2012 Civic here in Australia

[chunky]

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/02/honda-moves-up-civic-update.html


Honda is accelerating its plans to update the Civic, Automotive News is reporting. Although it's selling pretty well, Honda's redesigned-for-2012 Civic has been panned by critics, tarnishing the brand image of this perennial compact-class benchmark.

Earlier reports suggested that Honda was planning a midcycle refresh sometime in 2013, but Honda officials at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Las Vegas announced that an updated Civic will come out this fall, just 18 months after the new one debuted.

With the 2012 redesign, the Civic got fresh styling, a new specific high-fuel-economy model and, many argue, a cheaper interior and overall feel. It sounds like Honda's update to the Civic will address those faults. Details haven't been released, but Honda has said the changes will be "significant."

[62rocket]

Bought one, VTIL manual, Polished metal (grey metallilc colour) only accessory is carpet mats. $22500 driveway. Pick up sometime around 15 May. Rear end of the car is not the nicest but the car is really well finished, drives great and is a cut above the comparible competition for this size of car. Now just have to sell my old GD 2004 VTIS Jazz...

[pitiek]

Whereabout are you 62 rocket? I'm after a vti-s jazz for the missus...

[62rocket]

Ormeau Hills (half way between Bris and Gold Coast). Haven't advertised the car yet as my new car is still like 10 to 14 days off yet and I still need wheels to get around.

it's a 2004, vivid blue, one owner, manual, always garaged, looks like it's done 40k. It has done 197,000 but still drives awesome. i don't thrash my cars. Will be sold with RWC, 5 months rego. Every receipt, every service document etc is available. Honda serviced from new until 150k and then by my mate who went out in business by himself. he's an A grade mechanic. Has new Kuhmo Tyres at 184,000. No issues with the car, just a big stone chip in the bonnet and a cracked front left driving light lens - driving light still works.

redbook says 8600 to 10,400 for a private sale. not looking for anywhere near that as I will be looking to onsell this Jazz pretty soon after getting the new Civic. PM me if you are interested. My price will be very realistic and well below the bottom of redbooks private sale price. Honda offered me $5,500 as a trade... they weren't that far off the money I wanted. In short, i want it gone and I want very little interaction with people that want to stuff me about etc etc. In short, i reckon the first person to see it will buy.

[CrystalSkull]

heh?
https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIvyp8g3KXHdcFV_JIL26L7IP_MiqX0 Hsi3zHxBMHbBy2nAtkDJQ
vs
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTeS-UEOEG7kvJsqH8knYFbq4odADwutWDuRUphIbbNbbPVrvmd

"almost same"? :confused:

No, but my point is, does it matter. They're both mass-market cars, if the new Civic's tail-lights look like an old Camry's lights, does the front end look like a Delica because it uses the same wiper system.

[Swordie]

The rear end look could be improved, at other angles the car looks great. From a driver and passanger point of view the car is great.

[pitiek]

Missus said no to blue... Sorry..
Search continues....

[62rocket]

Missus said no to blue... Sorry..
Search continues....

No worries. as soon as I get a pick up date on the new Civic the Jazz is going to be listed on Carsales for $6800 ono. I am guessing it won't last long on Carsales. Anyway, will see how I go...

[denot]

No worries. as soon as I get a pick up date on the new Civic the Jazz is going to be listed on Carsales for $6800 ono. I am guessing it won't last long on Carsales. Anyway, will see how I go...

aww man... if only its an auto and you're in NSW :(

[choongster]

Just got the Civic Sport 2012 today ...

[curtis265]

and..?

Just got the Civic Sport 2012 today ...

[ryaan]

just got the civic sport 2012 today ...

picss!!!!

[choongster]

and..?

and the interior is awesome ..the steering is like a F1 steering with lots of buttons , u can't really operate it while driving ...

leather everything on the seats .....
the dashboard ... as reviewed was a bit "cheap" .... but still acceptable

BUT

the "cockpit" is freaking awesome ...
it has like a "3D' effect on the 2 bars on the left and right of the speedometer ...
the one that helps you to drive at the most economical ..

the econ button .. erm ... i do not know seriously ..
not much of a different to me if it is on or not.. so for efficient fuel driving , i just left it on
... unless you going to floor the pedal and do a lot of overtaking ..... you might feel the difference with the econ button off...


the exterior ... well ....like all the critics have been saying .. the 8th gen is better ...but Honda said that the changes is for the fuel efficiency
so i guess there is always PROs and Cons to it ...

[choongster]

picss!!!!

please stay tune

[curtis265]

and the interior is awesome ..the steering is like a F1 steering with lots of buttons , u can't really operate it while driving ...

leather everything on the seats ..... the dashboard ... as reviewed was a bit "cheap" ..

BUT

the "cockpit" is freaking awesome ...
it has like a "3D' effect on the 2 bars on the left and right of the speedometer ...
the one that helps you to drive at the most economical ..

the outside ... well ....like all the critic have been saying .. the 8th gen is better ...

the leather seems cheap? How's it comapre to the plasticy/scratchy dash of the 8th gen?

[choongster]

sorry.. the leather is awesome
i mean the dashboard....was a bit of a downgrade

seems that they went with a harder type of material on the 9th gen .. rendering it looks cheaper than the 8th
the 8th have softer material ...

i do not have the car to compare side by side , but base on what I can remember ...

but with the awesome display ... you won't notice much of the dashboard anyway.. :)

[fitme]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/ozcity/civicamry.jpg

[chunky]

^yeah they look the same but if you see it in person, maybe its just the new car shiny-ness, but the new civic rear does look nicer and kind of classy lol
much nicer curves etc
had a dyno blue sport parked next to me at uni, red P as well

[choongster]

I gonna put up "L" on my car .. LOL ..

[manonastick]

we need the civic si =C

[Swordie]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/ozcity/civicamry.jpg

No cigar

[denot]

we need the civic si =C

What do you think about this news?
http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2012/small-passenger/honda/civic/honda-hatches-growth-plans-30215

Starting from $24,500 for the Civic Si Hatch

[curtis265]

What do you think about this news?
http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2012/small-passenger/honda/civic/honda-hatches-growth-plans-30215

Starting from $24,500 for the Civic Si Hatch

inb4 r18a

[UNLS1]

i have the Civic SI launch on June 4th. Looking forward to it.

Civic Sport will have Sat nav and reverse camera and smart key when it arrives next month from thailand.

There will be a Vti-l and Vti-LN also. The Vti-L is the same as the current jap one but the Vti_LN gets sat nav and camera, rain sensing wipers, smart key, auto head lights, chrome door handles and i think fog lights.

[denot]

i have the Civic SI launch on June 4th. Looking forward to it.

Civic Sport will have Sat nav and reverse camera and smart key when it arrives next month from thailand.

There will be a Vti-l and Vti-LN also. The Vti-L is the same as the current jap one but the Vti_LN gets sat nav and camera, rain sensing wipers, smart key, auto head lights, chrome door handles and i think fog lights.

Wow! Will the price of the sports went up with the satnav? or is it become standard?

[UNLS1]

sports will be around 34k on rd.

[denot]

sports will be around 34k on rd.

So around $2k increase, yeah? I saw few Sports on Carsales and Drive that price $32k++ driveaway new...

[fitme]

http://www.motortrivia.com/section-movie/grand-opening/0069-honda-civic-2012/MT-XL/2012-honda-civic-9th-gen-33.jpg
http://www.motortrivia.com/section-movie/grand-opening/0069-honda-civic-2012/2012-honda-civic-9th-gen-10.jpg

[tseesinngwailo]

Looks better with the Modulo, but am thinking I would rather an 8th Gen

[UNLS1]

looks better with the 18" modulo wheels also not those ones shown.

[yuling]

I don't see what's so bad about the back triangular lights? personally I liked it, its different from the old triangular lights design from the old toyota/honda cars, its more modern...?

The only thing thats missing from my VTI-L is the sat-nav and the smart start!

[L2R]

Persistant rattle on my 3 month old Civic. Seems to be coming from dashboard passenger side around or inside the glovebox or the glovebox itself (which is empty).
Only started noticing it last couple of days. Most annoying when driving slowly over corrugations or holes in the road. Anybody else getting any rattles?

[denot]

Another bad news for Honda marketing dept... at $24k/$25k-ish the base Civic hatchback will missed some gadget that comes standard on the cheaper competitor... No auto lights and wiper might still be ok, but no cruise control? Wat the???
http://www.carsales.com.au/reviews/2012/small-passenger/honda/civic/honda-civic-hatch-launch-review-30270

[leetie123]

Another bad news for Honda marketing dept... at $24k/$25k-ish the base Civic hatchback will missed some gadget that comes standard on the cheaper competitor... No auto lights and wiper might still be ok, but no cruise control? Wat the???
http://www.carsales.com.au/reviews/2012/small-passenger/honda/civic/honda-civic-hatch-launch-review-30270

Totally agree. I cant think of anything else to put off future honda buyers. Just when you thought honda australia has learnt from their mistake

[cougar26]

Persistant rattle on my 3 month old Civic. Seems to be coming from dashboard passenger side around or inside the glovebox or the glovebox itself (which is empty).
Only started noticing it last couple of days. Most annoying when driving slowly over corrugations or holes in the road. Anybody else getting any rattles?

i had the same problem. only happens when the car has been in the sun for the whole afternoon. it stopped when it cools down. very annoying.

[warwick108]

Auntie just bought a white Civic sports 2012 (made in Japan) for 31500 drive away =)
automatic as well
=) just giving an indication for you guys

[Robjh]

Auntie just bought a white Civic sports 2012 (made in Japan) for 31500 drive away =)
automatic as well
=) just giving an indication for you guys

I got my Dyno Blue Sport (Auto, Japanese Built) with the 2 years extra Honda Factory warranty, genuine mats and colour coded mud spats for $30k driveaway.

Then I traded it back in 4 weeks later at the same dealership for $26k on something else .. lost $4k in 4 weeks! .. OUCH!! .. :(

[curtis265]

lolwtf did u buy?

[RH9]

2013 Honda Civic Type R under development says senior Honda officials . . . :cool:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/honda/honda-civic-type-r-confirmed

[manonastick]

Good news (http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2012/small-passenger/honda/civic/honda-prices-civic-hatch-from-just-22650-30504)
The civic euro hatch starting from 22650.
Wonder how good the base is for mods?

[chunky]

wow very competitive pricing
someone needs to mod the read to not look so butt ugly though

[UNLS1]

Good news (http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2012/small-passenger/honda/civic/honda-prices-civic-hatch-from-just-22650-30504)
The civic euro hatch starting from 22650.
Wonder how good the base is for mods?


WRONG. pls get correct facts before posting.

[62rocket]

Picked up my new Civic this morning. Told them I would be at the dealer at 830am and they agreed. Guess what? Dealer was closed! Confirmed the pick up time yesterday! Waited until 9am. Got the car, happy with it but got it home and found that the service record book wasn't filled out at all. No name, no car details, nothing but a blank book. Looked closer at the car and it had a Southside Honda sticker on the rear window with Von Bibra Honda number plate frames! Pretty poor I reckon and a complete lack of attention to detail by this dealer. It's obvious to me now that the car was in stock at Southside Honda. About the only thing they did for me was beat the price of any other dealer. Will be going back on the first service to get the book filled out properly (like it should have been done the first time!). That's about it, I won't be going back.

[ryaan]

WRONG. pls get correct facts before posting.

so caradvice is wrong? http://www.caradvice.com.au/174243/honda-civic-hatch-price-slashed-by-more-than-7000/

[denot]

oh and on Drive as well: http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/hondas-new-civic-hatch-22650-20120525-1z9w4.html

[RH9]

THe 2012 Honda Civic Hatch is $22,650 plus on-road costs . . . . $24,990 drive away. Both articles have a reference to the drive away price . . .

[curtis265]

WRONG. pls get correct facts before posting.
We would appreciate the correct info then...

We only have unreliable sources to feed off

[UNLS1]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooopsssssssssssss

big sorry to everyone, im used to saying total on road prices lol my mistake sorry lads. just thought people were posting 22650 on road. i will read better last time!
24,990 drive away for the VTI-S manual.

i got the brouchure the other day. more than 4 colors this time we have 7!
both models have DLR's

[UNLS1]

did i mention im sorry lol :)

[curtis265]

lmzo no worries moite


what's are dlr's?

[UNLS1]

day time running lights, like CRZ

[denot]

what's are dlr's?

What UNLS1 said, or for most people we know it as "Rip-off of Audi LED light on their headlight" or something like that... but they are soo cooollllll :p

[curtis265]

LOL you said DLR not DRL

I agree they are cool

I wanted USDM style ones when i was driving the civic - they run the high beams at lower power. (tried to stick a fuse in fuse 37 but the circuit's not there lol)

[UNLS1]

im not having a good week lol DRL is the one!

on a good note, going to crown paladium at the crown casino tonight for Honda awards and im getting something. prob not an award for correct information.....lol
then i have the new civic launch next monday night at the docklands!

Lots to look forward to.

[denot]

im not having a good week lol DRL is the one!

on a good note, going to crown paladium at the crown casino tonight for Honda awards and im getting something. prob not an award for correct information.....lol
then i have the new civic launch next monday night at the docklands!

Lots to look forward to.

Cool! Well done mate!

[curtis265]

Congrats!

[62rocket]

Done 300km so far in the new Civic (1.8 litre). seem to be getting very good fuel mileage of 6.4 litres to the 100km with 50/50 highway/urban. That's very close to what I was getting in my old 1.5 litre Jazz.

[yuling]

Guys, I got the jap built ones (VTI-L), what are the chances that I will be able to add accessories such as the sat-nav and smart entry system? (when the thai built ones go on sale)

[UNLS1]

Guys, I got the jap built ones (VTI-L), what are the chances that I will be able to add accessories such as the sat-nav and smart entry system? (when the thai built ones go on sale)

No. Deff not smart key but if u want Nav u can get an aftermarket one fitted but not genuine honda one.

[62rocket]

I see the Thai Built VTI is advertised at $22,990 driveway. Pretty standard looking with hubcaps.

[warwick108]

dont see why you just didnt go for the sports =S

[62rocket]

got 6.49 litres per 100km in the first full tank of fuel for the new Civic. 60% highway, 40% urban driving. Pretty good mileage I reckon. Saw as low as 5.4 l/100km as per the realtime fuel usage display.

[lkshean]

been driving my civic 1.8 since early march, fuel consumption is exactly what the sticker says. fuel consumption shown on i-MID is very accurate, has been doing own calculation every time i fill up the tank. usually drive on urban road, getting around 7.8l/km.

one disappointment on the car was its i-MID. saw quite a number of options on US civic like auto-door lock when traveling above defined speed, check on rear seatbelt, etc but couldn't find such option in my civic :(

[Swordie]

Mine (my Wife's) 8.4 mainly inner city driving using Unleaded. On highway it will easily do 6.5. It does take E10 which is a positive, not intending to use it though. From memory Euro Civic is only Premium Unleaded similar power numbers.

Car is always a pleasure to drive. Enjoying iPod connectivity.

[tinymoon]

Looked closer at the car and it had a Southside Honda sticker on the rear window with Von Bibra Honda number plate frames!.

From my previous experience with Von Bibra Honda and Nissan. I will never ever come back to them for any reason. Customer service is terrible and disgusting as they treat customer like little stupid puppy.

[tinymoon]

Is anyone can confirm the sat NAV on the Civic Thai Built is placed on the i MDI or it is a bigger screen on the CD player? Thanks so much

[lkshean]

From my previous experience with Von Bibra Honda and Nissan. I will never ever come back to them for any reason. Customer service is terrible and disgusting as they treat customer like little stupid puppy.

did my first 1k service with Von Bibra, promised to bring me back to office after dropping the car, waited 1/2hr for it. while on the way back to office, tried to make appointment to pick up the car with the driver (if not mistaken he is the owner...? just my gut feel), driver say has to be somewhere else, can't pick me up. ended walking 1km to the workshop after work to pick up the car. guess what, the driver who claim he has to be somewhere else was there in the service center! considering not going back there again.

[curtis265]

did my first 1k service with Von Bibra, promised to bring me back to office after dropping the car, waited 1/2hr for it. while on the way back to office, tried to make appointment to pick up the car with the driver (if not mistaken he is the owner...? just my gut feel), driver say has to be somewhere else, can't pick me up. ended walking 1km to the workshop after work to pick up the car. guess what, the driver who claim he has to be somewhere else was there in the service center! considering not going back there again.

you should have blasted him.

[UNLS1]

Is anyone can confirm the sat NAV on the Civic Thai Built is placed on the i MDI or it is a bigger screen on the CD player? Thanks so much

bigger screen where the cd player is

[62rocket]

From my previous experience with Von Bibra Honda and Nissan. I will never ever come back to them for any reason. Customer service is terrible and disgusting as they treat customer like little stupid puppy.

Did my 1k service with them. Asked for the front page of the service booklet to be filled out - which I found was left blank after pick up of the new car.

Asked for the book to be filled out. Got the book back after the first service. The idiots can't even get that right. Whiteout all over the page and then checked the 1000k service page. It was blank. They filled out the 10,000 km service page!! Must have got the apprentice onto my car. Lodging a complaint with Honda as I am over these pr icks.

[curtis265]

Did my 1k service with them. Asked for the front page of the service booklet to be filled out - which I found was left blank after pick up of the new car.

Asked for the book to be filled out. Got the book back after the first service. The idiots can't even get that right. Whiteout all over the page and then checked the 1000k service page. It was blank. They filled out the 10,000 km service page!! Must have got the apprentice onto my car. Lodging a complaint with Honda as I am over these pr icks.

sorry but i actuallly laughed

[lkshean]

Did my 1k service with them. Asked for the front page of the service booklet to be filled out - which I found was left blank after pick up of the new car.

Asked for the book to be filled out. Got the book back after the first service. The idiots can't even get that right. Whiteout all over the page and then checked the 1000k service page. It was blank. They filled out the 10,000 km service page!! Must have got the apprentice onto my car. Lodging a complaint with Honda as I am over these pr icks.

well, they got my 1k service logged on my book correctly, however did something else wrong. you know the little sticker they put on your windscreen to remind you of the next service? the guy at von bibra wrote 20,000km!

[Glocker]

http://performancedrive.com.au/2012-honda-civic-vti-l-review/

review of the VTi-L sedan here. Really good fuel consumption, driving feel was there but the tyres and lack of torque holds it back.

[Swordie]

http://performancedrive.com.au/2012-honda-civic-vti-l-review/

review of the VTi-L sedan here. Really good fuel consumption, driving feel was there but the tyres and lack of torque holds it back.

Thought the article was generally on the mark.

On torque, it's a typical Honda motor (loves to rev).

[denot]

Civic Hatch review:http://www.caradvice.com.au/178820/honda-civic-hatch-review/

[CrystalSkull]

R18 loves to make my car sprint up the massive hill on the local expressway here in canberra. The reviewers forget how a Honda drives after testing all those fuel wasting fords and holdens.

[denot]

er... what the heck???
http://www.caradvice.com.au/180033/honda-civic-sedan-series-ii-thai-production-shift-brings-new-variants-revised-spec/

[UNLS1]

yeah the first of the thai built ones.
now have a VTI-L with nav, smart key, fog lights, auto headlights and rain sensing wipers!

[Glocker]

oooft...wonder if they will be priced differently or the same as the jap built ones.

[Kelezzay]

Looking at purchasing the 'Sport' civic tomorrow, just wondering if anyone has any tips to deal with a salesperson? I really want to get it at the best price possible!

[62rocket]

how did you go with buying the sports? any discount on asking price?

[80honda]

I wish I could get your hatchback in North America.

[Box]

saw one of the new hatches on the road today....look pretty good...might have to test drive it

[choongster]

Anyone guttered their rims yet?

My wife's friend just guttered mine .. $%^&*(

anyone know good way to repair gutter rash without spray paiting the whole rims?

[Swordie]

VTI Video Zoom TV (http://www.zoomtv.com.au/ep-28-honda-civic-sedan/)

[chunky]

seen some of the new hatches around uni. i dont know, but they just look ridiculous to me

[threesix]

Anyone guttered their rims yet?

My wife's friend just guttered mine .. $%^&*(

anyone know good way to repair gutter rash without spray paiting the whole rims?

Just get some stanced rims man. Lol. serious.

[yuling]

Guys, I have a japan built civic and the VTI-L badge is peeling off!!!!

Now I only have the car for what...3 months?! anyone know if Honda will or can fix this?? Maybe a re-badge will be nice...

Not happy with it!! other than that the car is fantastic, the only downside is the plastic interior that get dirtied/scratches so easily...

[lolmclol]

Remove the badge, car looks clean without it.

To say the least I rolled my car out of the dealership, home, then removed civic and VTI badge.

[UNLS1]

Guys, I have a japan built civic and the VTI-L badge is peeling off!!!!

Now I only have the car for what...3 months?! anyone know if Honda will or can fix this?? Maybe a re-badge will be nice...

Not happy with it!! other than that the car is fantastic, the only downside is the plastic interior that get dirtied/scratches so easily...


why wouldnt u just go back to the dealer and show them the problem? get them to fix it. its not a big problem or worth even posting up on here about

[lolmclol]

I think this is more about the fact he doesn't want to people to possibly think he bought a VTI, because you always need the climate control/filters/alloys lulz

[UNLS1]

I think this is more about the fact he doesn't want to people to possibly think he bought a VTI, because you always need the climate control/filters/alloys lulz

BAHAHAHA lulz indeed!

[CrystalSkull]

What Darrell said! Go complain to your dealer, that should always be your answer to your thought who do I see about this? and contrary to what mclol said cosmetic styling is a personal choice and shouldn't be dictated or laughed at.

[choongster]

dammit,

My car got broke into .
They broke the little window on the back right passenger side ...
Luckily nothing was taken ... my belkin charger, USB thumbdrive all still intact..
not sure what they looking for ..

luckly i removed my sunnies , my GPS and my 3gs phone from the car a week earlier ...

damn those bastards ...

[Jasemas]

Anyone guttered their rims yet?

My wife's friend just guttered mine .. $%^&*(

anyone know good way to repair gutter rash without spray paiting the whole rims?
And what have we learned about letting other people besides the partner drive the car?

[interfooler]

Another Civic hatch VTi-S review

http://www.forcegt.com/car-reviews/2012-honda-civic-hatch-vti-s-manual-review/

The looks of this thing is starting to grow on me...

[lolmclol]

those brake lights are a real deal braker ;-) ... as for the rest, sort of like.

[Jasemas]

Those rear lights are ****1n ugly

[Jasemas]

i loled "Despite the gutless engine, the Civic Hatch is a very refined machine. "
And its so ****in ugly

[lolmclol]

Seeing a few around and about now, was tailing a blue one down canning hwy this morning through south perth, and yesterday a black one parked in kings park and last week a white one outside the health department building lol.

I swear all I can focus on are those god dam brake lights and how it just looks so out of place, its like a halo crashed into the car.


Guessing the bad mouth the reviewer gave the engine its an R18 yeah?

[choongster]

23070230692307123072

Curse the SOB , for breaking in for the "fun" as nothing was taken ..
weirdos ,

the window is easy to replace but the door trim and the frame is the problem.

[lolmclol]

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation.

Where abouts did this happen? Did you have anything on your backseat or anything desirable to the low life who did this? As the cut looks pretty deep, try and get some touch up paint on there ASAP just to prevent anything worse from happening :-(

[choongster]

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation.

Where abouts did this happen? Did you have anything on your backseat or anything desirable to the low life who did this? As the cut looks pretty deep, try and get some touch up paint on there ASAP just to prevent anything worse from happening :-(

Happened in my carpark which is a public access carpark in Melbourne CBD.

I come from a country where carbreak in is common , so nothing is left in the car that would attract criminals.

It happened in the night and I would think that .. there was only few cars on that level which the thief decide to break 2 cars that night.

Until today, I have no idea why the person broke into my car. Nothing was taken . Not my belkin charger, my usb thumbdrive, the dollar coin ... Nothing!!

The touch up paint would not cover the damage. I would need for someone to do the body work , to make it all smooth before using touch up paint on it ..

Although the window have been fixed now , the dink there just too distracting to me .. :(

[lolmclol]

I meant to put touch up paint to ensure the bare metal wasn't exposed to the elements, to prevent rust etc. :-p

[choongster]

I meant to put touch up paint to ensure the bare metal wasn't exposed to the elements, to prevent rust etc. :-p

The rust is like the last thing on my mind ...although I know that will be a problem later..

apparently the damage is so bad, it is not call a "dent".
it needed to be sent to a panel beater..


So does anyone know any panel beater that can do a small job .. around Melbourne area?

[martian]

Hi Guys,

I got into a really bad accident a month ago. It was collision with another car as seen in the picture. Lucky for me the Honda Civic lived up to its 5-star Ancap Safety rating and I was not hurt.

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Now I'm having my car fixed but the problem is that there are no parts (see below..) available in Australia and even in Japan (according to Austral Honda) and it would take 3 months for them to produce the said parts for my car.

Parts not available for the next 3 months:

L/H/AIR BAG 77820TROE80ZB
L/H/DASH PAD 77821TROE80ZB
CONTROL MODULE 77960TROW01
CLOCK SPRING 77900TR0921

The car was really performing well during the 4 months of driving it. I couldn't really ask for more. It was performing as advertised. I'm just frustrated with the after sales support because its our only car and since the accident we've been renting a car which is starting to drill some holes in my pocket.

Has it always been like this with Honda with regards to their after sales support?

Is there anything I can do to resolve my situation?

Thanks in advance.

[lolmclol]

that sounds like bullshit man ... contact another dealership or Honda Australia.






Honda Australia head office

Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Locked Bag 95
Tullamarine VIC 3043
AUSTRALIA

Call 1800 804 954
(24 hour toll free line)

https://www.honda.com.au/contact-us.aspx

[martian]

that sounds like bullshit man ... contact another dealership or Honda Australia.

Honda Australia head office

Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Locked Bag 95
Tullamarine VIC 3043
AUSTRALIA

Call 1800 804 954
(24 hour toll free line)

https://www.honda.com.au/contact-us.aspx

Thanks for the reply.

I've contacted Honda Australia last week and got in touch with someone. The person I talked to said he was able to procure a particular part to be delivered in Australia this week but as for the other parts, I've never heard any details yet.

According to Austral Honda (the dealership where my repairer was coordinating with for parts), they've also tried finding the parts from other dealership but they can't find one. I don't know how much true this is but if it was, I'm just worried for other honda owners who may have the same problem as mine in the future.

[lolmclol]

Don't bother with the dealership, they'll only be really motivated to order the parts that provide them the most amount of profit.

Keep bombing Honda Australia, also leave feedback for the service of Austral.

[Jasemas]

Oh crap sorry to hear man about your new civic
Was it the other driver's fault?
Hope it gets fixed soon and it solved

[curtis265]

sorry to hear

if i'm not wrong, doesn't the passenger airbag deployment usually spell a write off?

[Jasemas]

Usually a car is a write off
When the repairs of a car cost about 60-70% of what the car is worth
It's a write off because reparing it is un-ecnomical for the insurer so they just pay you out for the car
And if you do go with that decision they'll sell the car to pickles and make money off of it
Or
You can buy it back for 10% of what it's worth and try and repair it yourself
If you live in NSW - you CANNOT re-register a written off car (eve nif its able to be repaired)
Just a heads up

I'm just curious about the structural damage
I.e the front fenders, radiator support beam, bumper, lights, etc.
Glad the car put a dent in that P.O.S hyundai

[choongster]

Usually a car is a write off
When the repairs of a car cost about 60-70% of what the car is worth
It's a write off because reparing it is un-ecnomical for the insurer so they just pay you out for the car
And if you do go with that decision they'll sell the car to pickles and make money off of it
Or
You can buy it back for 10% of what it's worth and try and repair it yourself
If you live in NSW - you CANNOT re-register a written off car (eve nif its able to be repaired)
Just a heads up

I'm just curious about the structural damage
I.e the front fenders, radiator support beam, bumper, lights, etc.
Glad the car put a dent in that P.O.S hyundai

if it is a structural damage , most probably will be a write off anyway ..
Most write-off vehicle usually are sold off for parts ..

anyway , my weekend DIY dent repair ...

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[Jasemas]

Speaking of structural damage
Mine has been written off LOL