Boosted1one
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[Didn't know what forum to ask this in. Mods feel free to move this if need be.]
I bought the Civic Si the first month it came out in 2017. Excited, I read what I thought was the "owners manual" found in the glovebox. I read that thing front to back a number of times. I found it odd that it was super generic, encompassing basically all 10th gen Civics. However, I didn't think much of it and chocked it up to Honda just being cheapy since the Civic is their "economy line". (It did make the Si feel less special though) :*(
Just recently while looking at my "manual" I noticed in (very fine print) on the first couple pages it says something along the lines of: "free Owners MANUAL but it must be requested through corporate Honda within 6 months of purchasing vehicle"
I flipped to the front of what i was holding and.. thats right.. I was holding the Owners GUIDE, not the Manual!
I reached out to Honda via email and no dice on sending an upset and dissaponted customer his Owner's Manual.
Really Honda? Penny pinching, and shady practices?
One would think buying a $20k+ vehicle. The OWNER would at least be privy to the MANUAL of said vehicle.
You know like how it comes with almost everything else sold in the 1st world.
Did anyone actually know to get theirs during the free period??? How did you know to do so?
Or am i the only person who managed to overlook this?
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Can this be a lawsuit?
Honda obviously shady here, making the availability of the manual as discrete as possible and a deadline of a 6 months??? What changed? Im still the owner!
Seems we should be entitled the manual of operation to the vehicle we purchased. No matter what the date is.
Footnotes/addons:
[The manual cost $50-70. Its not a great deal of money, and that isn't what this is about. Has Honda sunk so low as to not even provide the owners manual to the first owner who purchased the car?]
[I understand this "owners manual" may be more like the old school HELMS technical vehicle manuals used by Honda service techs. It is true that this manual may be of little interests to a majority of vehicle owners, (which explains the penny pinching) but it doesn't mean Honda should make those who do want it pay for it when originally its given for free.
I've had a HELMs for all my previous Hondas, and theyve proven invaluable time and again.
Honda needs to correct this and completely remove the current limited 6 month window frame to get a free manual from date of new vehicle purchase.
If they know its right for the owner to have the owners manual during the first 6 months that they are willing to give it (like they should in the first place) why not later down the line?
Any lawyers out there with me on this??
I bought the Civic Si the first month it came out in 2017. Excited, I read what I thought was the "owners manual" found in the glovebox. I read that thing front to back a number of times. I found it odd that it was super generic, encompassing basically all 10th gen Civics. However, I didn't think much of it and chocked it up to Honda just being cheapy since the Civic is their "economy line". (It did make the Si feel less special though) :*(
Just recently while looking at my "manual" I noticed in (very fine print) on the first couple pages it says something along the lines of: "free Owners MANUAL but it must be requested through corporate Honda within 6 months of purchasing vehicle"
I flipped to the front of what i was holding and.. thats right.. I was holding the Owners GUIDE, not the Manual!
I reached out to Honda via email and no dice on sending an upset and dissaponted customer his Owner's Manual.
Really Honda? Penny pinching, and shady practices?
One would think buying a $20k+ vehicle. The OWNER would at least be privy to the MANUAL of said vehicle.
You know like how it comes with almost everything else sold in the 1st world.
Did anyone actually know to get theirs during the free period??? How did you know to do so?
Or am i the only person who managed to overlook this?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Can this be a lawsuit?
Honda obviously shady here, making the availability of the manual as discrete as possible and a deadline of a 6 months??? What changed? Im still the owner!
Seems we should be entitled the manual of operation to the vehicle we purchased. No matter what the date is.
Footnotes/addons:
[The manual cost $50-70. Its not a great deal of money, and that isn't what this is about. Has Honda sunk so low as to not even provide the owners manual to the first owner who purchased the car?]
[I understand this "owners manual" may be more like the old school HELMS technical vehicle manuals used by Honda service techs. It is true that this manual may be of little interests to a majority of vehicle owners, (which explains the penny pinching) but it doesn't mean Honda should make those who do want it pay for it when originally its given for free.
I've had a HELMs for all my previous Hondas, and theyve proven invaluable time and again.
Honda needs to correct this and completely remove the current limited 6 month window frame to get a free manual from date of new vehicle purchase.
If they know its right for the owner to have the owners manual during the first 6 months that they are willing to give it (like they should in the first place) why not later down the line?
Any lawyers out there with me on this??
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