2005 Honda Civic LX from North America - Comments

The car is new, so I have had no issues.

I love my Honda Civic. After having owned a Chevy Venture for 7 years, its been a long time since I have enjoyed driving. The handling is crisp, and the power is adequate. I bought this car to get good gas mileage, and it has delivered. To date, I have filled up twice, and I've calculated 32.5mpg. The ride is a little stiff, but acceptable.

I plan on coming back here next year to give updates.

I'm back to follow up on my first review. I now have over 10k miles on my civic, and it is still running like new. Gas mileage has increased some as the engine has broke in. If I'm easy on the highway and obey the speed limit, the car will average 35-36mpg which I'm very pleased. As for the paint, the car does have a couple very small chips. I realize as I'm going down the road the paint is constantly getting pelted with road materials, but I'd like to keep chipping to a minimum. Tires are wearing well, and the brakes are doing their job, so it doesn't seem like it will need attention any time soon. The interior is holding up, but it is mainly just me driving back and fourth from work. Regular use from two adults and a couple children may bring out chinks in its armor. The small engine seems to perform like one that gets good gas mileage though if I want to rev it up to 6500rpm it will produce adequate power. After driving it for some time I have become acclimated to the power it provides and I don't really miss what it cannot give me.

After 10k miles I give the car 9.5 out of 10. My reasoning is for the price paid (or what they are asking for the model) I just don't see how it could give me more unless they were to go without a profit.

2004 Accord EX V6, Taffeta White - In the past, I've ordered Honda touch up paint from H and A Accessories online with good results. Since I live in Chicago, I wouldn't purchase the bra because it collects salt in the winter and dirt/bugs in the summer.

Here's the link for your Civic:

http://www.handa-accessories.com/civext01.html.

I'm back with another review. I now have 40k on my Civic, and I still love this car. Great gas mileage as well as reliability keep me very satisfied. although I do have to report a part that was replaced under warranty. The part was related to the throttle body, and with most cars is a simple change, but with the Civic the whole assembly had to be replace. If it wasn't under warranty it would have cost 600 bucks. Fortunately, every one thinks it was a freak failure, and shouldn't happen again. Otherwise this car has been a dream, and look forward to purchasing one for my wife when her car dies.

See you at 50k.

I'm back again with another follow-up comment.

The Civic now has 61000 miles and I've had no problems. I am now convinced this is the best car I've ever owned! Yesterday I rotated the tires (original) and looked at the brakes, and they might be half worn! Half worn with 61000 miles on the original tires which I will probably go until this summer. Zero problems!

My wife still drives the Venture beast, and when it finally dies, I'm replacing it with a Civic!

After driving the Civic for a couple years, I realize that I don't need 250 or 300 horse power. This thing averages around 35mpg, so I have money left over at the end of the month I can do other things with. The American public needs to wake up and stop buying SUV (s) and get smart about what they drive.

I'm glad I woke up and bought a Civic! One of the smartest things I ever did.