now what...? need your advices, please.[just bought Civic]

[brainmafia_310]

good pm tsikoteers! last time i posted around april or may that im planning to buy a second hand car, with your help and support i've learned a lot about cars. unfortunately the car that i have now is far from what i expect (wala kasi ito sa nainquire ko ng maiigi dati). at daming salaamat sa lahat ng tsikoteers n handang tumulong sa lahat ng tao. but fortunately i have my first car that i think is better, i acquire a 1997 honda civic vtec with automatic transmission eto n po ata ung vti bukas ko po makukuha ung car. Sorry haba ng kwento ko ha. Gusto ko lang din mag thank you sa mga naitulong nitong site n ito sa akin.

Introduction lang po ung kanina eto n po tlaga ung body
Eto po ung problem ko, i dont have any knowledge about maintenance of honda civic, mga tips, pros and cons will help me a lot. What are the items that i should consider when riding this car or ano ano kaya ang magandang approach for preventive maintenance? bukod po sa kasa may kilala po ba kayong expert sa honda civic? meron po b kayong alam na forum para sa mga honda civic users? para atleast we could share the same problem, kasi parang ang alam ko lang n club is nissanbayan, mymitsu and wala n po, pero alam ko madami un eh. may alam po ba kayo kung ano fuel consumption ng honda civic vtec particularly ung matic.

Please tsikoteers give me advice on my new car....

thank you very much and god bless!

[OTEP]

The Civic is a typical-average car. It does not need a specialist (which is good). Any competent shop can work on it.

Maintenance items and their intervals are detailed in the manual. Just follow that for now.

You can buy a Honda Civic Service Manual from Fully Booked Greenhills Promenade if you are interested in doing work yourself or at least knowing what your mechanic is talking about.

[brainmafia_310]

by the way ang problem ko pa nga pala dito sa car n ito are:

1. sa upper ryt rear fender (malapit po sa ibabaw ng ilaw sa likod)is nagbubble ung pintura, how much po kaya ito? maliit lang naman po around 6 square inches lang po. kaso baka lumala at kumalat kung kalawang nga po ito.

2. ung power antenna nya is hindi n po gumagana magkano po kaya ito or meron avilable nito n hindi sa honda mismo and may idea po ba kayo kung magkano?

pero it is in good shape and perfect running condition such as engine, A/C unit, stereo and all the accesories inside.

please help me thanks.

[empy]

first of all, congrats on your purchase!

second, Honda Civics are bulletproof cars. just follow the prescribed maintenance schedules, keep the paint clean and waxed, and with a little luck and common sense you'll be fine throughout the life of the vehicle.

if i had to name one weakness of Civics, i'd have to say it's the timing belt. make sure that's replaced according to the maintenance schedule or you run the risk of grenading your engine.

there is an official Honda Club floating around (HCPI yata)...some Tsikot members are also members i believe.

[OTEP]

Alex Car Restoration (one of the best and most expensive here in Metro Manila) charges Php4k/panel. If it involves only one fender, that will be charged as one panel.

Power antenna sa BLADE sa SM is Php 1,500.00. Ganun din price sa Banawe (though pwede mo tawaran sa Banawe or ipakabit ng libre). Sa car show, Php600.00 lang ang benta ng Autosport sa power antenna nila (they have a store in Megamall where they sell at regular prices kapag hindi show season).

Power antenna repairs in Banawe starts at Php400.00 going up. Personally natatakot ako pumunta ng Banawe. Ang alam ko lang na isa pang store na nag-ooffer ng repair sa power antenna ay yung Araneta Car Accessories nina Jeff Tan sa may Araneta Ave. (malapit sa Big Bert's at Arlington Funeral). Meron din silang bago dun if you like.

[squala]

I own exactly the same car (except that it's 1996 :grin) and I will point out the good and bad stuff I noticed.

Good:
- Headlight beam and bulb quality
- Bulletproof engine
- Good passenger space for an economy car
- Nice ventilation
- Good stock sound system
- Suspension a very good compromise of ride and handling

Bad
- Suspension not as sturdy as Toyotas, also harder and more expensive to service
- Power antenna goes and stays up, or doesn't go up at all (depending on what kind of bad luck you get)
- Right headlight occasional moist (problem of several 96-98 Civics)
- Power locks get busted easily
- No drink holders and split/fold rear seats

[brainmafia_310]

thank you po sir sa mga advices nyo, sir alam nyo po kaya fuel consumption ng honda? city and highway driving po? sir sana dami pa pong magcomment sa car na ito kasi its my first car and sana magamit ko sya ng mahaba kahit papaano kesa majunk lang sya?

[brainmafia_310]

isa pa ngo po pala mga boss, ung car huling nagamit last april 2006, kaya now palit ako 4 tires, huhuhu! pero everything is in good shape ano pa po kaya ang dapat kong iconsider para maalagaan ko po ito ng husto, another thing sir napansin ko ung isang auxilliary fan ung nakatapat sa radiator check ko parang hindi gumagana or may certain time lang po ng pag - on nun? boss and tsikooters please help me po

[brainmafia_310]

another thing mga sir and mam, nagpunta po ako kania sa goodyear servitek nagpapalit ng tires, tpos pinacheck ko n po ung whole car, gusto ko sana magpalit ng steering fluid, brake fluid and atf fluid. 1st question advisable po ba itong ipapagawa ko? sabi kasi sa drain and bleed off ng brake fluid karamihan daw eh pagnagpaflush eh nasisira ung brake master (quoted n specially ung civic n ganyang model) after 1 week, same thing with steering fluid. pero nun sa atf na nawalan n ko gana kasi ganon din daw? please guide me po. thank you.

[theveed]

Fluid changes are ALWAYS recommended, kahit araw-arawin mo pa (though doesn't make sense ehhhehehe)