Totally Smitten

camandmac · 29th February 2008, 19:12

Hi

Took delivery of 'first' ever Honda today, 1.8 Type S GT in Blueish Silver - well actually bought for the wife but same thing really. I did not think that I would be impressed, not sure why, but being a German marque purchaser over the years, I have to admit that her - sorry (my) new car is absolutley fantastic. Only one worry, wheels. The choice made by 'you know who' was 18" sort of dark grey graphite looking wheels, look great but wonder if it was a bad decision and will impair the ride quality? Any long term owners of similar size wheels would be great thanks. Obviously dealer was happy that I paid nearly 1K for them. Anyway been looking at site and think it is a great forum area with brill advice.

bounce75 · 29th February 2008, 20:07

Congratulations on your purchase & welcome to this great forum.

lippy · 29th February 2008, 20:44

Welcome to the forum.

Can't answer your question tho - I have 17" wheels and the ride can be hard but this doesn't worry me. Someone will come along soon and answer....... they are a very knowledgeable lot on here.

gjackson · 29th February 2008, 21:10

Welcome, had mine same spec apart from wheels for two weeks. Love it, colour is a little understated and I want to find a good wet look polish to sort that out. Then again my last car was bright orange so any colour is a little understated.

I'd say the ride isn't any harder than my Focus or a BMW sport but it is a little more crashy.

grasey · 29th February 2008, 21:14

Welcome to the forum.

surferjr1999 · 29th February 2008, 22:14

Welcome to forum. Great choice of colour. Don't forget to order your sticker to support the site which is a great resource for information and a source of considerable time wasting - spend far too much time on here.

Good advice here on getting best for colour

http://www.polishedbliss.com/

Also see my post

Polished Bliss advice for silver colours

camandmac · 1st March 2008, 09:47

Thank you all, especially on the polish front. I had planned to Supagard the interior and exterior myself with separates that I have bought but after looking at Polished Bliss may go that route.

Will order sticker for support as the site has already saved me money

I had planned to buy the Honda Ipod kit for iPhone and do a self install but after reading threads it appears that the Iphone will not work for music, so saved £129.....for now!

Charles_Harding · 1st March 2008, 11:53

[quote=camandmac;151976 I had planned to Supagard the interior and exterior myself with separates that I have bought but after looking at Polished Bliss may go that route.
[/quote]

I don't recommend the supergard stuff.

Had it applied on Millie from new, cost a bomb!

It looked great initially, but started to come of after 4 months.

But hard work with some of the polishes mentioned on this site have brought Millie up to a better than showroom shine now.

"When i die,
I'm going to leave my body to science fiction!"

Maldax · 2nd March 2008, 09:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by camandmac

The choice made by 'you know who' was 18" sort of dark grey graphite looking wheels, look great but wonder if it was a bad decision and will impair the ride quality?

Sound like 'Storms' Image:Storm.jpg - Civinfo Wiki yes they do make the ride a bit on the harsh side but I don't think it too bad! I love mine but I do like a firm ride

Palindrome · 2nd March 2008, 12:19

Hi there and welcome to the site,it really is usefull and packed with loads of info!

Did you get yours from Avonvale?

Cheers
Chris.

HappyMan · 2nd March 2008, 12:42

Hi welcome to the place and congrats on the new car.

TTDegs · 2nd March 2008, 14:06

they do indeed sound like Storms - I love mine

can bit a bit crashy over potholes, but nothing (for me) to complain about

civik · 2nd March 2008, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by camandmac

Hi

Took delivery of 'first' ever Honda today, 1.8 Type S GT in Blueish Silver - well actually bought for the wife but same thing really. I did not think that I would be impressed, not sure why, but being a German marque purchaser over the years, I have to admit that her - sorry (my) new car is absolutley fantastic. Only one worry, wheels. The choice made by 'you know who' was 18" sort of dark grey graphite looking wheels, look great but wonder if it was a bad decision and will impair the ride quality? Any long term owners of similar size wheels would be great thanks. Obviously dealer was happy that I paid nearly 1K for them. Anyway been looking at site and think it is a great forum area with brill advice.

im sure you`ll soon discover that the look and feel of the car will soon make you forget any slight harshness from the wheel/tyre set up.not much difference in comfort from 17s anyway.hope you have fun....oh yeah,welcome.haha

symia32 · 2nd March 2008, 20:14

I have 18" blades, can be a bit crashy on potholes but generally not bad.

camandmac · 5th March 2008, 12:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Palindrome

Hi there and welcome to the site,it really is usefull and packed with loads of info!

Did you get yours from Avonvale?

Cheers
Chris.

Yes from Avondale....I hope the afterservice is better than the sales!

brooksm · 5th March 2008, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by camandmac

Yes from Avondale....I hope the afterservice is better than the sales!

Blimey, who did you deal with? We got ours from there (and countless previous Honda's) and have had excellent service. Then again, we have always used the same salesman (Gary) and have probably paid for more of his holidays than I care to think of with our comission.

Palindrome · 6th March 2008, 01:28

I found the sales guy pretty good, he picked up on the fact that I hate being called "Sir" and by my surname as I spent two years working in a service dept of a dealer and had to call customers "Sir" all day!

As for servivce just booked mine in for a service and a couple of probs to be sorted on the 18th so will see what happens.

Love the car by the way!

Palindrome · 6th March 2008, 01:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by brooksm

Blimey, who did you deal with? We got ours from there (and countless previous Honda's) and have had excellent service. Then again, we have always used the same salesman (Gary) and have probably paid for more of his holidays than I care to think of with our comission.

Delt with Marcel (not a name you'd forget eaisly) and I went in as a typically "waste of time customer" but he was good, only disapointing thing is that it would have been nice to get a "everything OK call" but did get a letter from sales manager although standard I think!

brooksm · 6th March 2008, 07:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Palindrome

Delt with Marcel (not a name you'd forget eaisly) and I went in as a typically "waste of time customer" but he was good, only disapointing thing is that it would have been nice to get a "everything OK call" but did get a letter from sales manager although standard I think!

Ha ha, no that name kind of sticks in your mind! I'm interested to hear how you get on on the 18th. I've never had an issue getting warrenty work done there, but I've never had a list this long in one go either! I have a feeling I may go from the "valued customer" pile to the "picky pain in the @rse" pile quite quickly. Hope the service dept don't trawl through here....

camandmac · 7th March 2008, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by brooksm

Blimey, who did you deal with? We got ours from there (and countless previous Honda's) and have had excellent service. Then again, we have always used the same salesman (Gary) and have probably paid for more of his holidays than I care to think of with our comission.

Dealt with Marcel - nice guy, the only problem was with the Finance guy, they clearly wanted me to take their finance and I did not want to go that route.

Did get a follow up call from Marcel but the whole experience was tainted by the money man - his last attempt was to sell GAP cover, just felt a bit too pushy!

29th February 2008, 19:12	#1 (permalink)
camandmac Valve Cap Join Date: 28th February 2008 Location: Stratford Upon Avon Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Totally Smitten Hi Took delivery of 'first' ever Honda today, 1.8 Type S GT in Blueish Silver - well actually bought for the wife but same thing really. I did not think that I would be impressed, not sure why, but being a German marque purchaser over the years, I have to admit that her - sorry (my) new car is absolutley fantastic. Only one worry, wheels. The choice made by 'you know who' was 18" sort of dark grey graphite looking wheels, look great but wonder if it was a bad decision and will impair the ride quality? Any long term owners of similar size wheels would be great thanks. Obviously dealer was happy that I paid nearly 1K for them. Anyway been looking at site and think it is a great forum area with brill advice.

29th February 2008, 21:10	#4 (permalink)
gjackson Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 5th February 2008 Location: West Yorks Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Welcome, had mine same spec apart from wheels for two weeks. Love it, colour is a little understated and I want to find a good wet look polish to sort that out. Then again my last car was bright orange so any colour is a little understated. I'd say the ride isn't any harder than my Focus or a BMW sport but it is a little more crashy. Last edited by gjackson; 29th February 2008 at 22:44.

6th March 2008, 01:28	#17 (permalink)
Palindrome Also found in orange Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 18th January 2008 Location: Warwick,UK Posts: 205 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Avonvale I found the sales guy pretty good, he picked up on the fact that I hate being called "Sir" and by my surname as I spent two years working in a service dept of a dealer and had to call customers "Sir" all day! As for servivce just booked mine in for a service and a couple of probs to be sorted on the 18th so will see what happens. Love the car by the way! Last edited by Palindrome; 6th March 2008 at 01:34. Reason: .

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camandmac Valve Cap Join Date: 28th February 2008 Location: Stratford Upon Avon Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you all, especially on the polish front. I had planned to Supagard the interior and exterior myself with separates that I have bought but after looking at Polished Bliss may go that route. Will order sticker for support as the site has already saved me money I had planned to buy the Honda Ipod kit for iPhone and do a self install but after reading threads it appears that the Iphone will not work for music, so saved £129.....for now!

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Charles_Harding Civinfo guru Join Date: 14th August 2006 Location: S.E. London Posts: 2,813 Thanks: 36 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	[quote=camandmac;151976 I had planned to Supagard the interior and exterior myself with separates that I have bought but after looking at Polished Bliss may go that route. [/quote] I don't recommend the supergard stuff. Had it applied on Millie from new, cost a bomb! It looked great initially, but started to come of after 4 months. But hard work with some of the polishes mentioned on this site have brought Millie up to a better than showroom shine now. "When i die, I'm going to leave my body to science fiction!"

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symia32 Valve Cap Join Date: 8th February 2008 Location: Droitwich Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have 18" blades, can be a bit crashy on potholes but generally not bad.