I did FSB and back ARB. Yes, much nicer cornering, but I didn't like the fact that it will feel "hard" going on uneven road. If you go through a stretch of slightly bumpy road, you will find that things seem to rattle quite a bit. Normally won't encounter these too much during city driving, so I think it's good trade-off for really good cornering and stability.

Anyone here doing Autofoam? Expensive though.

This is true technically, but Honda will void warranty if you don't come back every 5K, so we got no choice. Fully or semi, must change also every 5K. So far, I am using fully, but feel my money very wasted seeing them throw away the oil when it's still perfectly usable. I even asked if I can take back the oil hahaha.. for my 12-year-old car, but they say cannot.

Serious? How much is it?

110K not too bad for people who are really into "green" tech. But I do wish they'd have done the car using the honeycomb-like LED lamp design. I think current Production models using normal lamp only. Doesn't look anywhere near as exciting.

CRZ is nice, but 2-door car, very mar fan. Find it not practical.

I think interest is depending on banks also. For major banks (eg. Maybank, Public Bank), it's normally higher while less prominent ones (eg. EON, Affin) can normally offer lower.

2.79 is not too bad actually, but 2.35 is out of this world. r3kahsttub, betul kah got so low? Seems too far below market place. Quote from SA or from bank? Too bad I just bought also.

zoomckng, your story sounds very similar to the one I just heard today. So coincident. Just to be sure, white Accord with Negri number?

Got one zoomckng that day that just bought an accord. I think most people here are FD drivers and so am I.

As for better choice, depends on your preference and what factors important to you. Civic looks sportier, but it's going to be replaced next year with 9th generation. Supposedly leaked photos of the 9gen seems to suggest a "worse" Civic since it looks more conservative and less pleasing than current. Accord is a new model, so won't be "obsolete" soon, but some people just can't take the bulkier look.

If safety features is more important to you, you might be interested to know that while Civic has VSA, in Accord, this is only available in 2.4 model. For me, this is quite a deal breaker, cos how can 2.0 car has no VSA? Why should I live with less safety features on a more expensive car? But this is just my personal opinion lah. You also lose some features like paddle shift, cruise control, HID in Accord 2.0 whereas these are available in Civic 2.0. Do some research and scour some of those automotive forums.

I think cost of maintenance won't differ by much lah, but I never owned an Accord, so not too sure also.

As for reliability, try scouring forums, but sometimes it depends on luck also. I don't think there will be much difference between models, but personally I feel that Toyota's assembly is better than Honda's. Don't flame me, I am Honda driver too. Reliability is found more on some continental brands, but less resale value and more expensive parts & service.

Accord 2.0 is 100+ kg more than Civic 2.0 if not mistaken, so there must be some difference. I don't think Accord will be under-powered, but Civic should have a better 0-100 I think. Not kaki racing, so didn't really bother. After all no matter how powerful, useless when stuck in KL's famous jams.

You're so lucky. Student also can afford such cars. Me working few years baru dare to buy Civic. Last time also Proton saje.

How come no new thread?

Concept M
http://honda.com.my/conceptm/overview/concept-m/civic/

Guys, try to format with different options. Mine is 16 GB (if not mistaken lah) and initially is like that. But I reformatted using FAT32 and you need to tweak the file allocation size a bit. I can't remember what settings, but if not mistaken, can't be more than 4096 KB.. or was that 1024... Sorry for being lazy to check out my own USB memory, but just try a few settings and you will get it to work.

Sound proofing, but not exactly economical depending on material. Whole car I think need to spend 1K min and more than 2K if done extensively.
But one thing you cannot soundproof is the front and back windscreens lah, so no matter what there will be sound from there especially if raining.

Another is to change tyres, but the effect is depending on what tyre models. My recent change from PP2 to PS3 makes a big big difference in terms of noise level. PP2 is really noisy lah.

Most economical way is to.... turn your music volume really really loud. Guarantee cannot hear other noise

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Added on January 31, 2011, 9:50 amAnyone got recommendation on where to do nice number plates? I've not seen this carbon type design, but I've seen some nice materials before that makes the letters kinda "floaty" and the white is so white, almost as if got light from it. Quite nice.

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Anyone got recommendation on where to do nice number plates? I've not seen this carbon type design, but I've seen some nice materials before that makes the letters kinda "floaty" and the white is so white, almost as if got light from it. Quite nice.

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ur location ?

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Ahaha.. stupid me for forgetting that. Anywhere around Puchong, Sunway, Subang, SK is best. KL pun boleh.

[quote=Faiza|,Feb 2 2011, 02:57 PM]
ur location ?

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there u go pal

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1585731

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Added on February 2, 2011, 9:06 pmIs there any utube/forum DIY (pictures) for wrap up carbon fiber look @ front grill FD2?

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Terima kasih. Those crystal type letters look really nice.

If you're driving FD2 using stock PP2, this one is a proven method. PP2 memang famous for being noisy though it's a tyre that performs well.

Not sure if you change the ARB to aftermarket ones like Ultra Racing, but I find that it increases noise by quite a lot when going through uneven roads due to rigidity.

Best bang for buck in reducing external noise is to sound proof wheel arch and four doors. Very expensive if wanna do more extensive ones.

Quicksave USJ has this. You mean those stuff that sprays out like rubber but hardens when it dries right? I'm not sure if it will reduce noise by much since it's really for water proofing the under-carriage and prevent damage from scratches due to flying stones.

Didn't know got HID fog lights. How much to install? Difficult or not? Any place to recommend?

Hopefully it's just crappy photos here, but 9th gen Civic looks like got an ugly butt (or at least the China version has).

http://paultan.org/2011/03/22/more-honda-c...aunch-in-china/

Is it "ting ting" sound like metal hitting metal softly coming from front of the car?

Wow... looks very fierce. Keep us posted on the mods.

Didn't do anything under the hood?

Bro, heard of this before. Mind sharing what are the symptoms and what's the impact if not fixed?

Humming all the time? Sometimes tires will also have humming "wong wong" sound when going through certain type of road surfaces. Mine does, so hopefully this is not because of the wheel bearing lah.