1st unknown interest

Obo · 23rd May 2007, 15:02

I was sitting on the driveway piddling about with the sat nav and other things when a bloke doing some work next door came round and asked about the civic! He'd been and looked at them at the local dealer and asked where I got mine... I think he went to sleep while I bored him with my story but he's definately not going to Bristol even to get a quote!

Reckons he's gonna put an order in at the weekend but wanted to speak to an owner first he was looking at mine and decided he wasnt gonna look too hard as he can only afford the SE and was gutted to see all the extras on mine in comparison

He IS gonna get blueish silver after seing mine though

So my first interest outside of friends and family was positive YAY!! I hope he buys one that'll give me someone to wave at!

Charles_Harding · 23rd May 2007, 17:06

I'd have a chat with your dealer about your 'salesmanship'.

You might get another bunch of flowers!

"If life was fair, Elvis would be alive today, and all the impersonators would be dead!"

Charles H.

Kremmen · 24th May 2007, 07:09

I've had a few of my neighbours taking an interest as well.

Topcat · 24th May 2007, 08:01

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Originally Posted by Kremmen

I've had a few of my neighbours taking an interest as well.

So did I, until they saw a courtesy car replacing it over and over again, then they soon lost interest and now just comment on why on earth have I kept it

Its embarrassing!!

andrewuk · 24th May 2007, 08:17

I had some computer stuff delivered yesterday and the Amtrak guy that dropped it off was asking me loads of questions about my civvie sitting on the drive! He's thinking of getting one too. I hope he got to his next deliveries on time

as we were chatting about it for a while!

rmh999 · 24th May 2007, 09:12

Half of my neighbours have already got Civic`s !!

They also have Honda factory car park passes... but that`s how it goes when you live within 5 miles of the factory in Swindon !!

andischatz · 24th May 2007, 09:40

...not wanting to sound mean or anything, but wouldn't you rather *discourage* people from buying one? Otherwise there will soon be millions of them around. We don't really want that, do we?

romatic · 24th May 2007, 09:51

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Originally Posted by andischatz

...not wanting to sound mean or anything, but wouldn't you rather *discourage* people from buying one? Otherwise there will soon be millions of them around. We don't really want that, do we?

Thoroughly agree with you andischatz. Obo, stop selling Civics. Now go and wash your car.

You say it's dirty.

apemonkeyman · 24th May 2007, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmh999

Half of my neighbours have already got Civic`s !!

They also have Honda factory car park passes... but that`s how it goes when you live within 5 miles of the factory in Swindon !!

Maybe if they stopped giving them to staff & sent them out to the dealers instead waiting times would drop...

Charles_Harding · 24th May 2007, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by apemonkeyman

Maybe if they stopped giving them to staff & sent them out to the dealers instead waiting times would drop...

Sounds a bit catty to me, sure your name isn't apemonkeylady?

"Just when i discovered the meaning of life they changed it!"

Charles H.

apemonkeyman · 24th May 2007, 14:41

Poo, you've found me out.

henbury · 24th May 2007, 15:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obo

I was sitting on the driveway piddling about with the sat nav and other things when a bloke doing some work next door came round and asked about the civic! He'd been and looked at them at the local dealer and asked where I got mine... I think he went to sleep while I bored him with my story but he's definately not going to Bristol even to get a quote!

Reckons he's gonna put an order in at the weekend but wanted to speak to an owner first he was looking at mine and decided he wasnt gonna look too hard as he can only afford the SE and was gutted to see all the extras on mine in comparison

He IS gonna get blueish silver after seing mine though

So my first interest outside of friends and family was positive YAY!! I hope he buys one that'll give me someone to wave at!

Thats it !! Not going to wave at you now.... Only a SE

I love my SE thanks !!!

steeeveee · 24th May 2007, 16:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obo

he's definately not going to Bristol even to get a quote!

Obo, I think you where unlucky, I've had no problems, issues with them at Bristol. Thought they were helpful and accomodating. For example they collected my car just before I went away on holiday and returned it warranty repaired when I came back. They will even offer you a round of golf whilst they service your car.

Obo · 24th May 2007, 18:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by henbury

Thats it !! Not going to wave at you now.... Only a SE

I love my SE thanks !!!

That was his words NOT mine henbury!!! He said "I wont look that hard cos I can only afford the SE"

steeeveee, unlucky is one mistake the mistakes were never-ending with my sale and no-one was willing to carry the can! Right down to them trying to put it off from Thursday until the following tuesday (the only reason being the salesman was off on Friday) after they'd already made me wait 2 weeks. THEN to top it off their card machine broke ("thats the first time this has happened in 5 years") when I tried to make payment and I had to wait for them to find another one!

Nope after all my problems I'm not willing to accept it was unlucky it was incompetence through and through with no excuses. I'm glad that you've never had a problem but I lost faith in them after the second time my car was set back. Obviously they arent that rubbish all the time but IMHO they've never redeemed themselves with me.

pjr · 31st May 2007, 21:00

I've had two lots of interest in my car in the last few weeks.

First, someone at my wife's work was really impressed with my Civ - took him a few minutes to realise it was a 3 door and not a 5 door and he later said to my wife that he'd be interested in buying my Civ when I'm finished with it!

Then today, a woman who works near me had seen me leaving the office car park at lunchtime and came to ask me about the Civic this afternoon. She hadn't been aware of the 'new' Civic and thought it was just new on the market. She is maybe looking at buying second hand - I would imagine they will start to turn up second hand since they've been out a little while.

I also haven't counted the number of looks I've got while sitting in traffic (At the car - not me!

)

Kremmen · 1st June 2007, 07:42

Hopefully this interest will keep residuals high

panasony · 1st June 2007, 10:20

My next door neighbour bought there civic a couple of weekes ago,they have always had hondas , it is a black 1.8 es and for some reson i looks shorter than mine lower than mine and more sportier than mine , i know its not but being all black looks much better

Obo · 1st June 2007, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by panasony

My next door neighbour bought there civic a couple of weekes ago,they have always had hondas , it is a black 1.8 es and for some reson i looks shorter than mine lower than mine and more sportier than mine , i know its not but being all black looks much better

Probably cos yours is an EX with 17" wheels and the ES has 16"???

You have the EX though so have more extras than them

Pingu · 1st June 2007, 10:48

My wife always gets asked if she works for Honda when people turn up at the door, as we have 2 parked on the drive. I have also been asked about the car by strangers while either filling up or parking in various places in Leicestershire.

They seem to be so common nowadays.. there is only the odd day in the week where i don't see at least 3 or 4.

Obo · 5th June 2007, 21:58

Pulled up outside a shop I was doing a network in on Saturday and a bloke mouthed at me "nice car" and grinned

I grinned back and nodded

We seem to be getting a lot of attention a bloke was hanging out of a van tonight to see it (he might have been looking at me though you never know

)

Incidentally my next door neighbour told me at the weekend the bloke that came round and looked at the car in the original post has ordered his civic he was concerned he was quoted a 9 week wait I said that seems normal and thats what I waited!

23rd May 2007, 15:02	#1 (permalink)
Obo Rusty Nut! Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th March 2007 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 615 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	1st unknown interest I was sitting on the driveway piddling about with the sat nav and other things when a bloke doing some work next door came round and asked about the civic! He'd been and looked at them at the local dealer and asked where I got mine... I think he went to sleep while I bored him with my story but he's definately not going to Bristol even to get a quote! Reckons he's gonna put an order in at the weekend but wanted to speak to an owner first he was looking at mine and decided he wasnt gonna look too hard as he can only afford the SE and was gutted to see all the extras on mine in comparison He IS gonna get blueish silver after seing mine though So my first interest outside of friends and family was positive YAY!! I hope he buys one that'll give me someone to wave at!

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This thread is about: 1st unknown interest, it's in General Discussion at the Honda Civic forum Civinfo; I was sitting on the driveway piddling about with the sat nav and other things when a bloke doing some work next door came round ...

23rd May 2007, 17:06	#2 (permalink)
Charles_Harding Civinfo guru Join Date: 14th August 2006 Location: S.E. London Posts: 3,298 Thanks: 113 Thanked 27 Times in 26 Posts iTrader: (0)	I'd have a chat with your dealer about your 'salesmanship'. You might get another bunch of flowers! *"If life was fair, Elvis would be alive today, and all the impersonators would be dead!"* Charles H.

24th May 2007, 07:09	#3 (permalink)
Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,873 Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts iTrader: (0)	I've had a few of my neighbours taking an interest as well.

24th May 2007, 08:17	#5 (permalink)
andrewuk Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 27th January 2007 Location: Middlesex Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I had some computer stuff delivered yesterday and the Amtrak guy that dropped it off was asking me loads of questions about my civvie sitting on the drive! He's thinking of getting one too. I hope he got to his next deliveries on time as we were chatting about it for a while!

24th May 2007, 09:12	#6 (permalink)
rmh999 Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 3rd August 2006 Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Half of my neighbours have already got Civic`s !! They also have Honda factory car park passes... but that`s how it goes when you live within 5 miles of the factory in Swindon !!

24th May 2007, 09:40	#7 (permalink)
andischatz Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 22nd February 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	...not wanting to sound mean or anything, but wouldn't you rather discourage people from buying one? Otherwise there will soon be millions of them around. We don't really want that, do we?

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apemonkeyman Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 2nd February 2007 Location: Gloucester Posts: 665 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Poo, you've found me out.

31st May 2007, 21:00	#15 (permalink)
pjr We call him... The Stig Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th March 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 495 Thanks: 9 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts iTrader: (0)	I've had two lots of interest in my car in the last few weeks. First, someone at my wife's work was really impressed with my Civ - took him a few minutes to realise it was a 3 door and not a 5 door and he later said to my wife that he'd be interested in buying my Civ when I'm finished with it! Then today, a woman who works near me had seen me leaving the office car park at lunchtime and came to ask me about the Civic this afternoon. She hadn't been aware of the 'new' Civic and thought it was just new on the market. She is maybe looking at buying second hand - I would imagine they will start to turn up second hand since they've been out a little while. I also haven't counted the number of looks I've got while sitting in traffic (At the car - not me! )

1st June 2007, 07:42	#16 (permalink)
Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,873 Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hopefully this interest will keep residuals high

1st June 2007, 10:20	#17 (permalink)
panasony Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st January 2007 Posts: 152 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	My next door neighbour bought there civic a couple of weekes ago,they have always had hondas , it is a black 1.8 es and for some reson i looks shorter than mine lower than mine and more sportier than mine , i know its not but being all black looks much better

1st June 2007, 10:48	#19 (permalink)
Pingu Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 20th December 2006 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	My wife always gets asked if she works for Honda when people turn up at the door, as we have 2 parked on the drive. I have also been asked about the car by strangers while either filling up or parking in various places in Leicestershire. They seem to be so common nowadays.. there is only the odd day in the week where i don't see at least 3 or 4.

5th June 2007, 21:58	#20 (permalink)
Obo Rusty Nut! Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th March 2007 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 615 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Pulled up outside a shop I was doing a network in on Saturday and a bloke mouthed at me "nice car" and grinned I grinned back and nodded We seem to be getting a lot of attention a bloke was hanging out of a van tonight to see it (he might have been looking at me though you never know ) Incidentally my next door neighbour told me at the weekend the bloke that came round and looked at the car in the original post has ordered his civic he was concerned he was quoted a 9 week wait I said that seems normal and thats what I waited!