All New 2016 Civic

[Djerms]

Reserved the RS. Hope i get a unit soon. This car is a looker.

[Janemar]

Reserved the RS. Hope i get a unit soon. This car is a looker.

Congrats sir. Anung color kinuha mo?

[mcjoen]

If you want to be practical get the 1.8, since you are 90% city driving. You will not get the max benefit of turbo in the city. The turbo on the civic is meant for fuel economy at cruizing speed. The 1.5li turbo is more fuel efficient on long stretch of road than 1.8li, but that reverses on city specially metro manila, 1.8li has better fuel economy on city driving than the turbo engine. Plus the fact that turbo engine strictly requires oil change at 10,000 km (engine cycles not distance travelled). That means you will be force to change your oil evey 3-4 months on city driving with the tubo engine when used everyday. If you are concerned about the 300k difference speard over 3 or 5 years then the 1.8li is perfect. That means you'll have to stay mostly stock for few years otherwise whats the point of saving 300k just to spend them on upgrade to look like RS or type R. ---- hope this helps.

Doing my research on the difference between E and RS. Is the 300K worth it?

1. Turbo engine / Power output
2. Leather seats
3. 17” mags
4. Auto dim rear view mirror
5. RS spoiler
6. RS grille
7. LED Foglamps
8. 6 Airbags
9. Power seats
10. Ambient lights
11. Red speedometer? (I prefer the blue)

Did I miss anything? I’ll be using this 90% for city driving. Ocassional out of town. Is RS worth it over E CVT? Or E is enough over all the toys of RS?



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[desmosedici]

So I've just passed 3000-Km with my RS and its Honda Maintenance Minder is already telling me that service is due soon. Shall I follow that and have the oil changed or wait for 10,000-km, which is supposed to be the next service event?

[jut703]

So I've just passed 3000-Km with my RS and its Honda Maintenance Minder is already telling me that service is due soon. Shall I follow that and have the oil changed or wait for 10,000-km, which is supposed to be the next service event?

You follow the indicator. Oil interval for the RS is variable unlike the 1.8's 10k OCI.

When running frequently in traffic, the RS OCI shortens siginificantly.

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[desmosedici]

You follow the indicator. Oil interval for the RS is variable unlike the 1.8's 10k OCI.

When running frequently in traffic, the RS OCI shortens siginificantly.

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Significantly indeed. Thanks jut703!.

[dr. d]

So I've just passed 3000-Km with my RS and its Honda Maintenance Minder is already telling me that service is due soon. Shall I follow that and have the oil changed or wait for 10,000-km, which is supposed to be the next service event?

what does the manual say, po?

[Woof]

I just wanted to check with fellow owners if they have minor dimples appearing on their C-pillars just above the rear quarter glass (triangular glass). I was meticulous during the pre-inspection delivery and I definitely did not see any dimples or dents on the aforementioned areas. It appears that two dimples recently developed on my car's passenger side C-pillar one after the other. My car's only a little over two months old and I have clocked around 1,800 kms on the odometer. At first, I thought this was caused by someone leaning on that part of the car when cleaning it or using it as support when entering the rear. But apparently not. This is the thread, complete with clear pictures and a poll, from the CivicX forums:

Dent above passenger doors, accident or body issue? | 216+ Honda Civic Forum (1th Gen) - Type R Forum, Si Forum - CivicX.com

The thread starter's case in the forum link above is a little extreme as most owners and new cars in dealers' lots and showrooms only show very minor dimples (more like undulations). These are very slight and can be easily missed if not viewed from the correct angle with proper lighting. It is of course more obvious with darker-colored vehicles. Members of the CivicX forums, where this issue was discussed at length, think that this has something to do with the welding of two different types of steel in the body structure. Torsional forces when the car is driven hard cause the joint to flex more than normal - resulting in the appearance of wavy undulations (or dimples) on the sheet metal.

It will be interesting to know if any of you have seen these appearing when you have recently driven the car hard (as in a track) or have driven at speed through some deep potholes or bumps.

[desmosedici]

what does the manual say, po?

Will check the manual tonight. For us old farts with poor eyesight, its not the default step anymore, hehe.

[Janemar]

So I've just passed 3000-Km with my RS and its Honda Maintenance Minder is already telling me that service is due soon. Shall I follow that and have the oil changed or wait for 10,000-km, which is supposed to be the next service event?

Wag mo na lang muna gamitin like what I do. And wait for the 6th month para sulit oil. Every 6months naman lahat ng OCI sa honda basta FS oil or else void warranty.

Pag wala ka 2nd car un lang talaga problema for RS.

[EQAddict]

Jut has some good points. But Id go for the RS for 2 other things that the E doesnt have : Torque and Paddle shifters. Torque from the turbo at low rpms and the paddle shifters add a whole new character and dimension to the car. In city driving , where most of the time you are not caning the car.....torque is king.

The paddle shifters allow you to put the engine into the meat of the powerband whenever you like without having to floor the gas pedal. If you like total control over the driving experience (i.e driving a manual) then this feature is absolutely necessary especially in a CVT.

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[levz]

Good points for both E and RS commentary. Really depends sa driver talaga what he needs. Both variants are very good cars indeed you cant go wrong talaga.


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[jvt24]

Need help with my honda civic 1.8e cvt and this app wont let me post on main forums so im trying my luck here:
My civic sometimes fails to start. When i push the start button it attempts to start then loses all electric power. I thought the battery died (weird because the car was a few months old when this started happening). Then i discovered that if i lightly tapped the battery + with a metal object like my keyring, the power goes back to normal and the car is fine. Sometimes i wait a few minutes and it goes back to normal even if i don't do anything. Lately this has been happening often. Any thoughts before i bring it back to honda?

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[dr. d]

Need help with my honda civic 1.8e cvt and this app wont let me post on main forums so im trying my luck here:
My civic sometimes fails to start. When i push the start button it attempts to start then loses all electric power. I thought the battery died (weird because the car was a few months old when this started happening). Then i discovered that if i lightly tapped the battery + with a metal object like my keyring, the power goes back to normal and the car is fine. Sometimes i wait a few minutes and it goes back to normal even if i don't do anything. Lately this has been happening often. Any thoughts before i bring it back to honda?

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it appears, your battery connections are poor.
disconnect the battery terminals and clean them, po.
they re-attach and tighten "adequately".
good luck, po.

[jvt24]

it appears, your battery connections are poor.
disconnect the battery terminals and clean them, po.
they re-attach and tighten "adequately".
good luck, po.

I followed your advice. I'll be observing it for the meantime. Thanks!

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[jasonbrody]

Need help with my honda civic 1.8e cvt and this app wont let me post on main forums so im trying my luck here:
My civic sometimes fails to start. When i push the start button it attempts to start then loses all electric power. I thought the battery died (weird because the car was a few months old when this started happening). Then i discovered that if i lightly tapped the battery + with a metal object like my keyring, the power goes back to normal and the car is fine. Sometimes i wait a few minutes and it goes back to normal even if i don't do anything. Lately this has been happening often. Any thoughts before i bring it back to honda?

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Pacheck mo na lang sa honda yan, since naka warranty ka pa naman siguro. Just to be safe, pero more likely baka madumi lang battery connection.

[jvt24]

Pacheck mo na lang sa honda yan, since naka warranty ka pa naman siguro. Just to be safe, pero more likely baka madumi lang battery connection.

Nilinis ko ngayon lang connections nya at medyo sinikipan. Observe ko pa muna then pag naulit dadalhin ko na sa casa. May nagsabi din kasi nadrain daw battery nya in 10 months, pinalitan naman ng honda. Salamat sa input.

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[Sebastian Bach]

Thank you for your input guys. Really appreciate it! 🥂


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[mister_yoso]

Hello fellow Civic owners, napansin ko na my fuel economy got better when I turned off the ECON mode. Guni-guni ko lang ba ito or is there an explanation to this?

I'm using it mostly in the city, and ang average consumption ko as per the trip meter with ECON on is about 7.x km/L.
One day, on my usual route, I turned ECON mode off and notice that the trip meter reported a 10.x km/L

I did this experiment twice, same route and both instances the fuel economy with ECON mode off was slightly better by around 2km/L.

[EQAddict]

The new Type-R Civics are in country na. Excited to see them on the road!

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