ST, I have walked in the shoes you are walking in now, so, here are a few pointers for you....
1. Refer my post in some thread way back in Oct 2005 on some thread which I really can't remember on this forum.. Buddy, the Civic is a SOHC... 132BHP or even 140BHP keeping up with the RS/ Rider is a distant dream to it... Add to that the driving dynamics and supreme handling that the Skoda vRS offers to you at any speed and I'm amazed no one even speaks of the Indian Civic being a SOHC .... We all know it's supposed to behave like a 1.5/ 1.6 for better fuel economy too. Ask any friend who owns a Civic (1.8) in the ASEAN market if you have one and he/ she will tell you how sorry the 1.8 really is (even when compared to the Altis).
2. You yourself know (and rightly know) that the Civic HAS TO BE UPGRADED in a year or two... No leather, no audio contorls on steering and no foglamps (foglamps which only add to the aesthetic value and nothing more, but yet nice if given) in the Indian market in 2006? LOL What a joke! If Skoda was rightly or wrongly smoking dope on the Laura, Honda is sniffing Bibek Moitra's stuff on the Civic. The Corolla which the Civic battles heads on gives all these on their existing model and the Corolla is also a DOHC (as is the Skoda vRS + 20v). I know even the vRS doesn't have audio controls and a 6cd changer, but is the vRS being sold as a luxury car or a driver's performance car?
3. As Amit (even for the initial hype) and Rtech have rightly pointed out, even the Corolla's instrument dial screws up big time when it comes to reflection... Something I told Ajay when a few of us Chennai BHPians were driving down to Pondicherry and Ajay said he wished he had the dials on my Karela... oops! Corolla!! If you think the Civic is better on this, I'm sorry, it's only worse. A few may say I speculate, but time will tell who talks out of their exhaust.
4. Just give what Bomi has asked you to try... You will understand he makes sense.... Of course, only if you're looking for driving pleasure and a blissful smile after every drive.
5. No one could've helped you better than Amit on this thread, what he says makes sense. Am I a fan of Amit? No! Amit and me have locked horns on several occasions on this forum, but when he is right, he is right. Again, refer to my posts back in 2005 and you will understand how Amit and I relate, we are like a husband and wife who love and hate each other at the same time lol ( NOTE: NIETHER OF US IS GAY OR BI... At least, I'm not for sure lol)
I could go on and on, my friend, but you need to ask yourself honestly what are you looking for from the car you drive as Team-BHP has given you a very wholesome and totalistic guidance so far. Am I saying that the Skoda vRS/ Laura/ etc is a better than a Honda Civic? I would like to say no, but as of now, it is if you're looking for driving pleasure, you can't deny that. Am I saying the Honda Civic (indian Civic) is a better car than the Skoda vRS? No! It all depends from what you're looking for from the car you own/ drive. I know it's always easier said than done, but at times, one has to be a man, know what he wants and then, call the shots.
Best of luck and may God be with you in your choice... Wishing you a happy and fulfilling purchase... Regards, Boom (The clueless idiot who has driven/ owns most of the cars he comments on).
The million dollar question... Boom, will you put your money where your post is? As always, Boom says, Inshah Krishanji, Allah, Jesus and Wahe Guru! in less than 20 days, the vRS will join the other babies in his garage.
Also, the hump you refer to is the transmission tunnel and it's called Flat Floor Technology... something I had in my signature in 2005.
Last edited by aah78 : 3rd July 2006 at 23:20.
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