Hey guys,

I'm planning to buy a secondhand Honda City Year around 2005 to 2006.

Is there anything I should notice before I buy? I mean like which version is better and such...

Any of you guys know the owner of Black Honda City number plate : BGW 3327 ?

Sorry to hijack this thread but I hope someone can share a little on oil change.

I recently bought a  2006 City VTEC with 14000km on the clock. According to the Honda manual, the oil change is to be done every 5000km. I find this interval very short, as even Proton cars come with a 10000km service interval.
I checked through the forum, and some people recommended using semi-syn oil and stretch up to 8000km. Is this advisable?

There are also talks on changing the CVT (gearbox?) oil every 20000km. Can someone elaborate more on this?

If this has been discussed before, I would appreciate if you can point me in the right direction.

i think you mean the engine oil. the gearbox oil change is for every 20k. that gearbox oil change cost around RM350. if that's the case you can easily be charged RM500 plus for your regular maintenance at the SC.

btw julnoel, i found few posts on motortrader and teamcity forums - the remote spare parts u can get cheaper at cobra sc. one forumer claimed he bought only the rubber stick for 1RM/pc.. dunno if it's true. but no harm to check it out. got 1 in kepong also. http://www.cobra.com.my/iframe_dealer_contact.html

Green Cool Tints & Security Sdn Bhd (Kepong Branch)
35, Jalan Ambong, Kepong Baru,
52100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel / Fax : 03 - 6250 9638

i always wonder the use of mineral oil, semi-syn and full syn oil. i read somewhere that these oil grades can extend to longer service intervals, 5k, 8k and 10k respectively. but it's the oil filter that cannot withstand more than 5k. if that's true - are there alternatives to get better oil filter to match the oil grade? any thoughts on that, guys?
maybe you can be more specific? is it like knocking sound? where exactly does the sound come from?

correct me if i'm wrong, the car comes with 3 yr or 100,000km warranty right? if it's bad, you better send your car to a trusted SC for the warranty. else u'd have to fork out your own money.

haha.. maybe i was exaggerating a lot, but the point was it cost a hole in my pocket when combined with engine oil change plus parts and labor. which brings me the question, as posted by our friend - do we to have change the gearbox oil every 5000km ?

julnoel,
i went to cobra sc in TTDI today.. got myself the remote casing for just RM20. i also bought 2 extra rubber sticks, RM1/pc.  i'm so happy!

200k+ already?   I guess you might ask your mechanic to check on your timing chain to ensure it is not loosen yet. The rest of maintenance like break fluid,engine oil,CVTF need to be replaced according.

200k km - a hardcore user there. As long as your father satisfy with the car then it is ok. Between,yours is a VTEC or IDSI version? Front arms,guess should be the front absorbers.....Does the car vibrates a lot ? The engine mounting and from absorber i guess will not be that cheap. Skim disc,the rotators  are in equivalent both sides?  The these jobs can be done at outside shops as long as the mechanics good in repairing cars.

Hi All,

Has anyone changed their City absorbers?  My back absorbers seemed to be giving problems. 

Went over a hump quite fast and there was this clang-clang sound (like no more support) from the back. 

Some more there was no reflector painted at the hump.  So didn't see it when driving at night.

Wonder how much it would cost to change the absorbers....

5 years old CITY (vtec)