RWD
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Whoever gets your car will be very lucky. I sold mine a year back and I miss the driving pleasure and low slung seating position. I checked out the new civic at the motor show and it looked the part but at 26 million absolutely not worth it.
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No vehicles in SL yet. First shipment is due to arrive this month I believe. I checked it out myself and it looks a solid proposition especially if you get the PHEV model. I baught a X70 plus a couple of weeks ago as I needed a 7 seater and this was good value compared to competitors and wasn't keen on going the EV route. Build quality is pretty good. Missing a bit of refinement when it comes to driving pleasure and surprisingly some key features - such as climate control ! My first choice was a T1 but I've been told the first 2 shipments are already sold out and couldn't really wait that long. Cant comment about agents as not taken the car for servicing but they have a new workshop in dehiwala and claim to have spare parts.
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what is everyone's opinion on the new Honda City RS?
RWD replied to kiwisunset's topic in General Automotive
Ideal would be the new civic with the 1.5 turbo but I heard it's going for a crazy 24 mil and up. Just not an attractive proposition anymore sadly -
New vezel also has a CVT instead of the previous generation dual clutch so should prove more reliable apart from the usual wear and tear.
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I sold my tech pack end of last year. It wasn't giving me too many problems as such but I felt the ride quality had regressed significantly and the rack was getting noisy at 50,000 kms and didnt really feel like spending and getting it fixed. I knew this would be the year the timing belt would need replacement also. Managed to sell it for almost 2.5 X the price is baught it for brand new which was very nice and just before imports opened up. I would like a a 2025 civic with the 1.5 motor but don't think any have been imported to SL yet. Saw an ad where they can get it down for 19MN.
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II'm seeing the 1.0 unregistered Raizes advertised for around 10-11 mil. This will make the registered market for those vehicles drop significantly if they can deliver at that price, along with other registered vehicles that are going at that price.
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Wouldn't recommend Sajaad (Autoforce) for paint work. Got something done a couple of years back which wasn't up to standard. Mechanical repairs and services are excellent though
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I see an influx of ads of people trying to sell their cars on social media. And so called "buyers" who are most likely brokers quoting rock bottom offers no doubt trying to take advantage of all the confusion to make a quick buck. Told a few people not to be so quick to dispose of their cars in this bloodbath but if they have the finances to go for a new one to go ahead. We have to start repaying our loans by 2028 and unless some serious reforms take place between now and then this vehicle importing window could be very short lived.
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Yes seems to be a common issue and the agents do fix this under warranty. On the positive side the 1.5 turbo feels surprisingly responsive for a heavy SUV and gearbox shifts are smooth. Breaks are a spongy but you get used to it. Suspension copes very well with our local conditions and you can thrash even on badly paved B roads with no issue.
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We have an I auto in the household. Not had it for too long but as a 7 seater SUV it does a decent job and is quite comfortable. Build quality is a bit iffy in certain areas such as some rust near the doors, flimsy AC vents, loud AC, dodgy headunit, and rattles on bad roads. Fuel consumption is abysmal in traffic. But if you can get one which is lightly used its decent value for money in today's context especially if you are on a budget and are looking for a 7 seater to haul the family around. Relatively cheap to service at the agents too.
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Well changing the timing belt costs around 130K and apparently the new belts are made of better material than the ones that came with the car so it should be more robust. Doing engine swaps is a far more complicated and expensive exercise. But I guess the additional power is a nice welcome.
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Not sure about others but Honda discontinued. The Civic 1L didn't carry over to the next gen. They only have the 1.5 and a hybrid version I believe.
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Guess that's why they discontinued this engine and didn't carry it forward for any of their new models
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No experience with the issue but removing the dashboard in the past to fix things on my previous 2 vehicles (not the Civic) had always lead the dash rattling and in the case of the Toyota the dash started cracking. So for that reason alone I'd stick to the agent because you never know how the other place will do the job.
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Not me.
