Bought new, the wheel alignment was way off. I had to get it realigned.
There is vibration in the front panel, but only occasionally so far.
The radio is located too far away to reach properly. It could also sound better.
The car is not designed for average height for men. Everything is cramped or too far for comfort.
The motor is a bit noisy, especially during idle when the motor is cold. By design it stays in the 2000 RPM for a couple of minutes to better burn emissions, but its annoying!
This car is very decent in curves.
It has an excellent gas milage of about 8.1 city.
Nice interior and exterior (although this is very subjective to individual taste).
It has Proven reliability track record.
The base model CE offers a lot more than other competing cars such as : power mirrors and CD Player for a slightly lower price.
Is it really designed to idle at 2000 rpm? My corolla does that too, I thought there was a problem and was going to take it to the shop.
Many new cars do this to help speed along the warm-up cycle. My 2001 Tib does it and so does my 2002 CR-V. It certainly doesn't hurt anything and on really cold days (-25C) it revs even higher.
For example, the Civic DX base model has no power mirrors, CD player, or even air conditioning. Corolla CE has them standard. By the time a Honda dealer adds air conditioning and CD player to a new Civic, it's a $2000 difference and still no power mirrors! Even Civic VP costs $1500 more and still no power mirrors! Gas mileage is identical between the two.
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