Honda Amaze VX i-DTEC Ownership Review

[amazeprem]

My question is will it reduce the ground clearance ?



Answer to you doubt is here

Component Speakers

Amp and Sub Installation



That's the compressor turning on and off at an interval right ?



You can get these things from Honda itself as accessories right ?



How good is the camera ? Is it placed on the bumber ?



Whooping 94k ?

Vishnu -
GC is not an issues. I checked it riding some big humps. Yes GC would have been as issue if they had put the Mud Guard coming with VX. They removed it. 94K coz i'mnt buying another car in 5-8years i guess :) Vishnu i will try to make a short video of noise levels & camera. TQ so much.

 

[Gurrala74]

=amazeprem;380201]Karthik & Vinshu....

With premium seats & body kit, i would say the over all price you pay is a bargain.
I had to pay 94k for these items. I'm adding links of same items you can get online much cheaper but may be with some poor quality & risks.


6.Under Body Rust Proof Coating (Has warranty)

7. Teflon Coating (Has warranty)

My God, Honda's prices are like a bomb. You could get done the under car coating and Teflon coating directly from places like 3M for lesser price I think. For other accessories, it is your choice to go with them or not looking at the cost.

 

[amazeprem]

My God, Honda's prices are like a bomb. You could get done the under car coating and Teflon coating directly from places like 3M for lesser price I think. For other accessories, it is your choice to go with them or not looking at the cost.

But does they give warranty ? This comes with 3 & 5year warranty respectively.
I will re-check the the receipts about exact periods. i prefer to say with Honda Service.

 

[Gurrala74]

^^Yes 3M give warranty according to their policies similar to what you have told. Please understand that a car manufacturer is master of making a car and 3M is master of coatings and related things which is their main business. Even a car manufacturer also hire people from a fellow like 3M and charge you more.

 

[Ajay Sreedhar]

But does they give warranty ? This comes with 3 & 5year warranty respectively.
I will re-check the the receipts about exact periods. i prefer to say with Honda Service.

Yes 3m gives warranty and also gives an option of free periodic checks

 

[vishnu vichu]

Vishnu -
GC is not an issues. I checked it riding some big humps. Yes GC would have been as issue if they had put the Mud Guard coming with VX. They removed it. 94K coz i'mnt buying another car in 5-8years i guess :) Vishnu i will try to make a short video of noise levels & camera. TQ so much.

So you say there's not mud guards in your car ?

Yes 3m gives warranty and also gives an option of free periodic checks

Do you know how much does it cost ?

 

[amazeprem]

^^Yes 3M give warranty according to their policies similar to what you have told. Please understand that a car manufacturer is master of making a car and 3M is master of coatings and related things which is their main business. Even a car manufacturer also hire people from a fellow like 3M and charge you more.

Yes 3m gives warranty and also gives an option of free periodic checks

@Gurrala74 & Sreedhar :

Thank you both for the info.But there were couple of reasons I stick with Honda.
1. We book ca on 17th March & had to register it before March 31st to save a recent hike in road tax in Kerala.
2. There were some offers by Honda till March 31st
3. for some personal reasons, i can't take my car to other stations/service/upgrading centers.
4.We wanted the delivery on 4th itself & reach another destination on same day.

So some times there are some practical difficulties & have to make some compromises @ convenience + time + peace of mind Vs a bit of money saving.

And to be frank, Im'n't so rich to buy the accessories added or to stick with Honda prices as Vishnu noted. If i could add it, if i say i prefer to stick with Honda its because, I got a good discount on my purchase for both accessories& car itself & got some good friend at Peninsular Honda TVM all because Peninsular Honda's GM is one of my best buddies @ School. He did everything for me personally from booking till delivery.He is one of my few best friend for last 24years.if i have any issues with the car, all i need is to send him an SMS or call. I as waiting for Honda jazz 2014, he said it will be late & there will be road tax hike soon, so better buy Honda Amaze or City.

I am a very personal man, i don't look much about the money things.Any day,any time, I will choose relationships/friendship over money & i trusted my friend & i now have a good personal relationship with the Senior marketing manger who is also our junior at school.So i believe every penny i spent was well worth in my non-business terms.I got a good rebate with with i could afford the accessories w/o braking our budget. And most importantly if we have money we can buy car, anything, but cant buy relationships.Its my personal rule/policy.

When Bro was released , it was that time i accidentally met my buddy after a long gap.That day itself i decided to buy only Honda Car if i ever buy one.
Both my brothers own Honda. a CRV & Civic. So we are now a Honda family :)
But i owe this purchase completely to my friend & my parents,especially my mother.

So you say there's not mud guards in your car ?

Vishnu - Mud Guard was there. They removed it as u can see from these pics.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...amaze-vx-i-dtec-ownership-review-_pmd6115.jpg

http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...maze-vx-i-dtec-ownership-review-_pmd6113a.jpg


http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...maze-vx-i-dtec-ownership-review-_pmd6082a.jpg
As u can see from this pic ,once you install skirting, to a certain extend it does the job of mud guards.If u put mud guards along with this, it will certainly hit every hums or stones. With 4 people & moderate luggage i didn't have any issues with GC. But if u over speed a high bump, chances are there you ill hit it.

Vishnu; i also felt the rear suspension of the car is bit more hard than the test driven cars @ 2013 which i felt had much more softer suspensions. Its just my initial observation.But it could be true to rectify the complains abut body roiling & sort of any issues that could happen @ GC.
I can't guarantee about this because ay be my car' suspension is bit hard for its brand new. But i really felt the difference because i drove the test cars on the muddy/sand filled/gutter roads on the sides of the By-Pass here they practice "H" for driving school students. U should be knowing the spot, Vishnu

 

[vishnu vichu]

@Gurrala74 & Sreedhar :

Thank you both for the info.But there were couple of reasons I stick with Honda.
1. We book ca on 17th March & had to register it before March 31st to save a recent hike in road tax in Kerala.
2. There were some offers by Honda till March 31st
3. for some personal reasons, i can't take my car to other stations/service/upgrading centers.
4.We wanted the delivery on 4th itself & reach another destination on same day.

So some times there are some practical difficulties & have to make some compromises @ convenience + time + peace of mind Vs a bit of money saving.

And to be frank, Im'n't so rich to buy the accessories added or to stick with Honda prices as Vishnu noted. If i could add it, if i say i prefer to stick with Honda its because, I got a good discount on my purchase for both accessories& car itself & got some good friend at Peninsular Honda TVM all because Peninsular Honda's GM is one of my best buddies @ School. He did everything for me personally from booking till delivery.He is one of my few best friend for last 24years.if i have any issues with the car, all i need is to send him an SMS or call. I as waiting for Honda jazz 2014, he said it will be late & there will be road tax hike soon, so better buy Honda Amaze or City.

I am a very personal man, i don't look much about the money things.Any day,any time, I will choose relationships/friendship over money & i trusted my friend & i now have a good personal relationship with the Senior marketing manger who is also our junior at school.So i believe every penny i spent was well worth in my non-business terms.I got a good rebate with with i could afford the accessories w/o braking our budget. And most importantly if we have money we can buy car, anything, but cant buy relationships.Its my personal rule/policy.

When Bro was released , it was that time i accidentally met my buddy after a long gap.That day itself i decided to buy only Honda Car if i ever buy one.
Both my brothers own Honda. a CRV & Civic. So we are now a Honda family :)
But i owe this purchase completely to my friend & my parents,especially my mother.


So you say there's not mud guards in your car ?

Vishnu - Mud Guard was there. They removed it as u can see from these pics.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...amaze-vx-i-dtec-ownership-review-_pmd6115.jpg

http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...maze-vx-i-dtec-ownership-review-_pmd6113a.jpg


http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...maze-vx-i-dtec-ownership-review-_pmd6082a.jpg
As u can see from this pic ,once you install skirting, to a certain extend it does the job of mud guards.If u put mud guards along with this, it will certainly hit every hums or stones. With 4 people & moderate luggage i didn't have any issues with GC. But if u over speed a high bump, chances are there you ill hit it.

Vishnu; i also felt the rear suspension of the car is bit more hard than the test driven cars @ 2013 which i felt had much more softer suspensions. Its just my initial observation.But it could be true to rectify the complains abut body roiling & sort of any issues that could happen @ GC.
I can't guarantee about this because ay be my car' suspension is bit hard for its brand new. But i really felt the difference because i drove the test cars on the muddy/sand filled/gutter roads on the sides of the By-Pass here they practice "H" for driving school students. U should be knowing the spot, Vishnu

I didn't get any of these accessories while I bought Amaze. Can you upload some pictures of the list of accessories the showroom offered you ? Because whenever I ask the Service executive he always repeats the same useless accessories.

And BTW with suspension, For my ride i felt to have the rear suspension a little on the softer side, of course the 2013 model it is. May be they have stiffen for better handling

 

[amazeprem]

I didn't get any of these accessories while I bought Amaze. Can you upload some pictures of the list of accessories the showroom offered you ? Because whenever I ask the Service executive he always repeats the same useless accessories.


And BTW with suspension, For my ride i felt to have the rear suspension a little on the softer side, of course the 2013 model it is. May be they have stiffen for better handling

I was telling the same about suspension


Vishnu , I think there were no accessories while u purchased your car. See this Honda Amaze gets Modulo accessories in India

There are two kits you can choose from , I don't know if you will be allowed to choose only accessories individually. was allowed c/o my friend. Any ways here is the full list of accessories Honda offers

https://www.hondacarindia.com/Amaze/allamazeaccessories.html

Here are the packages.

ACTIVE PACKAGE https://www.hondacarindia.com/Amaze/honda-accessories-active.html

MODE PACKAGE
https://www.hondacarindia.com/Amaze/honda-accessories-mode.html

I bought it from Peninsular Honda
Nh-47,Nr Karyavattom University Campus, Thiruvananthapuram

i think you too bought it from there.
I have already uploaded a list they offer. When did u ask then last time ?
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...ownership-review-honda-amze-accprice-list.jpg

 

[karthik_sa2]

Karthik

Honda uses both Bluei & WorldTech. Yes they will deal with the warranty.They said WorldTech is better.

Since Honda takes responsibilities of installing any kind of accessories ,i decided to get reverse camera,door visors,chrome exhaust pipe,everything from them even though you can get it way cheap in snapdeal.
I installed this one - WorldTech - 7'' LED Monitor Screen (With Rear View Mirror Compatibility) - Buy Online @ Snapdeal.com 7'' TFT LCD MP5 MP3 Bluetooth Car Rear View Mirror Monitor SD USB FM Transmitter - YouTube
Honda charges 11K for this ! But when i considered the buying hassle from online with not much garuntee,fixing charges & risks of fixing it from outside, i settled with buying from Honda.

The camera is Superb. Sensors are very accurate. Its pairs with my Samsung mobile. I haven't made uch calls with it.I'm still not successful playing mp3 or videos on it. It says MP5 format. I have to try some mp4 files. What pleased me the quality of the display as well as camera. It was worth installing. I hope i could play some videos & mp3.

wow!! That looks cool.. The one i bought was rear camera with a plain lcd display alone . Neverthless it is good. My only concern was warranty. Even though the dealer promised that honda will take care if any issue props up, they
did not even give a bill for it . They are not even saying what brand it is . Only that is a bit of a concern for me.

Like you i should have gone for the camera+sensor thing.

 

[karthik_sa2]

Vishnu i dont think its a compressor thing cos even when the ac is off the vibration is felt though its is so subtle and strangely it was felt under the seat . It happens only in idling . Should check when i go for the first service.

Rear Camera is very good even in nights . Its placed just above the bumper.


Yes accessories i can get it seperately as well but not as discounted as this right . Am not sure about this but the deal looks good. As such i got seat covers and mats free .

 

[karthik_sa2]

This was taken during delivery.
The last pic is the display piece for the cars reverse rear camera. Any idea what brand it is ?

 

[karthik_sa2]

But does they give warranty ? This comes with 3 & 5year warranty respectively.
I will re-check the the receipts about exact periods. i prefer to say with Honda Service.

My God, Honda's prices are like a bomb. You could get done the under car coating and Teflon coating directly from places like 3M for lesser price I think. For other accessories, it is your choice to go with them or not looking at the cost.

How good is the teflon coating ? i mean how long does it last ? some say it creates swirls and not suitable for hot weather.

Also anybody knows how much will it cost for a good waxing job and any place in chennai in particular?

 

[vishnu vichu]

I was telling the same about suspension


Vishnu , I think there were no accessories while u purchased your car. See this Honda Amaze gets Modulo accessories in India

There are two kits you can choose from , I don't know if you will be allowed to choose only accessories individually. was allowed c/o my friend. Any ways here is the full list of accessories Honda offers

https://www.hondacarindia.com/Amaze/allamazeaccessories.html

Here are the packages.

ACTIVE PACKAGE https://www.hondacarindia.com/Amaze/honda-accessories-active.html

MODE PACKAGE
https://www.hondacarindia.com/Amaze/honda-accessories-mode.html

I bought it from Peninsular Honda
Nh-47,Nr Karyavattom University Campus, Thiruvananthapuram

i think you too bought it from there.
I have already uploaded a list they offer. When did u ask then last time ?
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...ownership-review-honda-amze-accprice-list.jpg

Yes. I also bought it from them. I asked them the last time i visited them for the service. I think they are not providing it to the old customers,it seems.

Vishnu i dont think its a compressor thing cos even when the ac is off the vibration is felt though its is so subtle and strangely it was felt under the seat . It happens only in idling . Should check when i go for the first service.

Rear Camera is very good even in nights . Its placed just above the bumper.


Yes accessories i can get it seperately as well but not as discounted as this right . Am not sure about this but the deal looks good. As such i got seat covers and mats free .

I think you should check it with the svc asap.
I mean how accurate it is. How precise it is ?

This was taken during delivery.
The last pic is the display piece for the cars reverse rear camera. Any idea what brand it is ?

It show's the rear view ? or the distance ? I am unable to find the model though.

 

[Gurrala74]

How good is the teflon coating ? i mean how long does it last ? some say it creates swirls and not suitable for hot weather.

Also anybody knows how much will it cost for a good waxing job and any place in chennai in particular?

It should not cost more than 2k, but 3M have different packages. Teflon coating is good as far I know and it doesn't harm the car color anyway. Try visiting a 3M care center and you will be shown lot of options