Anyone driving a 2001 Civic?

[StageLeft]

Thinking of buying a 2001 next year when its got a few miles in it - what are impressions of these versus the previous model?

 

[StageLeft]

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[atom]

Blech............

Personally if I had to get a Civic it would ONLY be the 99-00 Si.

 

[StageLeft]

Well I'll be buying a faster car a year later but "we" need something that is fairly new for warranty and also quite cheap, and I want something bigger than an echo - plus have you seen the gas mileage on these new Civics? Not bad - especially the HX coming out soon/or out now.

 

[Imported]

New Civic is hard to modify if you plan on doing that. I'd go with a '99-'00 Si or a '96 DX Hatchback and drop in a Integra GS-R engine.

 

[StageLeft]

Oh i have no intention of that, it will be the wifey's car. Then when she gets a job and stops mooching off me *cough* we'll get a nicer car, I'm thinking maxima or prelude.

 

[BowDown]

Woo... Maxima! Nice choice .

 

[Farbio]

well, its honda which means that it will run perfectly and give you no troubles under almost any condition. i don't know anyone that has gotten one yet, but i do know that honda wouldn't put out a product that wasn't as good or better than the previous one

 

[StageLeft]

its honda which means that it will run perfectly and give you no troubles under almost any condition

I wouldn't say that about the '89 accord I picked up earlier this year and sank $1500 into in repairs over 6 months before getting rid of the damn thing

I got unlucky though, Hondas are supposed to be pretty good, and they have a great warranty.

 

[wyvrn]

Yeah I have owned several Honda's and they have been EXCELLENT in the repairs department. But the 96 Accord I bought last year has 1200 in repairs in the last month, and counting. It has also been recalled due to a defective electrical component under the hood. Man I think I am going to buy a Chevy Silverado and get it over with. Enough with these econo-boxes!!!

 

[nickdakick]

Civic Aero Deck 1.8 VTi running here and no probs so far....
Only thing is Mercedes, BMW and Audi drivers get pretty angry being stunned by a Japanese "family car" on the Autobahn, Hehe, understatement cars rule....
180 hp out of an 1800 cc engine ain't that bad.
BTW owned an CRX Del Sol before *drool*
edit: bought an "A"

 

[wake]

Under almost any condition - one of the exceptions is a 12 year old vehicle..

 

[Poontos]

Skoorb,

I drove one last night. Best car for the money, BY FAR! I loved it, the clutch and transmission were so smooth, precise, crisp. I throughly enjoyed it, I didn`t want to let go of it.

 

[vi edit]

If you want good economy, reliable engine, and lots of extras, go for a VW Jetta or Golf w/ the TDI diesel engine.

44MPG in town, 50 on the highway.

 

[Poontos]

The clutch on the Volkswagen's are really long. I did not like them. The rest of the car (I drove a Golf last night too) is really nice.

 

[vi edit]

The VW's don't really loose much with an automatic. They do a pretty good job of maximizing performance w/ the auto's. Plus, the milage difference is neglible.

Just a thought.

But yes, I do agree with you, the clutches are very long. I personally did not care for the travel distance of them either. The Audi's are the same way.