I Want The 2001-2003 VTi-S

[enzo18]

Just wanna know kung ano mga naging common problems of this particular model and ano mga kailangan inspect aside sa usual.

[tidus1203]

Among the 2nd hand sedans ito yung pinaka sulit IMO. This 7th gen Civic was the unwanted child of Honda kaya ayun baba ng resale value in comparison to its rivals pero a good everyday car. Alam ko nagkaroon ng recall ito dati, I am not sure what the problem was though....

[kumagbehota]

recall is about the falling gas tank, verufy mo lang sa first owner kung napaayos nyo during the recall

[voltscastillo]

i own a 03 vti-s.

fantastic car. good power. accelerates quickly. i like driving it so much i use it everyday kahit coding, hahaha

bigger cabin than a 99 civic. uses the vtec3 (vtec-e) engines except for the Lxi versions which use the old PH15.

smoother automatic, barely detectable shift shock.

one gripe i have is that when the road is uneven, that is to say, yung mga cemento hindi pantay pantay, talagang tumatalbog yung mga gulong, kaya yung mga occupants nagtalbugan din sa loob including me. i don't why, maybe due to design (the vti-s uses a diff front suspension design than that of the 99 civics). in this aspect, mas masarap sakyan yung lumang 99 civic ko. mas maganda yung play ng suspension, baga.

i always run 30-31 psi sa tyres both cars btw. so yung talbog can't be tyres.

also heard that pangit daw yung underchassis components ng vti-s compared to the previous civics... pero i'm not sure if this is true. maybe time will tell kung talagang sirain. sirain din naman yung sa ek civics eh.

yung sabing recall inadvise ako ni boss niky jan... it's the metal bands that hold the fuel tank in place. easily repaired and in all probability, free, sa casa, if hindi pa nagawa yan.

[enzo18]

thanks voltscastillo,
may nakapag sabi na rin sa akin regarding sa suspension nitong model na to. in case ganun nga, may remedy pa kaya (like replacing shocks with gas type)?

[marv25]

we have a 2004 Civic Vti also. Yup there was a recall about the metal bands that hold the gas tank. i can say malakas ang engine nya. 1.6 Vtec3. Its easily comparable to 2 litre cars, but its very matipid sa gas. Mga 10 kilometers of city driving everyday and aabot ng more than 1 month ang isang full tank.

[voltscastillo]

thanks voltscastillo,
may nakapag sabi na rin sa akin regarding sa suspension nitong model na to. in case ganun nga, may remedy pa kaya (like replacing shocks with gas type)?

afaik, most hondas use liquid dampers sa front, gas sa rear. not sure though.

the 2001 (7th gen or ES type civics like the vti-s) to 2005 models have a different suspension setup to improve handling daw. kaya overall, the car feels beefier (at least to me) and heavier, but with almost the same steering input as the older EK civic (96-00). honestly, i just think nagtipid yung honda dito kasi mas maiksi yung nose ng ES kesa sa EK, so there's less room for more complicated and expensive suspension setups like the older models.

having said that, i gotta say that the ride isn't bad. one of the best pa that i've experienced. mas matagtag pa yung altis at lovelife corolla ng ibang kapamilya ko. if you change dampers sa front, and the old ones turn out to be liquid types, bka you'll only complicate matters kasi gas shocks are generally stiffer than liquid.

other than the ride quality, no other problems with the car. tipid, madali iporma, vtec (which is engaged at 2,500RPM, and oddly enough, disengaged at about 4000RPM - baligtad ng mga dating vtec), luwag sa loob, optitron instrument panel... better value IMO kesa sa altis. altis lang mukhang mas malaki kasi matangkad.

hth, and good luck sa pagbili dude.

btw... testdrive mo muna. dapat tahimik makina, at malakas ang hatak at walang kalampag. all my hondas dito ako usually napapagastos sa repair - makina at pang ilalim.