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Title: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Derkie54 on November 11, 2022, 03:53:02 PM
I'm guessing we have a lot of retirees on the forum, is this your first Honda and what did you do ?
Someone posed this question on a VW forum I used to be on and there were some very interesting replies.

I'm retired now, I used to be a design engineer at Honda in Swindon and I'm on my second Jazz.

Anyone else ?
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Neil Ives on November 11, 2022, 04:25:23 PM
My current MK4 Jazz is the first Honda car that I've owned. I used to own a Honda 175 motorcycle. In the mid 1970's I had a job as a motorcycle courier riding a Honda 500/4 for 1000 miles a week.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Marco1979 on November 11, 2022, 04:49:30 PM
Interesting question! Not retired, just 43 years old :).

I work in indoor climate technology for heritage. My interest in technology combined with economy (I tend to hypermile ;D) led to my first Honda (2007 Civic Hybrid). My second was a 2010 Civic Hybrid, but it was no match to the 2007 model, so traded it in after 3 months for a 2010 Jazz 1.2 Style Mode. Then a 2014 Civic 1.6 i-dtec. After that a 2017 Jazz 1.3 CVT Comfort, a 2019 Jazz 1.5 CVT Dynamic and now a 2021 Jazz Crosstar.
So 15 years of Honda, currently on my 7th Honda.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Kenneve on November 11, 2022, 05:12:33 PM
Worked in the motor industry all my working life, with a well known British 4x4 company, been retired over 20 years. The current Mk4 Ex is my 5th Jazz and the best yet, started with an I-shift, big mistake, nearly put me off Jazz cars for life, fortunately I tried a friends  CVT Jazz and liked it and have never looked back.
I remember the days when I drove a Rover V8 at around 20mpg, currently getting around 68mpg, Like it.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Jocko on November 11, 2022, 11:46:18 PM
My Jazz is my first Honda though I had a Honda bike about 40 years ago. I was an equipment maintenance engineer for most of my working life working on high-vacuum equipment for most of the time in the optical coating and semiconductor industry. The last five years of my working life were in the estates department of my local hospital.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Kremmen on November 12, 2022, 04:32:32 AM
2007 8G Civic iShift,  33k
2009 8G Civic Auto, 33k
2013 9G Civic Auto, 25k
Retired early, IT for civil service,  nudge nudge wink wink
2021 Jazz, almost 3k .....
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: aphybrid on November 12, 2022, 07:27:08 AM
Previous life o retirement - Mech Eng Oil industry, Rolls Royce Aero Eng.

Current car is Crosstar @ 8500miles. This is 5th jazz. (Break for 1 year with Fiesta ST LineX - very good)
2 Diesel Civic's.
1 Accord ES GT
1 Logo
1 Accord estate
1 Accord Coupe - 3litre V6
1 Civic coupe 1.7 litre
1 Prelude 2 litre AWS

Current car best overall, best liked car - Civic coupe, in my opinion most underrated and undersold by Honda - the Logo - could have wiped floor of Nissan Micra if marketed properly.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: richardfrost on November 12, 2022, 01:23:36 PM
CRV Mk1 in 1998 (new). Averaged 23 mpg. Not great for a company car.
CRV Mk3 in 2010 (new). Diesel. Much better mileage and a great car. Was sad to hand it back when I left that job.
Jazz Mk1 in 2013 (2005 model). Still running in the hands of my youngest son, doing work as a van!
Jazz Mk2 in 2013 (less than a year old). Liked the above Jazz so much I got one for myself to replace the company CRV I had to hand back.
HRV Mk2 in 2016 (less than a year old). Replaced the Mk2 Jazz and was OK but became too small for us when we had to adopt a third dog. Also had a few issues and foibles. Traded in 2017 for a RAV4 which I still have.

Very impressed with Honda and the only reason my main car is a Toyota RAV4 and not a CRV is we lost the local Honda dealership. My next car could well be a Honda though as whilst the RAV4 is great, the dealership are rubbish and now only a mile from the nearest Honda dealer.

Forgot the what did I do bit. I worked in IT most of my life, in the Building Society and banking world. Starting off programming IBM mainframes and ending up as an enterprise architect, someone who designs and oversees systems that work across an organisation. I still do freelance consulting and am considering going back part time for a year or two as retirement bores me at the moment.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Neil Ives on November 12, 2022, 02:13:54 PM
What did I do?
After I left school, at 16, with no qualifications, I went through quite a few jobs, most were related to engineering of some sort. After a while I settled down to being a motor and motorcycle mechanic but when I was 29 I saw a job advert for Post Office engineers. I got a job as a telephone installer. Post Office telecoms became British Telecom then BT then Openreach. Soon after joining I started on vocational correspondence courses, then day release at local colleges, completing a BTEC ONC in Telecommunications. I later completed an HNC in Business & Finance. I worked for BT for 30 years, retiring at 60. Working for BT was probably the best decision I've ever made as I was encouraged to learn and qualify for promotion. I was able to fulfill my abilities and prove to myself that I was not a duffer. I also have a fairly decent company pension combined with my government pension means I don't have to still be working.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: peteo48 on November 12, 2022, 03:44:32 PM
I notice a significant trend of people with an engineering or scientific background in the replies so far. Find that very re-assuring as an non scientific bod myself - indicates faith in the car as a decent piece of engineering. Spent most of my life working for what is now called Border Force but used to be the Immigration Service.

I've had 2 Jazz Mk2s, 2 Mk3s and now a Mk4. I've also had 2 Civics. I think I have brand loyalty!
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Neil Ives on November 12, 2022, 05:26:26 PM
Jazz owners are not likely to be ego maniacs;  they are practical pragmatic sensible people;  I notice that many of them drive using their indicators.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Derkie54 on November 12, 2022, 05:43:08 PM
Jazz owners are not likely to be ego maniacs;  they are practical pragmatic sensible people;  I notice that many of them drive using their indicators.

Lol  :D
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Jocko on November 12, 2022, 08:22:35 PM
I notice that many of them drive using their indicators.
I think the Jazz is one of the few cars fitted with indicators. My old Volvo had them too but I think they are an expensive option on the newer Volvos. BMW doesn't fit them.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Neil Ives on November 12, 2022, 10:17:13 PM
Also Audi, Jaguar and Mercedes
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Neil Ives on November 13, 2022, 12:07:35 PM
I held back to let a car out the other day. It turned out to be one of those feckin great Bentley SUV's. Not a flickr of gratutude from the drivers window. No surprise there; seems the more priveledged you are the less manners you have.
I was a mechanic in a muse garage in London for a while. The customers were often rude and very bad at paying their bills. We had to go and steal a car that a customer had not paid the bill for.
Often the opening conversation began;  "Now look here...."
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Derkie54 on November 13, 2022, 01:25:59 PM
I held back to let a car out the other day. It turned out to be one of those feckin great Bentley SUV's. Not a flickr of gratutude from the drivers window. No surprise there; seems the more priveledged you are the less manners you have.
I was a mechanic in a muse garage in London for a while. The customers were often rude and very bad at paying their bills. We had to go and steal a car that a customer had not paid the bill for.
Often the opening conversation began;  "Now look here...."

Manners cost nothing !
I was in a two lane road merging into one lane and a Jaguar forced me to let him past, wouldn't look across, he knew what he was doing.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Neil Ives on November 13, 2022, 01:35:37 PM
I was in a two lane road merging into one lane and a Jaguar forced me to let him past, wouldn't look across, he knew what he was doing.
Scrote!
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Lord Voltermore on November 24, 2022, 07:49:14 AM
Manners cost nothing !
I was in a two lane road merging into one lane and a Jaguar forced me to let him past, wouldn't look across, he knew what he was doing.
Probably showing disdain not shame. 
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Derkie54 on November 24, 2022, 12:23:33 PM
Manners cost nothing !
I was in a two lane road merging into one lane and a Jaguar forced me to let him past, wouldn't look across, he knew what he was doing.
Probably showing disdain not shame.

I think you're right, he was coming through, no doubt in his mind, it was happening.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Danoh on May 18, 2023, 09:29:25 AM
1980s Accord 3-door hatchback
2003 - now, Jazz SE
2023 - now, Jazz Crosstar
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Wilmo on May 18, 2023, 10:08:51 AM
2010 Civic 1.8 Si  sold
2011 Civic FN2 TypeR my daily
2018 Jazz 1.5 Sport  wife's car

Ex accountant
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Kremmen on May 18, 2023, 10:16:00 AM
Mar 2007 8G Civic EX iShift
Sep 2009 8G Civic EX Auto
Mar 2013 9G Civic EX Auto
Sep 2021 Jazz Hybrid EX

IT Analyst Programmer
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Jazzik on May 18, 2023, 03:18:25 PM
After many different brands, the first Honda:
Jazz Comfort Plus CVT - 2013 - 2017, average fuel consumption 6.7 l/100 km = 42.2 mpg

succeeded by a Toyota Yaris Hybrid 2017 - 2021,  average consumption 4.9 l / 100 km = 57.6 mpg

Back to Honda: Jazz e:HEV Ex - 2021 - present, average consumption 4.6 l/100 km = 61.2
Now you know (almost) everything about Jazzik except that he is a retired RNLAF (https://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/verschiedene/a096.gif) logistics officer.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Jazzfan49 on May 18, 2023, 09:56:58 PM
Apprentice maintenance engineer, 45 years in big plant bread bakeries as technical support engineer on plc systems, retired last 8 years.
Many Honda motorcycles owned including CB450, and 3xCB750 4clinder bikes,
Honda cars owned including N600 automatic, N600 manual, mk1 Jazz se automatic, and the best car I’ve ever owned a 2023 mk4 Jazz SR e-hev  8) ;D
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: TnTkr on May 19, 2023, 06:08:17 AM
My first Honda was a Z50J "Monkey" moped in late 80's.

Then mid 2010's I imported a 1st gen CR-V for my wife, so technically I owned the car for couple of months during the customs, registration and taxation process. But in practise it's been hers all the time since I got it home. And she had a similar one before that.

And now I've had a GK5 Jazz 1,5 since 2020.

I work in R&D and product management in defence vehicle industry. Still over 15 years to expected retirement.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Westy36 on May 19, 2023, 10:24:07 AM
2001 Honda Accord 2.0 petrol 5dr. Posh model as it was badged 'SE Executive'! Silver with black leather and a sunroof. Was only 3yrs old at the time. 

2013 Jazz SE. Had it nearly 3yrs now and put 40k on it. Brilliant little motor.

2012 Civic 1.8 SE. Mrs W's motor been with us for 18 months

Bikes, just two Hondas so far.

1999 CB600 Hornet Cracking wee bike with the 16" front wheel. Slightly odd handling though. A happy year of ownership.

2006 CBF1000 in black. Recently sold after many years and miles. Brilliant bike. If I buy another bike, it will be the newer model CBF1000. A detuned Fireblade engine that is so easy to ride and use. Fantastic all rounder.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Rocco on July 27, 2023, 08:35:35 AM
I own a '99 model VFR800, bought from new and still going just as well as the day I bought it.  I even rode it to work today. Serviced it myself for the past 20-years, no major problems except for a couple of rectifier failures which has since been solved by fitting a Ricks unit.

It's an absolutely astounding motorcycle that's powerful, comfortable, great handling and ultra-reliable.  I have had dozens of bikes since but this one will always be my favourite and has made me consider Honda as the very best manufacturer of quality cars and bikes.
Title: Re: How Many Honda's & What Did You Do ?
Post by: Hanszl2001 on July 28, 2023, 07:03:44 PM
I bought my first Honda Accord in 1981 after driving a disastrous unreliable Chrysler Alpine.
Driven the Accord for 8 years without a single problem or errors.
However Mr. Rustdevil in the 80's was always present, but reliability was beyond dispute.
Long story short:6 different Generations of  Accords, The Aerodeck was my favorite.
1 Quintet: unfortunately not my car, unworthy of the name Honda,
3 different Gens. Prelude
1 Jazz AA  (Modified with a 1.4 V-Tec engine)  :D   BMW 323i, Eat your heart out!
6 Civics in which 2 times a 8th gen  FK
And at present since a month a Black Jazz GK Elegance (Lovely car BTW)