Am I stupid if I don't buy a Civic Si?

[Leonardo]

I'm running out of popcorn.

















ok, got some more...

[motrek]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

You know you can get these with navigation, right? In the settings turn the sound off. This car has an extremely nice spot for the phone in front of the cup holder. Easy to reach and out of the way of the shifter and ebrake.

I find that phone apps (Google Maps, Waze) do a vastly better job of nav than these head units. And I don't want to pay $3000 for the option package to get a feature that my phone can do better and for free.

Looks like that little cubby under the AC controls might be useful... maybe I can make a tray that slides into the cubby and holds my phone horizontally under the controls...

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

I'm running out of popcorn.

:

Go ahead and get the 10 course dinner with the souffle'.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by motrek

I find that phone apps (Google Maps, Waze) do a vastly better job of nav than these head units. And I don't want to pay $3000 for the option package to get a feature that my phone can do better and for free.

Looks like that little cubby under the AC controls might be useful... maybe I can make a tray that slides into the cubby and holds my phone horizontally under the controls...

It just comes on the limited brz and that's really the only trim to look at besides special editions or trims.

No, you wont be able to make a tray. Many threads have been made about that cubby and what fits there.

[motrek]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

It just comes on the limited brz and that's really the only trim to look at besides special editions or trims.

No, you wont be able to make a tray. Many threads have been made about that cubby and what fits there.

Why do you say that the Premium model isn't worth looking at? I never understood the appeal of push-button start and I figure I can live without automatic climate control. That leaves me basically just paying $3000 for an upgraded head unit, which seems expensive.

To explain my tray idea more, the actual tray part would end up sticking out of the cubby such that I could put my phone in it and the phone would end up resting vertically under the AC controls and in front of the shifter, such that I could glance down while driving to check the map. So the only thing in the cubby would be a piece of plastic to keep this tray stable. I'm not talking about putting an entire phone in the cubby, which would be worthless anyway, because how would I be able to see it.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by motrek

Why do you say that the Premium model isn't worth looking at? I never understood the appeal of push-button start and I figure I can live without automatic climate control. That leaves me basically just paying $3000 for an upgraded head unit, which seems expensive.

To explain my tray idea more, the actual tray part would end up sticking out of the cubby such that I could put my phone in it and the phone would end up resting vertically under the AC controls and in front of the shifter, such that I could glance down while driving to check the map. So the only thing in the cubby would be a piece of plastic to keep this tray stable. I'm not talking about putting an entire phone in the cubby, which would be worthless anyway, because how would I be able to see it.

There is more to the limited model than that..... I was more being sarcastic, but there have been many a thread with people asking about the climate control or adding the heated seats etc.

I figured that's what you were trying to do, seriously check the threads on what people put in, or have tried to put in that empty slot.

[ermax]

You really can’t win around here. Any negative comment made about these cars turns into drama with people telling you to buy a Prius, Civic, Camry or Mustang. It happens to me weekly. You just have to get used to it.

Anyways, I also prefer to have my phone in an easy to reach location where I can see the screen for Waze. This was the cleanest and easiest solution I came up with. It’s a $10 magnetic mount. I use a case so the metal plate is stuck to the inside of the case. The phone doesn’t budge. If it wasn’t for this mount I probably would have sold the car and bought a Prius.

[Mr.ac]

.....who sits with their knees to the glove box?
Also kind of what to see the rest, but not sure if I'll like what it's turns out to be.....
1. Could be a dude with long hair,
2. Could be a little kid.
3. Could be _______

[ermax]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

.....who sits with their knees to the glove box?
Also kind of what to see the rest, but not sure if I'll like what it's turns out to be.....
1. Could be a dude with long hair,
2. Could be a little kid.
3. Could be _______

Hahaha. There was someone asking about baby seats so I threw my kids seat in the back and had my wife get in the car to demonstrate that it is possible. She is 5’7” with very long legs so it’s a bit tight but manageable.

If I showed a full pic you would not be disappointed.

[why?]

what do you expect with so many people buying a twin and then hating on it? The number of times people buy one of these and then decide they don't like it is staggering, it is how you can get one with less than 5000 miles for a lot less than buying new.

Any time anyone is even close to not be 100% we are going to say buy something else. Too many people decide the car is something it just is not.

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by ermax

Hahaha. There was someone asking about baby seats so I threw my kids seat in the back and had my wife get in the car to demonstrate that it is possible. She is 5’7” with very long legs so it’s a bit tight but manageable.

If I showed a full pic you would not be disappointed.

Ah cool.
..........not saying you don't have too.... but..... if you want too....

[bfrank1972]

Originally Posted by ermax

Hahaha. There was someone asking about baby seats so I threw my kids seat in the back and had my wife get in the car to demonstrate that it is possible. She is 5’7” with very long legs so it’s a bit tight but manageable.

If I showed a full pic you would not be disappointed.

I was gonna say, that looks like my wife's knees against the glovebox when my 13 and 11 year old girls are stuffed in the back for a short family jaunt. There's no leg room but the seats themselves are deep and tilted back a bit, so they can sit crisscross just fine. When we pull up to the diner we look like a clown car as everybody climbs out

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[Summerwolf]

Wow, that looks miserable for her. Got a picture of the rear seat base overhang?

Originally Posted by ermax

Hahaha. There was someone asking about baby seats so I threw my kids seat in the back and had my wife get in the car to demonstrate that it is possible. She is 5’7” with very long legs so it’s a bit tight but manageable.

If I showed a full pic you would not be disappointed.

[ermax]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

Wow, that looks miserable for her. Got a picture of the rear seat base overhang?

Yep, in my original post here:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=34

She isn't miserable but she wouldn't want to go on a long trip that way either. We have a blended family. I have one son, she has a son and two girls and now we have one together (11 months). So sometimes the schedules work out where we only have the baby and we can actually take the FRS. The rest of the time we take the Suburban.