WindJunkie
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I bought my CTR exactly one month ago and have put 1600 miles on it. In the 1600 miles, I've grinded gears 3 times, twice going from first to second, and once from second to third. I've also twice had issues getting the car into reverse on a cold engine (I live in FL and garage keep my CTR so its not like the car is sitting out in blizzard conditions).
Before anyone suggests I'm inexperienced or that I am shifting wrong - I've only owned manual transmission cars my entire life. I estimate that I've driven nearly 200,000 miles on stick shift cars (lots of traffic/start and stops here in FL, so I'm very familiar with using the clutch), mainly between a 2008 Civic LX and a 2015 Civic Si. On my prior two Civics, I honestly don't believe I ever grinded gears. Having virtually no issues grinding gears in on my prior two Civics, It seems to me that the '15 Si gearbox was more forgiving, but the CTR has much more power and therefore I really should expect a more thorough-shifting clutch and gearbox.
It is indeed possible this issue could be user error (my own fault), and I need more time to learn the gear box, but that wasn't the case with my last two Civics which I rolled off the Honda dealer brand new like my CTR. It also never came up in the prior 200k miles I've driven on stick shifts in the last 12 years.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do? Continuous grinding like this has to cause long-term damage I imagine. With 1600 miles and 3 grinds on the book, I'm worried what will happen if this continues.
Are any other CTR owners having gear grind issues? I hate to think its a flaw on Honda so for now I'm really focusing on my shifting technique when I drive. If it continues however I'm not sure what I'll do next (visit the dealer? what would they even do...)
Thanks for your input
Edit: clarifying my position on CTR gearbox vs. my previous experience with Si
I bought my CTR exactly one month ago and have put 1600 miles on it. In the 1600 miles, I've grinded gears 3 times, twice going from first to second, and once from second to third. I've also twice had issues getting the car into reverse on a cold engine (I live in FL and garage keep my CTR so its not like the car is sitting out in blizzard conditions).
Before anyone suggests I'm inexperienced or that I am shifting wrong - I've only owned manual transmission cars my entire life. I estimate that I've driven nearly 200,000 miles on stick shift cars (lots of traffic/start and stops here in FL, so I'm very familiar with using the clutch), mainly between a 2008 Civic LX and a 2015 Civic Si. On my prior two Civics, I honestly don't believe I ever grinded gears. Having virtually no issues grinding gears in on my prior two Civics, It seems to me that the '15 Si gearbox was more forgiving, but the CTR has much more power and therefore I really should expect a more thorough-shifting clutch and gearbox.
It is indeed possible this issue could be user error (my own fault), and I need more time to learn the gear box, but that wasn't the case with my last two Civics which I rolled off the Honda dealer brand new like my CTR. It also never came up in the prior 200k miles I've driven on stick shifts in the last 12 years.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do? Continuous grinding like this has to cause long-term damage I imagine. With 1600 miles and 3 grinds on the book, I'm worried what will happen if this continues.
Are any other CTR owners having gear grind issues? I hate to think its a flaw on Honda so for now I'm really focusing on my shifting technique when I drive. If it continues however I'm not sure what I'll do next (visit the dealer? what would they even do...)
Thanks for your input
Edit: clarifying my position on CTR gearbox vs. my previous experience with Si
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