Good Car - Very High Price

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I have had a Civic Auto for about 3 years and have driven about 65000 kms. Each Day I have gotten in the car it has made me feel great- simply great and even today since I have kept it well it shines like a New Car. Please avoid buying the Tafeta white colour as it wil turn greyish in about 3 years, the silver is the best buy for the long term.
I have in the months of September and October with no AC driven a tank full - 42 litres to about 627-634 kms getting an average of about 15 km/ litre, however in Gurgaon traffic the same car with the AC on gives a mileage of about 7-9 kmpl.

The ABS works just fine but the car could have done with a few things like a Reverse Parking Sensor as a must on all Civics as it has many blind spots while you are driving especially when someone overtakes you from behind and when you are reverse parking in a tight spot- my wife actually questioned my driving skills in reverse parking the Civic and she has been my co-passenger for 14 years, the driver seat height adjuster has been added now - it should have been there from day one. The Cruise Control is a waste of time and money and a big risk as you will try and use it and land yourself in a big mess, it is not a feature any Indian would ever use- this brings me to a very critical point of the LOCAL HONDA Managers whose job is to configure the product for the Indian customer- HOW THE HELL CAN YOU GIVE A "S" RATED TYRE ON A CAR THAT IS CAPABLE OF DOING 180 KMS/HR- THE "S" RATED TYRE IS ONLY FOR CARS THAT GO UPTO 140 KMPS- ARE YOU IDIOTS NOT ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU IDIOTS SAVE WHILE COMPROMISING ON THE MOST ESSENTIAL ASPECT - WHICH IS SAFETY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS.

Those who do not understand the above statement need to understand that just like an engine is supposed to give you a power output and are rated for fuel consumption - the tyres are rated for speed and driving conditions like wet tyres, all weather tyres etc- the "S" rating is for small car tyres - these cars are expected to perform to a max of 120 km/hr and no higher with some safety margin having been built up. The question is not whether you will drive to 180kmps- the question is if you have a slightly bigger car like the Civic and you need to brake from 100 kmps- wil the S rated tyre perform equally well and in wet conditions will an S rated tyre hold fort equally well as a T rated tyre etc etc...
Honda has while trying to save about 2000/- rupees in production cost put the lives of all Civic customers at risk who had spent 13 lacs to buy their car.
What petrifies me is the thought as to how messed up the management thinking is at the India offices of these Japanese manufacturers. Quite frankly you hear fancy Japanese names and they give you funny pictures of themselves(just as they did at the Toyota Fortuner launch -selling a SUV with an engine that is good for a BOAT) but what lies under the hood is an altogether different story.
Please insist on better tyres when you buy your car rather than asking for a discount.
The Car is a great product and the latest form of technology and you will enjoy each day you drive it - just be the smart customer- as between you and the Japanese manufacturers there is an Indian+ Japanese management that sits in some forsaken location who are absolutely lost on their Role& Responsibilities and are shit scared for their jobs.
And Just to Add- The Corolla is years behind the CIVIC. Especially the Automatic Version.