Tell me about Honda Civics

[b422063]

I'm due a new company car and I'm thinking of ditching it and getting a ~5 year old 2nd hand car to use instead.

I want something Japanese and something relatively small for driving around London, yet big enough to be comfortable on motorways. I'm thinking petrol rather than diesel, think they did a 1.8L version. Preference would be automatic but would consider manual.

Tell me good bad and indifferent things!

[P.]

What year, I wouldn't want the newer shapes for london, fuck all visibility.

The later triangle type ones, the 1.8 is fairly lethargic without the mpg to accept the fact its shit.

The diesel loves to chew bits of itself to pieces.

Me, I'd be getting hold of a Mazda 2 or 3 of the 09 era.

Reasons, I worked for both, Mazda were far less problematic.

[Slacker24seve...]

Drove a 1.8 SI for a day, hated it. Gutless low down and not much more up top, spacious but awful to see out of. Didn't like the interior much.

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[Tracey Suntan-King]

I had a 2009 Type R for a couple of years. Brilliant fun. It went like stink.

Visibility is a (small) issue but rear sensors sorted the parking issue out.

Mine was black with blacked out windows so it looked great too.

I only parted with it because it was useless in the Peak District winter and had to get a 4x4. Otherwise I'd have held on to it.
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[Llama-Farmer]

Older Civics (mid 90s - mid 00s, i.e. EK and EP) were better than the newer ones in terms of reliability and competition.

I'd sooner have a Mk2.5 Focus now instead.
2.0 automatic, 5-6 years old, £6-7k.
Up to 40-ish mpg combined.
140bhp which isn't great, but enough that it doesn't feel asthmatic.
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[b422063]

[Bikeless]

Wife had an 07 2.2 diesel company car, 140bhp which was quite nippy, turbo kicks in at 1.5k, really good mpg, lots of room, rear seats fold upwards giving lots of space, downside was lack of rear view with bar across the screen and I've heard stories of them eating clutches but hers was as good as gold.

[Mr Nice Guy]

I've had a 2009 Type R for a few years now, superb car, I love it to bits.

It has been terribly unreliable though, I've had to replace a bulb!!!
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[Mr Nice Guy]

Turn the VSA off and mine has been mostly fine last few weeks with a Scottish winter.
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[sidewinder]

Just get a volvo s40 .great cars
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[MCN.]

Japanese and front wheel drive. Probably shit.

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[Dischord]

Love Hondas! I've owned 2 EK4s, Integra DC2 and an Accord Type R. I reckon the Civics went down hill after the EP3 (01-06) can't stand the look of them then although the new Type R is showing promise.
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[Tracey Suntan-King]

[P.]

[Shaft]

[mudcow007]

i got a mk8 1.8 57 plate

whatta you wanna know?

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[Llama-Farmer]

[Wave2k]

225 is usually on a sportier hatchback and lean more toward being a summer tire than all weather and therefore suck.
all they drive is FWD in the alps, new cars old cars they all work.

There were a load of Brits that got caught out this year with summer tires in the alps during the first heavy snowfall of the year.

Being ill prepared is what will bite you in the ass, my Audi which was also 4wd had summer tires on.

A FWD with winter tires would shit all over it.
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[Llama-Farmer]

[Wave2k]

Which leads me to my original point.

Cheaper to throw a set of winter tyres on, then to buy a 4x4, not many people really need a 4x4.

Plus your added fuel costs on them.
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[b422063]

So it sounds like the manual would have to be the compromise. That and look at Mazdas. Mazda never seem to stick out at me for some reason. I'll have a look at those models, thanks Paddy

Anything to look out for when looking at them? I've not ruled out diesel, it's just the prices are significantly different. I'd have to do a look of miles before the diesel paid for itself.

[1cyl]

I too fancied a jap motor when wifes citroen died its predictable death.
Manual wanted though. .

So we test drove a 10 plate civic SI. It was nice to drive but I couldn't get over the "dash full of lots of electronics just waiting to fail" feeling. Plus it was gutless and high mileage for its price tag.

Bought a Toyota in the end. Low miles 07 plate Auris. Not much to look at (far worse than a Mazda) but easily fixed with some tasteful stickers , and ultimately, it's not a bike, so who cares!
Engine was the deal maker for me, a 2.2 TD which actually feels relatively pokey, providing your between 2-4krpm. And after fitting a good tuning box, It now pulls quite respectably indeed.
It is just a FWD hatch back though, so never going to be anything special, but the double wish bones on the back do help considerably with the erratic direction changes my wife tends to make. And aside from needing a few bottles of DPF regenerater, my first Toyota been faultless.

So I would recommend one.
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