1995 Honda Civic LX review from North America

My Civic has had it's share of normal wear and tear. However, there have been some secret small problems that eventually caused major problems.

At 131000 miles, the cooling system sensor went bad, which caused the head to slightly crack. If I'd known this, I could've spent about $50 max at a junk-yard instead of $1700 to resurface the cracked head. This problem also developed a bad radiator with a crack in it's plastic cover on the top. This cost another $100 to replace.

An unusual problem also occurred; the igniter went bad. This is located behind the rotor cap. It looks almost like a game-boy cartridge, and it cost me $340 to replace. This can't be found at your local auto-parts store. It has to come directly from Honda manufacturing.

This is the best car I've ever had by far!! It's smooth on the road; and even at 158000 miles, it drives and handles very comfortably on 6-10 hour road trips. Keep the oil changed regularly and a good tune up every 50000 miles, and you've got a fantastic car for life.