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Did you get a mechanical inspection (engine/clutch/shifter)? Did it drive ok. I’m assuming mine wax ragged on.

Thanks, all, for the thoughtful replies. How much protection does a physical lock on the OBD port give? Is there any way to start it without accessing the port? I am assuming they are not using a re-programmed key fob which presumably would mean you get in and drive away.

I’m still confused why they would break the glass (old school)? And, if the car has an alarm why didn’t it go off when they shattered the glass?

Update - it’s been found in Compton (yes, that Compton). Not sure of the condition yet.

Already posted that I had my ‘25 Boost Blue CTR stolen this morning in Long Beach (plate 9USW261). Filed a police report but not holding out much hope. What I’m curious about is how they did it? There is shattered glass on the driveway so they broke a window to get in. But why didn’t the...

Unfortunately my Boost Blue ‘25 CTR was stolen last night in Long Beach. Plate is 9USW261. Posting on the off chance that someone sees the car. It’s bone stock, no mods.

Didn’t think getting into the car might have caused it. Will see if I hit the wheel next time. There’s also a similar scratch at the top of the wheel (which I smoothed out with leather conditioner and a microfibre cloth).

I have a ‘25 CTR. Owned it for a year. Recently I’ve noticed several thin scratches on the leather steering wheel. See the attached picture. I am pretty sure I didn’t cause them (have had several cars with leather wheels and no issues). Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you...

That sounds about right! Were the PS4s that lacking in grip? Would like to track mine, but not into mods. I’m used to sub-100tw R comps on my Elise.

How much of the time gained do you think was due to the mods as opposed to you getting faster?

I just changed my oil today at 5700 miles and 50% oil life. If I’d waited ‘till 15% I’d probably have been at ~8-9k. Too long for me! Fwiw, I talked to the Honda tech who did the oil change. He said the oil looked clean and that he wouldn’t change it early (say, at 1,000, didn’t get his...

Why the switch to 10-40w?

How odd. I’m in So Cal and have done all street miles (no tracks, only two short canyon runs). If the MM calculations are linear, I’ll be at close to 10k miles before I’m at 15%.

To me, this is the heart of the debate - do we trust that OEMs have done this kind of testing and can rely on their service intervals? Or, as others have argued, are they extending the service intervals to make it cheaper for the consumer (and to offset the cost of their free oil change offers)...

Agree, no harm to change early. And now you’ve raised the other question of 0W or 5W! I’ve read those who say Honda only specs zero weight for fuel economy. But does the UK/Europe not have equally stringent regs? Wish Honda would give the owners more info. Ultimately, though, I don’t see why...

Thanks, video was informative. He did say, though, that the maintenance minders in Toyotas and Subarus were just going on mileage. Hope the one in our Hondas is an algorithm like the GM one he talked about.

My main question is what info the MM is using to determine the oil life. As my second question implies, I too think that Honda wouldn’t recommend a service interval that would damage the engine.

Believe me, I’ve read lots of oil threads! Haven’t seen one that discusses what the MM actually is detecting. Do you know for sure it’s just an algorithm? And where do you get 3-5k miles from? And it’s not a Honda salesman saying to follow the MM, it’s Honda engineers! Why would they want...

Have a new Civic Type R (bought in August). I’m at 5700 miles on the factory fill. Maintenance minder says oil life is 50%. But what does that means exactly? Is there a sensor that is measuring things like viscosity? Or is it just tracking the mileage? Seems crazy that Honda would want a high...

Thanks for your reply! I’m finding the lack of info from the factory frustrating. Did you hear about the break-in oil from someone at Honda? Per your original post, sounds like an early change on a new engine (1500 miles) would not be advisable as the special factory fill is still doing its...