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Honda's Hybrid technology, including the Civic Hybrid (FD3) and the Insight (ZE2)
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Post by dr11876a » Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:39 am

Has anyone gotten the hybrid so far?

Really tempted by it, but worried about reliability, servicing and warranty.

Any feedback?

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Re: Hybrid

Post by Rev_Zone » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:18 am

dr11876a wrote:Has anyone gotten the hybrid so far?

Really tempted by it, but worried about reliability, servicing and warranty.

Any feedback?
Depends on what you really want from the ride cause my SE told the 1.6 FD performance can be more lively than Hybrid and Hybrid's body is even heavier than the 2.0 FD. FC wise no one had yet to comment the true result on the road that's why I dare not commit myself onto it as I was really attracted to the FC report on paper.

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Re: Hybrid

Post by spyder79 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:30 am

Rev_Zone wrote:
dr11876a wrote:Has anyone gotten the hybrid so far?

Really tempted by it, but worried about reliability, servicing and warranty.

Any feedback?
Depends on what you really want from the ride cause my SE told the 1.6 FD performance can be more lively than Hybrid and Hybrid's body is even heavier than the 2.0 FD. FC wise no one had yet to comment the true result on the road that's why I dare not commit myself onto it as I was really attracted to the FC report on paper.
i just saw one hybrid yesterday, the weird wheel cover ....

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Re: Hybrid

Post by Rev_Zone » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:36 am

spyder79 wrote:
Rev_Zone wrote:
dr11876a wrote:Has anyone gotten the hybrid so far?

Really tempted by it, but worried about reliability, servicing and warranty.

Any feedback?
Depends on what you really want from the ride cause my SE told the 1.6 FD performance can be more lively than Hybrid and Hybrid's body is even heavier than the 2.0 FD. FC wise no one had yet to comment the true result on the road that's why I dare not commit myself onto it as I was really attracted to the FC report on paper.
i just saw one hybrid yesterday, the weird wheel cover ....
was told it was design that way to cut the wind more effective. :lol:

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Re: Hybrid

Post by spyder79 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:14 pm

Rev_Zone wrote:
was told it was design that way to cut the wind more effective. :lol:
oic, the civic got a short antena like the M3.. better than the window printed ...

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Re: Hybrid

Post by UncleO » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:11 am

spyder79 wrote:
Rev_Zone wrote:
was told it was design that way to cut the wind more effective. :lol:
oic, the civic got a short antena like the M3.. better than the window printed ...
Hybrid cannot have printed antenna becos the IMA battery which is just next to the boot will cause radio interference when charging/discharging

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Re: Hybrid

Post by spyder79 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:33 am

UncleO wrote:
spyder79 wrote:
Rev_Zone wrote:
was told it was design that way to cut the wind more effective. :lol:
oic, the civic got a short antena like the M3.. better than the window printed ...
Hybrid cannot have printed antenna becos the IMA battery which is just next to the boot will cause radio interference when charging/discharging
oic, tat sound logical... thank u for e info :)

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Post by ronaldude » Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:55 pm

If FC is most important to you, the Prius maybe better according to a field report done. But design-wise, Civic Hybrid is better (in my opinion).

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Re: Hybrid

Post by cl7teckie » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:17 pm

UncleO wrote:
spyder79 wrote:
Rev_Zone wrote:
was told it was design that way to cut the wind more effective. :lol:
oic, the civic got a short antena like the M3.. better than the window printed ...
Hybrid cannot have printed antenna becos the IMA battery which is just next to the boot will cause radio interference when charging/discharging
:think: :think: r u sure?
Pls dont ask me for wkshop, as I know none...I only know it is safer and faster to fix cars on my own.

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Post by hotnyh » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:03 pm

UncleO owns a Hybrid Civic.... the thread starter should search for his earlier posting sto see real life FC.

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Re: Hybrid

Post by naut.geo » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:28 pm

spyder79 wrote:
Rev_Zone wrote:
dr11876a wrote:Has anyone gotten the hybrid so far?

Really tempted by it, but worried about reliability, servicing and warranty.

Any feedback?
Depends on what you really want from the ride cause my SE told the 1.6 FD performance can be more lively than Hybrid and Hybrid's body is even heavier than the 2.0 FD. FC wise no one had yet to comment the true result on the road that's why I dare not commit myself onto it as I was really attracted to the FC report on paper.
i just saw one hybrid yesterday, the weird wheel cover ....
Those are specially designed enkei rims meant for lightweight and aerodynamics.

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Post by namron » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:38 am

Can the rims be changed?

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Post by hotnyh » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:27 am

Of course they can.
There is a higher spec hybrid in Japan with 16" alloys.

I think we get the mid range Hybrid MX
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But the higher end one is the Hybrid MXST
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It has a nice all black interior
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Re: Hybrid

Post by cscs3 » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:16 pm

cl7teckie wrote:
UncleO wrote:
spyder79 wrote: oic, the civic got a short antena like the M3.. better than the window printed ...
Hybrid cannot have printed antenna becos the IMA battery which is just next to the boot will cause radio interference when charging/discharging
:think: :think: r u sure?
Clearly this is not true at all.

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Re: Hybrid

Post by cl7teckie » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:39 pm

cscs3 wrote:
cl7teckie wrote:
UncleO wrote: Hybrid cannot have printed antenna becos the IMA battery which is just next to the boot will cause radio interference when charging/discharging
:think: :think: r u sure?
Clearly this is not true at all.
hehehehe ...of coz not ... :wink:
Pls dont ask me for wkshop, as I know none...I only know it is safer and faster to fix cars on my own.

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