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  1. New sub, front speakers in 2019 LX

    The guy at the stereo shop told me if I had one of the so-called "advanced" head units with that DSP, I'd have to chunk down $600 to install another DSP, presumably to counteract the effects of the factory DSP. Crazy. Back in 2004 I installed a system myself with pricey HU (plus a parametric...
  2. New sub, front speakers in 2019 LX

    I decided to keep the factory head unit in my LX sedan - it's the stock, non-touchscreen version. I added a Kicker 12" enclosed subwoofer and Kicker 6.5s in the front, plus a Kicker sub amp (400w) and DB Drive front amp (100w per channel). It sounds a lot better than I expected - and it's...
  3. Civic LX Sedan seats uncomfortable on long drives

    I ordered this one from Amazon - mainly because it's gray like my seats, but also contoured roughly similar to the shape of the seats. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PJ3QGX6/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  4. Civic LX Sedan seats uncomfortable on long drives

    Agreed, but I suspect all the seats are for short-sprint performance rather than long-haul comfort. I was wondering how easy it would be to swap seats from an Accord or other higher-end model.
  5. Civic LX Sedan seats uncomfortable on long drives

    My only gripe about my 2019 LX sedan: The seats start making my butt sore after about 100 miles. They're fine bopping around town on short trips. But long drives become painful. Any thoughts/experiences on improving the cushioning?
  6. First new car in 13 years - I feel like Rip Van Winkle

    Yep. The first time my windshield fogged over I just about freaked! Yesterday I was driving down out of the mountains and realized the automatic transmission will do engine braking automatically if you tap the brakes just right while going downhill. I was like "why is the tach at 3500" and...
  7. What kind of MPG are y'all getting with your 10th Gen?

    38-plus on the most recent fill-up - which is what I've been getting consistently since we drove it off the lot. Then, this morning, I realized I have not once turned on the air conditioning since we bought in mid-November and haven't needed it yet. It'll be interesting to see what that does...
  8. What did you pay?

    Just our experience: We gave the dealer a bottom-line OTD price including everything - taxes, title, destination & handling fees, etc. That is, the final number printed on the check to purchase. It's a lot easier for the purposes of posting in this forum to just say what you paid in this...
  9. Cell Phone Holder Mount

    Chiming in with mine. I went with the Kuda custom mount for the 16-plus Civic. http://www2.kudausa.com/kuda_mount_and_holder_for_honda_civic_since_2016-11-853.html For the phone holder, I went with the Arkon Mega Grip Universal Phone Holder for iPhone 11, XS, XR, X, 8, Galaxy Note 9, S10...
  10. What kind of MPG are y'all getting with your 10th Gen?

    I bought the no-frills 2019 LX (which has lots of frills, for the record) and I'm getting about what the window sticker promised. Between 36 & 40 - higher depending on the amt. of highway driving (though I tend to drive into the hills on the weekends to go hiking & such, so i lose some mpg there).
  11. Stock Hankook tires: How long should they last?

    My new '19 LX has Hankook Kinergy GT 215 55R16 tires. I'm curious about the tread life because the last time I bought a car with allegedly sporty tires, the stock set lasted about 20K. But that was 20 years ago. If you have these Hankook tires, how long have they lasted in everyday usage? I...
  12. NC Folks!

    Off by about 50 miles by my best guess. This is at Stoney Fork Overlook (mile 277); a hike report I found online said Saddle Mountain is around Mile 221.
  13. What did you pay?

    That was a pretty deep markdown: This page says dealer invoice on a '19 EX-L sedan is $22,942: https://www.iseecars.com/car/2019-honda-civic-price. $287 over dealer invoice OTD is a solid deal.
  14. Cell Phone Holder Mount

    Got it from Amazon today. Sits very still on the dash right in front of the steering wheel; didn't move on the first test run. Works, for now. Too big for the cubby. After I ordered it I figured out that my iPhone case (Presidio Grip Case for iPhone 8/7/6s/6 - Graphite), which has a thick...
  15. First new car in 13 years - I feel like Rip Van Winkle

    My last new car was a 2006 Element (which I still own). My new Civic LX sedan is my first new car since then. The Element has a CD player, Sirius/XM radio, subwoofer, aux/MP3 jack and rudimentary controls on the steering wheel. That's it. My wife and I don't have kids and we have shared the...
  16. NC Folks!

    Just drove home my new LX sedan last Friday. I'm on the west edge of Winston Salem. First Civic for me, but I've had a Honda Element since '06 and bought my first Honda, a CRX, in 1988.
  17. Cell Phone Holder Mount

    I'm trying this one in my new '19 LX sedan. It's nonslip rubber and sits on the dash. I thought it might work in the cubby as well. Here's the product info on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/IPOW-Anti-Slip-Dashboard-Hands-free-Compatible/dp/B01GCI7BCI/
  18. Handsfreelink and Bluetooth Audio: Do they require a cell signal to work together?

    Thanks.. I did this and it performed just as you said here. Pretty sure my iOS update was the culprit. Everything's been doing as expected since I went back in and checked all my settings. I think the issue was that I had not completed the update sequence - I went into iTunes and finished the...
  19. What did you pay?

    There are end-of-season deals to be had. We just got a new 2019 LX sedan for a 20K drive-off-the-lot price (paid cash; no trade-in). Just the basic LX trim with the CVT automatic transmission - no dealer-added nonsense.
  20. Handsfreelink and Bluetooth Audio: Do they require a cell signal to work together?

    We have a new 2019 Civic LX. While driving in the mountains in areas with low to nonexistent cell signal, the Bluetooth audio cut out. I switched over to USB and the music came back on. But this left me wondering about the connection between Handsfreelink and Bluetooth. In my feeble brain, it...


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