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2008 Honda Civic
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The civic EX-L includes heated seats.
As for having heat, blah, we live in New Hampshire and every time I get in Mrs. Shipo's car in the winter time I get maybe a quarter of a mile from our house before I'm scrambling to turn the damn heaters off on her leather seats.
If a Civic finds its way into my garage, it will be an EX-L 5-Speed non-NAV for sure.
Best Regards,
Shipo
LOL! ;-)
Funny thing though, NPR did a bit on motorcycle ownership a couple of years back, a program that I found fascinating. Do you know which U.S. state has the highest per-capita motorcycle ownership? New Hampshire. Go figure.
According to a number of the interviewees, New Hampshire has a higher number of "Perfect motorcycle riding days" than any other state. Hmmm, we've been living here for five years now and I think statements like that have been subject to a very loose poetic license, however, I really do like the weather up here. Today for instance, there's not a cloud in the sky and we're heading for a high of about 75 degrees. Can you say "Perfect"? Sure, I knew you could. ;-)
FWIW, I owned cars with leather interiors when I lived in SoCal and Hotlanta and still prefer leather to the various alternatives out there.
Best Regards,
Shipo
I'm hoping that with the new '09 Civic, all these "issues" will be dealt with and resolved. I'm sure Honda Corp. hates these things as much as their buyers do, afterall their in the business of making quality cars. Maybe all these TSB's & that recall will make them ramp up their quality control to previous levels of years past. They've already shown that this quality standard is attainable by them.
I think 2009 will be that we'll see marked improvement in Honda quality across the board. For survival...they'll have no choice. The competition is just that good, and getting better. Just sitting in that leather lined Hyundai earlier today proved this point to me. Many folks will jump at the chance to get a car as nice as the top of the line Accord for Sonata prices. And adding in the great Hyundai warranty and free roadside assistance for no extra charge, it's really a no brainer!
The Sandman
In any case, this is about the 08 Civic so let's try to keep to that topic and take other subjects to more appropriate discussions.
Then why, if I may ask, did you buy the thing? If I felt the car wasn't worth what they were asking, I certainly wouldn't fork over my money to them.
As far as how good the price is out the door, that would really depend on your taxes and trade-in, if any. Is it a manual transmission or an automatic? Sedan, or coupe? It's hard to say whether or not the deal is good without a breakdown of cost, and what model it is.
The invoice on a Civic LX Auto Sedan in my area for 2007 is $16,349. It sounds like the price of the car was pretty close to that if you have taxes like I do (8%). Assuming an invoice of $16,400:
$16,400 + $1,312 = $17,712. Paying invoice for a 2008 Civic would be a good deal in my opinion. It's hard to say without solid info though. If you'll share more about your deal, I bet more people would help you on the Prices Paid forum.
You need to provide more details, or we don't have enough info to help you.
When you say you paid almost MSRP......I assume that means that whatever the MSRP is for the vehicle (what was it?), they then discounted it and sold it to you for XX,XXX (what was it?) The invoice for your model with the options on it was YY,YYY (what is it?). And then they added tax for the city/county/state you are in which is Z,ZZZ (what is it?), and tag/title which is QQQ (what is it?), and also added a dealers documentation fee PPP (what is it?).
So if you paid almost MSRP (if this is what you mean), all of the stuff that got added back on to the discounted price, brought the purchase price back up to almost MSRP.
So what are the details?
Best Regards,
Shipo
You mean the arm rests on the doors? Where exactly is the scuffing likely to occur. On the vehicles with cloth interiors there's cloth on the door arm rests on the area where the elbow touches. On the vehicles with leather interior that has been replaced with leather.
Does that answer your question?
Best Regards,
Shipo
sorry, i was at lunch and i was typing a little too fast i guess.
anywho, PAT, we're cool!
1. If you purchase the EX with navigation do you have to install any more equipment to use the XM radio or do you just have to purchase a subscription from XM?
2. The Honda website once indicated that the EX without navigation is "XM ready" but not equipped with an XM radio. What does this mean exactly and how could I equip a non-navigation EX to listen to XM radio? Also what can I expect to pay?
3. If the EX w/o navigation is XM ready according to Honda, why is the LX not? How are the two radios different?
4. For those who have the XM and navigation in their Civic, was it worth the extra cost to you?
Thanks in advance!
That is correct. In fact, you get a free 90 day trial period of XM, so you don't have to even purchase a subscription immediately.
What does this mean exactly and how could I equip a non-navigation EX to listen to XM radio? Also what can I expect to pay?
According to College Hills Honda, the retail price for the XM Radio kit is $289:
http://www.collegehillshonda.com/honda_civic_2dr_accessories/06_08_civic_electro- nics.htm
Check your local dealer for their install charges as well.
As for the how, College Hills Honda has the install instruction on their web-site as well:
http://www.collegehillshonda.com/instructions/8th_gen_civ_sedan/xmradio.pdf
Page 2 shows a little diagram of how it looks when installed. Note that antenna is placed inside the windshield on the passengers side and not on the roof like the EX with nav. I personally don't think that looks professional.
The XM Radio unit is hidden in front of the passenger and a cable runs to the back of the factory stereo.
3. If the EX w/o navigation is XM ready according to Honda, why is the LX not? How are the two radios different?
The LX head unit doesn't have the same input that on the back that an EX does. That's why the LX is not XM Ready.
You can always go to a place like circuit city and have them install an after market XM unit. I've seen people do that and mount the unit in the cubbyhole right in front of the gear shifter. The installer can plug the output from the XM unit straight into the aux jack of either the LX or the EX. Also the aftermarket unit usually has a rooftop antenna which should get better reception than the interior windshield antenna the Honda XM kit provides.
The after market units often have better displays giving you all of the info on one screen, singer, song title, channel name, etc. On the non nav EX you'd have to see everything scroll by on it's display.
The main disadvantage to the after market unit is that you won't be able to control the XM through the steering wheel controls as you would with the Honda XM kit. Frequently however, the after market kits come with their own remotes.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Thanks a lot for your help!
You might want to post your price in Honda Civic Prices Paid forum and you'll probably get better feedback than in this forum:
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.eea7241/6119!make=Honda&model=Civic&ed_ma- keindex=.eea7241
Also you can search that forum to see what others have been paid. Although I haven't seen that many deals posted for 2008 models.
Good luck
Best Regards,
Shipo
I was worried a bit as I am going to buy 08 Civic and found out the difference in MPG. I was thinking that they tweaked a little the engine to get better burning and cleaner exhoust or something like that.
No, but I'll probably get it on the next Civic I buy and mainly for the reason that I like the large display screen for listening to the XM Radio. I'd want the color matched rooftop XM antenna too.
There's another nice feature that comes with the Nav system that I would probably use a lot and that is the card reader. I could copy songs from my computer to a card and plug it into the slot and use the steering wheel controls to scroll through the songs.
ah yes, another cool civic feature!
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lore
If you haven't seen a lot of them, it's probably because many people didn't think it's worth spending the $500+ to add them.
In my case I'd actually consider a 4-Door Si but for two things:
1) The rear spoiler (I like stealth and it looks like a pain in the hind quarters to keep clean).
2) The exterior mirrors cannot be had with heaters (unlike the EX-L and all Canadian Civics)
Best Regards,
Shipo
I guess you could call it bling... ha....
Lore
The Sandman