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Nothing has gone wrong as of yet, but given my overall luck with vehicles, this will be a challenge to see if Honda is the car everyone thinks it is.
This car has awesome styling both inside and out. I have drivn many different kinds of vehicles over the years, but never has a four door sedan garnered the type of attention this thing gets wherever I go.
It will accommodate many different sizes of people comfortably, especially for it's size. The big plus here is that the steering wheel telescopes as well as tilts allowing even a long legged individual to comfortably operate the vehicle. All of the controls are easy to reach and understand.
It handles like a 5-series BMW, but gets twice the gas mileage. The steering is very quick- something new this year is that the steering is only 2.6 turns lock to lock, so it is very sensitive- especially at highway speeds.
The ride is firm, and the four wheel disc brakes are fade free even in the mountainous region where I drive.
I was wondering what kind of mileage do you get out of it.. have you tried taking it out on the freeway and stuff???
I drive one in South Africa at 1400 meter above sea level that reduces power by up to 17%. Open road at 70-80Mph average I get 14.5 Kilometres per litre. No clue what that translates to in MPG.
14.5 K/LITER is 32.93 miles/gal.
I drive a 2006 Civic Coupe manual transmission. In city traffic, anywhere from 32 to 34 mpg depending on traffic conditions and how hard I step on the gas.
If you own a 2006 Honda Civic I guarantee you will have a power steering leak before you hit 10k miles. I work at a Honda dealership and so far over half that come in I find the side & bottom of the oil pan damp from where the power steering is leaking down. The first few 06's also had two or three different oil leaks, but that has been resolved. But I bet I find one tomorrow that is leaking power steering fluid. If you own one I suggest taking it to your local Honda dealer and ask them to inspect the vehicle for leaking/seeping power steering. If it is leaking it will be fixed under warranty and you're good to go.
OK. I'll be the first one to sing the praises of a Civic. However, we can't be unrealistic here. A Civic isn't going the handle better than a 5-series BMW. Ain't happening. Drive a 5-series on a twisty country road and you will feel perfection. The connection between man and machine is almost telepathic. Rear drive vs. Front drive: Winner... Rear drive. I'll leave that alone now. Next, You opine about the Civic getting "double" the gas mileage. Not even close. Check your stats. Civic is a fine car that should continue to sell well due to the their innovation and reputation. But let's compare apples to apples.
The above commenter is right. BMW's are a completely different animal that nothing compares to. Honda's are not made to compete with a car in that class.
I own a civic 2006 manual. Its gives 30/35.
Let the initial commenter feel happy about his buy. People do exaggerate. Even he/she knows he/she can't compare these two cars side by side. Damn! people are all over him.
Sorry, but no Honda or even Acura can even come close to licking a BMW's tires (and I'm not even a BMW fan). The civic is an economy car and it's not even that good at that in my experience as an owner of 2006 LX coupe. Very poor interior build quality in mine and almost no noise insulation.
Dollar-for-dollar, and real-world fuel economy, I ABSOLUTELY believe the EX coupe is a MUCH better value than most European cars produced in the last 10-years (Porsche aside), and I've owned 3 of them (850GT, S70 and S60).
Is the Civic noisier? Of course! But Hell... I drive about 100-miles daily, and the SLIGHTLY louder interior is a burden worth bearing. Once I put Michelins on it, it got MUCH quieter.. about equal to the BMW, but NOT the Volvo (they do an excellent job of totally insulating the driver from the outside world... which isn't necessarily a good thing).
Already the maintenance costs are about a quarter of BMW, and about half that of Volvo (I've got nearly 25K on the Civic Coupe). I just hope to experience that long-term Honda quality I've heard so much about. So far, I don't see any reason why I won't.
Just purchased an '06 EX coupe used, low mileage. Comparing it to a 318ti Bimmer that I previously owned. The Civic
has better MPG city. 318ti was a quiter ride, but slower than the Civic. Same HP.
The 318ti was $22k in 1995 used. Honda Civic EX $18,900 in
2007. Honda is a better deal.
My 2006 Honda Civic EX has developed some kind of oil leak. I had the dealer look at it once and they told me that they tightened something and it should be OK. They thought the leak was related to a recent oil change and that some oil had remained on some kind of shelf or something. That was about a month ago. I found additional fresh oil on the driveway today.
We are still paying on the loan for this car and it has been driven less than 10,000 miles, probably less than 7000 miles. My old 1986 Honda Civic Wagon never, ever leaked oil. I owned it for 18 years. I'm not sure what to think about this situation with my new car. Any advice? By the way, I love my 2006 Honda Civic, and other than this seemingly minor leak, it is a fantastic vehicle.
I own a 2006 Honda Civic type s. I enjoy it driving it in the streets of Athens and everywhere else. However almost from the first day I bought it I noticed drops of green fluids under the engine space in my driveway.
I took it to the dealer to check it, taking advantage of my guarantee and they found out that there was a minor leak of cooling fluid. The replaced a ring and I left. Today 3 weeks after buying my new Honda the leak reappeared.
Perhaps it is an overflow effect. Perhaps it's a bigger problem...
In any case my '94 Civic never had this problem. it was much cheaper also than the new Honda...
I own a 2006 Honda Civic EX Automatic transmission. I really love the car and definitely the MPG. I have had a recent oil change, keep tires inflated etc and on the highway I get GREAT MPG.
Just got back from a long road trip to Memphis TN,99% highway, rolling hills, sunny day.
Swear to you I got 42 MPG.
And it is NOT a hybrid.