collease Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 About the new Honda Civic. Not so new anymore i know but its growing on me and now me thinks it would be a better option than my old Golf. I can get a 2.2 diesel with everything on it except satnav for £12k. It is used but only done delivery miles. It is a year old and is a 5 door. Not Driven one yet its more difficult to get a test drive in one when you work for the company than it is if your a proper customer. I have to fit round everyone else. Just want peoples honest opinions of what its like to drive and the general feel of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I think one bod on here has had all sorts of grief with his wife's new Civic. But that might just be one car of many???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I think one bod on here has had all sorts of grief with his wife's new Civic. But that might just be one car of many???? [/ QUOTE ] I'm not so sure that it is unfortunately. Have read about quite a few other issues, including gearbox and lower level engine issues . However, having said all that, at £12k and a year old it might be worth a punt. Still has warranty, has the best engine (bar Type R), is supposed to be quite 'sporty' to drive and as long as it's a healthy example then could be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzbitt Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 A collegue bought one of the 2.2D end of last year and aint had any issues with it whatsoever and uses it to commute between Sheffield and Leeds every day. He told me about this forum and said you would find it very useful. http://www.civinfo.com/forum/index.php I looked on it and found this infro from the common faults check on a new car and pasted it below. Hope it helps. ============ On collection of a new car - here are some known faults that you may want to test/check in addition to the stuff you'd check on any new car: Rear shocks Early cars made a "clonking" noise from the rear, caused by a batch of faulty shocks. A test drive will highlight this, but then the dealer should have just checked it. Ask the dealer if it has the fault - that should throw him! Fuel filler cap The cap on some cars doesn't open when you pull the lever. Pull the lever (by the drivers feet) once to check the cap opens. Radio problems As you arrive in your old car, tune a station that is of marginal, but just-ok reception. When you get into the Civic, tune the same frequency and check the reception is acceptable. There have been reports of poor reception. Cigarette lighter Pull the cig lighter out a few times and make sure the socket doesn't come out too. Gear stick Check it's screwed on. Handbrake light Check it goes on and off with the handbrake. Door fit Check the doors are aligned correctly. The stripe down the middle part of the door should line up with the stripe on the front wing and the stripe on the rear door. Headlights fouling bumper Check the bottom of the headlights are not touching the bumper (may rub causing paint to come off). Missing clips Have a look at the centre console down at floor level near your feet. There should be 2 clips on each side - these can pop out and go missing. Reversing aids If you've had dealer-installed accessories fitted, check for scratches all around the rear-centre console, the centre console, the gearchange and inside the tailgate. Rear lights Fog light not connected, best to check all lights working. Scratches on the dash The dash is very shiny and very prone to getting scratched. Check under good lighting conditions the black plastic around the instrument console and the perspex instrument cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Gear stick Check it's screwed on. [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzbitt Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 aye.. that made me chuckle as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 They were known to suffer from fog light covers cracking due to bad design. The body was flexing and placing too much load on them. I'm not sure if this problem has been rectified, but so far I've not heard a lot of good things about them, with parts falling off, cracking or just failing. And that's just those who work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 A guy I work with has had that exact same issue! It's been in twice to be rectified and it's still not right, but I don't know if that's a reflection on the design and/or quality or the dealer who carried out the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_m Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I really didnt realise the Civic was experiencing so many problems - not really a car I take much notice of tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 [ QUOTE ] A guy I work with has had that exact same issue! It's been in twice to be rectified and it's still not right, but I don't know if that's a reflection on the design and/or quality or the dealer who carried out the work. [/ QUOTE ] It's the design as several cars have been to several differnt dealers, all the same problem. Fixed, but the cracks reappear shortly afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winrya Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 My dad has a particular dislike to these cars, so much so it try not to listen, but he mentioned a few weeks back when i went round that they came bottom in a recent reliability survey. No idea who it was carried out by but found it rather shocking. It seems a great price, but im not too keen myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 [ QUOTE ] About the new Honda Civic. Not so new anymore i know but its growing on me and now me thinks it would be a better option than my old Golf. I can get a 2.2 diesel with everything on it except satnav for £12k. It is used but only done delivery miles. It is a year old and is a 5 door. Not Driven one yet its more difficult to get a test drive in one when you work for the company than it is if your a proper customer. I have to fit round everyone else. Just want peoples honest opinions of what its like to drive and the general feel of the car. [/ QUOTE ] OK, honest answer. I bought the wife a new one 2.2CDTI SE I think, anyway cost 17K so 12K is a bit of a gift. Both front spot lamps shattered, fought "Holden Hondas" for new ones under warantee, ended up getting them after customer services intervened. ALL the doors have filled up with water!!!!! I mean gallons, the ruber bungs block, I have removed them all, the Battery went flat after the car was left for three days, Holdens responce "Nothing found sir" next day Dead!!!!! I found boot light stuck on. Paint quality POOR,we have the silver and you can almost see through it now, it stone chips BADLY along with Alloy wheels suffering from brake dust distruction, our Car has covered 13.5K, stone chipped at the front badly, all wheels stained and pitted (dispite constant cleaning). Fuel economy 50 MPG constant, car is now reliable, front tyres last 12/13K. I also find the dashboard seems to atract a lot of dust and discolouration!! The car is used up and down the A11 mostly. I hope this helps. This web site will give you much INFO http://www.civinfo.com/forum/index.php?sid=a9da019c791412ed8ad11f82ba44f782 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Fuel economy 50 MPG constant [/ QUOTE ] Is that all? I am surprised at that. Should be nearer 60?? The Civic is only a small and light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Fuel economy 50 MPG constant [/ QUOTE ] Is that all? I am surprised at that. Should be nearer 60?? The Civic is only a small and light. [/ QUOTE ] And she drives it soft all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thanks everyone thats a great lot of advice. I will check out the websites given and have a good hard think. I will probably end up not worrying about it and sticking with the exspense of the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Cant comment on the rliability, but went in a mates 2.2 Diesel the otehr day and couldnt believe how smooth and quiet it was, I thought it was a petrol. I think the message is never buy a car in the first year of production - you ARE the post production testers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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