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  1. Disable Electric Power Steering (EPS) ?

    To me would be ideal to have Type R Sport level of resistence. Correct me if I'm wrong. I think you can experience EPS off effect by just turning the engine off. Not sure it locks the wheel.(on my other cars Bmw F36, Ford Fiesta it did) I tried rotating it while standing still and it's very...
  2. Totally unnecessary hurdles to update the lousy Honda Garmin gps

    Apparently yes. I could do it for both Civic 10. Though I am from Europe and I took local maps only.
  3. Totally unnecessary hurdles to update the lousy Honda Garmin gps

    I managed to complete the update of the car GPS. It took about 30 minutes. All it needed was contact on, not engine started like the official instructions (link in first post) indicate.
  4. Totally unnecessary hurdles to update the lousy Honda Garmin gps

    Thanks for chiming in and the info. Indeed there needs to be a partition < 16gb. I used a freeware gui disk management utility. Otherwise you have a command line utility in either Win or Linux. As for the CarPlay/Android yes it's a way. But sometimes with the phone multitasking I find myself in...
  5. Totally unnecessary hurdles to update the lousy Honda Garmin gps

    I tried even with a 16gb usb stick but the same error. Then I starting looking in the installation folder and I found the log configuration file: Garmin\Express\NLog.config That had 2 log files configured: ExpressDetailed.log and Express.log The files were located under...
  6. Totally unnecessary hurdles to update the lousy Honda Garmin gps

    the same garbage error for my second civic x thank you honda for these garbage support services
  7. Totally unnecessary hurdles to update the lousy Honda Garmin gps

    Today I wanted to update my civic gps. Following the official instrucitons: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=4qpP6QRT6r105RJ1sELgM7 - I spent like 2 hours fiddling with the usb stick, resizing the partition to 16 gb. But no, it had to be a bit smaller than 16. In the end I managed to get...
  8. Dry gas

    To the aforementioned I would add that ethanol (that is mixed sometimes in gasoline) is hydrophilic. This means that it potentially attracts humidity from the air into the tank. It could have been in the gas station or vehicles tank. Water is heavier than gasoline means it will sediment on the...
  9. FL5 set a new record at the Nürburgring, 7:44.881

    Regarding FL5 CTR record. I said it on different occasions since they were testing FL5 CTR. Almost always it appeared running together with / bench-marked against FK8 CTR. This showed that either it would not be significantly faster or (even worse) it was slower and they struggled to make it...
  10. FL5 Nurburgring Run

    Another video, looks to be 3rd to 4th gear grind. Clutch looks to be already depressed when started moving the gear lever:
  11. FL5 Nurburgring Run

    People are amazed of oversteering on a FWD. But you don't need RWD to induce oversteering. You can achieve it from the suspension setup. With a stiffer anti-roll bar in the back. I think this is the solution Honda employs on the FL5 CTR. It gives better/sharper turn-in. Yes it looks spectacular...
  12. Official: 2023 Civic Type R (FL5) U.S. Pricing: $42,895 💰

    Affordability is relative to one's finances. It depends if this pricing 60-80k is low relative to your net worth/income. Then it's like buying a new pair of shoes. Then if you don't like it no big deal, you even afford to take a loss. And there are lots of such customers - firsf wave - that buy...
  13. Is anyone thinking of trading in their FK8 Type R for the new FL5 Type R ?

    Keeping my 19 Fk8 CTR. I like the bold/exotic style, car still amazes me when looking at it, the sense of occasion. No pertinent reason to trade it in. I plan to keep it forever. Money are too hard worked to throw them away on upgrading. Plus time spent installing accessories, ceramic coating...
  14. Quality aftermarket scissor jack ?

    I've been using 2 x Heyner Ultralift pro 3T scissor jacks. 3T means it can be used to lift the corner of vehicles up to 3 tons. I use them to lift each side of the car when changing wheels. About 1-2 hours. Never failed so far. Care though if the surface is inclined, scissor jacks can flip...
  15. 2018 civic ext vs 2018 Jaguar XE 35t premium AWD

    Happened once on the highway while driving the '19 1.5T M/T sedan. The 80 km/h limited zone was over and I was preparing to return to normal speed 130. I realized too late that an A-class was preparing to overtake me. I floored it a tiny bit earlier (to avoid misunderstandings) while in 4'th...
  16. Manufacturer warranties - costs cutting

    Not denying flat out. But indirectly under-budgeting complex warranty repairs can lead to situations like we've heard before (related to transmission issues): the technicians avoid engaging into them. The more complex a situation is the more difficult is to estimate required effort. I work in...
  17. Manufacturer warranties - costs cutting

    Interesting what he says. I was imagining manufacturers are willing to pay less but didn't think they go that far. No wonder the customer is not getting his warranty claims seriously addressed or he's sent to take a hike. I guess that those warranty stickers written in big letters ( 60-100k...
  18. Is there really even a point to winter store these cars?

    Mine is also in storage too. Not yet snowing in central Europe but due to freezing they started putting salt. So this is a big NO for driving my CTR. Never been through salt, snow,rain. It's being garaged over the winter. I plan to keep it for me. But even if selling, a pristine/garaged car will...
  19. Driver seat worn.

    So FK2 CTR seat covers installed on FK8 CTR ones. They were installed since the very beginning. Once I took the plastic bags off after collecting the car. They work well, I don't slide, or heat up more than in other seats. I have about 6300 miles on them. No damage, stitch undone just like on...


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