Door panel/cheap

[Kevinm30]

Does anyones doorpanel move when your put the window up and down? Just wondering become mine does and its seems pretty cheap.

[inyong1988]

mine does a little bit. its natural thing. just deal with it.

[Kevinm30]

I dont think it should move at all, Poor design.

[CivicKid19]

Originally Posted by Kevinm30

Does anyones doorpanel move when your put the window up and down? Just wondering become mine does and its seems pretty cheap.

yup mine does it too dunno why?

[I Vtec, do you?]

Same with mine. It's just a bad fitment is all, gotta expect that in a civic.

[Special Ringpop]

^ I bought a civic because I was told that you shouldn't expect that in a Civic.

I hate that justification as to why we're the only Honda with shit plastics and wearing fabrics.

[AbsoluteGG]

Originally Posted by Kevinm30

Does anyones doorpanel move when your put the window up and down? Just wondering become mine does and its seems pretty cheap.

Its not cheap, thats what it suppose to do.

Door panel moving...

Interior door panel

[I Vtec, do you?]

Originally Posted by AbsoluteGG

Its not cheap, thats what it suppose to do.

You're very naive if you think it's supposed to be like that. Of course it's cheap - the interior of a BMW doesn't flex when you close the window.

It's just poor fitment. @ Special Ringpop - You should've researched cars more if you thought the civic was going to be built like a solid, luxury car.

A civic is a cheap car that offers a lot for the money. Nothing more. To keep the prices cheap / profits high, they have to skimp on some things. Unfortunately for us, that was the interior. At least it wasn't the motor, drive train, etc etc right?

[AbsoluteGG]

Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?

You're very naive if you think it's supposed to be like that. Of course it's cheap - the interior of a BMW doesn't flex when you close the window.

I've never tested BMW's window to see so I wouldn't know. But how does that make the civic's door panel cheap? What is so horrific about the door panel flexing when the windows are being opened/closed?

[jasongg06]

Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?

You're very naive if you think it's supposed to be like that. Of course it's cheap - the interior of a BMW doesn't flex when you close the window.

It's just poor fitment. @ Special Ringpop - You should've researched cars more if you thought the civic was going to be built like a solid, luxury car.

A civic is a cheap car that offers a lot for the money. Nothing more. To keep the prices cheap / profits high, they have to skimp on some things. Unfortunately for us, that was the interior. At least it wasn't the motor, drive train, etc etc right?

No, the civic is overpriced for what it is. I paid around $20k for my EX because I loved the quality that my old honda (96 accord) and my friends' various hondas and acuras were of great quality and i thought it would justify the price premium. I'm definitely NOT seeing the same quality i saw in my accord and other older honda/acuras. If you want something that offers a lot for the $, you would have bought a tC, Mazda 3, or a korean car.

[ffswizzlestick]

How does everyone assume that it is a flaw? Just because you dont like it doesn't mean it wasn't intended to be that way. Maybe they have some deep thoughout reason why it was done that way. And don't try to compare something like that to the "same" thing on a BMW. They aren't the same car.

[Special Ringpop]

I really resent the logic that says "This is a Civic. Live with the flaws."

The Civic has been a constant high seller because of Honda's irrefutable quality and concern with even one of its cheapest cars. They've gone far and beyond attempting to make the Civic not just another boring economy car. I myself bought the Civic because it offered (and standard) equipment that the competition required you to pay for, or didn't even offer at all.

What I don't understand is the logic that people say "You bought a Civic, it's not a luxury car." I don't expect a luxury car. I don't expect heated and air conditioned perforated leather seats. I don't expect the amenities found on a luxury car, but I do expect the car to live up to its reputation.

In almost every respect, the new Civic lives up to its reputation, except in interior/paint quality. Whether this was to cut corners and save money and put the money elsewhere, I don't know, but I do have a problem with the Civic's interior quality being less than the Fit's, which starts considerably less than the Civic.

I do not expect on a $20,000 car to have the seats wearing after less than a year, even with meticulous care, nor the plastics to scratch irreparably from a cardboard pizza box.

It may not be a BMW, but it is a Civic, and I expected more from Honda, especially this being my first (and potentially last) Honda vehicle.

[ffswizzlestick]

civics or hondas alike have never been known for having great interiors or paint. hondas are known for having strong mechanicals.

[Kevinm30]

I owned a bmw, conquest tsi, corvette, and a jeep liberty. Every single car i had had power windows. This is the only car that the door panels move when u put the window up and down., and quite noticable. I think its a major flaw and the car should be recalled for it.

[Special Ringpop]

Originally Posted by Kevinm30

I owned a bmw, conquest tsi, corvette, and a jeep liberty. Every single car i had had power windows. This is the only car that the door panels move when u put the window up and down., and quite noticable. I think its a major flaw and the car should be recalled for it.

I'd prefer they recall the 3rd gear, wear prone seats, and shitty scratch-prone plastics before any of that.