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Originally Posted by tongie
I'm not sure if others agree with me but I think the EX model (and civic generally) has many faults. My observations are: - The ride is awful especially cornering at any kind of speed
- The dash rattles in many places
- The HID lights are rubbish
- The hands free/voice activation is a joke even after mods
- Soundproofing is really poor
- Auto wipers take ages to come on
- Cruise control is not smooth especially when it backs off
- Ipod connection is a rip off
- Computer overstates speed & MPG
- Suspension is noisy
- Stereo poor
It feels like they had to compromise the quality to keep the cost down.
I certainly will not buy another Honda and will be getting rid of it within 6 months.  |
I am very sorry to hear all that, tongie
I fully understand your decision on the basis of what you say but I do feel the need to comment on my own experiences, albeit from a 1.8 ES.
Ride: Certainly a lot firmer than my previous Accord, but expected and I have not found it to be a problem, it does make the whole feel a lot more 'positive' than the feel of the Accord.
Dash: No rattles so far, but only 6 weeks old and a thousand miles so crossing fingers.
No
HID lights but replaced standard issue bulbs and got a great improvement.
No hands free or SatNav so no comment
Soundproofing: ok so far. I usually have mp3 cd's playing anyway.
Auto wipers : Uncannily good at the centre setting, and they are adjustable.
Cruise : Absolutely fine, no problems at all. Maybe you have to get used to it ? I had it on the Accord and it is exactly the same.
IPod connection, don't have it but totally agree.
Speed and mpg: Also agree totally. But you just adjust easily enough.
Suspension: Not really noticed, and hope I won't !
Stereo sounds great to me, but I only really uses mp3s at highest quality, although I must admit, bass and treble are both pushed quite high to get the tone I want, not much to spare on that score.
So, just wanting to try to be fair to those reading this and getting scared off.
And to reiterate: I am sorry you have not found the car to be what you expected but I am not convinced that all the problems you have had exist in every car although some clearly DO.