2001 Honda Civic EX review from North America

Rear suspension squeaks slightly when going over large bumps. Left windshield washer sprayer trickles out when used. Minor problems.

I've owned this car for 4 years now and it has been nothing, but a reliable and comfortable car that has saved me money on gas. I've had a couple minor problems, but that can only be expected over time.

After test driving this, a Corolla, a Focus, and a Protege, I chose the Civic because of its comfortable ride characteristics and its unmatched interior quality for a car in this class.

My father has a 2000 Nissan Sentra SE and I've personally owned an older Saturn SL1, and haven driven both of these cars, I can tell you that the Civic comfortably defeats them both. At 60,000 miles the Sentra feels as if its going to rattle itself to pieces even though I prefer its engine and transmission to the Civic. The Saturn was simply built poorly with interior pieces I could peel off.

I honestly don't understand the people that have qualms about this car and say that it will be their last Honda. I can understand that there will sometimes be problems with certain models, but take a ride in a GM vehicle and you will learn all about costly repairs and shoddy build quality (I know, I've owned one). This doesn't mean I would never buy a GM vehicle in the future, just that their current strategy is one of extreme cost cutting at the expense of quality. Just because one car of a certain vintage in a maker's lineup gives you problems why would you suddenly dismiss all of their cars to come. That is simply idiotic.