3rd service, the sc asked me to perform wheel balancing, rotation those for 75, but my car only clocked 4000km mileage even though already 1 year, need to do all those already? And is it better to do it there or outside?

Not in the list, macam won't affect warranty. If no affect warranty, do outside lol.

Wow... 4k only in 1 year...? Car for market run...?

Anyway, recommended alignment balancing rotation is at 10k km interval at average, so it's not surprise for them to ask as per servicing SOP since 3rd service is supposedly for 20k km mileage - you should be on 2nd alignment balancing rotation already...

Since yours just 4k, can skip and do outside once it reaches 10k km... or when you service your car in the future when it can coincide with 10k km, say maybe on your 5th service...?

75 a bit steep for SC, the last I did mine at SC was 65...? Outside can do for less than 50 I believe...


BTW, if your car happens to be a V-spec and comes with Toyol tyres, may I suggest changing all 4 tyres instead of considering alignment balancing... Toyol tyres are death traps on wet conditions - a disaster waiting to happen...

This post has been edited by Eithanius: Nov 6 2021, 06:55 PM

Usually the maintenance will include other charges like aircond cleaning and engine additive etc? Cuz the list stated that 3rd maintenance is 300++ but today I paid 500++

Driving in small town, so won't travel much in a day.

Alright, thanks for the suggestion. Btw mine is S spec.

Hi, anyody hear that all honda city V spec starting this December will hav honda sensing with it. The new price will be rm 90k. Do you think worth it?



This post has been edited by Azri_ryuji48: Nov 6 2021, 08:54 PM

Does changing tyre void warranty?

Yes worth it.

And it has a 7inch TFT display vs the standard analogue / digital meter.

Post your receipt here and maybe we can help you decipher which are extra.

Here's it. Is there something which is optional? 3rd service

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9 ( My current car is more than 10 years old, never once I had used an engine cleaner to clean the engine. Sure, I may have lost single digit HPs but it doesn't matter to me and it's just supposed to clear off the carbon residue in your engine)
10 ( You want treatment? Put RON97. Cleaner also)
11 ( I could be wrong on this but I don't recall this is needed )
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If those mentioned are all accurately optional, you spent an extra RM223.77 to HM.

This post has been edited by PoisonSoul: Nov 7 2021, 02:39 PM

Thanks, for engine cleaner, if I occasionally pump RON97 also can achieve that effect or need to do it regularly?

Also, if I want to avoid those extra charges, how do I know which are extra on my future services? If not I think will end up spending a few thousands extra to HM.

For the RON97, nah. it wont clean it off but it will just create lesser carbon residue only compared to RON95 but it's just very very minor difference only. Pump whichever RON you like/can afford.

Try to tally up the price to as close as the price stated by HM maintenance list. Let's say for the next service, HM stated it's RM400, then make sure your final amount do not deviate more than + or - RM50 or so.
If you really want to know which are needed and which are not, you have to join some FB Honda *insert car model name* groups and slowly learn/gather data from the people that posts similar questions as you. Members will reply and tell which are needed and which are not. Slowly, you'll know which are needed and which are "scams" by SC.

Honestly, I'm in one of the groups and I saw that for a service of only RM300+-, the SC managed to get the owner to spend up till RM800++ by adding tons of unnecessary stuffs into the bill.

actually carbon residue ron95 and ron97 already same cos already euro4m now nationwide.

dunno if I tell them I want the standard package only, will they still include those 'hidden cost' things😅

Download a copy of the maintenance schedule from Honoda website, store it on your phone... Next round service when the advisor show you the list of items on service, compare and remove them on your request...

Perhaps try pumping different brand for different additives

State clearly you only want the mandatory maintenance based on manual service and no optional service required.