13 days left :D:D:D
its k tho im driving a mazda 3 sports or something atm (not sure what the model is)
but suprisingly its a very good car in terms of neutrality/power/torque imho
just cant wait to put the vti side by side xD
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13 days left :D:D:D
its k tho im driving a mazda 3 sports or something atm (not sure what the model is)
but suprisingly its a very good car in terms of neutrality/power/torque imho
just cant wait to put the vti side by side xD
Whats the best place to buy from in Gold Coast/Brisbane area? Best as in cheapest, as I'll service it in my hometown ;)
we should organise a cruise one day!!
sure if you want to come to perth :D
yeah man, a cruise down kwinana freeway!!!!!
woo, too far away from Brisbane, shall u come to QLD? i will join u if so, hoho
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Originally Posted by sthum
lols hey, where and when did you get your vti? and whats the eta?
dudes...ladies and gents...we should make the cruise fair...we shall do the "around the australian coast" cruise...and we'll pick ppl up from each city...LOL...that'll be the biggest cruise out...just imagine....*sighz*
woo, if we do so, have no idea how long it will take and if get huge number, traffic jam should be cause by us, hoho
went to burswood honda, put a deposit 4 days ago and getting it in January :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rhk
ohhh and back to the cruise, can we skip adelaide?!
I am quite lucky to get my VTI manual quickly. Put down the deposit on 15 Oct and got the car on 28 Oct. Silver Moss color, tint window, matt, and mud flap , total $24K.
oh, no, u should be the first ppl i am even known to get the manual one so quick, well done, and i think should be someone give it up so u get it so quickly? where are u locate btw
I am in sydney, ya, maybe someone changed to other color , hehe. I think the new color, sparkle grey is better, but anyway, can't wait to next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by dyljoy
what's wrong with adelaide?? lol....Quote:
Originally Posted by sthum
lols wtf you guys wanna do an around aus cruise?
yeh man...lol...the great australian cruise!!! it'll take awhile but it'll be cool as...like 1000 civics...LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by rhk
hoho, can't image if it comes true, mate
it's just a weird place, i dont like it.. lets skip adelaide!Quote:
Originally Posted by dannybubu
god damn...i hate it when there is a steep part of the road that you have to go through to get into/out of the shopping area...today i scraped the bottom of the front!!! now instead of it being white...it's black and scratched!! :( anyone know how to fix it? just paint it white??
get honda touch up paint from the dealer. if its not too bad tht should fix it. i had the same problem with my 05 at garden city and luckily it was under the front bumper and hard to tell unless you were looking at it from underneath. i used touch up paint and it worked fine.
nice!! thanks dude...i have a feeling that it's going to be a bit expensive considering it's coming from the dealer!! but gotta take my car in for it's service soon...a bit overdue but oh well!Quote:
Originally Posted by rhk
yeah um i dont think its that bad, off the top of my head i remember it being somewhere close to the vacinity of about 25$
wow....cheaper than expected!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rhk
Gday !
First post on these forums, after having had a look around for a couple of hours. Almost a new Civic VTi owner.
How on earth did you get your car so quickly qisiwole?! I put my deposit down on the 30th of October and I am due to recieve my car mid-november! Although, I don't mind the wait since this was the car I wanted. I would definatly like to know what kind of times people have had to wait or are still waiting on.Quote:
Originally Posted by qisiwole
hey bruzzac i recommend you buy the car and join up quick :P
where abouts are you located?
Hey, I just rang my dealership and was told I will probably have the car on the 15th! (as it comes into the country on the 8th). Can't wait :D I live in northside Brisbane. Any other guys from around there?Quote:
Originally Posted by rhk
15th of nov? damn thats great news!
i bought mine like 5 months ago and im still waiting till the 12th :D
HI, nice to see new civic owner of brisbane. I am locate at Southside of brisbane.Quote:
Originally Posted by bruzzac
btw, what color of ur car? MT or AT? price and so on, want to know more abou this even i got one already, hoho
anyone know how to recalibrate the speedo if i get larger rims?
Hey dyljoy, nice to almost be a new civic owner :P I havn't seen VERY many civics on the road yet, which is cool.. will still have a fairly unique car hehe. I ordered the Taffeta White because I think it looks pretty nice, and I have friends with black and silver civics (which were the other two available colours). I ordered the manual, have had auto's since I got my licence and am sick of them haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by dyljoy
The price was basically the RRP. I visited a few and none of them were willing to negotiate because they basically had the upper hand since they are selling, or putting on order, more civics than what they bring into the country :\.
So, being new to the civic, are there many 2006's getting around brisbane on these forums?
I got blk one, MT as well. have fun mate, expecting organize a meeting for 06 civic soon, cheers
Man, you get your civic real fast. I signed the contract on 2/sept and I am still waiting. Was told that it will be early Dec. The wait was especially unbearable. Mine's a vti auto in silver. Tried to change my color to sparkle grey or misty violet, but that would drag the delivery into next year. Dont' really think I want to wait that long. I got mine for 26305 with free 15' alloys and mudflaps. Located in Brisbane too.Quote:
Originally Posted by bruzzac
Nice, one more from brisbane~
is there any news of the 07 civics being any different?
I hate the suspension on the 06.........under dampered like a mofo.
if u gotta do what u gotta do...just do it! change the suspensions! :)
Gday,I live in the westside of syd and plan to visit dealer for vtil-auto.
what price should I expect?
Thx in advance
no idea...im from melb...and i got a vti...soz!
car arrived in fremantle (port) today and should me mine sometime in the next 10 days :)
Finally, ur ride come, congratuation~mate:pQuote:
Originally Posted by rhk
lol thanks i cant wait :P
what kind of kms one should expect when receiving their brand new car? 10km-15km?
yep or even more, i had 18 or something on mine, but thats just normal. dont be too fussed unless it has like 50 or something on it
i can't remember how many km's it had on mine when i got it....has anyone noticed on the door/window sills that one is crooked? coz my driver's window sill is a bit crooked...just wondering if i can get it fixed because now that i've noticed it...i can't stop looking at it whenever i get in my car....
I got 15km when i received my new civic, and for previous one echo, just 9km. hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by ozR18
*start rant* does anyone know how long it should take for you to get the car once the car arrives at the docks?
i was talking to a mechanic friend who works at audi and he has said 2 days max but honda is telling me i will get mine in 10 working days... wtf is honda being lazy? thinking about it though i cant see what would take so long. there is no compliancing involved, i dont think honda would have a problem with customs hold ups as they bring in ships of new cars regularly, washing sea salt off a car will take 1 hour , removing wheel chux/taking off foam and plastic bits etc about 1 hour, interior clean an hour.... maybe its just me, but this dealership (prestige honda perth) is starting to really aggrivate me in terms of customer service. if there is anyone from here that works at prestige, your manager is a bastard... *end rant*
i think at least 2 days.. coz after the car arrives at the dock, it will have to go through all those custom shit.. then when it arrives in dealer, it will take them 2 days to install accessories, check up, etc.. and rego too
My car had 29 kms !Quote:
Originally Posted by ozR18
Some guys up there might have fun with it !
RHK....Burswood Honda is NO GREAT either...
I was told my car would have been here by 2nd November(Thursday) and be delivered by next Tuesday or Wednesday. ..So i sold my current car on Monday thinking that the car will probably come in the next couple of days.I called on tuesday just to double check if my car is ready but only to get a rude shock that the car will only be in Perth on the 17th November..and it takes 6-7 days after that to be ready for collection!!.
Cooly, the dealer told me he saw the wrong list and got mixed up with somebody else..i was like WTF!!!...I tried explaining to him that i hv already sold my car..and i needed transport to get to uni.The dealer was reluctant to offer any single help..dun even clearly remember him saying sorry on the phone too.
Being annoyed and frustrated..the only way is to make my presence felt..i had someone to drop me off in Honda on Tuesday ,10th..I confronted him...firm but polite(Everyone makes mistake,,who doesnt) i explained my situation.The dealer tried defending himself abit( he apologised btw during defending himself)..but knowing his on the losing side..he gv up after a while.After 10mins , he decided that he wil call me wednesday to loan me car.
Wednesday comes...at 5pm no one calls me,I then called up the dealer to find out wats happening.Again... and i was told to call back in 10mins...which i did but only to told to call back in another 5 mins because hes with another customer.I called himm 5 mins later and he told hes still looking into it.
This really put me off...i had to go to Honda again.This time i happen to bump into the manager..and i told him the whole story.He was suprised that he didnt know anything abt it.A cover up by the dealer himseld??? possible!
within 5 mins, the manager arranged a car for me to use till my new car arrives.And my dealer comes later comes to meet me saying.."OHH now u finally got the car..DRIVE SAFELY"...what the hell man..
The moral of the story is,,when they want your sales..they will call u a million times to get your sales...but wen shit happens..NOT ONE call was returned to me. in fact, i was told to call back!! (Meant for my DEALER IN BURSWOOD)
i know this reply is long...but to add something..During my confrontation with the dealer..he had the chit to ask me how much i sold my car for.(dealer offered a trade in of 7000) which i told him 8000.He then said "Ohh we could have squeezed another grand into it" When i paid my deposit,,they wouldnt even want to give me a cent more...even after 30mins of nego.
Im happy that alls being sorted out..but im not happy by the way im being treated.Probably im a student whom they can push around?
Hornsby Honda is so far the best serviced auto dealer.
I order my new civic on the 2nd last week of September and got it in a little over 2 weeks just like I was promised.. Maybe it was just good timing I guess.
The dealer called up when he was informed the car had reached the port and I would be able to pick up the car in 2 days.. I was impressed..
Lol my car has 10kms, reasonable amount for testing.Quote:
My car had 29 kms !
Some guys up there might have fun with it !
i say anything under 15km is good... when i bought my jazz in larke hoskin homebush in 2005, it had 45km!!! beat that.. asked them about the high ks, they said they had to drive it to RYDE for the tinting... and yeah i just had to BELIEVE THEM....:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by sh4dw_x
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Originally Posted by ozR18
yeah i know what you are feeling. especially on how many times they call when they want you for your commision and then the sh*tty way they treat you after you pay the money. pfft
who did you have at burswood look after you? my gf bought her jazz there and got it in under a week and the guy who looked after us was very good and cut off 1.5k and threw in a few extras. (we had the BFRG - big friendly redheaded giant lols... cant remember his name but he was irish/read headed)
bah. so when are you getting yours? the 17th?
edit - btw thanks jazzle for the reply to how long
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Originally Posted by rhk
It seems almost each honda dealer did the same way on sale. I just share my waiting story, I got a sms from my dealer about my car just in the port at 4th, OCT, and expecting get it in 3 or 4 days. so i just wait. then 4 days later, i have to called them back to ask the exactly date i can get the car. and my dealer just said car still in port and got some problem about custom, may come other week. by then, i am start to feel the dealer's lie began, so during coming week, i kept call my dealer to get the car arrivel date, untill 13th Oct, dealer said my car will come to shop on coming Mon. I felt happy atm. but when i called him bakc on Mon, he just piss off and said car just arrivel around afternoon and too many car have to deal with sth like tinting and so on, so my car can't not be given on time, I am start to complain why always they have excuse for their mistakes, he just keep said sorry and nth else. on 17th Oct's afternoon, finally i got my blk vti, but they still got sth can make ppl complain, the dealer didn't register my personal number on my car, and i have to deal with it on next day. For above of happening, I am upset for the dealer's did, and won't intro other frd to deal with them, damn~
what the f*ck? they kept your car from you for 13 days when they said an initial 4 day wait? imo i just think they are lazy and dong only half of what they could be doing. we should just turn this thread into a "why honda australia dealerships are pathetic" thread. geez i thought it was only a few people but it seems that most people i talk to about the 06 civic are having issues with dealerships.
Ya, and what i thinking is due to Civic is new, and still on high demand, so dealer can play with us like this~
Wow...As we both bought the car from the same dealer, I am just wondering which sales rep sold you the car? Mine's Glenn S....He's totally not interested in making sales of accessories...I am starting to worry I might ended up getting the car in Jan 07 instead....especially when X'mas is in Dec...think i will call him next week..Quote:
Originally Posted by dyljoy
Generally, I think Honda Cust service is really like sh*t. Its the same back in singapore cos the Honda car sells themselves. My dad was lucky to have a good honda sales rep, but that's only cos he used to be a Mazda sales rep and my dad bought a mazda from him years ago.
They are definitely more keen before the sale than after. I bought a Mazda2 last year and the Mazda cust service are very good even after the sale. They would always keep in contact and ask for feedback after every servicing. Think they are more long sighted than Honda as they would want you to come back to do servicing with them as well and not end with the sale.
Frankly, I get less of customer satisfaction with Honda than with Mazda. I wish Honda would be reading our posts and get their act together.
^^ agrd
I got my car from Austral Honda which locate at Newstead in Brisbane, are u in the same?Quote:
Originally Posted by JChen
i got my honda from Eastern Honda in Melbourne and they were all good except the fact they told me the car would take 6-8weeks but ended up being 3 months...oh well...but other than that...everything was done fine!!
Yeah, I ordered my from there too.Quote:
Originally Posted by dyljoy
Went there to confirm the delivery date with the sales rep today. Was told it would be around the 18th dec. Somehow, I got this feeling I wont be seeing it until Jan 07. I ordered on the beginining of Sept and that would mean slightly more than 3mth's wait.
Starting to wonder why I didn't go with other dealers who probably could have delivered earlier than that. All becos of that alloy wheels, I guess. :(
ic, as i said, once u put down ur deposit, u have to wait, and wait worth it, trust me~
yeh...it's worth the wait alright...now im only waiting for more mods to come out for the civic...that's the only crap thing about it so far
LOL. I know the feeling.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannybubu
But for the time being, just do things which improve your experience- eg. sound system!
ya, u can do some search for it and start to collect them, then it can save ur time once get the car come. That will be sweet, mate
any updates/upgrades for the 2007 make guys? or is it still too new?
we're ordering another one soon........
probably still too new...there's hardly anything for the 06 model
bought my civic from Hornsby Honda as well, they are not 2 bad :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by sh4dw_x
We placed another order for another black one today. Was told NSW only gets 3 black ones in december.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannybubu
looking forward to the drivers window issue and running it in all over again : ).
this time it will be thrashed from the get go.
would be interesting to see what this car can do with some good suspension - maybe next year.
why only 3 black? damn man....no wonder we have to wait so long...slack assesQuote:
Originally Posted by MKI4EVA
Hey guys . a New guy here. I just put deposit for 07 Black Honda civic vti manual . I got it for 24600. I was told i will get it in mid jan. i got only mats with the car. Well . as i was trading in so i didnt have much choice. :( ... anyways.. One more in the group :)
welcome!! im not sure about the 07 prices but it does sound a bit expensive...im not really sure though...
oops I meant 3 black sports.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannybubu
even it is a bit expensive.. it is fine now :D .... now just waiting waiting n waitingQuote:
Originally Posted by dannybubu
ya, if u think it is fine, that's not a matter at all. where are u locate atQuote:
Originally Posted by asgr8
funny you mention that because our first sport costed us $32K drive awayQuote:
Originally Posted by dannybubu
now it's like close to $33K drive away....hahah prices went up.
OH YES !
I am picking up my White VTi Manual this afternoon from Southside Honda in Brisbane. My service has been OK.. nothing like what some people have described! Although the wait has been excruciating lol.
Yeah, the prices have gone up.. I was told that when I ordered my car.. 3% or something :(. Oh well.. its 1:15pm now, gonna head out do some shopping and get my car at 4pm :D Then cruise :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MKI4EVA
Ya.. I am in Melbourne, South east Suburbs... :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by dyljoy
nice im in melbourne too...south east? mmm...im located in the eastern...templestowe?? that's eastern yeh?Quote:
Originally Posted by asgr8
I am locate at brisbane, seems more and more ppl in brisbane got their civic now, i think is time to do sth for meeting, hoho
wait til i have run my car in first, so i don't have to drive like a granny :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dyljoy
ok, mate