Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 9:26 am
So I’m going to have to schedule a service visit for the red rocket. It’s been yelling at me every morning that oil life is at 15%. I also have a recall to take care of. It’s also been jolting a bit when the gas motor comes on. Quick research suggests this can be an early symptom of fuel injector failure. Apparently the 2022-2024 Honda hybrids have an issue with fuel injectors sticking open. Should be covered under warranty if that’s the case. Might not be anything wrong though the car drives fine.
When I first got the car I said the front and back feel out of sync around curves. Turns out Honda installed a brake based torque vectoring system on the front axle. It’s just a bit slow to react. So that’s the feeling apparently. You can watch the car scrub speed around turns because of it. Which is annoying but it can’t be turned off. Interestingly if you turn the wheel far enough the car will realize it’s in a curve and will turn the engine on so immediate power is available to exit the curve. Which is cool. So pluses and minuses.
Some things I like a lot…
-The drivers seat moves back a couple inches when you turn the car off. The car is a pain to get out of so this helps.
-If you turn safety systems off they stay off. Good because the systems suck anyway.
I hope you're referencing after turning the car off and on, especially the collision mitigation
-The real gear selector is way better than the stupid button thing in the CRV.
I swear honda's are spec'd weird, the 1.5t sport does get a traditional shifter, but no sunroof nor heated seats when I test drove it while my sport has that button transmission like the crv, has heated seats and sunroof on my 2.0t
Some things I don’t like…
-The car starts to fake shift if the accelerator is pressed far enough. Which ok whatever during actual acceleration. But climbing a hill it will start fake shifting and just leave the engine screaming “in gear” despite the hill leveling off. It’s incredibly annoying and I’d much rather it did not do this.
-Overall low build quality and lack of features. I think they corrected some of the cost cutting crap with the 2025 model but why doesn’t this enormous car have rear air vents or USB ports?
mine feels half better quality touches for most of the thing you regularly touch, there are certainly lot of areas that are plastic. Certainly not mercedes like quality, mine had rear vents and sub(why fuck it up honda?), also pretty hilarious that i have the same front dome lights and grab handles like my 2004 acura tsx did
-This is a stupid complaint but a lot of reviews praised the “clicky” feel of the buttons on the steering wheel and HVAC. They are very loud. I find it annoying and cheap compared to the hushed damped Mercedes Benz quality buttons the CRV has.
-It’s pretty boring but there’s not a good trade off of a solid feeling or cushy ride. It’s trying to be a bit sporty but it’s not sporty to drive and the sporty look (enormous hood and slim windows) makes it hard to place on the road. It tries to be comfortable but it should ride softer. I dunno every car has to hit some middle ground compromise, I’m just not sure what the target actually was here. The CRV is terribly boring but it’s so comfy and easy to drive that it makes complete sense and does a better job at navigating this balance.
-I wish it was all wheel drive. I don’t like FWD anymore. Wheel slip on a wet road pulling away from a stop is annoying.
Overall again it’s been pretty good at its mission. I wouldn’t get it again but it’s doing ok and meeting my needs.
but I also dont want to switch to something more of my liking just to drive 35 mph on potholed roads, my average speed is 16 mph 
maybe I should lease an EV, i found my polestar 2 rental more fun than my accord.
