MY 12 jazz now coming from Japan as of late jan

[randyat]

Levinson, can you elaborate on what 'blank' means? Maybe a snapshot? Many thanks!

[Eminence]

Mines blank too. Vibe-S.

[Levinson Durbin]

[Levinson Durbin]

[randyat]

Thanks for that Levinson. That is surely false advertising from Honda. I am liking your Asimo keychain. =)

[satch boogie]

That's a bit naughty. It's clearly shown on the Honda website, and if you look at the interior shot of the Vibe in the brochure you can see that the locking button is there. You might have to squint but it looks like a button to me. Has anybody mentioned this to their dealer yet ? It might be a minor thing but it's a feature that I have used a lot on my previous cars, especially if I've been driving through areas late at night. If you're stopped at the lights what's to prevent somebody opening your passenger door and stealing something or worse ?

I'm still waiting on my Vibe S but if it's also missing, and chances are it will be, then I will be complaining. I have no idea how complicated it is to install it, but I will be asking the dealer to put it in.

[randyat]

And I have saved a screenshot of their website just in case...

[BiLL|z0r]

What if you put the drivers door lock down? On some cars that locks everyones. If that works it's not required.

[Levinson Durbin]

got a reply from my dealer "Firstly, can I refer to the photo taken from Honda’s Website. This photo is for Illustration Purposes, showing the Auto Up/Down feature for the drivers-side electric windows. For a full description of all Specifications please refer to the brochure on the same website."

am going to take it up with Honda Australia now.

@ BiLL|z0R it is more than just a master door switch it allows the programming of when the door automatically locks. The feature enables the doors to be locked/unlocked when the vehicle is in/out of gear (P/Neutral) or when the vehicle is moving a similar feature to my current Mercedes.

I refer you to this youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2w_91ct-jg

[randyat]

'illustration purposes' - illustrative - illustrate

Does that not mean to make something clear by showing an example?

Therefore, if we go by Honda, they can show us a Civic Type R shot from a low angle to 'illustrate' a Honda Jazz.

[BiLL|z0r]

@ BiLL|z0R it is more than just a master door switch it allows the programming of when the door automatically locks. The feature enables the doors to be locked/unlocked when the vehicle is in/out of gear (P/Neutral) or when the vehicle is moving a similar feature to my current Mercedes.

I refer you to this youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2w_91ct-jg

That is so cool. Having 2 05 model Hondas I never knew the newer models did this.
I could see myself using driving lock and park unlock (If they included the damn button)

[satch boogie]

I got fed up of my dealership not being able to tell me when he car is going to arrive and wanting to cancel my order. The response was you're under contract, there is no date specified on it, they can't control acts of God, I'm only waiting a few months for a Jazz whilst they can't get cars and people are losing their jobs, that my feedback on their lack of customer service was being taken as insults, that I was apparently being unreasonable in wanting to cancel because in my opinion they have failed to deliver on anything, that their dealership has the highest customer satisfaction of any dealer with a 99% rating (guess I'm the 1%). Essentially told to suck it up and be grateful that Honda are trying to get any cars to their customers because it costs them more to get them from Japan. You can tell it wasn't a great customer experience. Kudos to the dealership manager because he called me back from his vacation to listen to my grievances, he is the only guy there who seems to care about customers and getting any repeat business. Honda Australia seem to give their dealers zero backing.

I mentioned the fact that the locking feature was missing on Vibe S models coming in, but was clearly featured on their website and in the brochure. The deputy manager's response was that there would be a disclaimer at the bottom of the webpage saying it's a foreign model or specifications are subject to change, and if I wasn't mentioned in the spec list specifically that I shouldn't expect it to be there. His colleague then piped up as he was checking the website as I was mentioning it and said "it doesn't say anything on the website". So to me that's false advertising and I told him I expected that feature to be in my Vibe S and he'd better go get some compensation from Honda Australia.

All in all by far the worst car buying or any sort of purchase experience I have ever had, and Honda has lost me and my wife as repeat customers.