2021 Honda City GM6 Dedicated Discussion, Owner/ Fan Club Thread

[roony]

Honda Avenue is the only dealership in Islamabad that I know who rebuild CVTs.

do you know what parts they replace?

[ifadey]

They use OEM rebuild kit from Honda. They first inspect the transmission and see if it could be rebuilt. Then informs the customer whether they should opt for replacement or rebuild. They have a good reputation for rebuilds, and I am glad to see them doing this because it costs much less than replacement.

As an example, this is rebuilt video from Honda Avenue, and it costs around 170k which is nothing if when compared to new CVT which costs more than 10 lacs.

[dms664]

Why do you need more power or pick when you drive like a grandpa anywa

The feel of the car gliding without any effort and engine noise is priceless. He wants to experience that.

[lonewolf1]

Yes I was i Honda Downtown and they were saying they take 2.5lac and send transmission to Lahore to be rebuilt for CivicX

[lonewolf1]

Why do you need more power or pick when you drive like a grandpa anyway

I drive like a granda because I came from a manual and like to keep the car in low RPM band. Hence I feel like its lagging, even though with little throttle it seems fine. Just a preference really.

[ifadey]

Yes I was i Honda Downtown and they were saying they take 2.5lac and send transmission to Lahore to be rebuilt for CivicX

Interesting. Looks like they are getting it overhauled from head office, maybe since Honda factory is in Lahore.

[roony]

They use OEM rebuild kit from Honda.

Nice, I wasnt aware Honda had a rebuilt kit for this.

[dms664]

they will rebuild city cvt transmission too if God forbid it goes bad?

[lonewolf1]

He's saying torqued but using regular spanners. No torque wrenches used.

[ifadey]

Yes of course, they will rebuild. CVT in Civic X and City is almost similar. Civic XI design is slightly different.

But so far no case of transmission failure reported for City. Honestly you should not worry at least in case of Toyota and Honda if you don't abuse it and do the fluid and filter change timely.

[ifadey]

He's saying torqued but using regular spanners. No torque wrenches used

Yes i also noticed it for fluid level check bolt. I hope they are not doing this when rebuilding the transmission. Even though they have all torque wrenches available with them.

[Rawfay]

Hi guys. Can you guide me if this is a good deal?

Honda city white aspire 1.5 2022. Less than 2000km driven. Stock tires. Scratch less inside out. 2 services done. 53 lacs Karachi.

Also if anyone can tell me whats the price range for good tires 185/65/15?

[chinyoti]

Any where between 49 and 51 should be an ideal deal. If you want to stretch go upto 52. Since it's less driven.

185/65 are good upgrades. 195 is too big.

[zeeshan-hdr]

Usually cars with older invoice and extremely low mileage has few problems like flat spots on tyre unless she was standing on bricks. Secondly only 2 services mean only 1 time oil has been changed in 2 years as 1st service is without oil change. So engine might have got sludge on it. Same could be the case with Battery.
If it doesn’t have these problems than it’s ok.

[ifadey]

Depends on the owner. My vehicle is also low mileage 2022 model with only 6000 km on the odo. I bought this vehicle for travelling on long since I use Alto for city driving.

Here are the things I do to avoid getting issues with the low mileage vehicle

• Use it once a week at least for 20~25 km to warm the engine oil, let the battery charge, and avoid damaging the tires and brake rotors.
• Change engine oil every 6 months irrespective of mileage
• Changed the CVT fluid once because the temperature once rise to 116C on my trip to north
• Do brake service once a year

You can ask these questions from the owner of low mileage vehicle.
* How often they drive it?
* When was the last oil changed?

Sludge is hard to form, specially if modern synthetic oil is used with correct grade. So the things one should is battery and tire. After buying the vehicle do oil change, drive it for 1000 km or 1 month, do another oil change.

[Rawfay]

Thanks Murtaza. Got a deal in 51.75. I think its a fair price.

@zeehshanaamir
Thanks bro. Yes indeed the oil has been changed only once but I think its fine. Car has been driven throughout daily but within the vicinity of an airbase. 1-2 kms daily. Tires are stock and crap anyway.

@ifadey
I don't think sludge should be a concern since it wasn't left undriven...got your points.

Any particular reason why the temp went as far as 116? I'd be traveling to north in June.

Drove it for 50kms today....gives 15-16 average

[mgalaxy3]

Again, this is anecdotal and not black or white statistics. I understand you’re searching for and finding bad reviews of Jatco, I don’t deny it. But it’s anecdotal when we’re comparing two things and leads to confirmation bias.

How many Swift CVTs have failed in Pakistan so far vs Honda City CVTs?

Any stats?

Ok not from Pakistan but what about other markets where both are available perhaps Thailand?

[AkbarGr8]

I have the same car, congrats! I upgraded to 185/65 Yokohama ES32 immediately after purchase and it felt like a totally different car altogether lol.

[Rawfay]

Great. Akbar I think we met once a long time back If I'm not mistaken you had a mini Pajero?

Any idea about the price for these tires these days?

[AkbarGr8]

Probably someone else, I've never had a mini pajero. I'm not sure of current pricing / availability, do visit zafcom gizri for more details.

I'm guessing they'll be super pricey for sure lol.