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IMO, the Japanese built Rav4 is much better looking outside from all angles than the Thai built CRV.
CRV looks better inside than Rav4 though.
Oh yes, CRV only outsold Rav4 by 64 units in July....

Euro is more than 4 years old and is in unofficial run out mode.

"Latest Civic scores below average reliability rating of only 82 percent compared with an overall average for new cars of 88 percent" in "Which? Car" reliability study.

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marathon42, if you wanted more power, you should get the Outlander V6 3.0L or the Rav4 V6 with the 3.5L Lexus RX350 engine.

Seriously, with almost 80% of Honda vehicles currently sold here from Thailand (correct me if I'm wrong), is the next Euro going to be from Japan?

After the Euro, there hasn't been any good looking Honda.

As I've said before, let's all pray hard that the next Euro will still be from Japan.

IMO the Civic's front looks good but the rear styling especially the tail lights is horrible. I guess in the end it's still a question of spending the same money on a just released Japanese Toyota vs...

VVT-i is standard on all Corolla hatch and sedan variants.
http://www.toyota.com.au/corolla

Ad was in this week's local paper.
FTG Honda.

What's wrong with the front?
It's better looking than the new CRV!

One Melbourne dealer just advertised the manual CRV for $31,490 DRIVEAWAY (excludes $300 for metallic paint). Why is the new CRV being discounted when it has just been released three months ago ?

The '06 Civic Hybrid is "Built in Japan". The other models, VTi, VTi-L and Sport are "Built in Thailand".

Corolla definitely.
Civic has 5 speed auto trans, Corolla has 4 speed auto trans.
Corolla has 6 speed manual trans, Civic has 5 speed manual trans.
Corolla is from Japan, Civic is from Thailand...

The Euro is four years old and is beginning its runout mode. Many dealers are throwing in free stamp duty, dealer delivery, rego, etc. Heard that the new model will be released in 4th qtr '07 or...

IMO the interior is very nice.
But the styling is terrible, especially the front.
Subaru just updated the aweful front of the Tribeca.
Will we see one for the CRV soon?

Oh yes, laugh and ignore at your own peril.
Go ahead and import a "Thai" built next gen Euro or Legend.
Why don't you do a poll in this forum and ask Honda afficionados whether they would rather...

Good on you. Remember to reiterate that the Legend is Made in Japan. Otherwise, as someone in this forum had correctly pointed out, our kids would think that Honda is a Thai company.

"... The hybrid-powered Civic is made in Japan, all other Civic models sold in Australia now come from Thailand. (Anyone looking to buy a regular, Thai-built Civic should check the plastic fitting of...

Tribeca's getting a nose job. Is there one for the CRV?

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=37030&vf=12

My apologies. You're right. It's the Mazda2. I've corrected my post.
From previous posts, I believe UNLS1 works in one of the Vic dealers.
Customer feedback should be important to him.

OK let's look at Feb's sales.

Corolla - 3591
Mazda3 - 3014
Yaris - 2512
Astra - 1767
Civic - 1641

Civic will never catch up with the old Corolla. We know that if a new car doesn't sell well...

No, the current Corolla are all from Japan. Perhaps that's the reason why the Corolla and Mazda3 are outselling the Civic.
A few years ago, the hatchback used to be from South Africa and wasn't...

With 80% of all Honda vehicles sold last year in Australia coming from Thailand, there's definitely no choice for Honda afficionados.

Or wait for the V6 Rav4 due in a few months time.
A 3.5L V6 Lexus engine running on plain unleaded with 200 kW on a 1630 kg body gives a power to weight ratio of 123 W/kg.
And this surely must be...