Amazingly this steering rack issue continue for so long.

Bought new in 2017 Civic FC 1.8s and claimed in July 2020. And sold it in 2022.

tq all for the feedback.. since my home already have Estima and Veloz.

i'm going to go for the mazda 3 liftback Ignite.. Tested the cx30 to get a feel of the engine, acceptable for me, coming from a 1.5T. 

As for potential/future Civic owners.. Good luck on the Steering rack issue.. i dont think Honda Malaysia is gonna solve it.
I checked HRV and New CRV FB groups , some owners are also facing steering rack issues..

Congratulations. Good to know. The Mazda 3 was on my radar but due to the high price it was scratched off the list. I used to own the Ford Focus mk3 which has exceptional handling in its price range, the time I bought it the price is around RM110k+/-. The Mazda 3 may be the closest performing vehicle but at a higher price.

Haha, i've written quite a lot on the rattling sound inside the cabin of Accord so I won't repeat it too much here. The quality is quite poor for the price you are paying especially Civic and Accord new models. I don't want to add too much salt but I actually find Proton vehicles to show less rattling sound inside the cabin than Honda models. Toyota and Mazda usually fair much better as they are CBU from Thailand and Japan respectively (Corolla and Mazda 3). CBU models will usually show better quality than CKD, especially the Honda CKD plant.

   
toyota is having the exact same issue with steering rack too
from vios , veloz , corolla, camry, corolla cross semua kena
best part is toyota dont let u claim cite no improveeement even change new   

Shhh, cannot talk bad of Toyota in public forum one, you never kena Toyota fans army shoot?
Funny thing is current Altis having wheel bearing frequent failure problem at very relative low mileage, nobody talk it on open public forum, they just keep complaining inside the private group only.

Same thing happened to last time Almera, wheel bearing was hot topic publicly that time..

Toyota still no real fix for the wheel bearing issue, got owner just asking in group the frequent need of replacing wheel bearing is worrying and he not sure what to do after warranty ended...

there is more to handling than just rear torsion beam... gotta drive it to feel it... not just looked at specs... also it can suck in one car and excel in another... gotta look at the whole package...

I'm actually agree with you. Just wanna share the gap from my persective.

Of of 100%, initially I vote the Mazda Bose 85-90 (really good score). White other Japanese/Korean no brand but 6-8 speakers on the high trim 75-80.
But of all odds, I experienced HK on Volvo that is off the chart like 200%. Then B&W again further off the chart like 800%. It is that significant, in terms of objective quality.

BTW, it is Volvo thing. If you try HK on BMW, it is not at same level, even though the DSP tick all the same capability as the Volvo.
It has to do with Volvo included audio experience right from SPA chassis R&D.

Other than that, it is personal preference.
Sony totally not my cup of tea, even though quality is top notch base on spectrum analyzer. Like audiophiles gang said, for Sony it is either hate it or love it.
For those that Love Sony, most tends think others not punchy enough.
Similarly those that Love Meridian, tends to think B&W is not lively enough.
Those that love B&W, most tend to think Sony is crap, noisy, lack of details.

BTW, the old B&W if you still have them. They are GOLD.
The speakers are top notch, but the capacitors are crap.
I saw mod guide, if you buy good quality capacitors for reputable source like RS Components, replace those on legacy B&W, you get quantum leap in sound quality!
Edit: I grew up from poor family. For most part of my life I though Altec Lansing is the best ever, lol...

For the most part, it can be better than stock. But can't beat good design from factory R&D.

There is just one thing they can't do, also most important to get clean sound. (at least 99% of the shop, with rare exception the shop has sound engineer worked in the major OEM before).
Which is tune the delay/phase of each speaker, so that they superposition reaching the ear together.
Then way from drivers/passengers cancel each other, minimize sound wave bouncing of the cabin.

Have you seen any accessories shop but a stereo microphone with dummy human ears shape + spectrum analyzer to measure the waveform?
At least I never.

So TS, how's the car so far?

i'm tempted too to sell of my civic..

I've seen people saying online to skip one gen for the civic.

FD (Great)
FB (Not so great)
FC (Great)
FE (Worst in my opinion)

I dont remember seeing so much rack issue on FC, thats why bought the FE... mana tahu