Honda Civic FD Body [ARCHIVED]

[kimpOy]

dito sa pampanga sabay sabay na rin lumalabas ang mga CIVICS...
halos silver din...

[yuichi]

oo nga ser kimpoy kapamangan k nga pala no? nung umuwi kasi ako 3 weeks ago isa lang nakita ko, sa sm snfdo pa. akala ko hindi hit sa mga kabalens natin.

[number001]

I'm really amazed that buyers are wiling to wait for a car that'll become easily available in a couple of months anyway... Wala lang, parang tulog ang pera and you don't get to touch the expensive purchase as well.

I noticed that most cars (from good brands) after being released in the Phils ALWAYS require a waiting time or come with some sort of dealer scheming financial racket attached, before reaching the customer. To the Manufacturers: Is it really that difficult to estimate the demand and adjust the production line to match the demand? More or less, it is common sense that a new model would garner a higher demand in the few months after its launch.

List of "famous" waited listed cars ( I have experienced so far):

1. Fortuner
2. 2006 Civic
3. 2006 RAV4
4. Ford Escape (back in 2002)
5. Honda CRV (back in 2002)


Sorry for OT

[Dancerboy]

Totoo po ba na magtataas daw ng presyo ang Honda civic? mga guys alam nyo po ba ito?

[Dancerboy]

Dapat nilaunch nila ng Early January para mas maaga na din nakuha ang mga nagpareserve sa Civic 06.

[Dancerboy]

by the way guys dapat knina makukuha ko na ang Civic 06 ko na pinareserve ko lang kahapon kya lang pinacancel ko kc ang nirequest ko kahapon Bluish silver 1.8s MT na sabi nila my 3 units daw ang available sa San Pablo at eddliver daw, kya lang tumawag ang kausap ko kninang umaga na wala na daw.. Habañero Red nlang daw kya pinacancel ko kc ayoko ng Habañero Red d bale nang Nighthawk Black or Alabaster Silver basta wag lang ang Habañero Red kc para sa ate ko ang kulay na yun pero ang priority ko talaga Bluish silver.. hehehe...!

[bartman]

Delikado talaga ,di ba may policy sila na "No Plates ,No Travel"
wag ka na mag take ng risk at sigurado .pag pipiyestahan ka lang ibang mga kafatid natin na matitindi ang pangangailan

BTW congrats on your new Ride & welcome sa Tsikot

thanks for the welcome bro. Actually, i've been lurking here in tsikot since last year, was trying to get info about the mazda 3, since it was the "hot" car then... I was really going to buy a car 1st Qtr 2006, and was eyeing the mazda already.

Learned about the new civic here in the forums and placed a reservation last Feb. Kahit no details pa, paid a reservation fee na. All I saw were the pictures and the 1.8 engine, no price indication at all. I thought the price would be over 900T even for the base model. This was the trend na di ba? 1.8 Ford Focus over 900T, 1.8 Altis over 900T...

Lo and behold, the price was lower than competitors! What a pleasant surprise Got a red 1.8s M/T btw.

Anyway, 3 weeks na, still haven't gotten my plates. Still waiting. Hello Honda Q.C.!! So i just drive my civic around during weekends (fewer police kse)

For those still waiting for their units or thinking about buying, just want to share my thoughts:

The Good (i like):
> small steering wheel (feeling sporty)

> the dash - high tech speedometer, hehe. No concerns at all about not seeing the speedo because of the steering wheel blocking it. Gulat nga ako, ang laki pala nung digital display

> Concerns about not seeing the hood in traffic because of the long dash. Sanayan lang, the hood itself is actually very short, halos same length lang ng Vios hood (we have a Vios eh). Very easy to manuever

> looker pa din yung design. still turns heads (bago kse)

> the adjustable center armrest for the driver (unusual kse for a car)

It drives great! Won't even attempt to write a review about how it drives. Our other cars are both 1.3 liter, so no comparison there. The civic just blows them away.

The Bad:
> small trunk!
> the interior upholstery seems prone to dirt (light color kse)

The very bad:
> ang tagal ng plates ko!!!

[NY2006]

I share exactly the same observations as bartman. Everything from the Good, Bad and very Bad. Got my unit, a bluish silver 1.8S A/T, from Honda QC during last week of April and got my plates only last week. I found out that Honda Phils (not only the dealer) is partly at fault for the delayed regsitration/plates. They could not secure a document called CSR (from Customs?) which LTO requires from the dealer in registering a brand new vehicle.

[Helios]

You mean I have to wait for at least a month for the plates!? Bartman, I'm now sharing in your pain. Any of you guys without the plates yet placed a temporary "for registration" on your plate frames just to get them kafatids off your back?

[theveed]

One thing I noticed nga sa Civic, liit ng trunk compared to City...