[car_guy1998]

Originally Posted by Shanks_Jazz

I liked Honda City as a package with brilliant and well proven Engine+Gear Box combo backed by decent reliability.
What is holding me back:
1) What’s that am missing in city which leads it to sell less than 1000 units in a month
2) Honda’s future in India.

Request your views please.

Even I too am in the same conundrum whether to replace our 2014 Honda City iDTEC, which was bought used in 2017 when the odo was at 35k Kms and driven nearly 160k Kms in 7.5 years (odo reading as of today is 193k Kms), with City CVT or any other car in Petrol AT guise or EV as Diesel is not our cup of tea anymore since the car will be barely driven with me being out of country right now and this will be driven mostly by mom in my absence while dad will drive this occasionally as he has Hycross Hybrid as his daily driver.

While the City still being my favourite despite having Virtus/Slavia and Verna though Virtus is my new favourite, the only thing which is holding me back is the future of Honda. With Honda's future in India being bleak, I don't feel like getting a Honda again and at the same time, I feel Honda's service is also dwindling day by day. Looks like I'll have to move out of the brand itself and get a new car from another brand (Hyundai is the one I'd go for mostly this time).

But, still, our City is trouble free and never left us stranded in 7.5 years of ownership. Also, recently, during my 3 month stint in India, we got the clutch replaced as well as timing kit replaced and can run for another lac or 2L Kms after replacing these.

[for_cars1]

Originally Posted by car_guy1998

...holding me back is the future of Honda. With Honda's future in India being bleak.

Honda cars India is very profitable as they are using India a manufacturing hub and exporting worldwide, bringing surge in revenues.
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Even the Honda Elevate manufactured here just crossed 1 lakh cars sales primarily due to the export market.

Honda is in no hurry and can comfortably play the long term game in India. They are here to stay.

Agreed that they tried to get into the mass market segment by going cheap, their Brio based platform models bombed and they burn't their fingers temporarily.

Hope they have learn't their lesson and don't forget what they have always stood for ie., a manufacturer of extremely high quality, premium, safe, efficient, reliable, long lasting cars that are also stylish and fun to drive.

[avdhesh15]

Originally Posted by S2kyon

Hi sir! I am posting to ask if you have also come across a supposed design flaw in the 4th gen Honda city (ours is the pre-facelift one) where the driver side seat belt while unbuckling, gets stuck on the boot lid opener latch on the right side of the driver's seat. It is a minor niggle, But I'd like to know if ours is the only one with this issue. Thanks in advance

Yes, I have the exact same issue. What has become muscle memory now is to remove the seat belt and guide it to its resting position rather than meeting it slide on its own.

[Rony2207]

Originally Posted by avdhesh15

Yes, I have the exact same issue. What has become muscle memory now is to remove the seat belt and guide it to its resting position rather than meeting it slide on its own.

I had a similar experience—I even approached my Service Advisor and inquired whether there was a method to prevent this from occurring at random. However, he just laughed at me and advised me to be vigilant while fastening my seatbelt.

[pravint]

I am happy to share that, My Honda city has completed 1,00,000 Kilometers this week.
Car is in its 10th year and still feels and works like new.



Things I have changed in last 10 years:
1. Tyres First Set at 40000km: stock Bridgestone B250 to Yoko Bluearth AE50
2. Brakepads: almost every 30000 KM
3. Regular Oil change/Service at 10000KM
4. Tyres 2nd Set at 85000Km: Yoko to Conti UC6

Apart from this, car is still on stock clutch, suspension.

[quadmaniac]

Hi folks, my 2017 Honda City is at around 37000 kms, and I need some expert advice on whether to change my tyres or not. The thing is, the tyre at the front right has been through some recent punctures and I am not confident of the job that's been done.

Additionally, I get conflicting advice on whether to keep a tyre based on tread or years. If its years, the stock tyres are now at 8+ years - and were not great to start with (stock MRF ZVTVs). I am also attaching pics if you can share some advice:




If I go with new tyres, would you have any advice on the following:
- Ceat Milaze X3
- MRF ZLX

Both are around 5-5.5k (which is my budget for changing - given I want to keep the car for 1-2 yrs before upgrading).

[NEMatters]

Originally Posted by quadmaniac

Hi folks, my 2017 Honda City is at around 37000 kms, and I need some expert advice on whether to change my tyres or not. The thing is, the tyre at the front right has been through some recent punctures and I am not confident of the job that's been done.

Additionally, I get conflicting advice on whether to keep a tyre based on tread or years. If its years, the stock tyres are now at 8+ years ....

I think 8 years is quite a lot - you should change irrespective of the tread depth remaining. My usual rule of thumb is 5 yrs from date of manufacturing of tires. The rubber compound start to become hard and you would loose the grip as well as comfort.

I am using Yoko Bluearth at around 50k kms.. they were good I felt except for the fact that 1 of the tire has got a bulge and needed a replacement at around 40k kms.

I have also heard some good reviews on Continental UC-6

[for_cars1]

Originally Posted by quadmaniac

... the tyre at the front right has been through some recent punctures ....

... the stock tyres are now at 8+ years - and were not great to start with (stock MRF ZVTVs). ...

If I go with new tyres, would you have any advice on the following:
- Ceat Milaze X3
- MRF ZLX

The stock ZVTV are the worst tyres I have ever come across. I had it for the first 30K KMs / 2years and it had worn out completely by then.

The second set I went for Michelin XM2 and got it promptly replaced at 5 years and had run 55K KM. The tyres were still good but replaced in the interest of safety as it reached the 5 year mark. Awesome tyres in terms of low rolling resistance and FE but somewhat squealy at higher speeds.

The current set is Continental UC6 has been a good balance of grip and FE and approaching the 3 year mark.

One important thing to note about tyres and batteries is, you have to replace them at the 5 year mark, no matter if they are used or not.
A 5 year battery will conk out at the least expected time and using a 5+ year tyre is a significant safety hazard as it will lose its structural integrity (no matter how good it looks).

Those tyres are in very bad shape. During replacement, ensure that you are going for silica based tyres (XM2, UC6 etc) rather than a carbon based tyre (like ZVTV for example)