5 Things I HATE About My Honda Civic Type R!

[@xSyrious]

No, I don't "hate" my car ( for the slow ones who don't understand the type of video this is)... Wouldn't trade this car for any other and would buy it again. This just a video for content and me stating some pet-peeves. Which everyone has with their own car. The 5 things I dislike videos are challenge videos Content Creators do (and they're a lot; how y'all have only seen mine is mind blowing), but obviously most of you don't know this so I'm enlightening you all. Just use common sense. I wouldn't seriously buy a car without knowing what it comes with. You're welcome!~ Watch my other videos and subscribe and you will see just how much I love all of my cars.

[@vrodlifts]

a tip for the stereo - when it shows the volume on the screen, you can scroll up or down to raise or lower the volume

[@CarStory]

If I bought a TypeR the first thing I would do is buy 19” wheels and save the 20” for when I sell it.

[@poolplexer]

2019 type r owner. Picked it up Jan 16th. Badge 23935. Got a volume knob and full function on the knobs for the climate control

[@xSyrious]

I'm so happy you get to experience those changes!

[@nike2126]

Slap Boogz what else is NEW on the 2019 ??

[@poolplexer]

@@nike2126 nothing much really. Just an added volume knob and climate controls knobs for the interface. And reworked buttons on the steering wheel

[@HailTheShogun]

Say what???? That is awesome. I have the ex trim hatch

[@marcj.d]

@Slap Boogz Is the car still FWD or is it AWD? I heard they were planning on doing so, but not sure if it actually happened.

[@mikezimmerman9547]

Your gripes are not unfounded. I think everyone has the same complaints - but I have a 19 so my stereo woes are not the same. What bugs me is there is no pause option in the stereo. Drives me Nuts!

[@darrelldeguzman]

Great content man. You got a new sub.

[@rcmcdonald01]

hyundai veloster N you have N custom mode , you can have engine and lsd etc in sport + with normal suspension , normal steering you can customize it anyway you want .

[@mikeschafer2474]

I have the Focus ST3 with the leather Recaro seats and the way I get in is to back in and then sit down with my left leg on the left side of the bolster and my right leg on the right side of the bolster. Then I swing my leg over the bolster and turn straight in my seat. Then I don't have to try to slide in sideways and rub the seat/bolster and risk wearing out the seat. To me this is the way the seats were meant to enter. If you look at the seat between the side bolster and the back of the seat there is a low spot that is perfect for you left leg (or your right leg on the passenger side). At least that is the way my wife and I get in ... Enjoy your car it looks great!

[@forrestbashaw1455]

Thanks Mike, I too pratice same leg lift over bolster move. I already had been doing that to some degree in my SI, but realized it to be more of a must for sure in the R.

[@xSyrious]

Awesome thanks! I'll try that next time i get in my car! :)

[@newmanew]

What I hate, and what keeps me from hating anything else about the Type R is that my Honda dealer wants $15k over MSRP. What a joke!

[@xSyrious]

Oh wow I didn't know dealers are still marking up that high! I would try searching around I had to go more than 5+ hours away from where i live just to find the cheapest one i could

[@newmanew]

Thanks for the prompt reply. I was thinking of doing exactly that. That same dealer who wants $15k over MSRP only wanted $10k over just 2 months ago. I had the same issue with my S2000 in 2002 which I finally got at list. Great videos!

[@dalehall2993]

You can change the head unit with the updated volume knob..$$ its only money.

[@tahjo7]

You will see a performance bump if you put 1 gallon of e85 when filling up. It raises the octane, lowers knock count to around .50, Increases ignition timing. I wouldn't put more than one gallon without a tune, no gains to be found.

[@Qball728]

I have a 2018 CTR in black, just like you. I feel you on a lot of stuff, but I love the car; there is no hate here. Getting around the AC stuff wasn’t really an issue. Sure, having a knob for everything was cool, but it’s totally worth it to have a work of art.

[@xSyrious]

Greg Greer thank you for your car comment! :) you hit the nail on the head for how I feel. None of the features I hate on the CTR, just some could be more convenient. I love this car haha

[@mokbrown4620]

The only things I dislike about my 18 R is the Low Tire Warning Light it comes on all the time when the temperature drops, and the brake noise.

[@xSyrious]

Mok Brown lmao so true. I don’t get tps anymore since I switched wheels though!

[@andrewmartinez2591]

Yo the tires are sensitive as hell! Anyone having stereo issues like your playing your music and then it just shuts off during your drive?

[@kobrien4121]

Top up PSI to 40 on each corner then bring them back down to 28/29, go into settings and recalibrate the TPMS 👍

[@xSyrious]

@@andrewmartinez2591 I had this happpen happen one time. It froze then just rebooted itself when i was driving. It's never happened twice though

[@miyawam]

Switched the front brake pads for $100 to Hawk and no more noise whatsoever.

[@TheRandallSan]

I agree with you about the seats! Also, that suede is very delicate and hard to maintain

[@azamchaudhri]

In the Uk we had the Fk2 before. Believe it or not, that was even harder to get into as the side bolsters were rigid. For the Fk8, they softened the sides.

[@garywashington4108]

You think that's suede?? That's microfibre. The same thing most people use to wash their cars with.

[@PreparationdobleH]

Bought my STI on February 23, some of the things you pointed out are the reasons the kept me from the type R the one that was the breaker was the seat I thought about getting in and out down after time it was going to be pain.

[@deejayjeminii]

Type r way better with gas than sti

[@Virt7_]

Use your steering wheel for volume

[@saveourplanet6051]

Pull your seat back when you get in then pull it forward to get your position. Then your not fitting your steering wheel and have more leg room . Simple

[@forrestbashaw1455]

To help maintain/preserve the bolster, from driver side I as practice in my SI, as I sit down, I lift my right knee up then after sitting down on seat, I then raise both legs up and over into car; thus sitting over the bolster but not on it. Likewise as passenger on right side, as sitting down I lift left leg/knee up then up and over into car after sitting down. Of course you could just as easily like my nefew did unlike anyon else, just step into the car positoning yourself over seat above seat passing over the bolster and then sit down into seat. The reason for lifting legs up after you sit down int sit while legs ar up off bolster is to tap your shoes hells or shoes to gather as to shake off any pebbles or debri off them as to not or at least decrease as much dirt onto floor of car. Yea as for the ever anticpated tunes we would love to enjoy, I asked a dealer's service agent for the record only to be told, wait til after the warranty to mod it. Of course its seems contraversial that even after a tune in theory, one could either change the setting or worse reset everything back again. So looks like those of us may very well may want to wait it out til the 3 years are up to make our move to perform any tunes. However, it seems there are other safe mods we could do such as swap out inlet, intercooler, downpipe and muffler at least to get a little power gains here and there. As for tires, I may switch to the Michelin sport 4S? which have better/higher review ranking #'s overall against pirelli and even the contacts and still are 20" at least per Tires.com. I want to stay witht eh 20 to enjoy using th estock rims which was one of my attractions to them with their red lip( I had been looking for such even before the Type R for my SI, but couldn't finad any as good looking as on the R. 2nd as from learning off "engineering explained" U-tuber, a bigger diameter can offer more ground coverage thus faster times on such as on a track. Cheers and thanks for sharing you type R with us.

[@xSyrious]

Dude! thank you for the knowledge! I will definitely be practicing this getting in and out! If only we could all do it like your nephew lol XD. I try not to give the impression that I know 100% about this car and whats the best for it when in actuality i probably only know about 10% haha! So your comment was enlightening, i'm going to do more research on the tire options as well! I appreciate your comment! :)

[@forrestbashaw1455]

@@xSyrious thanks Syrus, over this weekend, to recap I realize its a little trickier for right side front passenger to enter car; either you have to brace yourself on dash, seat(either bottom of seat or one of the if not the right opening on seat back) or door frame. I found I almost fell into seat compared to driverside where I always brace myself on steering wheel. I showed my niece this last Saturday and she managed fairly well. I also realize it could help yet may add a litle weight, but if there was an overhead handle in door entry like there is in my 08 SI, then people could help themselves with added support albeit hanging from doorway. My point and wish for them is to help both respect the car(and me), the interior and help maintain/preserve it a much as possible to enjoy it with me now and into future.

[@jondaubadriver4778]

The volume you can swipe up n down to adjust the volume. I actually like it over the knob. However it is annoying when a passenger messes with the climate control thinking it's the vol. But they shouldn't be touching anything to begin with so... .

[@morgenriordan9639]

If they would have added all the extra custom features to the car it would have been significantly more expensive

[@backtoshallabal6662]

Did you lease it? If you did at least you can return it once its done.

[@paulstabin6233]

Having lived with my '18 FK8 for a year, the seats are a non-issue. The bolsters are soft. And I am a senior. Did get a laugh out of #5. Worst real issue? That you totally left out? The 39.5 foot turning circle.

[@xSyrious]

I fall prey to this like everyday haha 😄

[@yyz.2112]

Good vid man, honestly I love the type R but am really happy with my Veloster N. The programable drive modes in “N Custom Mode” are incredible. Hopefully Honda will do something like that for the 2020+ models.

[@Joe_Friday]

They did improve the fan controls too. I love the 20" wheels. After my oem tires hit around 10k miles i found a really good deal on some ps4s 255/30/20 tires. Did you really put E85 in the tank?

[@xSyrious]

Joe Friday no lol I really didn’t!

[@azamchaudhri]

Hi Syrus. Have you thought of getting a pedal box for the type r.. That would allow you to have the lighter steering in comfort mode with increased throttle response.

[@xSyrious]

Hey! No I haven't but I'm going to look into it! Thanks! :)

[@azamchaudhri]

@@xSyrious your welcome :-)

[@Mickdrives4fun]

Totally agree about the rims I just purchased a 2019 CTR and bought the rim and tire protection kinda wish I just changed them out. To funny about the E85 and rice Haaaa. Good one. Excellent Vid as Usual Brother R-33333

[@deejayjeminii]

Just buy a meatier tire for the 20s lol

[@SpinRush]

Syrus, what&s up man? Subscribed to your channel probably bout a week or so ago. I should have my "Black" CTR in April of this year. I'm out here in Japan where we don't really have FK8s yet. It's a unicorn for the most part out here. I plan on blogging about the build as soon as I get it. Got a room full of parts from floor to ceiling ready to go. Would love to exchange notes with you if you are up for it. So yeah....quick comment about the video. I don't think the Japanese version of the car is going to have that infotainment unit. TBH, I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to access a lot of things because the navigation system comes from a Japanese maker. I think I went with Panasonic. With that said, I may not have a volume knob but I most certainly will have volume buttons to mash. I blast music and bass so I kind of like it that nobody else can turn a volume knob either because there isn't one. Your ride looks great btw. Again, would love to exchange notes. MY biggest issue with the Type R is those fake vents near the fog lights. I'm looking to fabricate a mesh grille or grilles so I can keep the fog lights. I need air flow there so I can install an oil cooler from Greddy or HKS. Living in Japan, it's a 9-month wait from the day you sign papers. I've used the time wisely preparing everything. If you like, hit me up, or take a look at my KZbin channel. You'll find a couple of raw generic videos as I've been preparing for an instant transformation of the car.

[@miyawam]

Mmmm, okay . . . . At 3:34, you can mute the radio by just pressing the on-screen “MUTE” button, no? I own a 2018 CTR and have changed over to 18” tires too. Programmable drive modes would be awesome.

[@shaunsimpson3499]

All type r's have the same issue with the seats. They are great once your in but the side bolsters wear out.

[@Grizzly1644]

Thanks for the video. Are you experiencing any gear grinds or lockouts like a lot of owners are reporting?

[@xSyrious]

Stephen thanks for commenting. I’ve never experienced any lockouts and really the only time i grind gears is just from user error. I have crunched driving heavy throwing in to 2nd before though. I think I got really lucky in regard to transmission I have a early 18’ model I believe. Some stuff I’ve read from other owners seems pretty bad from those experiencing it.

[@ms9549]

The seats - it is a system-inherent problem like wash me but do not make me wet. What could be the solution - sink a flank? Against lateral support?

[@shaunchristensen4386]

I am a new subscriber, thank you for a great video!! I will be taking deliver of my 2019 Civic Type In one month! I can’t wait!! I am trading my 2017 Civic Si Sedan!! I look forward to seeing more of your videos!! Take car and God bless!!

[@xSyrious]

Thanks for the sub i appreicate and im excited for you to join the family! :) God Bless!

[@shaunchristensen4386]

You’re welcome I look forward to being a part of the family!! Have a great weekend brother and God bless!!

[@cchan9186]

Have you noticed a big diff in ride quality with the thicker side wall?

[@xSyrious]

Sean Chan too be honest I can’t remember too much I switched them out back in October. I remember it being slightly smoother for me ( but a lot of people may think it’s probably placebo) I would have to switch them back and drive it for a bit to give an accurate description on it

[@cchan9186]

@@xSyrious i would do exactly what you did in changing out the rims/tires just for piece of mind. Thicker sidewalls should help in absorbing the bumps. Love your car in all black.

[@RTIIadventures]

Once you flash and tune you’d be able to change the steering

[@freddyrequena4021]

Great ending!

[@xSyrious]

Thanks!~ :)

[@Lkom24]

You gotta get some all weather mats, save those type r mats!

[@nixodian]

Does ctr seat 5 with safety belt? I got 5 in family

[@xSyrious]

Unfortunately it's technically a 4- seater, There is a cup holder where the middle seat cushions would be!

[@9NoOnE1]

Thank god, we guys in germany have 98, or even 102 octane as standard at every petrol station. And well, deristricted autobahn is not that bad as well...

[@xSyrious]

Lol I actually use the live Germany for a few years but i was way too young to drive! 102 standard is not a thing around here haha

[@9NoOnE1]

You should come back with your CTR, to give it a blast on the autobahn and some beautiful country roads, or come over and drive mine, shipping might be quite expensive... ✌🏼i‘ll get mine in 1-2 weeks finally 😍

[@peterweber79]

there's a difference between euro and us octane rating (e.g. Aral Ultimate 102 octane woud be 98 us octane) , some us stats selling at least 98 octan fuel equivalence

[@carlarigden7798]

20inch in uk is a big no no with our rubbish roads, hubby fitted OZ 18. with Mit pilot sports, much better on road and track.

[@baichenchen2235]

Just hope it will have premium audio for 2020.

[@jccancel5941]

Honda please make a Civic Si two doors body style with the Type-R engine!

[@geneharvey]

These are all the minor gripes I have with the Honda Civic type-r as well the crazy Pokemon ball design is great but the infotainment system and the seat alone is the reason I did not purchase one but if you want a car with some awesome seats try the Ford Fusion

[@UTubeSL]

Ha! The humour was appreciated :) great car, great video.

[@destinyperkins2047]

Great video! Keep it up! ❤️

[@theflannelfiend2612]

Debating if I should purchase a type r, so here I am. Lol also in Texas. My daily drive from ft worth to Dallas isn’t the most comfortable and I don’t want to beat the wheels. 😩

[@Mvrk-v5b]

Nice Video 👍🏻 thinking of saving up and getting one

[@xSyrious]

Awesome! you'll enjoy the car I love it! definitely try to see if you can test drive it before hand!

[@beanie687]

If I could afford one of these I'm sure I wouldnt find a damn thing wrong

[@xSyrious]

I hope you would because no car is perfect... And anyone could eventualy afford this $37k car if they worked for an amount of time.

[@user-ui8sp5th4g]

Just bought a 2019 type R today. They fixed a lot of your gripes. I was driving a 2017 accord before it got totaled is the button AC over a dial. Happy to have the dials back but I know exactly what you mean about that stupid volume so dumb

[@El_TigreXX95]

lmao yo can help me out on choosing the right rim size for the type r im not sure what off set size i will be needing

[@xSyrious]

Yea dude! I'll help the best a can I'm honestly a bit of novice in the wheel/tire department but im running 18" x 9.5. it poke out a little but looks flush , I like it!

[@daddieep6674]

Aye bro you know you can slide the volume nob just trying to help😅

[@ignis4]

Hey Man, i take no offense to your personal dislikes on the car, but I think i can help you (at least ease the pain) on the climate. For the AC Control, just push the auto button to turn on the AC and rotate the dial. Yes it will be changing the temperature but it will also be changing the fan speed. Something that makes it easier instead of having to go to the climate buttong (which I hate as well). Doesnt fix the issue with the design, but makes it less irksome. The passenger doens't have to tap the volume button over and over again, they can simply scroll with their finger on the touch screen. Something that will help the passanger only. For us the driver the button on the steering wheel is simply easier.

[@xSyrious]

Hey Thanks for your comment I will definitely try this! Yea, haha i usually just use the steering wheel control for volume too!

[@jeromecooke5219]

That rice/gas thing was indeed hilarious; hopefully...nobody, like, skims ahead takes you serious, not realizing your clowning; yeah, I know...that would be pretty damn dumb on their part.

[@xSyrious]

Thanks bro haha!~

[@saint1981311158]

Do you dailey drive your typr r?

[@xSyrious]

saint1981311158 no I daily a 2007 Honda Fit! :)

[@carlarigden7798]

@@xSyrious yes we have one 17k last year and 9 track days, now just over 400 bhp all mods with Dream Automotive uk, best car we have ever had, does every thing.

[@cyborgxcyborgx]

What octane are you running in the us here we have 99ron

[@xSyrious]

I believe it's 93 minimum here? for supreme

[@cyborgxcyborgx]

Syrus Farris cheers am I right in saying that your type R are down on power compared to the U.K. Here they’re around 320 bhp stock.

[@xSyrious]

@@cyborgxcyborgx yes sir we are 307 I believe due to emissions standard or something related to that.

[@cyborgxcyborgx]

Syrus Farris Lol that’s really funny considering you guys regularly run huge V8s and the Honda is a polar bear friendly 2.0. Though that it might be down to the fuel hence my earlier question.

[@xSyrious]

@@cyborgxcyborgx lmao so true. Not even joking i fell like every 1/4 cars here in the US is a big pickup truck.

[@_michael_g]

you can slide up and down for the volume

[@aussieebayfashion]

If passenger wants to turn down my music.......gtfo

[@xSyrious]

You must be single haha jk but seriously in most cases its your spouse thats gonna be in the passenger side

[@aussieebayfashion]

@@xSyrious Wish I'm single as I'm picking up my brand new type R today! 🤣

[@sLowRider114.]

Wait i dont get it you didnt really put e85 with rice in your car right?

[@xSyrious]

No I didnt! It was just a joke haha

[@sLowRider114.]

Syrus Farris lol gotcha

[@rubensofon201]

What About the fake vents

[@been2damoon660]

You need to get some husky liner floor mats man. Stock floor mats are terrible.

[@xSyrious]

I completely agree, they collect dirty like a magnet i feel like im cleaning them as soon as i vacuum them haha

[@unfussylobster]

I hate how quiet the exhuast is, other then that I love my Champ White CTR #12346

[@xSyrious]

I feel the exact same! I'm waiting till an exhaust im completely 100% behind to put on there. But the lack of character from the exhaust note does get to me sometimes lol

[@Drewkungfoo]

Well you should’ve waited for the 2019 models cuz they all have the volume knob

[@xSyrious]

Andrew Yance lol it’s honestly not that big of a problem just a minor annoyance!

[@sLowRider114.]

Aye im watching your video and had to pause and like u no theres multiple ways to turn it down faster. 1 you can keep swiping down on that touch portion or 2 after u tap the down u can slide on the actual infotainment. Once u get hang of it its not bad at all just something u got get use too. Aite back to finishing the video

[@xSyrious]

lol thanks for commenting. Thats the problem I have It's just a getting use to thing. every one is like "YoU dOn'T sEE tHe MuTE bUTton?!" and i'm like obviously i do I'm trying to state it's more reasonable to have a knob.

[@sLowRider114.]

Syrus Farris yea i agree i would be lieing if i say i would pick our model infotainment over the 19 models but at this point i learned to live with it and i wouldnt pay extra for the new infotainment. Keep up the content!

[@ichigopushinagi2794]

What is the brand of the wheels bro

[@xSyrious]

They're Konigs!~ Thanks for commenting!

[@daddieep6674]

And love your wheels bro

[@Haoi1216]

Go to the dealer and tell them u want to trade in your old infotainment screen for a new one

[@hazauno]

Good luck with that.

[@AnJuice219]

nice vegeta sticker, I have th goku from birdie on my typer

[@gliven2939]

Someone wanted to have that kind of car and you're lucky u own one. Stop complaining about ur car and just be thankful.

[@xSyrious]

dude shut the fuck up and quit crying.. read my pinned comment.

[@UstinkOfFea3]

This guy in a F150 just hit me on the road when I left work and after having to chase the dude down because it seemed like he was trying to take off this dude tried to actually blame me..... Thank goodness for traffic cameras cuz after the police viewed the footage he was 100% at fault and now I have to figure out how we go about this.. I have a 2018 Type-R Red 19,700 miles

[@stevesutherland7703]

Sucks but not relevant to this video.

[@dailynewsandupdates1770]

Why u get it then

[@xSyrious]

You must have never seen another "5 things I dislike" video that most car channels do. It's content, I love this car watch my other videos about it and finish this one...

[@tr1ckster726]

Dude all you have to do is swipe up and down to turn the volume up or down lmao

[@xSyrious]

obviously. It's the practicality of having to take your eyes off the road for a knob system that's worked for ever. I'm sure you read my other reply's to this exact same comment. probably not tho

[@stevesutherland7703]

This is a late reply and might not be relevant but put some gloves on and drive it anywhere cold. Swiping or trying to touch buttons on a screen is a PITA. Knobs/physical buttons make it something you can do without looking at the Info. area. I have a 19' but totally get the point of the comment in the video.

[@overanalytics9731]

For the volume, the "Jammin" approach is not necessary. I understand its an opinionated video but do not limit the public on knowledge of other ways to utilize a specific feature of the car. If you simply do not like either way then state that but if you do not know how to operate the vehicle then that operator error my friend. FYI ALL TYPE R AND SI OWNERS/LEASERS, you can simply swipe in an upward motion from minus to positive to quick increase volume and opposite ( downward from positive to negative) to quickly decrease volume. As far is using comfort with type R mode.... i mean i dont completely understand the logic as a stiffer feel at the wheel minimizes play that might exist due to the suspension softening up bumps and what not. Other than that be prepared to hear an earfull of opinionated backlash.. Jealous Si owner...

[@xSyrious]

Joshua Cortez hey I appreciate your comment! Thanks for explaining the infotainment center better. Comments like these are partly the reason I made this channel. I have stated previously in comments and other videos that I in no way know everything about this car and that I’m not gonna pretend like I do. :)

[@blackthunder3743]

Lol that was AWSOME

[@bisamsapkota5801]

ricer..... y'know what newars call'em ppl... Ricer This car is amazing Type R

[@Dankman9]

20s on a civic is ridiculous.

[@Hajduk-Kralj]

All type r seats wear badly. Dc2 Integra TR was bad

[@hondagame7069]

it will wear down, trust me

[@nelc2399]

In the first place you bought the wrong version and model. Go import a JDM model FD2R.

[@eyubjj]

i dont think you know how import laws work

[@nelc2399]

tHE eGG LOL. Yeah you are right. I am from Asia.

[@eyubjj]

nel c yeah getting a car into the US. especially california is super difficult

[@SBATHORGOD]

2021 is better

[@Jnubash]

Or you could push the mute button.

[@xSyrious]

Obviously there's a mute button. Its just easier to keep it simple and have a knob where you can turn and not take your eyes off of your objective

[@rbooker1990]

Vtec boiiiiiii

[@DeathSong9403]

dont buy a car you hate ?

[@xSyrious]

I don't think you watched the video? Or know much?

[@pcmechanic14]

The worst hands down in type r is paint job. If you just touch the paint it will scratch. Rocks are so brutal on the paint. It has to be only one coat of paint only. Shame on Honda to sell cars like this. One season will destroy your car paint.

[@xSyrious]

I completely agree I already have chipped paint in the front from rocks!

[@nezabytes]

Clear bra the entire car then

[@randomhobbies5796]

Touchscreen is shit.. Especially in Hondas...

[@starchaser5188]

No! The Honda Civic Type R Hates you! Hahaha

[@xSyrious]

I see no lies here bud! Haha

[@armaankapadia3567]

If you hate your car then WHY DID YOU BUY IT? Exactly...

[@Keashane]

Type r is the best. Sale it and buy a Ford or GM car.

[@drsnowmon]

Jesus Christ who designed this car? It's hideous