Recently, I have experienced a metallic, clanging noise from the front, driver-side underbody when the car is turning left at lower than 20 km per hour. No noise at higher speeds. No noise when turning right or going straight. I have to resolve this problem before the warranty expires.
With a 5-speed manual transmission, the car provides an acceptable acceleration time from 0 to 100 km per hour when the engine is revved to 6,100 r.p.m. In my opinion, the Honda manual transmission is the best one I have ever driven in any vehicle of the same price range. It is fast, smooth, and very much better than the manual transmission of the Toyota Celica my wife formerly owned.
The ride, though a little stiff, suits me well because it gives better control than otherwise.
Everything in the car works perfectly. I have no complaints.
Undoubtedly, the paint is susceptible to stone chips; the same is true of all the other vehicles of similar prices.
It is no wonder that Civic out-sells all the other small cars in the market. I think Honda should price Civic higher for being the best-selling small car in the world.
Of course, if you want, you can offer Honda a few more thousands dollars for their efforts to build a car that suits you. But, for the rest of us, the $20,000 Can is more than a good sum of money for a car that is, as it has been called, an econobox. I only regret having added a few more thousands initially to buy a Toyota Camry! It would have saved me so much misery! I never expected such a poor performance from a Honda. It may be reliable, but performance wise it runs very low. I will never ever buy another Honda.
Actually, you should be able to pick your Camry up for way less than $20K nowadays since the reliability is so poor on them (check out the reviews on here). Try the Accord. I just got mine for just over $20K and it is much better driving then the Civic is. The Civic is a great car in its own right though.
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