I bought my Civic last fall because I like the new body style and I wanted a good value on a car that gets great gas mileage and also has lots of safety features.

Here is what I think after 1 year:

• It’s a fun car to drive. I do a good deal of canyon driving and there is plenty of torque to keep my speed in most situations.
• This car is great in the snow. I’ve driven it with chains in sticky situations, and I’d rather be in my civic than a 4X w/ no chains. I think Honda is generally a good car in cold climates.
• I’m not sold on the “drive by wire” system – I kind of prefer my ’91 Acura in terms of throttle feel.
• Car handles really well –but I can’t wait till the tires are worn enough to justify new ones.
• I really like the fact that my hood is smaller than my windshield. It may seem a bit sketchy, but the visibility for a wide range of drivers is outstanding.
• Go for the manual transmission! Honda states that the automatic is superior to the manual in terms of gas mileage, but I live in an area with plenty of hills and I still push up to about 35 - 39 mpg with the stick shift.
• At first I did not really like the sound of the stereo –maybe I’m just used to it, but it seems ok. Honda could do better w/ the stereo but it’s not as though you’re paying a premium price.
• Interior is cool – I’m a sucker for the two tone dash a la the old Acuras. I love the heads up speedometer and dash.
• The “Latch” system for my kid’s car seat works seamlessly and adds yet another layer of assurance along with the many airbags.
• The kid has tried her best to muck up the back seat, but so far it cleans really well.

I’ve driven a comparable Toyota and I prefer the Honda overall –especially if you’re over 6'

If you can pick an ’06 Civic up for around that 15k mark –I say you can’t do much better for the $.

For a 1600 cc motor, it has pretty good pick up if you keep the rpm's up. I do miss not having cruise control for trips. I,m looking into an after market kit. My leg position for the gas pedal is a little uncomfortable and still be able to push the clutch all the way down. The intermittent wipers are strange. A half of stroke that goes a little past half way and after several minutes it stops half way right in my line of sight. Great gas milage. Averaged 36 mpg at 80 mph with a/c on from Florida to Missouri. Last trip with a/c on and normal speed 65-70 mph I got 38 mpg. I really like the rear fold down seats that are lockable. Trunk pretty good size for a small car. I was able to put a full size suit case in it with out putting the rear seat down. The main reason I bought this car was for the gas milage. My truck was eating me up on gas going to work. A friend of mine wants me to auto cross this car in the stock class. It sounds a like a lot of fun, but I don't really want to shorten the life of this car. I have notice quite a bit of rust under the read bumper mounts. Probable from the road salt when it was in Maine from the previous owner. I may have to replace. This area must hold in the moisture. A place thats needs extra attention at the car wash. A fun car to drive.

great gas milage
extreamly durable
we bought it for a first time driver, needed a car we can trust

Car is ok. Was in a major accident and needed a transmission--none of this was told to me by the seller. All in all another poor experience with Ebay.

I did not purchase the car due to a mutual agreement from me and seller, I can say the seller was so kind in trying to help me in any way he could. if I ever purchaser a use car i would use that seller on ebay. again thanks.

great car...as advertised....very happy new owner.....would recommend...............................................................................................................................................

The seller made it seem as if a quick sale was needed and had cash only for payment; however, he never followed through on the sale to deliver the car to us. Fortunately, no money was sent so no money was lost, but my daughter lost two weeks of time while we waited for the auction to end and attempted to get delivery of the vehicle. We opened a dispute with eBay, but there has been no resolution. The seller appears to have disappeared. We went on and purchased another vehicle.

I was a little leary of buying a vehicle through eBay, but I have had such good experiences before with other auctions that I gave it a chance. I will not attempt to buy a vehicle through eBay again. They do not have any way to guarantee that the seller will deliver. We used AutoTrader to find another car and are very happy.

THIS CAR WAS A 1 OWNER WITH LOW MILES, GREAT ON GAS, MY SON NEEDED A CAR THAT WAS BETTER ON GAS THAN HIS TOYOTA TACOMA, HE GETS GREAT GAS MILAGE AND THE EBAYER I PURCHASED THE CAR THROUGH (JORGE) WAS GREAT.
IF I FOUND ANOTHER CAR LIKE THIS ONE I WOULD BUT IT AGAIN.
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC (SILVER) AND A 2003 HONDA CIVIC (RED)
BOTH OF THEM ARE COUPES AND THEY ARE EXCELLENT CARS.
IF YOU BUT A HONDA CIVIC AND THE CAR HAS 100,000 MILES OR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD YOU MUST TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE TIMING BELT TO KEEP YOUR HONDA RUNNING FOR YEARS TO COME.

For a 1995, this is a great economical car. Not to mention, great on gas. Compact and easy to maintain.

Hounded by e-bay to write a review they keep sending e-mails till you write a review I cant believe this its just to obsurd to describe