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lippy · 6th May 2008, 22:15

I picked up my new Blueish Silver 08 plate EX on a week ago, on the 29th, having traded in my 06 model, 56 plate Alabaster Silver 1.8 Sport.

I went up to my cousins on Friday, at Clay Cross, near Chesterfied, Derbyshire for a family occasion and the trip from our house in Bournemouth by the easiest/most direct route is 215 miles. A good run for the car. We caught all the traffic on Friday, and were on the road for 6 hours (!!) even doing detours (by sat nav) to avoid the worst of the jams on the M1 and driving sensibly with a new engine. The car has now done around 525 miles in total. It took just 4 hours to come home Sunday afternoon even stopping for coffee and petrol. Saw 3 civics on the way up and 5 on the way back.

The mpg over the 525 miles has averaged at 41.8 mpg. It was showing an average of just 24.6 mpg around town and with 75 miles on the clock before the trip, and is now dropping around town again.

I wondered whether I would find much difference between the two (apart from the spec) and there are a few things :
There is no clunking from the suspension. Although I was told my shocks were Ok on the Sport there was always a creak and a bit of a clunk when first setting off, ie reversing off my drive, but there is none with the new car.
The handling seems a bit better too, eg there is a bend on the A31 which I have never liked and which the Sport took OK, but the EX corners as tho on rails.
The doors shut better, and are easy to open – the Sport’s rear doors were never easy to open.

I found the sat nav really good, even round the little villages around Clay Cross but interestingly, it took us different ways to my sisters tomtom. I have the 3.23 version but there are things that are out of date – eg petrol stations locally not showing which have been there for years and vice versa i.e. some sites have not been petrol stations for years and are showing as such. The HFT Bluetooth worked well although Mr Lippy had to speak loudly (shout) on the motorway for the caller to hear clearly.

Overall, the EX is better, so maybe Honda have tweaked a few things.

PS one of my sisters , who drives a Merc, had a lift when 'oop north' (had never been in the Alabaster Silver) and was most impressed, commented 'it's like a cockpit in here!' - to which I replied thats why we call them spaceships!!!!

6th May 2008, 22:15	#1 (permalink)
lippy Bournemouth Belle Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th January 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 415 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader: (0)	First impression of EX v Sport I picked up my new Blueish Silver 08 plate EX on a week ago, on the 29th, having traded in my 06 model, 56 plate Alabaster Silver 1.8 Sport. I went up to my cousins on Friday, at Clay Cross, near Chesterfied, Derbyshire for a family occasion and the trip from our house in Bournemouth by the easiest/most direct route is 215 miles. A good run for the car. We caught all the traffic on Friday, and were on the road for 6 hours (!!) even doing detours (by sat nav) to avoid the worst of the jams on the M1 and driving sensibly with a new engine. The car has now done around 525 miles in total. It took just 4 hours to come home Sunday afternoon even stopping for coffee and petrol. Saw 3 civics on the way up and 5 on the way back. The mpg over the 525 miles has averaged at 41.8 mpg. It was showing an average of just 24.6 mpg around town and with 75 miles on the clock before the trip, and is now dropping around town again. I wondered whether I would find much difference between the two (apart from the spec) and there are a few things : There is no clunking from the suspension. Although I was told my shocks were Ok on the Sport there was always a creak and a bit of a clunk when first setting off, ie reversing off my drive, but there is none with the new car. The handling seems a bit better too, eg there is a bend on the A31 which I have never liked and which the Sport took OK, but the EX corners as tho on rails. The doors shut better, and are easy to open – the Sport’s rear doors were never easy to open. I found the sat nav really good, even round the little villages around Clay Cross but interestingly, it took us different ways to my sisters tomtom. I have the 3.23 version but there are things that are out of date – eg petrol stations locally not showing which have been there for years and vice versa i.e. some sites have not been petrol stations for years and are showing as such. The HFT Bluetooth worked well although Mr Lippy had to speak loudly (shout) on the motorway for the caller to hear clearly. Overall, the EX is better, so maybe Honda have tweaked a few things. PS one of my sisters , who drives a Merc, had a lift when 'oop north' (had never been in the Alabaster Silver) and was most impressed, commented 'it's like a cockpit in here!' - to which I replied thats why we call them spaceships!!!!