2006+ hybrid civics, general query

[rugal]

Hi guys, planning to get a honda civic hybrid, now main concern is, how often does the car needs servicing? every 10,000 kms?
Do i just service the car with normal engine oil and oil filter liek any other normal civics vti?
Any special things i gotta do or look for or any sort of maintenance Hybrids car need?
eg: turbo cars, i service every 5000kms...etc

how about the hybrid civics? any sort of maitenense or special oil i have to use..etc?

Your help is appreciated,

Cheers all

[threesix]

i just bought a 06 hybrid civic and in the log books its been serviced every 5k and its done 29k. but the sticker on the inside of the car from the last service says i dont have to take it in till 40k.... hmmm.

as for oils im not sure yet...

[rugal]

hows the fuel consumption per tank?
8-900 a tank?

[threesix]

not sure yet. still working it out. ive only put petrol in it twice since owning. but ive filled it up to the top once and it ****ing lasted ages. haha.

[rugal]

lol nice, im moving from a turbo to a hybrid, gonna be hektic haha
now all i care about is fuel :p

[threesix]

they are sllloooooowwwww as fark.

comming from a turbo you will be shocked. hahha

[rugal]

lol i am willing to sacrifice performance for fuel, as long as it moves and gets me A to be i am happy hehe

so anyone know much about hybrid civics maintenances?

[threesix]

yep thats why i got one..

it will you from A to B so so nicely.

[twing]

Honda owners usually have their oil/filter change every 5k or 6 months.
As for hybrids, they use a low viscosity oil that only can be bought from honda dealers.

[fitme]

Honda owners usually have their oil/filter change every 5k or 6 months.

FD is 10,000 or 6months

[rugal]

thanks twing, so at least i know it will need oem engine oils,
not too bad
cheers for the reply guys

[threesix]

rugal - you'll be stoked on the hybrid. its just little things that make it sick.

im so happy with mine. (after it got lowered and rimed up of course lol)

im getting to the end of my tank so i'll tell you how the petrol usage goes.

[rugal]

thanks threesix, gotta agree the standard wheels on it are really really fugly... what were honda thinkin lol

and other thing i disliek is the interior colour, every hybrid i see on carsales all have beige colour interior,
is there no other colours? liek grey/blackish..etc

[Sherweeeny]

thanks threesix, gotta agree the standard wheels on it are really really fugly... what were honda thinkin lol

and other thing i disliek is the interior colour, every hybrid i see on carsales all have beige colour interior,
is there no other colours? liek grey/blackish..etc

if you get one with beige leather, ill happily swap you my grey leather interior hehe

also, i think you will need to get it serviced at honda as im sure they need to check up on batteries etc? dunno though

[threesix]

thanks threesix, gotta agree the standard wheels on it are really really fugly... what were honda thinkin lol

and other thing i disliek is the interior colour, every hybrid i see on carsales all have beige colour interior,
is there no other colours? liek grey/blackish..etc

i have the beige! LOL!! but people seem to like it!? its fine with me though. the dealer threw in the whole paint and interior protecter shit...

[twing]

thanks threesix, gotta agree the standard wheels on it are really really fugly... what were honda thinkin lol


I agree they are ugyl. They are designed to have less drag. The best shape, in reducing drag, is a moon disc shape surface, just like the classic old wheels.
http://www.mooneyesusa.com/moon-disc-snap-from-p-474.html

Now picture your civic with that :P

[fitme]

i dont know but somehow i like the hybrid rims in bigger diameter...

[threesix]

they do have some what of an oldschool/backtothefuture kinda feel lol.

[rugal]

hehe, hows the fuel tank goin threesix, u got an average kms out of your full tank yet?

[threesix]

50 buck lastest aaaggggeesss. 95/98 ron.

its average is like 6.3ish/100k with the rims and air con pumping... normal to hard driving.

[rugal]

sounds hektic, cant wait till i sell my car and get a hybrid..
w00t

[clayton4115]

im thinking the same, want to change my civic to a hybrid 2007 model, whats your impressions of the hybrid so far, for the owners who have it.

[threesix]

i love my hybrid... one of the more smarter moves ive made in life. lol

[clayton4115]

tell me what you love about your hybrid.

[rugal]

Hi, been doing my research that, due to hybrid cars that runs on half electric and half petrol, is it true that once the battery stuffs up, it costs over 5-10k just to replace? or anyone know much about the maintence of the hybrid engines?

[clayton4115]

here is a good forum, www.greenhybrid.com

and no it doesn't cost $10k to replace it, before 8 years Honda bears the risk for the battery after 8 years it should cost around $1k to $2k to replace, with technology and prices coming down all the time, this is my educated guess.

[clayton4115]

http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f51/how-many-miles-your-original-hch-ii-ima-battery-23155/

[rugal]

thanks for the link, has alot of info

[threesix]

i filled up at the same sevo,same pump, same 95ron and ive been driving the same.

traffic, using second gear to over take, blah blah.

its dropped from 6.3ish to 5.2/100k. hmmmm.

and what do i love about my hybrid?? when it turns its self over all the time when your at the lights or KFC drive thru ect.. LOL! the first time it happened i thought my car was ****ed. ahahahahaha. 50 bucks lastes me about 2 weeks and 2 days.

oh and when people see it dumped on wide ass rims and see the hybrid badge. they must think im crazy.

[clayton4115]

5.2/l thats 921kms on a 50 litre tank! :D

[threesix]

for the last week its been 6.3ish and now for 2 days its 5.2... weird (but in a good way!) lol

[clayton4115]

did you get yours from a dealer, and did you haggle the price?

[threesix]

dealer,ten year warranty(hmmm),ten year road side,full interior-exterior protection pack/BIG car cleaning pack with a car loves style pressure hose thingo/got them to remove all little dents.

2006 FD3 28km. 20k on the nose.

ps i cant speel. lol

[threesix]

i mean 28,000km. woops.

[clayton4115]

thats a good deal, which state are you in.

[clayton4115]

what do you think of this one,

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/dealer/details.aspx?R=7443904&keywords=hybrid&tsrc=allcarhome&__Ntk=CarAll&__Nne=15&__Dx=mode%20matchany&__No=15&__D=hybrid&silo=1011&seot=1&__sid=12254C9A7BA1&__N=1216%201246%201247%201252%201282%204294965322% 20900&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal |1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&__Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Cr=6&__Ntt=hybrid&trecs=33&__Qpb=true

[threesix]

a.c.t

do it!! give em 19k.

[threesix]

or 18k if you can. lol

[clayton4115]

LOL they maybe desperate to move stock coming towards the end of the month,

what do you think of the colour though?

[threesix]

i think the colour is dope.

with the right rims/lowering you'll be hybrid pimpin yo!!!

i call mine the 'SLAB'... slow with big bulky rims. anyone who listens to down south rap knows whats up. lol

[clayton4115]

yeah i dont really like the colour.

what do you reckon i could get trade in for mine?

2005 auto standard stock 44k.

[threesix]

look at ekdez's car. i think its the same colour?? and it look BOSS.

2005 vti auto

* Private Price Guide $14,700 - $16,700

* Trade In Price Guide $11,500 - $13,500

* Average Km 60,000 - 100,000

Price Guide $26,950* Price Guide

[clayton4115]

ok so it looks like i would need to put in $10k extra to upgrade to a hybrid 2007. Say my trade in is $13k and asking price is $23k for the hybrid.

[threesix]

thats just redbook though so....

you could get an FD3 for 19k i recon. and sell yours private for 15k. done.

BUT!!!!!!!.... test drive one first! you might not like it. LOL!!!

[clayton4115]

if i were to upgrade my 7th gen, it will be the hybrid, i do alot of kms for work, going to clients house across brisbane, caboolture and gold coast so i need a car with a bigger fuel tank than my current one, and obviously more fuel efficient.

[threesix]

are you keeping the stock wheels on it if you get one? bigger wheels = more petrol.

[clayton4115]

well im not going to change anything if i get the hybrid, i like it the way it is, except for the wheels i do admit they look dorky, but i suppose the honda engineers designed them that way for a purpose.

[threesix]

if you keep it stock you will save a BUCKET!! load of cash if you drive heaps.

may the force be with you.

[clayton4115]

yea its interesting ive been seeing alot more civic hybrids on the road lately.

[clayton4115]

so you still enjoying your hybrid threesix? still havent got around to getting my hybrid, but its still on the cards, how you feel about your civic now?

[threesix]

man i love it. looks good, all the fruit, uses fark all petty. bit slow but i dont care about that... and its not like the VTI's are rockets.

for an A to B car you cant go wrong.

[honda_zivic]

hey people, i have a set of 19x8, do u rekon it wud effect anything if i put it on?

[threesix]

on a hybrid? yes. big wheels affect any car.

[honda_zivic]

on a hybrid? yes. big wheels affect any car.

yes hybrid. just wondering if the abs light comes on if i put em rims.
or what i need 2 be aware of hybrid civics.

[threesix]

no lights come on in mine.

fuel consumption goes up a bit.

ive got 18's and everythings fine.