1995 Honda Civic Glacier review from UK and Ireland

Carburettor was at fault for THREE breakdowns

(1) Carburettor got clogged with old fuel that was brought up from the reserves which meant it couldn't start properly and when it did, it struggled to run properly. In the end I had it 'unclogged' by my local mechanic

(2) Whilst slowing down from about 60mph on a dual carriageway, it simply 'clunked out' i.e. switched off on me and decided not to start again. The AA man said the carburettor was 'over fuelling' itself and 'choking' itself to cutting off. Again the local mechanic fixed it

(3) Going round a roundabout, it randomly started jerking back + forth very violently at low speeds which was a little scary at the time. The AA man said this time the carburettor was getting blocked and fuel delivery was suffering as a result.

So much for Honda reliability.

Despite the problems I've had with my Honda, I still love these cars. GENERALLY they have a reputation of being one of the strongest, well built, good looking cars in the world. The engines are meant to be 'bullet proof' I totally AGREE with that (the ones that are fuel injected and not the ones with the carburettor in them) Performance-wise she flies. Doing 70mph is nothing, it has more power beyond that, for sure. In my eyes, the car looks stunning and is very rare. So it is still a great car.

I've only had problems with the carburettor, and That's IT. I'm guessing that if its just the carburettor that goes wrong, buy a fuel injected Honda and that's it. Problem solved. No carburettor to worry about.