Yup, there's a beeping sound.!

I overheard my SA speaking to a customer just before I collected my car yesterday... For E-Spec its currently about 4 months... Depending on colour.. S-Spec the waiting list is even shorter.

Beige looks quite classy too, but black's my choice.!! I believe beige will get dirty easily... After time you'll see grey-ish dirt stains...

IMHO, I think with yesterday's interest rate cut, there's a good chance that car financing interest rates will be lowered - but don't count on it going down immediately, there will be a time lag.

Yeah, I noticed that the sound insulation in my new City could be better. Was wondering - will soundproofing + autofoaming void any warranties? I don't think so right?? I can't think of how it will void any warranties..

This post has been edited by sebaver: Jan 22 2009, 11:15 AM

Better than no car before CNY, bro.! Anyways, congrats, work hard so you can quickly go home and enjoy your new ride.!

Agreed on the sound insulation.!!

I've asked this before, but no one has replied - will adding any sound insulation void any warranty(ies) from Honda??

Yeah, maybe i'll do that.. Was hoping to get an answer without calling up an Honda center u see..! hehe..

Will update the rest here once i get my answer.!

Happy "Niu" year to all.!! Gong Xi Gong Xi.!!

My last reading was 15.3km/L.! hehe..

Combination of both highway and town driving... That said, driving in the town's these few days has been a breeze, no cars on the roads in KL.! hehe

Looks like you already know what you can ask for... a tank's worth of petrol, tinting discounts, smart tags are some of the more common items.. Some fellow posters here also ask for stuff like free door visors, boot trays, etc. No hard and fast rule when it comes to these things, depends on your negotiation skills bro!

How long is the waiting period for a honda city right now btw?

This post has been edited by sebaver: Jan 26 2009, 04:21 PM

Thanks.! I got a couple of enquiries from my relatives who saw my new City when doing some CNY visiting..! They're already interested in getting one, so they asked me whats the waiting time, but I honestly have no idea whats it like now.. hehe..


This post has been edited by sebaver: Jan 26 2009, 09:33 PM

Do also bear in mind that there'll be a new facelifted Civic in a couple of months. Was informed of this by my SA... They also expect the price to go up in the range of RM3-5k, based on previous experience.

Clocked up about 800 km on my new baby already, and this is what I have to report on my car...

1. Fuel consumption - City driving = 11.2km/L... Highway driving = 15.3km/L. The best I could manage was 17.1km/L at one point. hehe..

2. Ride is a little too bumpy for my liking, but car feels quite stable when taking sharp corners at speed.

3. The rubber lining outside the car at the top my front windscreen is coming off, i just noticed it a while ago. Managed to fiddle with it a little and tuck it back in. Will complain to my SA.

4. Engine seems is quite noisy, not sure if its because the engine hasn't "break in", or poor sound dampening. Engine is quite silent if u tap gently on your accelerator/at lower speeds, but when you try to overtake or when you climb steep hills, the engine sound becomes very obvious.

5. No complaints on the cooling of the air-conditioning - yes it still can't beat my old Wira in terms of cooling effect, but its good enough for me. And yes, as chris_x mentioned, yes, its a little loud at 3rd / 4th speed.

6. I'm not sure if my alarm is working. Will have to check with technician / SA. I've tried doing what tai kor andyjyneo suggested - i.e; sit in the car, activate alarm and start moving - I can't seem to hear anything... Or is it the alarm is too soft to be heard?!?

7. In D mode, gear response is pretty satisfactory.

8. In S mode, there seems to be a slight time lag when using the paddle shifters. It takes maybe 1-2 secs before u feel the gears change.

9. Agreed with tillerman - the rear and front driving view is hard to judge despite a week driving my car.

10. I went to quickly check my bumper after reading bro chris_x's comment on his slipped bumper - it's still pretty much in tact, thank god.!

- Total range since my last full tank refuel is already 480km, still got a bit of fuel inside, so i think topping 500 shouldn't be a prob.!! My last refuel was RM65... I just pumped first, didn't wait for the indicator light to come on..
- I think for FC, a lot also depends on your driving habits. Try not having jackrabbit starts at traffic lights, but instead try to gently tap on your accelerator and ensure smooth and gradual pick up. Travelling at high speeds also do not help your FC, as there is greater wind resistance to overcome.
- Going up hill, i haven't experienced having my car dropping back, or maybe I didn't notice it. Will look out for it the next time. However, i also noticed that the RPM is not stable whilst going up steep hills.
- S mode eating up a lot of fuel? Not too sure about that... Whilst in S mode i try not to rev my engine to >3k RPM, cos the engine's still new. Correspondingly, the fuel consumption indicator shows that my consumption in S mode is in the range of 14-16km/L when i engaged in S mode.
- I think by the time you wait till your warranty period is over, you should be able to estimate your car's front + back dimension's pretty well.! hehe

This post has been edited by sebaver: Jan 28 2009, 10:45 AM

Was driving on a busy + narrow road, so couldn't do too fast a speed... I think around 60km/h??

Yeah, with regards to point no 3., I experienced the same just this evening. When I drove my car to work this morning and parked my car the range was approx 53km... But when I left for lunch this afternoon, the range reading was only about 27km when i started the engine... I figured I would have enough petrol to take me to lunch and back... But after a 1-2 km journey, the range figure dropped very quickly to 17km... After that I quickly look for a petrol station to refuel, just in case it drops even further and leaving me with no fuel in my new car...

Mind you, after I saw the range figure dropping so quickly I got a bit scared and drove very very slowly to minimise FC....


This post has been edited by sebaver: Jan 28 2009, 09:35 PM

Buy GPS to direct you.!

Hmm.. On 2nd thought, actually why don't you try the KTM komuter - goes direct to Midvalley...

I guess there might be slight inconveniences, but if cost is an issue...


This post has been edited by sebaver: Feb 2 2009, 12:02 PM

Mine's always been in the range of 13.5-15 km/L so far...

Assuming 14km/L, its about 12.8 sen per km.

Haven't really pushed my car, but fastest I've done is 100-110km/h as the engine is still new. At that speed handling is still quite good.

Out of curiosity, where do you go for your regular car washes bro?

Got any good "proper" car wash places to recommend??

Thanks a lot.! This should come in handy for the rest of this thread followers... The car washes i previously frequented were those roadside ones!

Hey chris_x, yeah I', interested.!! But like sysh mentioned, does it fit our car?? I tried installing a brake pedal lock before this, but I found it wasn't able to fit my car, hence I returned it..