cracked engine block @ 40,000 miles....

[firmhonda]

Originally Posted by Skylinegtr06

How dare you insult me like that
JK yeah I understand, This is my first honda and I am not impressed with quality at all. However I have been inside Tcs and they are no better. My family is a nissan family and we have a 1994 nissan quest and a 2001 Frontier and I would have to say that the quality of materials are way better. Paint, all metal work and interior. Maybe we go a nissan before it got really bad but so far our nissans are true pieces of workmanship

I'll stand up for the materials that nissan uses on its interiors anyday.. But I would still rather have a honda for what's under the hood. I'm a college student and I can't afford to put my car in the shop once every six months. I'm not in any way saying that owning a nissan will bring that, I just mean in general I would like to have a car that is known for being the most reliable on the market. I would, however, kill to own a twin turbo 300zx. I love those so much it was like an obsession for a short period of time. Hell, I'm still in love with the Datsun 280z.

[taffysi]

Originally Posted by firmhonda

I'll stand up for the materials that nissan uses on its interiors anyday.. But I would still rather have a honda for what's under the hood. I'm a college student and I can't afford to put my car in the shop once every six months. I'm not in any way saying that owning a nissan will bring that, I just mean in general I would like to have a car that is known for being the most reliable on the market. I would, however, kill to own a twin turbo 300zx. I love those so much it was like an obsession for a short period of time. Hell, I'm still in love with the Datsun 280z.

Right, Nissan used to be make some of the best cars as well as Mitsubishi back in the day. Nowadays, they seem to be some of the worst companies next to Mazda. Mazda seems to have the worst reliability ever since Ford took over. What happened???

[CaliGuy]

Originally Posted by taffysi

Right, Nissan used to be make some of the best cars as well as Mitsubishi back in the day. Nowadays, they seem to be some of the worst companies next to Mazda. Mazda seems to have the worst reliability ever since Ford took over. What happened???

You answered your own question...

[taffysi]

Originally Posted by Skylinegtr06

How dare you insult me like that
JK yeah I understand, This is my first honda and I am not impressed with quality at all. However I have been inside Tcs and they are no better. My family is a nissan family and we have a 1994 nissan quest and a 2001 Frontier and I would have to say that the quality of materials are way better. Paint, all metal work and interior. Maybe we go a nissan before it got really bad but so far our nissans are true pieces of workmanship

I do agree with some of the quality of materials, and I understand that this is your first honda, but I've previously owned a 97 honda civic and a 98 accord, and now an 06 SI (parents own a 00' CRV and an 04' CRV) and none have given me or parents any problems whatsoever. Quality of materials may not be the best out there as all of these cars can be had for 22 g's and much under, but these cars will definetly last!

[taffysi]

Originally Posted by CaliGuy

You answered your own question...

Oh sorry, I was meaning it as a whole..with Nissan and Mitsubishi as well.

[Skylinegtr06]

Well the french company renault is joint partners with nissan
and well mitsubishi has not done so good dont know what happened

[SiliconX]

I just have to add in my 2 cents.

To be honest, once the intial "thrill factor" wore off with my '06 Si, i've become increasingly dissapointed with the car, particularily the build quality. The tranny is awful, the seat fabric is fraying something fierce, the rear bumper has warped a bit so that there's a "hump" directly below the license plate, the windshield wipers are already streaking bad, the tiny spring on the cover for the Aux input broke after the first month, etc.

And most of these just get chalked up to "wear and tear" according to Honda, so it's my cost. I have no doubt that the clutch is going to require replacement much sooner than normal.

Going to double up the payments and get it paid off ASAP, then sell it and get an STi. I've only ever owned Hondas, and have never had one that felt so fragile.

[taffysi]

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that Silicon X. How many miles is on it?

[firmhonda]

Originally Posted by Skylinegtr06

Well the french company renault is joint partners with nissan
and well mitsubishi has not done so good dont know what happened

I would chalk that up to mitsu and dodge trading designs and such.. they've kind of joined forces and that's hurt mitsubishi, and helped dodge.

[SiliconX]

Originally Posted by taffysi

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that Silicon X. How many miles is on it?

Hmmm, 13000km or so. I put about 1000km on it per month, so not very many. It still has that new car smell.

Too bad it's combined with old car problems.

[targettuning]

Originally Posted by Omes

Except that he saw that at idle it was already overheating and decided that taking it out for a drive would solve the overheating issue... riiiight

I have sat and idled in quite a few cars and ALL will show an elevated temperature on the gage until:
1. the electric cooling fan comes on and gradually cools things down.
2. you get some airflow through the radiator by what ?? driving it that's what.
And in all fairness who would expect a 2006 car,Honda or not,to overheat especially when (if the original poster is telling the truth) he/she checked the engine physically and saw no coolant leakage or evidence of loss. Hell, even you or I might try the "drive it" routine.
Since the block is the strongest part of the engine it would be the least likely part to develop a crack from overheating. The head would be more likely. It could have been a stuck or faulty thermostat or a faulty temperature sensor..that is the one that turns on the electric cooling fans or a faulty electric motor on the fan itself. Finally, who said it was initially overheated just that it showed an elevated temperature much as YOUR car does when it idles for an extended period.

[dakine2]

Originally Posted by firmhonda

maybe the maintenance dept at your dealership is full of pomeranians with bolts in their mouths and don't know what their doing so they keep f'ing of the cars.

I know a woman that works in the maint. dept at my local honda dealer and I asked her about that just a couple of minutes ago.. She says she hasn't seen a single one come in for that since around 04 (with exception of kids that think their 130hp car is really 50000hp).

IDK man.. if you're so unhappy about it and Honda sucks so bad then why do you keep posting here.. shouldn't you be calling in some overtime so you can have enough money to get a different car without going upside down on your civic? I'm not trying to flame you or anything here man, I just don't understand why you keep posting here just to ruffle peoples feathers.

You don't like your car for obvious reasons. Ok. The people here love theirs. Ok. Move on and forget about it.
But I will say this.. think about the fact that honda probably sold over 1,000,000 cars in us and canada alone in 2006.. not every single one of them will be perfect. You might have just got a bad apple.

i think im jus getting to you. my cars a pos doesnt mean that yours is so take stick out of...nv. the cars still worth about 13k i paid it off already..didnt you?

[dakine2]

i mean damn i bought this car for a reason i researched as much as i could at the time, numerous test drives and all. i was amazed by how efficient this motor is. but damn i feel let down. and no i didnt drive it like it had 300hp

[firmhonda]

Originally Posted by dakine2

i think im jus getting to you. my cars a pos doesnt mean that yours is so take stick out of...nv. the cars still worth about 13k i paid it off already..didnt you?

Actually, I haven't paid my car off. I was too busy spending money on an education so that I didn't make posts like that.

Also, I'm one of the few people that haven't blamed your driving habits on the fact that your car went up in smoke, so divert that anger towards someone else. Actually, I blamed it on your dealership having dumbass technicians that didn't know what they were doing.

Most of your posts here are nothing but complaining about a car that most people on this site love. Okay, you don't like your car. I'll say this again, get rid of it and quit crying about it. Here, I'll help you out a little bit:



I've suggested everything but to keep the car that you keep complaining so I'm lost as of what you want me (or anyone else for that matter) to say. Do you want us to say that all Honda Civic's are pieces of **** just because yours was broken into a couple of times and then broke down? If so, go ahead and start holding your breath because if all civics had the problems that yours has, mine sure as hell would be broke down by now. I've mis-shifted and redlined the hell out of my car, and it's still going strong. I've got 38500 miles on it and the only problems that I've had, I caused. Maybe you should take another look in the mirror with your problems, especially since questioning all the other possibilities offends you for some reason.


:cliffs:

Quit crying.. buy another car or figure out why yours sucks and fix the problem.. stop trolling and pointing the finger at everyone else.

[dakine2]

Originally Posted by firmhonda

Actually, I haven't paid my car off. I was too busy spending money on an education so that I didn't make posts like that.

Also, I'm one of the few people that haven't blamed your driving habits on the fact that your car went up in smoke, so divert that anger towards someone else. Actually, I blamed it on your dealership having dumbass technicians that didn't know what they were doing.

Most of your posts here are nothing but complaining about a car that most people on this site love. Okay, you don't like your car. I'll say this again, get rid of it and quit crying about it. Here, I'll help you out a little bit:



I've suggested everything but to keep the car that you keep complaining so I'm lost as of what you want me (or anyone else for that matter) to say. Do you want us to say that all Honda Civic's are pieces of **** just because yours was broken into a couple of times and then broke down? If so, go ahead and start holding your breath because if all civics had the problems that yours has, mine sure as hell would be broke down by now. I've mis-shifted and redlined the hell out of my car, and it's still going strong. I've got 38500 miles on it and the only problems that I've had, I caused. Maybe you should take another look in the mirror with your problems, especially since questioning all the other possibilities offends you for some reason.


:cliffs:

Quit crying.. buy another car or figure out why yours sucks and fix the problem.. stop trolling and pointing the finger at everyone else.

so bc i paid off my car im uneducated? ....im glad i got to you. i dont think all hondas are shit all ive ever owned have been acuras/hondas. thats why i bought another one...look this is pointless sorry i dont share the feelings you do towards this car. i really regret buying this over an rsx or something. the dash sold me well good luck paying 28k fopr your car after interest. and btw i go to sjsu

[firmhonda]

Originally Posted by dakine2

so bc i paid off my car im uneducated? ....im glad i got to you. i dont think all hondas are shit all ive ever owned have been acuras/hondas. thats why i bought another one...look this is pointless sorry i dont share the feelings you do towards this car. i really regret buying this over an rsx or something. the dash sold me well good luck paying 28k fopr your car after interest. and btw i go to sjsu

I never said that because your car is paid off you are uneducated, I said that because of your grammer you are. Also, my otd price on my civic was just over $17k with extended warranty and door dent protection. You were close though.

I'll point this out again since you obviously haven't understood me yet. I haven't pointed the finger at you for your car being a piece, nor will I. I wasn't there when all of this happened and I have no idea how it happened, all I do know is that other people have hated on you and now you're getting an attitude with me for no reason. I've also said that the si is in no way the holy grail of sport compacts, and told you that I recommend you getting an ion redline for the better performance. In response all you have done is convinced me to never attend sjsu.

Carry on.