"Thunder" (Thunder)
04/27/2015 at 08:50 • Filed to: None
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"Thunder" (Thunder)
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Over Thanksgiving, I met up with Mr. Regular and he reviewed my 2014 Civic Si sedan; that review was just posted.
He seems... meh.
I’m OK with that. I look at the Civic Si as a car that does nothing particularly great, but does an awful lot of things quite well. And... if my ‘07 Civic Si is any indication, one that barely depreciates.
Enjoy!
-Thunder
P.S. The plate refers to flying - ZERO’AGL states I am at zero feet above ground level. One might say “grounded to the ground”, in fact. As it’s a car... I hope it stays that way.
Hermann
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 08:54 |
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I was wondering wether it was you. Nice!
The review was quite nice. It’s pretty much how I view the current Si. And I like the bit about being “a car guy".
Travis, Senna of The High Seas
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:02 |
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Does the blurb at the end mean that there will be a Harold Slovinski review?
Coty
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:02 |
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How did you go about getting ahold of him?
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Thunder
> Travis, Senna of The High Seas
04/27/2015 at 09:04 |
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That I don’t know.
Mr. Regular was talking in Harold voice for a good chunk of the recording of the review, but when he advised he was nearing completion, he did mention there was just a blurb of Harold at the end. I had replied to his email referring to him as “Mr. Slovinski”, after all.
LongbowMkII
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:06 |
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It
is
silly that honda still promotes VTEC.
qbeezy
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:08 |
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I think he was ‘meh’ on the car. The main focus wasn’t the car, but being open to the idea of the car as a car guy. O thought it was weird that the video was only 4:22. That ain’t no review!
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Thunder
> Coty
04/27/2015 at 09:08 |
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regularcars@gmail.com
I had recognized some settings for other reviews as being around Reading, PA. I live near Raleigh, NC, but have relatives in Reading. Heading up there for Thanksgiving, I reached out to him well in advance to see if he was game; we met up in Lancaster, PA, to review mine and a couple other cars.
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Thunder
> LongbowMkII
04/27/2015 at 09:12 |
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As the owner of an ‘07 Si, and now this ‘14, yes.
The ‘07 didn’t need any indicators of the cam changeover. The entire character of the car changed. All that had was a light that blinked as you approached redline, then went solid red for the remaining 300 RPM to fuel cutoff.
The ‘14, in contrast, has a VTEC indicator light, four yellow ‘below torque peak’ lights, then two red lights indicating ‘past torque peak’. I’m surprised he didn’t cover that in the video. It’s like it’s screaming at you “HEY, I’M FAST!!!! NO REALLY, I AM!!!!” Granted, it is quicker than the 8th gen Si with its 2.0L I4, but subjectively, it doesn’t feel it.
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Thunder
> qbeezy
04/27/2015 at 09:14 |
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When he drove it, he seemed to ‘get it’ when merging onto whatever highway it was. His conclusion was that NOW he got it - the car is made for merging. Wind it up, and it’s easy to merge.
But my perspective is that it’s definitely a “sporty” car, not a “sports” car. Big difference.
Noah - Now with more boost.
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:17 |
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Nice!! I wasn’t going to watch that but now I will. How’s your nav treating you? Mine (2010 civic) is done already at 60K. It shuts itself off randomly, but only when you’re using it to navigate. Thanks honda!
JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:21 |
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Really looking forward to seeing this when I get home (school computers=no Youtube)
Does he talk about this gen Civic in general or mostly just the SI?
As a 13 LX owner I want to know
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Thunder
> Noah - Now with more boost.
04/27/2015 at 09:22 |
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Hmmm.
My ‘07 had the little joystick on the nav fail; I had mechanical breakdown insurance on it, so for the $250 deductible, I got it replaced. Actual cost was something like $2000 IIRC. Otherwise, mine was fine on my 8th gen.
On the ‘14, the lack of ANY PHYSICAL CONTROLS is maddening. I do need to take it in, as it quite clearly should accept more than 5 saved addresses per address book, but it just isn’t accepting any more. Otherwise, though, it’s fine.
That said... I do run Waze in parallel on my phone on any trip outside the local area. The car has traffic info, but I just like Waze better. The location of police is invaluable, of course.
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Thunder
> JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
04/27/2015 at 09:23 |
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I’d call it largely Si specific.
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qbeezy
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:29 |
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I think Honda killed the idea of a Civic sports car. Until the type R is released anyways. A lot of manufacturers are destroying the terms sports car. Notably Ford and Chevy.
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Thunder
> qbeezy
04/27/2015 at 09:36 |
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Agreed.
I almost went all the way to pulling the trigger on a Focus ST before going with the Si. I was all in for the ST... but my wife, with 8 herniated discs, simply could not ride in the ST at all. The Si, she could at least tolerate when needed for local drives.
But the Focus ST was a beast by comparison. Some aspects of it felt chintzy, but the overall took the performance aspect and dialed it up very enjoyably.
Nisman
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 09:37 |
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I think Mr. Regular’s bias shows in this one. The Si is a genuinely fun car to drive, but it seems like he enjoys peoples’ shitboxes more than he enjoyed your car, which I don’t fully understand. I agree with some of the things he says, but not most of it.
Patrick George
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 10:08 |
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Going on the FP soon! You’ll have to tell everyone what it’s like to be in an RCR review.
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Thunder
> Patrick George
04/27/2015 at 10:14 |
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Sweet! Will do!
Short form: very cool. In fact, freakin’ cold. It was frigid the day we were there, and there is a lot of standing around to be done in the course of capturing these videos.
Really, though, I was most impressed at the wealth of knowledge assembled. We all went to lunch after, and there were multiple ‘deep dives’ taken into minutiae about various vehicles.
Regular Car Reviews
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 12:01 |
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I was Meh. It’s not the Civic’s fault. It is certinly not your fault. It’s the Grand National’s fault. I finished writing the Buick Grand National narrative, lying on the floor to keep my BONER DOWN. The GN was like going back in time with all the knowledge you have now and turning into the OG Mac Daddy of the senior all-night-party.
I was coming off THAT feeling to write about the Civic Si. “Yea, it’s a car,” I thought. And I thought about how The 2014 Civic Si is good, but it suffers from the weight of its own legacy. I mean... Honda Civic CRX Si? The DX-series Si? Those were ANGRY cars!
The 2014 Si is setting down with the WRX for an early dinner at Kauffman’s Chicken in Bethal, PA.
We all grow up. Even Eddie Vedder.
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Thunder
> Regular Car Reviews
04/27/2015 at 12:15 |
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Oh. Well, then. Talk about impossible competition...
Thanks, Mr. Regular!
BraappBraapp
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 13:35 |
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Ugh, can’t wait for Carplay/Android Auto for this reason.
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Noah - Now with more boost.
> Thunder
04/27/2015 at 16:45 |
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Yeah, my family also owns a 2014, reaching over to the touch screen all the time is pretty irritating. Not the beat design.
Stef Schrader
> Thunder
05/29/2015 at 11:33 |
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! Jelly.