Faults:

I have only had this car for a year, and for this year, nothing has gone wrong with it. I know the water pump and the timing belt had been changed in the last year.

The brakes are starting to make a weird sound, other than that, nothing is wrong with it.

General Comments:

My Honda Civic is agreat little car, it's very comfortable and for an 89 car, it looks awesome.

Faults:

I replaced the front transaxle because my CV joints went out at 105,000 miles ($400).

Replaced clutch assembly and release and throw-out bearings ($500) at 108,000 miles.

Replaced the water pump, and in process the mechanic broke the radiator, so I got one of those for free.

Replaced the alternator at 100,000 miles.

Driver's seat has started to wear really bad.

General Comments:

Most of the repairs that have been made were because of rough driving and someone (me) learning how to drive with it... I pretty much destroyed the clutch.

It has a lot of get up and go power, but when climbing hills the power isn't always there.

The whole interior is BROWN. Not a very customizable color. Would have been better to make dash and door panels black... and it would have generally looked better.

Overall, it's a great car. I bought it fairly cheap ($2000) and haven't had too many problems with it. It will run until 350,000 miles and is definitely a lot of fun to drive.

It's sporty, yet can haul stuff when you need it to.

Great gas mileage!!! 45 mpg on freeway/highway... 35 in town. Takes under $20 to fill the tank, and it runs for a long time.

Faults:

Replaced the front shock absorbers.

Replaced the battery.

General Comments:

This car is very quick and economical.

Vtec engine has awesome top end power, but lacks torque.

Lighter than an Integra and more space than a CRX.

Handling is excellent due to aftermarket shocks, but the ride is harsh.

Faults:

Since I have had the car the problems with it are that:-

The CV joints or the drive shaft has gone.

The glove compartment shakes.

The back shelf shakes.

The driver's seat seems to have a mind of its own, it might just fall back when you are driving at 70mph.

General Comments:

Apart from the above, this car is fantastic.

It's only a 1.4, but I have left Golf GTi's standing, Toyota Corrola GTi's are slight competition, considering they are 1.6 injected. A car not to mess with is the Nissan Sunny GTiR as I found out standing at the lights. But I wasn't far behind.

It is a quick car for a 1.4, it's extremely nippy and 0-60 around 9.7 seconds with top end at around 115mph.

It looks mean with 15" 5 spoke alloys, with tinted rear windows, and a nice exhaust. The car is already quite low, but lowering it makes it look that much better and the 15" alloys just grip the arches.