Civic 06 prices .. anyone already put a deposit or buy one?

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Originally Posted by T-onedc2

Yep stock is very tight, test drove one with a mate on saturday. Dealer said all they have is demo's and that day the last demo Sport model went. Will not be keeping stocks, only ordering from Japan with a $500 deposit and 6-12 week wait now as demand is so strong.

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Honda australia sources its new civics from thailand, not japan ;)

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Originally Posted by Fizz

Honda australia sources its new civics from thailand, not japan ;)

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oops, forgot :o

well actually they do order through japan, then honda japan logistics takes care of the rest.

i brought this up before but i once ordered a astra (current model) & had to wait 4 months for it.

it's always gonna be tough to please everybody, also the fact that the factory has to serve the rest of asia also. the best bet would be if you want one is to pick 2-3 colours in the model you want then the dealer has a more of a chance of getting you a car sooner perhaps.

True but its just white in WA that they cant get, i could have a civic sport in any other colour tommrow but i will wait for white :D

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Originally Posted by HILLuZ

thought i'd add a quick post regarding fuel milage. i've filled up 3 times now. First tank i got 456km out of 40L, thus giving 8.772L/100km.

Second tank, I got 497.5km out of 41.88L thus giving 8.42L/100km. I'm quite impressed with these figures. Also, I have driven harder on the second tank of fuel. I filled up just now with a tank of premium so it will be interesting to see if the results are affected. On paper the civic sport should get 7.9L/100km so its not doing too bad!

Also, after the first 1000k service, i decided to give it a bit of stick. My last car was a 1995 Prelude VTi-R. At first, pushing the civic I didn't think it felt all that quick compared to the prelude, till i looked at the speedo and what felt like 50k/hour turned out to be about 105k/h at not quite redline in second gear! I was quite impressed :)

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Your fuel figures are good.
In 1996, I bought a brand new Civic VTi auto with CVT. I monitored the petrol consumption for exactly a year. On average, I was able to travel 13.5 km for every litre of petrol. The CVT was a real petrol saver.

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Originally Posted by HILLuZ

Also, after the first 1000k service, i decided to give it a bit of stick. My last car was a 1995 Prelude VTi-R. At first, pushing the civic I didn't think it felt all that quick compared to the prelude, till i looked at the speedo and what felt like 50k/hour turned out to be about 105k/h at not quite redline in second gear! I was quite impressed :)

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She goes doesn't she..........hehehhe.

I find 3rd gear drops off abit though.

I love hitting it around 4,500rpm........heaps of torque.

Yeh I'm pretty happy that fuel economy, it's very good. Much better than the euro but obviously due to smaller motor as well.

I might have to test my assumption that a delsol can beat the sport very soon. :D

I like the drive (in auto) for the new Civic... but the sourcing from Thailand is to keep prices low 'coz of FTA isn't it? But we don't get stability control :(

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Originally Posted by JaCe

I like the drive (in auto) for the new Civic... but the sourcing from Thailand is to keep prices low 'coz of FTA isn't it? But we don't get stability control :(

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stability control hey :eek: honestly go & do an advance driving course for a week you will never look back.

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Originally Posted by MKI4EVA

She goes doesn't she..........hehehhe.

I find 3rd gear drops off abit though.

I love hitting it around 4,500rpm........heaps of torque.

Yeh I'm pretty happy that fuel economy, it's very good. Much better than the euro but obviously due to smaller motor as well.

I might have to test my assumption that a delsol can beat the sport very soon. :D

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yeah i find it to be pretty torquy between 3000-4000 too. i dunno about 3rd dropping off lol, with 2nd hitting 110k/h roughly before hitting redline, i havn't played much with pushing it in 3rd! :P

fuel economy will hopefuly get even better!

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Originally Posted by HILLuZ

yeah i find it to be pretty torquy between 3000-4000 too. i dunno about 3rd dropping off lol, with 2nd hitting 110k/h roughly before hitting redline, i havn't played much with pushing it in 3rd! :P

fuel economy will hopefuly get even better!

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put it this way.........redline third and you'd be abit scared if you really look outside to gauge how fast your going.......

I'm just waitting for the clutch to bed in before I start launching it.......going to see how it does vs SP23.

good point... it has required a bit of adjusting to get used to a car which goes but makes no sound... the ITR and EG both gave a good growl on launch... this civic is a bit quiet for my liking hehe

straightline is all good but corners are way more fun! ;) I'm more interested in the cornering capabilities of the Sport - have you guys had the chance to do any downhill runs yet?

cheers