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thats really dodgy, you woundn't expect that from a 40g car. but it is a honda dealer so...

ive fixed up the car and sold it since. its all in the past now. can't believe ppl still remember this thread.

ive learned alot from this whole ordeal. its been 5 months in the making.

i have...

ask around, different places will vary in prices.

yes. im not angry about this anymore. so over it. its time to move on. time to get the R i'd always wanted...

thanks for all the comments guys. im getting my car fixed soon and lets just say its...

eithier ur just an insensitive A$$hole or just plain selfish. you probbaly think this is all just a big joke to you, laughing in your little computer chair.

and defamation is a term u use when you...

you know ppl who seen me drive? or u know pp who know how i drive? if u know me then u know i take care of my car. so don't go around saying u know how i drive if u don't even know who i am...

obiviosly you work for honda... its easy for you to say since its not your car.

obviously you nor honda don't give a rat's ass about their customers well being, only about revenue and profits....

well said mate. hondas are made to be revved. if not, then why did they even bother having vtec on all the new civics?

try reading it from the start again?, if u think this thread is so pointless, then why do you keep coming back and post?

:thumbsup: thank you for actully reading my posts. yes i am whinging as it is all that i can do for now. and no honda expects me to pay for the full 11g myself. no mention of even any good will at...

regardless of how honda treats you? now this made me laugh

customer service is everything in the world of retail. if your gona treat your customers like crap don't expect them to come back and...

now this is where it gets tricky. you're assuming anyone with a CAI is guilty of revving the crap outta their car. well trust me even if my car was bone stock, they would still say i revved the motor...

yer the whole warranty bookelt dosn't specify what you can and can't add to your car eg.if u did put a GT wing on ur boot, then ur tail lights stopped working they would probably say u drill holes in...

he was just being sarcastic, i don't blame him.

but the idea of standing in front of the dealership with a big sign isn't a bad idea, if i were a 80 year old with nothing else better to do.

im...

i kinda wish that did happen lol claim insurance straight away :p

but hey life was never meant to be easy

arrong - when it happened i was driving at 3000rpm... 2nd gear about to shift to 3rd....

good point. also goes to show u how well the R18a holds up to mods lol. the R18a is SOHC and has a plastic intake manifold and a block thinner then a piece of paper. thainland quality hmm...

sorry...

well honda engineers ain't dumb... they mark all their nuts and bolts with red/orange dots. so if i put them back on then its clear that i have tampered with it and they would probably accuse me or...

was his name phillip plumpe by any chance?

well maybe u haven't had honda telling u to piss off and go find your own solution on fixing it. also honda knowing ignored a letter issued by my lawyer and towed my car away without even telling me...

un huh and spend more on court fees rather then getting my car back on the road with no gurantees of winning....

this was when i first picked up my car at their storage facility
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on the spot there mate. now honda has quoted me 11g to fix the engine. yes $11,000 to fix a R18a engine :eek: hmm thats more then half the car's value

just a word of warning for new FD owners. if...

thanks for the advice jess, but i have spoken to honda HQ directly and it has gone nowhere.

I spoke to the customer relations department manager at honda HQ and his tone and response was...

now i have contacted both a solicitor and consumer affairs. let me tell you how helpful consumer affairs is.

the person who took the case rang me up and said 'why didn't u just put a second hand...

hi guys
you might remember my thread here a couple of months ago about my engine blowing up. well 3 months has passed and alot has happened since then.
my car is still off the road and i...

well some of us expect the car to run for at least 3 years without the engine failing....

also i had no issues with the car until my engine gave up the ghost... no a single damn problem then...