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I still will buy a new Civic with Turbo and CVT. My mechanic, who only works on Hondas and has for over 20 years feels the CVT has not yet stood the test of time. His bad experience was the CVT's of the 90's which in his words were a disaster. BUT, with new technology and I am sure Honda learned from early mistakes, I will still take the chance. The only way to get the test of time is to wait 10 years. So I i will get Honda Care and enjoy my new Civic. I really like how the Turbo drives.
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I still will buy a new Civic with Turbo and CVT. My mechanic, who only works on Hondas and has for over 20 years feels the CVT has not yet stood the test of time. His bad experience was the CVT's of the 90's which in his words were a disaster. BUT, with new technology and I am sure Honda learned from early mistakes, I will still take the chance. The only way to get the test of time is to wait 10 years. So I i will get Honda Care and enjoy my new Civic. I really like how the Turbo drives.
Do you know about how much will the Honda care cost?
 

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there is a thread on that very subject - someone posted around 1100 ? I always buy mine online and shop around.
 

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I had the 2013 civic which was still an automatic, and now I have the Touring. The '13 was slow, didn't shift when I felt it should, and irritated me with its performance every single day I drove it. Now I don't even notice or care about the fact that the 2016 civic has a CVT because I can actually accelerate well and enjoy driving again! So just because a car is an automatic doesn't mean it's a better or more fun vehicle to drive.
 

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If you want to experience the closest thing to a manual transmission that a CVT can feel, try nailing the gas with the Civic in the S (sport) mode. You get very responsive acceleration with engine braking when you let off. I'm smiling right now thinking about it. Time to go for an evening run in the car, I think we're short on cupcake tin liners!
 


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If you want to experience the closest thing to a manual transmission that a CVT can feel, try nailing the gas with the Civic in the S (sport) mode. You get very responsive acceleration with engine braking when you let off. I'm smiling right now thinking about it. Time to go for an evening run in the car, I think we're short on cupcake tin liners!
Don't you love getting a new car and then finding every single imaginable reason to go out and drive? haha.

S Mode is nice on the CVT for some quick spirited driving. Even in my 9th gen it gives a considerable boost to the get up and go of the car, though from tests done so far, the S mode actually slows you down from a stand still 0-60 test because it simulates shifts, but if you're already at speed on the highway or something, it's an easy way to throw the car into it's max torque range instantly.
 

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If you want to experience the closest thing to a manual transmission that a CVT can feel, try nailing the gas with the Civic in the S (sport) mode. You get very responsive acceleration with engine braking when you let off. I'm smiling right now thinking about it. Time to go for an evening run in the car, I think we're short on cupcake tin liners!
There's no engine braking when in regular non-sport mode?
 

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Don't you love getting a new car and then finding every single imaginable reason to go out and drive? haha.

S Mode is nice on the CVT for some quick spirited driving. Even in my 9th gen it gives a considerable boost to the get up and go of the car, though from tests done so far, the S mode actually slows you down from a stand still 0-60 test because it simulates shifts, but if you're already at speed on the highway or something, it's an easy way to throw the car into it's max torque range instantly.
I find the same simulated shifting in D mode as well. It's just less pronounced because the engine is not reving so fast.

I agree with the sweet spot, between 30 and 70 mph is where she likes to play!
 

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And for sure these websites can be trusted? And they would do a good job? I'm just asking because I've never done anything like this? And do you know if they are directly sponsored by Honda? I really don't know how any of this works lol
I'm old school on this. I have always put an extended warranty on my vehicles. I would only consider getting a factory warranty from my dealer. Never had an issue with warranty work while covered and over the years there's been plenty of it. Last example was my navigation unit went on my 2009 Pilot after 6 years 10 months. The $1,200 repair was done immediately with no issues. That one repair paid for the extended FACTORY warranty.

Some old adages are true like, if it sounds to good to be true it probably isn't, and, you get what you pay for.
 
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I'm old school on this. I have always put an extended warranty on my vehicles. I would only consider getting a factory warranty from my dealer. Never had an issue with warranty work while covered and over the years there's been plenty of it. Last example was my navigation unit went on my 2009 Pilot after 6 years 10 months. The $1,200 repair was done immediately with no issues. That one repair paid for the extended FACTORY warranty.

Some old adages are true like, if it sounds to good to be true it probably isn't, and, you get what you pay for.
Ok thank you, sounds good
 

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I'm old school on this. I have always put an extended warranty on my vehicles. I would only consider getting a factory warranty from my dealer. Never had an issue with warranty work while covered and over the years there's been plenty of it. Last example was my navigation unit went on my 2009 Pilot after 6 years 10 months. The $1,200 repair was done immediately with no issues. That one repair paid for the extended FACTORY warranty.

Some old adages are true like, if it sounds to good to be true it probably isn't, and, you get what you pay for.
Agreed, an extended factory warranty from the manufacturer is always better than a third party warranty extension. Less hassle and the company backing it isn't going out of business :) 3rd party warranties usually also require a deductible for any work done.
 

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Agreed, an extended factory warranty from the manufacturer is always better than a third party warranty extension. Less hassle and the company backing it isn't going out of business :) 3rd party warranties usually also require a deductible for any work done.
Do you have to pay for the extended warranty right as you buy the car? Because I asked the dealer and he said yea. I though that I could probably wait a few years and then get the extended warranty
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