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They have their own service bay with all the goodies. Warranty period might be 2- 3 years and I doubt anything would really go bad in those cars so soon. Long term I'm not sure if they would do work on vehicles that may need more involving jobs than oil and plugs.SLVR1 wrote:Can companies like HSM actually do repairs on these types of vehicles should one encounter a serious issue during the warranty period? I see ANSA has opened for some time now a service area dedicated to FU Hondas.
SLVR1 wrote:Can companies like HSM actually do repairs on these types of vehicles should one encounter a serious issue during the warranty period? I see ANSA has opened for some time now a service area dedicated to FU Hondas.
agent007 wrote:Bro, the answer is no.
Let's set up a call, I can get more granular if you like.SLVR1 wrote:Can companies like HSM actually do repairs on these types of vehicles should one encounter a serious issue during the warranty period? I see ANSA has opened for some time now a service area dedicated to FU Hondas.
How many of us just commute as opposed to driving? This discussion about displacement and power etc is only true for a bare minimum of enthusiast drivers. We don't have a functional track or many drivers' roads to let our vehicles loose on (although the north coast road from maracas to blanchicheusse is pretty good). Let's stop pretending that Trinidad is the home of the Nurburgring and the dealers will bring down the good stuff. It's all about the bottom line....if you want something to zip around in, bring it in yourself. Motorsport isn't for sufferers though...agent007 wrote:So very true bro! One point of correction though. Kia is a paper brand. Their vehicles are based on Hyundai platforms and drivetrains. The uniqueness of a Kia is its design since the guts of the vehicle is all Hyundai. That said, the Sportage GDi 1.6 uses a variant of a motor found in the Elantra in other markets but I get what you’re saying.
Expect more third world vehicles to enter our market (once there is supply of course due to supply chain, inventory and chip issues).
We will continue to get smaller displacement engines here (some will be fitted with turbos to ease the pain). Middle class and below will have to look out for a 1.0/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 vehicle as opposed to a couple years ago when the middle class could have afforded up to 1.8/2.0/2.2/2.3/2.4/2.5 vehicles easily.
The only bonus here is, the Tucson turbo that I don’t like is a deceptively quick crossover in a sea of 90-150hp cars on the road which incidentally makes up the chunk of our market.
Those older RAV4s that came with the 2.4 and 2.5 engine or the local T31 Xtrails with the 2.5 engine and the CRVs that actually came with a 2.4 K24 iVTEC engine will all get its doors blown away by said 1.6T Tucson. So we know once the little engine has a turbo it can still be fun.
For those little crossovers with small displacements but with no turbo, what can I say. Just humble yourself cause police brutal these days with their road traffic regulations which is not a bad thing.
So before I got the taste of more power I was quite fine with my lil 1.6 and 1.5 cars, revving and screaming it's heart out, but the extra power really does help, I barely if anytime ever go over 100 because I don't like stressing the engine in my car by revving it high, but it's such a difference with just hitting a 2000 rpm and reaching the speed limit so effortlessly and quickly vs screaming past 4000rpm just to hit 100km in some sort of reasonable year.agent007 wrote:So very true bro! One point of correction though. Kia is a paper brand. Their vehicles are based on Hyundai platforms and drivetrains. The uniqueness of a Kia is its design since the guts of the vehicle is all Hyundai. That said, the Sportage GDi 1.6 uses a variant of a motor found in the Elantra in other markets but I get what you’re saying.
Expect more third world vehicles to enter our market (once there is supply of course due to supply chain, inventory and chip issues).
We will continue to get smaller displacement engines here (some will be fitted with turbos to ease the pain). Middle class and below will have to look out for a 1.0/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 vehicle as opposed to a couple years ago when the middle class could have afforded up to 1.8/2.0/2.2/2.3/2.4/2.5 vehicles easily.
The only bonus here is, the Tucson turbo that I don’t like is a deceptively quick crossover in a sea of 90-150hp cars on the road which incidentally makes up the chunk of our market.
Those older RAV4s that came with the 2.4 and 2.5 engine or the local T31 Xtrails with the 2.5 engine and the CRVs that actually came with a 2.4 K24 iVTEC engine will all get its doors blown away by said 1.6T Tucson. So we know once the little engine has a turbo it can still be fun.
For those little crossovers with small displacements but with no turbo, what can I say. Just humble yourself cause police brutal these days with their road traffic regulations which is not a bad thing.
They always knew that, old mg and Morris knew that, those cars are tiny and act like go carts so yea a 1.5 would be more than enough, some people like to turbo them or chip them to get more power but I prefer bigger vehicles, it's a personal thing really.kamakazi wrote:Make the most of what you have.
So Mazda released a Japan only Miata with a 1.5 engine cause somebody realized that you don't need a lot of power to have fun.
Should also try how it feels to have you foot to the floor almost all the time.
Dave wrote:That B-17 is truly a basic car which is in typical Nissan form...easy and cheap to maintain once it is maintained.
However I will throw my hat in the ring anyone wishing to test a HR16 against fellow similar counterparts. I'm always up for challenge. Once I have had it to where the air is rare in the JDM market and it reached there very steadily.
triniboi49 wrote:Dave wrote:That B-17 is truly a basic car which is in typical Nissan form...easy and cheap to maintain once it is maintained.
However I will throw my hat in the ring anyone wishing to test a HR16 against fellow similar counterparts. I'm always up for challenge. Once I have had it to where the air is rare in the JDM market and it reached there very steadily.
But at the price Massy quoting - you can local user options that will give you better utility - Corolla, Civic you can even get a uses SUV. The value to me does not make sense. And it’s not much - Apple Car Play/Android Auto. Rear Disk Breaks.
The deck straight out off early 2000s.
CloudBoi wrote:This is a bit of a Hail Mary but if any of the 2 other people who pre-ordered on this current 2022 civic shipment frequent this thread, please pm me. Honda is doing some VERY bad business.
Give us some insight (no pun intended)CloudBoi wrote:This is a bit of a Hail Mary but if any of the 2 other people who pre-ordered on this current 2022 civic shipment frequent this thread, please pm me. Honda is doing some VERY bad business.
david12 wrote:Give us some insight (no pun intended)CloudBoi wrote:This is a bit of a Hail Mary but if any of the 2 other people who pre-ordered on this current 2022 civic shipment frequent this thread, please pm me. Honda is doing some VERY bad business.
david12 wrote:In my opinion Honda in Trinidad of recent years has been aimed as an executive car (except the City). So prices were high and people who wanted a car with a certain status and Japanese reliability would buy a Honda. It's odd to say but a new Civic feels way ahead of a Lancer, Corolla, Sentra etc. The only real competition is the Korean cars with a ton of features and even these cars don't feel that special with the amount of them out there. Imagine a top tier CRV can cost something like 430k.
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