Just did my 1k service @ OKR SC. Any recommended SC with 0w20 oil from drums in KV? Will likely change oil earlier at 5k since heard out of factory is using mineral oil..

So slightly over a month in the FE. Came from a GM6 and maybe share some thoughts.

1) Seat and positioning slightly better in GM6. I usually adjust to the lowest position and GM6 definitely offers 'better' view and easier on my butt lol. I get more side support from the FE for sure though.

2) FE CVT is generally ok but there's a noticeable lag when you try to put your foot flat. Really annoying when trying to overtake. GM6 zippier in this regard. High speed of course FE wins hands down la. Can cruise sub 2k rpm on highway where GM6 needs 3k or more.

3) I don't like that Honda is cheapening out on the hard plastic centre console (hurts my left knees this), rear plastic 'cushion' and half ass digital instrument cluster.

4) ACC with low speed follow does work.. but I would only use it for highway cruising. The braking/acceleration logic of the system isn't smooth enough for KL traffic unfortunately.

5) The auto headlight sensors are annoying, period. I wish there was a way I could toggle it off by choice (like the GM6) instead of having it on auto everytime I drive under a tree. And no it's not because of my tint (which is JPJ compliant). Either the logic is underdeveloped or the sensors calibrated wrongly or both.

6) Rear boot lip is a dirt/puddle collector? Don't know if anyone notices, especially after you drive in the rain, the lip area collects water and dirt like nobody's business. Macam longkang..

7) Honestly think they should do away with the special wiper lifting steps. Especially if you send to an unsuspecting car wash it may cause some confusion and broken blades lol..

by right shouldn't have to downshift if Honda had implemented proper kickdown mapping to transmission. I noticed that driving up a hill or down a slope the 'gears' shifts down automatically which I think is really brilliant compared to GM6 CVT. Or maybe it was intentionally left out because wanted to reduce CVT load and/or increase fuel efficiency?

yeah unfortunately I've come to realize have to live with the CVT compromise at this price point. Aside from the 7 major pain points the overall package for the FE is pretty good though. Spacious, premium looking interior (aside from the plastics yuck!) , good NVH, good wireless infotainment system, matured exterior design (Audi-esque A3 rear?) and okay suspension tuning. Nothing really comes close at this price range so pretty happy to live with it for a few years at least 😁

honestly your best bet is to test drive yourself and make your own conclusion. Everyone's bum is different haha

or inserted just another layer of padding haha. but funnily enough my bum has gotten used to the stiff cushion. Recently did a day trip down south and surprisingly didn't arrive home sore.

so they took 600km as your first service B point? Means 10.6k km is your second service B? 😅

Just changed mine (V spec) to the new Hankook Prime 4's and couldn't be happier. 215/50r17 at rm340/tyre. Wet performance is night and day difference to MC5 and tyre roar is considerably lower at higher speeds.

Not wrong per se, but I guess previously it would be very difficult to track engine usage in terms of idle time as part of maintenance structure. Now at least there's a more comprehensive way of making sure the engine gets properly assessed in terms of wear ie. no more standard 10,000 km every service.

planning on changing the batteries pre emptively since car just reached the 1 year mark. Any idea what's the measurement of the stock battery?

lol if you spot a silver V Civic in this area, most likely me. Don't be shy to say hi

About time. Lately I’m starting to experience the sticky steering issue as well (45k km on mine) and honestly judging by comments here its only a matter of time before it hits. Seriously don’t feel confident taking corners anymore because the steering isn’t precise and quite frankly an accident waiting to happen..

If the power steering causes random jerking during high speed corners (especially on wet or uneven roads) then yes, it becomes an issue.

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Perhaps I need to explain clearer for you to understand. At corners, especially more than 45 degrees, the steering judders and jerks because of the sticky steering issue. The issue exarcabates more so if the road is uneven causing the driver aka me, to not have confidence in taking corners because I won’t be able to judge the actual force needed to be applied to the steering wheel. If it was an issue of alignment I would still be able to offset but this is completely random !

Sent in my car for steering rack replacement after the recall warning. Was told that the parts used are not the same as the old ones since diff product code. Anyone else can confirm?

So barely 4 months into the ‘new’ steering rack I can already hear tuk sound when turning the steering to the left. If go by previous rate of rosak, I can confidently say in a years time my civic will be undriveable and I’ve got to get it replaced again.

I’m just waiting to see how gov will float ron95 prices then only jump into EV.

So 2 months after the initial tuk sound above, I can now feel the stickiness! Bravo Honda! Rate of degradation much worse than before and I can almost guarantee before 3 years of ownership I will have to replace again

Based on other’s experience here, i’m most likely gonna swap my civic for something else next year. No way do i wanna make the rack replacement a yearly affair and I don’t want to think after warranty care how

At this rate I’ve given up bro. It looks like a global design issue and as much as I love driving my civic, I care more about reliability than fun lol. And my batch was the mass recall in April

For me this feeling is worst than the first time round before I replaced my rack. Cause I know how bad it will eventually get especially on uneven roads and when taking corners at speed (which is obviously why I choose the civic over an suv, stability in cornering ma).

So yeah, will probs look at a PHEV or full EV by next year. This gomen clearly wants to charge full price to pump petrol for my kind so its high time I move on lol