Rolled out my Civic 1.8MT V yesterday...! - Team-BHP

alabjarus · 27th April 2008, 21:30

I was smitten by the Civic in 2006. Post 1.5 yrs of fascination I bought one - a logical upgrade from my NHC VTEC.

Picked up a Bluish Silver MT V version. Color courtesy - wife & son. Costed 13.98 lacs + another 2.5K for a number totaling to 7. No discounts on 2008 model. 2007 built ones are available with insurance free (that is ~42K)

Dealer: Whitefield Honda.

Freebies: Worth 10K, incl. reverse sensors, mats, teflon coating, sun film (Lumar) etc.

First impression: Bliss...its big, powerful and well planted. Looks futuristic, and makes everything else look a relic. Its a head turner and evokes a hushed 'he owns a Civic'. Yep, high up there on Snob value (not that I was looking for it...! :-))

Surprise: Not scraped a bump in the last 40 hrs of ownership covering 90 kms in the famed Blr roads.

Contradiction: As against some of the feedback in the forum about the placement of control stalks, I find it extremely user friendly. I am a shade below 5'.10" and found the stalks neatly placed. Low placed seating is comfortable and has sufficient support.

Challenges: Low seating is a challenge for oldish people. My MIL with her arthritis already finds ingress & egress an issue.

Cardinal sins: Audio control in steering wheel. Cant believe Honda has omitted it in a 14.00 lacs car while an SX4 has it. Distance to empty indication....come on Honda, even Verna has it.

Overall: Excited to own one and looking forward hitting NH47 next weekend.

Snaps: Attached.

Thanks for your reading.

snaronikar · 27th April 2008, 21:45

Congrats on your new buy. The colour is also good choice. Keep posting the updates on car from time to time.

Jaggu · 27th April 2008, 21:46

Hey congratz, whitefield honda i gather. Nice car and enjoy the drive and do post updates

karanraheja · 27th April 2008, 22:02

alabjarus congrats on the Civic ! Awesome color choice . Looking forward for the interiors pics!

Fountainheader · 28th April 2008, 01:14

Congrats on the new ride. And I love the Civic in this color

undead · 28th April 2008, 07:15

Congrats . Just be careful when going through big potholes when the car fully loaded as it has low ground clearance.

speedzak · 28th April 2008, 08:24

Congratulations! Enjoy her to the max.

Get yourself some good aftermarket speakers and throw out all the stock ones. They're just some plastic stuff.

ajmat · 28th April 2008, 08:48

I read this at 11 PM and I thought somebody rolled his Honda Civic, realised it rolled out, not rolled over

Congrats!!!!

csentil · 28th April 2008, 14:10

Hey congratulations !! Welcome to the Civic club. Enjoy her and take good care of her. She's fun to drive and is VFM !! Drive hard and drive safe.

Probably we should have a TBHP Civic get together in Bangalore. Quite a few now.

dhaval · 28th April 2008, 14:37

Congratulations for the new ride alabjarus. Very nice car and a good color selection too!!
Do write about your initial driving experience, followed by a long term ownership review henceforth. Till then enjoy your ride and please be safe for you have a beast in your hands now.

Cheers,
Dhaval

netchef · 28th April 2008, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by alabjarus

I was smitten by the Civic in 2006. Post 1.5 yrs of fascination I bought one - a logical upgrade from my NHC VTEC.

Picked up a Bluish Silver MT V version. Color courtesy - wife & son. Costed 13.98 lacs + another 2.5K for a number totaling to 7. No discounts on 2008 model. 2007 built ones are available with insurance free (that is ~42K)

Dealer: Whitefield Honda.

Freebies: Worth 10K, incl. reverse sensors, mats, teflon coating, sun film (Lumar) etc.

First impression: Bliss...its big, powerful and well planted. Looks futuristic, and makes everything else look a relic. Its a head turner and evokes a hushed 'he owns a Civic'. Yep, high up there on Snob value (not that I was looking for it...! :-))

Surprise: Not scraped a bump in the last 40 hrs of ownership covering 90 kms in the famed Blr roads.

Contradiction: As against some of the feedback in the forum about the placement of control stalks, I find it extremely user friendly. I am a shade below 5'.10" and found the stalks neatly placed. Low placed seating is comfortable and has sufficient support.

Challenges: Low seating is a challenge for oldish people. My MIL with her arthritis already finds ingress & egress an issue.

Cardinal sins: Audio control in steering wheel. Cant believe Honda has omitted it in a 14.00 lacs car while an SX4 has it. Distance to empty indication....come on Honda, even Verna has it.

Overall: Excited to own one and looking forward hitting NH47 next weekend.

Snaps: Attached.

Thanks for your reading.

alabjarus: Sir, that's a beauty. Well done and happy driving. I love your style and language: 'cardinal sins'. Keep writing, please.

n_aditya · 28th April 2008, 17:10

Nice. I like the color choice too. Congrats on the new purchase.

I honestly think the car needs wider tires (in case you do high speed highway drives).

Drive safe and enjoy the new car.

vvvinod · 28th April 2008, 18:44

Congrats! awaiting for the drive updates.

sajands · 28th April 2008, 20:42

Hey alabjarus,

Congrats on your new car, it look cool. Civic is always a Civic, commands attention. espically the speedometer. Take good care and be careful over bangalore's famous pot-holes.

Regards,
Sajan

rr_zen · 28th April 2008, 22:33

Great buy there ! You can never go wrong with a Civic. All the best mate !

27th April 2008, 21:30	#1 (permalink)
alabjarus BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 100	Rolled out my Civic 1.8MT V yesterday...! I was smitten by the Civic in 2006. Post 1.5 yrs of fascination I bought one - a logical upgrade from my NHC VTEC. Picked up a Bluish Silver MT V version. Color courtesy - wife & son. Costed 13.98 lacs + another 2.5K for a number totaling to 7. No discounts on 2008 model. 2007 built ones are available with insurance free (that is ~42K) Dealer: Whitefield Honda. Freebies: Worth 10K, incl. reverse sensors, mats, teflon coating, sun film (Lumar) etc. First impression: Bliss...its big, powerful and well planted. Looks futuristic, and makes everything else look a relic. Its a head turner and evokes a hushed 'he owns a Civic'. Yep, high up there on Snob value (not that I was looking for it...! :-)) Surprise: Not scraped a bump in the last 40 hrs of ownership covering 90 kms in the famed Blr roads. Contradiction: As against some of the feedback in the forum about the placement of control stalks, I find it extremely user friendly. I am a shade below 5'.10" and found the stalks neatly placed. Low placed seating is comfortable and has sufficient support. Challenges: Low seating is a challenge for oldish people. My MIL with her arthritis already finds ingress & egress an issue. Cardinal sins: Audio control in steering wheel. Cant believe Honda has omitted it in a 14.00 lacs car while an SX4 has it. Distance to empty indication....come on Honda, even Verna has it. Overall: Excited to own one and looking forward hitting NH47 next weekend. Snaps: Attached. Thanks for your reading. Attached Thumbnails __________________ ******************** 2008-Honda Civic 1.8MT V 2006-Honda City ZX VTEC 2003-Accent GLS 1.6 2001-Santro GLS 1999-RX135 1993-RX100

27th April 2008, 21:45	#2 (permalink)
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,507 View My Garage	Congrats on your new buy. The colour is also good choice. Keep posting the updates on car from time to time. __________________ Love your job but Never love your company because you never know when your company stops loving you-NRN Last edited by snaronikar : 27th April 2008 at 21:55.

27th April 2008, 21:46	#3 (permalink)
Jaggu Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,621	Hey congratz, whitefield honda i gather. Nice car and enjoy the drive and do post updates __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

27th April 2008, 22:02	#4 (permalink)
karanraheja BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 800	alabjarus congrats on the Civic ! Awesome color choice . Looking forward for the interiors pics! __________________ Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

28th April 2008, 01:14	#5 (permalink)
Fountainheader BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 138	Congrats on the new ride. And I love the Civic in this color __________________ Reality continues to ruin my life - Calvin to Hobbes ---- Pulsar 180 DTSi - June 2005

28th April 2008, 07:15	#6 (permalink)
undead BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: TamilNadu Posts: 454	Congrats . Just be careful when going through big potholes when the car fully loaded as it has low ground clearance. __________________ Getz CRDi VGT Bright Silver

28th April 2008, 08:24	#7 (permalink)
speedzak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cochin. ICE travelling in my Qualis! Posts: 3,374 View My Garage	Congratulations! Enjoy her to the max. Get yourself some good aftermarket speakers and throw out all the stock ones. They're just some plastic stuff. __________________ I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

28th April 2008, 08:48	#8 (permalink)
ajmat Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,223 View My Garage	I read this at 11 PM and I thought somebody rolled his Honda Civic, realised it rolled out, not rolled over Congrats!!!! __________________ I love the whoosh, but i miss the bellowing

28th April 2008, 14:10	#9 (permalink)
csentil BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 762 View My Garage	Hey congratulations !! Welcome to the Civic club. Enjoy her and take good care of her. She's fun to drive and is VFM !! Drive hard and drive safe. Probably we should have a TBHP Civic get together in Bangalore. Quite a few now. __________________ Everyone is born right-handed, only the gifted overcome it. This is my car and I have my wife's permission to say so.

28th April 2008, 14:37	#10 (permalink)
dhaval BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 335 View My Garage	Congratulations for the new ride alabjarus. Very nice car and a good color selection too!! Do write about your initial driving experience, followed by a long term ownership review henceforth. Till then enjoy your ride and please be safe for you have a beast in your hands now. Cheers, Dhaval __________________ FORD

28th April 2008, 17:10	#12 (permalink)
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Currently at Chennai. Originally from Blore. Posts: 1,679	Nice. I like the color choice too. Congrats on the new purchase. I honestly think the car needs wider tires (in case you do high speed highway drives). Drive safe and enjoy the new car.

28th April 2008, 18:44	#13 (permalink)
vvvinod BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 70	Congrats! awaiting for the drive updates. __________________ Honda City VTEC + (2008) Santro Zip Drive (2002) Hero Honda Spender (1997)

28th April 2008, 20:42	#14 (permalink)
sajands BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 230 View My Garage	Hey alabjarus, Congrats on your new car, it look cool. Civic is always a Civic, commands attention. espically the speedometer. Take good care and be careful over bangalore's famous pot-holes. Regards, Sajan __________________ *Vengence is mine, sayeth the lord. No fear.*

28th April 2008, 22:33	#15 (permalink)
rr_zen BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 453 View My Garage	Great buy there ! You can never go wrong with a Civic. All the best mate ! __________________ Ships are safest in harbour. But thats not what ships are made for !!

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