What do you not like about your Civic?? - Page 9

torchy · 5th November 2008, 13:32

water on the rear window,and the two front windows steam up quite quick with three people in

Wheelchair · 5th November 2008, 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by torchy

water on the rear window,and the two front windows steam up quite quick wthi three people in

Depends what you're up to!

JayVictory · 5th November 2008, 13:55

I love the car. It may have a few things that arent great, but so what. It's so different from most of the other cars on the road. Keep smiling

Wheelchair · 5th November 2008, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayVictory

I love the car. It may have a few things that arent great, but so what. It's so different from most of the other cars on the road. Keep smiling

Well said!

r1ckster2000 · 8th November 2008, 10:35

I would have said rear view with the spolier. However, im upgrading from the Renault Megane coupe, of which I cant see **** all out the back.
This one will be a panoramic view for me

twig · 8th November 2008, 22:07

i personally think the turning circle isnt all that good! not that it matters for road driving, but car parking and multi story parking sometimes is a bit of a pain going back and forward to get it right

Wheelchair · 8th November 2008, 22:09

You should have had the last gen Civic, it had the turning circle of a tanker!

twig · 8th November 2008, 22:17

im glad i didnt then, this one feels quite bad, my prvious vehical (VITO VAN) had a much better circle, but thats the only thing that i noticed straight off that i didnt like, i never test drove one so im glad its nothing i consider major

HappyMan · 8th November 2008, 22:33

I have to agree the turning circles is terrible.

upopup · 9th November 2008, 23:16

HI,

Civi EX, new this year, and am still trying to get to grips with the voice commands.

Very often the reply to 'climate control defrost' is 'radio mw' or somthing just as

strange, why is that??

Also I had my first attempt at calling via phone link while driving, what a performance,

I had entered my phonebook into the system last weekend but hadnt tried it, after

several attempts at trying to call my wife today I just gave up, I am so frustrated

with so many shortcomings of all the up-to-date tech, I think this will be my first and

only Honda.........- sorry!

alanwalne · 10th November 2008, 07:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by twig

im glad i didnt then, this one feels quite bad, my prvious vehical (VITO VAN) had a much better circle, but thats the only thing that i noticed straight off that i didnt like, i never test drove one so im glad its nothing i consider major

I think the Vito is rear wheel drive - most rear drive cars can have a better turning citcle as they can turn the wheels tighter owing to the fact they are not handling the drive too. Trying to put power through very tightly turned wheels would put extreme forces on the driveshafts.

3rd Honda · 10th November 2008, 08:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by upopup

HI,

Civi EX, new this year, and am still trying to get to grips with the voice commands.

Very often the reply to 'climate control defrost' is 'radio mw' or somthing just as

strange, why is that??

Also I had my first attempt at calling via phone link while driving, what a performance,

I had entered my phonebook into the system last weekend but hadnt tried it, after

several attempts at trying to call my wife today I just gave up, I am so frustrated

with so many shortcomings of all the up-to-date tech, I think this will be my first and

only Honda.........- sorry!

If you're like me - you will give up on voice commands on the Civic - I always found them slow and unpredictable. The phone is usable with care and patience, but the car controls were poor when stationary or travelling slowly, and unusable when moving at speed. Mic mod made the phone a bit better, but voice controls were just as bad.

My replacement car also has voice control .... and its much better - but I still never use it as its simply easier and quicker to use normal controls!

Actually - I didn't miss them in either car. - Just annoying to pay for something you never use.

Sandozer · 10th November 2008, 10:31

Having the car uplifted today to the Honda dealer. Car sitting over two weeks and battery flat, recharged, but have flashing green key symbol on dash, no start. AA have confirmed immobiliser lost its code.... Glad its still under warranty..(2006 CTDI).

rizvee · 10th November 2008, 13:12

The suspention!!!its ****** 2 HARD!!!

simoningram · 10th November 2008, 16:39

Some minor items, I've just migrated from a Citroen C4:-

Auto lights - Don't come on with wipers, thought this was a great feature on the C4, if wipers were on full (not intermittent) for more than 60 secs lights came on automatically, as well as at dusk as they do on my Civic ES
No sunglasses holder - Found this to be very convenient
Rear Wiper - Like a lot of people I do miss this particulary with the limited visibility

Don't get me wrong I've only had the Civic a couple of days and much prefer it overall to any of my previous cars.

J. Derek Riddell · 11th November 2008, 17:50

Mine work just fine ... as long as I leave a slight pause between 'toggling the pressle' and giving the command(s) ... and I have a Glaswegian (Partick) accent ! ...

I have noticed that when 'she' gets confused (which is very seldom), the default response seems to be "CD Off" ...

BUT - the more I used the function - the fewer the errors ... 'she' seems to have some kind of learning function (unless I'm imagining it ?) ...

Rossman · 14th November 2008, 10:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by upopup

HI,

Civi EX, new this year, and am still trying to get to grips with the voice commands.

Very often the reply to 'climate control defrost' is 'radio mw' or somthing just as strange, why is that??

Does anyone know if you can select the defrost setting manually as I cannot get her to understand this command for love nor money, which is unusual as I never usually have a problem with it understanding me

Wheelchair · 14th November 2008, 10:24

You press the button with a picture of the window, it turns on the aircon and blasts the screen at full power. (A yellow light comes on) When you press the button again, it restores your previous settings.

NH Dan · 14th November 2008, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wheelchair

You press the button with a picture of the window, it turns on the aircon and blasts the screen at full power. (A yellow light comes on) When you press the button again, it restores your previous settings.

'Press' a button??? Heavens no, couldnt possibly be expected to do that.

Its much easier to 'press' a button and talk to the car 15 times......

Wheelchair · 14th November 2008, 10:32

I know, button pressing takes it out of you. I need a lie down now I've typed this!

5th November 2008, 13:32	#161 (permalink)
torchy Supporter Join Date: 8th October 2008 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	water on the rear window,and the two front windows steam up quite quick with three people in Last edited by torchy; 5th November 2008 at 14:02.

10th November 2008, 10:31	#173 (permalink)
Sandozer Crab - 2.2 Diesel Sport Join Date: 25th February 2007 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 198 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts iTrader: (0)	Dont get a flat Battery!!! Having the car uplifted today to the Honda dealer. Car sitting over two weeks and battery flat, recharged, but have flashing green key symbol on dash, no start. AA have confirmed immobiliser lost its code.... Glad its still under warranty..(2006 CTDI).

10th November 2008, 13:12	#174 (permalink)
rizvee Car: 2007 2.2 5dr, Black Join Date: 22nd September 2008 Location: oldham, uk Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (2)	Hay The suspention!!!its ****** 2 HARD!!! Last edited by HappyMan; 10th November 2008 at 13:27. Reason: * Edited by HM - getting around the swear filter and against the forum rules*

11th November 2008, 17:50	#176 (permalink)
J. Derek Riddell [ ! WIBBLE - WIBBLE ! ] Join Date: 8th November 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 3,687 Thanks: 67 Thanked 175 Times in 170 Posts iTrader: (2)	Voice Activated Controls ... Mine work just fine ... as long as I leave a slight pause between 'toggling the pressle' and giving the command(s) ... and I have a Glaswegian (Partick) accent ! ... I have noticed that when 'she' gets confused (which is very seldom), the default response seems to be "CD Off" ... BUT - the more I used the function - the fewer the errors ... 'she' seems to have some kind of learning function (unless I'm imagining it ?) ...

5th November 2008, 13:55	#163 (permalink)
JayVictory Supporter Join Date: 21st October 2008 Location: Bath, England Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I love the car. It may have a few things that arent great, but so what. It's so different from most of the other cars on the road. Keep smiling

8th November 2008, 10:35	#165 (permalink)
r1ckster2000 Join Date: 24th October 2008 Location: Huntingdon, uk Posts: 95 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	I would have said rear view with the spolier. However, im upgrading from the Renault Megane coupe, of which I cant see **** all out the back. This one will be a panoramic view for me

8th November 2008, 22:07	#166 (permalink)
twig Supporter Car: 2008 CTR GT NHB Join Date: 4th November 2008 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 244 Thanks: 13 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader: (0)	i personally think the turning circle isnt all that good! not that it matters for road driving, but car parking and multi story parking sometimes is a bit of a pain going back and forward to get it right

8th November 2008, 22:09	#167 (permalink)
Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	You should have had the last gen Civic, it had the turning circle of a tanker!

8th November 2008, 22:17	#168 (permalink)
twig Supporter Car: 2008 CTR GT NHB Join Date: 4th November 2008 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 244 Thanks: 13 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader: (0)	im glad i didnt then, this one feels quite bad, my prvious vehical (VITO VAN) had a much better circle, but thats the only thing that i noticed straight off that i didnt like, i never test drove one so im glad its nothing i consider major

8th November 2008, 22:33	#169 (permalink)
HappyMan Super Moderator Car: 1.8 EX NHB 2007 Join Date: 16th August 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 10,234 Thanks: 182 Thanked 372 Times in 360 Posts iTrader: (0)	I have to agree the turning circles is terrible.

9th November 2008, 23:16	#170 (permalink)
upopup Join Date: 17th July 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	HI, Civi EX, new this year, and am still trying to get to grips with the voice commands. Very often the reply to 'climate control defrost' is 'radio mw' or somthing just as strange, why is that?? Also I had my first attempt at calling via phone link while driving, what a performance, I had entered my phonebook into the system last weekend but hadnt tried it, after several attempts at trying to call my wife today I just gave up, I am so frustrated with so many shortcomings of all the up-to-date tech, I think this will be my first and only Honda.........- sorry!

10th November 2008, 16:39	#175 (permalink)
simoningram Join Date: 1st November 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 18 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Some minor items, I've just migrated from a Citroen C4:- Auto lights - Don't come on with wipers, thought this was a great feature on the C4, if wipers were on full (not intermittent) for more than 60 secs lights came on automatically, as well as at dusk as they do on my Civic ES No sunglasses holder - Found this to be very convenient Rear Wiper - Like a lot of people I do miss this particulary with the limited visibility Don't get me wrong I've only had the Civic a couple of days and much prefer it overall to any of my previous cars.

14th November 2008, 10:24	#178 (permalink)
Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	You press the button with a picture of the window, it turns on the aircon and blasts the screen at full power. (A yellow light comes on) When you press the button again, it restores your previous settings.

14th November 2008, 10:32	#180 (permalink)
Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	I know, button pressing takes it out of you. I need a lie down now I've typed this!