I've been watching car vids on youtube since like 2007. When I say you have a good format I mean that! Que your channel is slept on but you keep up the crazy consistency! I watched your Honda and Acura videos a lot while car shopping and ended up choosing Lexus haha. Mostly cause I can't afford a type S but you know the deal....the Lexus hybird feel blew me away with all the extra torque. Bigups yourself Que from a fellow Michigan dude
I really appreciate you! I’ve been thinking about making the videos shorter but it’s always so much I want to say. I don’t blame you for choosing the hybrid. You see the Alfa review I did. I have a Prius now and I’m blown away.
Sales manager here at a Honda dealership… the oil change thing isn’t so much on the dealer but on Honda/Acura corporate more so. Honda now actually won’t reimburse dealers for the oil change unless we provide proof that the wrench light in the dash was on. I feel like they didn’t start heavily enforcing that until ‘24 models came out. But nonetheless, great video. Have an MDX S and am seriously considering the ITS. While the M has all the features I could ever want, it feels like I’m dying inside from lack of driver engagement lol
Thanks for your input. The MDX hides its weight extremely well. The ITS is a featherweight and has naturally fantastic handling. Its just no where near as premium
Hey Que, I got my first ITS oil change at 6500 miles.. I don’t remember what the oil life percentage was but the dealer changed the oil without any issues.. I will monitor my situation and let you know what happens at my next oil change.. Keep the videos coming!!!👊🏾💯
I have the same issue with the “ complementary” 2 year maintenance with my Type R. The dealership won’t do it unless 15% on MM. I didn’t reach 15% until 10,200 miles. There is NO WAY I’m going to run 10,000 mile oil change intervals. I like to change my own oil and I did not reset my MM so when I did go in for my first “free” oil change it was actually my third oil change.
When I was a young man going to college I bought my first car. It was a 1969 beetle that had most of the floor boards rusted it out. And so during the winter I would put wet towels in there and they would freeze. Otherwise I would be looking at the concrete as I was driving. I did things on that car like oil changes. Spark plugs and distributor cap. And I even did a starter motor on that car. Which brings me to my point that we are very privileged to have this car and my car is Four months old and I have 4100 miles on it. I also have an MDX type S I bought the extra service on the Integra, which was $6500. So oil changes are included for a period of time. But otherwise I would absolutely change my oil right away. And on My MDX I change my oil every 5000 miles regardless. It's a Turbo based engine and the oil should be changed on a continual basis regardless of what anyone says. Just a level of appreciation for such a beautiful car. It's worth investing the money in oil changes for $80. Go ahead and do it it's a right decision.
Would definitely do max 5000 miles or 6 months and that's fine. With modern DI turbo engines I like 3000-5000 miles just to try and make sure the internals stay as clean and as protected as possible. Pennzoil ultra platinum is reasonably priced and maintains its visocity and other properties very well. Understandable situation with the free maintenance and weather issues though.
Dang it doesn’t seem like you had this car for 6 months that’s crazy! That’s very interesting the dealership trying to skimp out on free oil change and risk their product to getting damaged. I guess each company has their own way of cutting cost. Overall great video I agree with you about the car being a “do it all” because it’s definitely does it well. Blackwing would be a fun car secondary car because the gas and insurance will be higher than the teggy I assume
There is no mileage in the owners manual. It goes by the maintenance minder system,. 15%-0%, Acura/Honda Will cover the service when the vehicle displays it needs service not from mileage. The maintenance minder can go as high as 10,000 miles between oil changes. I'm very familiar with Honda/Acura's Maintenance minder system. You can also disconnect the battery and hook it up and the maintenance minder system will go to 15% when all memory is wiped. This may trigger all safety system warnings due to battery voltage not being monitored. You can typically reset that by driving around a parking lot for a little.
Nice video and on point. CT4-V BW is the only other competitive option, and while it's a great car for sure, as you said it's significantly heavier and does not have the practicality of the ITS, plus its exterior looks a bit dated. And looking around, don't see many selling at a price near the ITS. The ITS also got the seal of approval from The Car Care Nut, as far as ease of working on the car, quality and likely reliability! :-)
Yeah it's crazy how weird dealerships get when it comes to getting the oil changed on these cars, I went to Honda twice and they was like "nooo don't do an oil change please!!!" Lol they told me that there's some lubricant that's in there and it needs to run it's full course before doing the first oil change, then they went off on me about taking it elsewhere to get it done lol man I'm actually working on a whole video about that as we speak!
Nice vid as always Que. if you can change your oil yourself do it. It’s not so hard but I can understand that it’s not nice doing it in the cold. Filters are so cheap from Honda or Acura dealers. And you can buy some very good oil on sale almost anywhere. .
Think it brings a special connection to your car when you start working on things. I use Penzoil Platinum Ultra. A little more expensive but very good quality oil.
I haven't really noticed the seat as uncomfortable. I'll have a better idea in April when I head over to Sandusky for the Solar Eclipse. I felt disappointed with the one in 2017 because it was 80% totality in West Michigan. This time totality is supposed to be 90% in West Michigan, but I still want the full experience. I figured that Sandusky would be good because they have a massive parking lot. I don't know for sure if the parking lot will be blocked off or not due to the park being closed, but I hope it will be open. Anyway, it's like a 3 hour drive, so I will definitely have a good idea on how uncomfortable the seats are after that trip.
Isn’t this funny? I recall when the reviews about the ITS came out and said that the ITS suspension was softer. People blasted the car as an inferior performer. Now things went the other way around 😂😂
i have the maintenance program thign with my dealer too but free oil changes only at 15% or less oil, which withmy driving habits means an oil change every 7k miles more or less. I do mostly highway miles so 7k interval Im OK with but id really wish it was 5k miles.
Have a '24 Civic Sport... Honda made it clear several times to me not to bring in until ATLEAST 15% Oil Life.. I just looked like OK 15% is the threshold for Honda lol
Here in southern Cali I take my Fl5 to my Honda dealer every 3500 miles and they don’t even care…Honda cuts them a check anyways they say…guess it depends on the dealer
Mine is at 6k miles now. My only complaints is a rattle near my driver side upper plastic part that holds the seatbelt and the front passenger side speaker seems to be hitting the plastic whenever I play a song with any bass
The reality is we are buying freedom, and everything costs something and dealers and manufacturers just make money, so take it for what it is. At least you're getting something out of it. But it's not what we As Enthusiasts do really require so just be happy, And pay the money.
It’s plain and simple if you cannot afford a simple oil change, or cannot or not willing or able to do one yourself for less you cannot afford the car.!!!!!!
@@QueTheChaotic You should listen to yourself, you’re driving around couple different dealerships spending all this time trying to get a freebie but yet you have over 100K in two performance sports cars. And then you are upset about an $80 oil change. That sounds pretty pathetic and it also sounds like it’s too expensive so maybe you should sell off one of the cars so you have plenty of money for maintenance and other expenses related to cars and your personal life. You might have overextended yourself money-wise…..
I've been watching car vids on youtube since like 2007. When I say you have a good format I mean that! Que your channel is slept on but you keep up the crazy consistency! I watched your Honda and Acura videos a lot while car shopping and ended up choosing Lexus haha. Mostly cause I can't afford a type S but you know the deal....the Lexus hybird feel blew me away with all the extra torque.
Bigups yourself Que from a fellow Michigan dude
I really appreciate you! I’ve been thinking about making the videos shorter but it’s always so much I want to say. I don’t blame you for choosing the hybrid. You see the Alfa review I did. I have a Prius now and I’m blown away.
Dope review, you a real one for standing out in the cold like that for a minute and not getting in the car
Appreciate that
The "Funeral" car 😂. That was funny.
Thanks for the update!
Sales manager here at a Honda dealership… the oil change thing isn’t so much on the dealer but on Honda/Acura corporate more so. Honda now actually won’t reimburse dealers for the oil change unless we provide proof that the wrench light in the dash was on. I feel like they didn’t start heavily enforcing that until ‘24 models came out. But nonetheless, great video. Have an MDX S and am seriously considering the ITS. While the M has all the features I could ever want, it feels like I’m dying inside from lack of driver engagement lol
Thanks for your input. The MDX hides its weight extremely well. The ITS is a featherweight and has naturally fantastic handling. Its just no where near as premium
What i noticed on my its is that in the snow, you can understeer in corners let go of the throttle a little and the rear kicks out. Its a fun car.
I need to try that
Hey Que,
I got my first ITS oil change at 6500 miles.. I don’t remember what the oil life percentage was but the dealer changed the oil without any issues.. I will monitor my situation and let you know what happens at my next oil change.. Keep the videos coming!!!👊🏾💯
Thanks! Will do
This is like that TV show, Ice Driveway Hatchbacks. Thanks for the informative updates to my favorite car out now!
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Damn it's been 6 months already?! The ITS is the best of both worlds in its competitive class: Power, Elegance, and Reliability.
I agree! Time is flying. I want to add an exhaust to it.
I have the same issue with the “ complementary” 2 year maintenance with my Type R. The dealership won’t do it unless 15% on MM. I didn’t reach 15% until 10,200 miles. There is NO WAY I’m going to run 10,000 mile oil change intervals. I like to change my own oil and I did not reset my MM so when I did go in for my first “free” oil change it was actually my third oil change.
Lol gotcha. I’ll have to do the same thing. Good idea.
Exactly correct five thousand miles
When I was a young man going to college I bought my first car. It was a 1969 beetle that had most of the floor boards rusted it out. And so during the winter I would put wet towels in there and they would freeze. Otherwise I would be looking at the concrete as I was driving. I did things on that car like oil changes. Spark plugs and distributor cap. And I even did a starter motor on that car. Which brings me to my point that we are very privileged to have this car and my car is
Four months old and I have 4100 miles on it. I also have an MDX type S I bought the extra service on the Integra, which was $6500. So oil changes are included for a period of time. But otherwise I would absolutely change my oil right away. And on My MDX I change my oil every 5000 miles regardless. It's a Turbo based engine and the oil should be changed on a continual basis regardless of what anyone says. Just a level of appreciation for such a beautiful car. It's worth investing the money in oil changes for $80. Go ahead and do it it's a right decision.
Will do. Thanks for sharing
Would definitely do max 5000 miles or 6 months and that's fine. With modern DI turbo engines I like 3000-5000 miles just to try and make sure the internals stay as clean and as protected as possible. Pennzoil ultra platinum is reasonably priced and maintains its visocity and other properties very well. Understandable situation with the free maintenance and weather issues though.
Dang it doesn’t seem like you had this car for 6 months that’s crazy! That’s very interesting the dealership trying to skimp out on free oil change and risk their product to getting damaged. I guess each company has their own way of cutting cost. Overall great video I agree with you about the car being a “do it all” because it’s definitely does it well. Blackwing would be a fun car secondary car because the gas and insurance will be higher than the teggy I assume
I always forget about gas. Insurance be the same no matter what I get. My GT350 was the highest
@@QueTheChaotic it’s always those damn ford vehicles to raise the insurance premiums 🤣🤣
There is no mileage in the owners manual. It goes by the maintenance minder system,. 15%-0%, Acura/Honda Will cover the service when the vehicle displays it needs service not from mileage. The maintenance minder can go as high as 10,000 miles between oil changes. I'm very familiar with Honda/Acura's Maintenance minder system. You can also disconnect the battery and hook it up and the maintenance minder system will go to 15% when all memory is wiped. This may trigger all safety system warnings due to battery voltage not being monitored. You can typically reset that by driving around a parking lot for a little.
Nice video and on point. CT4-V BW is the only other competitive option, and while it's a great car for sure, as you said it's significantly heavier and does not have the practicality of the ITS, plus its exterior looks a bit dated. And looking around, don't see many selling at a price near the ITS. The ITS also got the seal of approval from The Car Care Nut, as far as ease of working on the car, quality and likely reliability! :-)
Yeah it's crazy how weird dealerships get when it comes to getting the oil changed on these cars, I went to Honda twice and they was like "nooo don't do an oil change please!!!" Lol they told me that there's some lubricant that's in there and it needs to run it's full course before doing the first oil change, then they went off on me about taking it elsewhere to get it done lol man I'm actually working on a whole video about that as we speak!
Lol! I can't wait to see it. So I should stop being cheap and just change it?
@@QueTheChaotic LMAO pretty much, or maybe not #Geminiproblems lol
Nice vid as always Que. if you can change your oil yourself do it. It’s not so hard but I can understand that it’s not nice doing it in the cold. Filters are so cheap from Honda or Acura dealers. And you can buy some very good oil on sale almost anywhere. .
I like the sound of that. I need to learn how. I gotta do my own oil change at least once
What oil would you recommend?
Think it brings a special connection to your car when you start working on things. I use Penzoil Platinum Ultra. A little more expensive but very good quality oil.
@@quinnregis5141 nice. Thanks
I haven't really noticed the seat as uncomfortable. I'll have a better idea in April when I head over to Sandusky for the Solar Eclipse. I felt disappointed with the one in 2017 because it was 80% totality in West Michigan. This time totality is supposed to be 90% in West Michigan, but I still want the full experience. I figured that Sandusky would be good because they have a massive parking lot. I don't know for sure if the parking lot will be blocked off or not due to the park being closed, but I hope it will be open. Anyway, it's like a 3 hour drive, so I will definitely have a good idea on how uncomfortable the seats are after that trip.
Looking forward to hear your thoughts on them
All the FL5 owners need to buy the ITS suspension module
Isn’t this funny?
I recall when the reviews about the ITS came out and said that the ITS suspension was softer. People blasted the car as an inferior performer.
Now things went the other way around 😂😂
Bang bang! Niner Gang!
🥉😆😆😆see you Sunday. Hold this for me “L”
Did you ever feel like the ground clearance isn't enought like you're anxious about hitting the front bottom of the car somewhere ?
The ground clearance is adequate. There’s 2 places where I scrape that are pretty steep. I wouldn’t lower it at all
My acura dealership did it at 3000 miles for me on my.2024 Acura integra type s
I need my dealerships to do better
i have the maintenance program thign with my dealer too but free oil changes only at 15% or less oil, which withmy driving habits means an oil change every 7k miles more or less. I do mostly highway miles so 7k interval Im OK with but id really wish it was 5k miles.
Yo Que, I've had the same issue with the dealer; I'm currently at 7,100 miles showing 40%. They told me the same thing though.
This sucks
"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." *Jim Ryun
Have a '24 Civic Sport... Honda made it clear several times to me not to bring in until ATLEAST 15% Oil Life.. I just looked like OK 15% is the threshold for Honda lol
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Here in southern Cali I take my Fl5 to my Honda dealer every 3500 miles and they don’t even care…Honda cuts them a check anyways they say…guess it depends on the dealer
I'll see if a Honda dealer will do it for me. Thanks
Man that joint is tough. My only complaint is back in the days there was a coupe and sedan. They dropped the coupe and thats BS.
They should have done a coupe. They’re a tough sell these days though
@@QueTheChaotic Yeah you're right almost nobody's buying coupes anymore it doesn't make sense. Nice having options though.
Mine is at 6k miles now. My only complaints is a rattle near my driver side upper plastic part that holds the seatbelt and the front passenger side speaker seems to be hitting the plastic whenever I play a song with any bass
I have a rattle in the same places. I got used to them
my local Acura dealer said they could do the first oil change on the ITS at 30% fyi
I'll call another dealership. Thanks!
Hes already got way more miles than me and i had mine since July 😮
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@@QueTheChaotic also check your coolant expansion tank for leaks, know a few that have had that happen mines been good so far.
All my oil changes were free, I'm rocking 22595 miles now.
At which interval in miles?
@@QueTheChaotic all around 5000 miles at 30%.
My experience may be a little different. I work at the dealership, so no questions asked for an employee though.
@@joshuawilson7349 I need to try the 3rd dealership.
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I heard that shout out. 🙏
Yessir! You’re the OG
@@QueTheChaotic Ditto
Can You Please Review a Camry TRD
I'll see if I can get one from Toyota
got my free oil change at 90% 2k miles....dealer issue.
My Toyota dealership only wants to do a free oil change at 10,000 miles.
I had to point to them in the service manual it stated every 5000 miles. They told me 10000 miles too
The reality is we are buying freedom, and everything costs something and dealers and manufacturers just make money, so take it for what it is. At least you're getting something out of it. But it's not what we As Enthusiasts do really require so just be happy, And pay the money.
They did mine for free at 2100 miles, because 6 months came first
It’s plain and simple if you cannot afford a simple oil change, or cannot or not willing or able to do one yourself for less you cannot afford the car.!!!!!!
Maybe I’ll sell one of my other cars to buy an oil change
@@QueTheChaotic You should listen to yourself, you’re driving around couple different dealerships spending all this time trying to get a freebie but yet you have over 100K in two performance sports cars. And then you are upset about an $80 oil change. That sounds pretty pathetic and it also sounds like it’s too expensive so maybe you should sell off one of the cars so you have plenty of money for maintenance and other expenses related to cars and your personal life. You might have overextended yourself money-wise…..
@@robbann8160 or I could’ve called them.
I'm stuck between a 1ss camaro and this...since u owned both, which one is a better driving car
I'm looking at Camaros on Autotrader right now. The Camaro is the better driving car to me. It's my personal favorite.
The Camaro is an awesome car, and so is this. You can't do wrong with either one.
If you cannot afford a simple oil change, or are not willing or able to do one yourself for less, you cannot afford a car.!!!!!!
Meh
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@@QueTheChaotic Lol then I was 1st cause there's still only two likes! 😆😆😆
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@@QueTheChaotic You keep catching me at suppertime. 😂