Hi from Brisbane, Australia

aussie · 14th July 2012, 01:20

Hi to one and all from Australia. Don't know if many Aussies post on this forum, but anyway here I'm am.

I own what in Australia we call the Honda Civic Si hatch which I bought new in Oct 2011. Manufactured in March 2011 in Swindon, UK (like all of you guys Civic hatches) it is the stock standard 1.8 auto 8th gen hatch in Alabaster Silver. I'm an older guy, not into any mods, and bought the hatch for it's unique appearance. Simply put, there is no hatch available in Australia (including the just released 9th gen hatch I have to add) that comes close to this for breathtakingly good looks.

Sure, the ride is a little noisy over coarse bitumen, the seats a little uncomfortable on long journeys and the instrumentation not always legible in certain lighting conditions, but all is forgiven when you view your car parked amongst the sea of Mazda 3's, Holden Cruze's and Toyota Corolla's that swamp the car parks at Australian shopping centres!!

Thanks to all of you that post here regularly as I have already acquired a lot of useful info about the Civic hatch not readily available from the local Honda dealers here in Brisbane.

Try not to be harsh on me because I'm an Aussie btw - my dad's a Geordie who emigrated here in 1952 so there is some pommie blood coursing through my body!!

All the best to you all and I look forward to visiting often. aussie.

tonymac · 14th July 2012, 03:30

Hi mate welcome to the forum, there are a few others from down under that chat, you will get some good info from this site.

robbobaggins · 14th July 2012, 07:20

G'day mate welcome to the forum

wanner69 · 14th July 2012, 07:47

Hi and welcome to the forum

smig · 14th July 2012, 07:49

Hi aussie, welcome along

keef076 · 14th July 2012, 08:15

Hey Aussie, welcome to the forum

Xrv750 · 14th July 2012, 09:27

Hi welcome, I've cousins who live in Brisbane, hope to visit some day, don't however fancy the 23 hour flight, but maybe someday

rowbo · 14th July 2012, 09:33

welcome to civinfo

pigdog · 14th July 2012, 10:52

hi and welcome

okehciv · 14th July 2012, 11:48

Welcome to the forum, can we interest you in a civinfo sticker then you could spread the word in Brisbane.

Hope to visit your country next year with luck

shaunwistow · 14th July 2012, 11:50

G'day & welcome to the madhouse

saracen · 14th July 2012, 12:11

Hi mate

Gp_kho · 14th July 2012, 15:28

Hi and welcome

Milano FN2 · 14th July 2012, 16:58

Wecome mate

John-R · 14th July 2012, 17:37

Hi and welcome buddy

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ying · 20th July 2012, 08:23

Hi and welcome mate

Staffs Deltic · 26th July 2012, 21:49

Hi & welcome to the forum.

14th July 2012, 01:20	#1 (permalink)
aussie Join Date: 14th July 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi from Brisbane, Australia Hi to one and all from Australia. Don't know if many Aussies post on this forum, but anyway here I'm am. I own what in Australia we call the Honda Civic Si hatch which I bought new in Oct 2011. Manufactured in March 2011 in Swindon, UK (like all of you guys Civic hatches) it is the stock standard 1.8 auto 8th gen hatch in Alabaster Silver. I'm an older guy, not into any mods, and bought the hatch for it's unique appearance. Simply put, there is no hatch available in Australia (including the just released 9th gen hatch I have to add) that comes close to this for breathtakingly good looks. Sure, the ride is a little noisy over coarse bitumen, the seats a little uncomfortable on long journeys and the instrumentation not always legible in certain lighting conditions, but all is forgiven when you view your car parked amongst the sea of Mazda 3's, Holden Cruze's and Toyota Corolla's that swamp the car parks at Australian shopping centres!! Thanks to all of you that post here regularly as I have already acquired a lot of useful info about the Civic hatch not readily available from the local Honda dealers here in Brisbane. Try not to be harsh on me because I'm an Aussie btw - my dad's a Geordie who emigrated here in 1952 so there is some pommie blood coursing through my body!! All the best to you all and I look forward to visiting often. aussie.

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