1993 Honda Civic Reviews - Page 6 of 13

The seats material were too hard and the quality of dashboard were not the best one.

Changed the tie rod and other front link components.

Changed the power steering components and seals.

Overheating problem.

This car was very nice and easy to drive.

The engine was quite powerful and running smoothly.

The car never give me any major problems.

The cabin was spacious and nicely designed.

As soon as I purchased this car, I had a sudden leak in the oil pan, soon to be fixed for 300 dollars.

Immediately after was the suspension control arm on the rear driver's side, another 200 dollars to fix.

Shortly thereafter (approx 175000km) the control arm came the head gasket, which was a large job, costing me 1050 dollars. That lasted for about three weeks, and the head gasket went again, although this time it was on my automotive shop's warranty, so it was repaired for free.

All of the trouble with the head gasket (I'm sure of it) has led to the warping of the piston rings, so now it is burning oil like it's going out of style.

At 190000km, the ball joints, distributor cap, and timing belt were changed.

Most recently, 194000km, there was some serious wiring problems occurring. The daytime running module was changed in my headlights. I thought this may solve the wiring problem, but I was still having battery and alternator problems.

At 194500km, my alternator fried, making me change that and the battery. (Both were on warranty because previous owner had changed them before selling.)

Honda Civics tend to be great cars, it just happened to be that mine was a lemon. I would buy another one, because they are very economical cars, and are also quite sleek if you get in a coupe version.

In nearly 12 years I just needed to replace the battery and a turn signal bulb.

The only problem with the car is that it is too low, thus not good for bad roads.

When I purchased the car, it had the following:

Radio working, but tape not working.

Front seats need a little refurbishing.

The A/C is medium powerful.

The car tends to moderately shift to the left if you leave your hands off the steering wheel.

The body needs a complete revamping, I mean there are no major crashes, but a few bumps here and there, some paint deterioration due too bad washing liquids, etc...

The trunk would not open easily, it needs some fix up.

The front board is slightly cracked (8 Cm's vertically) due to the strong sun in this part of the world (temperatures outside can reach 50 degrees Celsius)

Overall the car is great. I'm glad I purchased it, it looks good, it runs well and it doesn't consume much oil.