You are here: Forums Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic 2005 and earlier

Honda Civic 2005 and earlier

4035 messages,  Last post on Jun 08, 2009 at 9:11 AM

You are in the Honda Civic Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

What is this discussion about? Honda Civic, Sedan

Join other Civic enthusiasts in Edmunds.com Honda Civic Owners Club!

Messages Page 404 of 404 1 ... 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#4028 of 4035 press request by kirstie_h HOST Nov 03, 2008 (12:18 pm)
A reporter is interested in talking with satisfied owners of a 2005-2007 Honda Civic who are also parents. If you are interested in commenting on your experience, please reply to jwahledmunds.com no later than Friday, November 21, 2008 and include your city and state of residence, the model year of your vehicle and the age of your child/ren.      Thanks for your consideration,      Jonathan Wahl Corporate Communications Edmunds Inc.
#4029 of 4035 looking at civics 2002 and 2003 by drgums Nov 09, 2008 (7:25 am)
I am looking at 2002 and 2003 civics to buy.( for my daughter)   pricing for a 2002 LX with 40K miles is at $8500 asking pricing for a 2003 EX with 68K is at $7500 asking   Both are in decent shape.......   Can anyone help me with this?   How long will these cars last w/ good maintenance?   Any issues with these cars and the years they are made?   Any advice on counter offers I should make?   thank you Replies to this message: jonesbb630 (Nov 09, 2008 8:30 am) jonesbb630 (Nov 09, 2008 8:48 am) jchan2 (Nov 15, 2008 7:37 pm)
#4030 of 4035 Re: looking at civics 2002 and 2003 [drgums] by jonesbb630 Nov 09, 2008 (8:30 am)
Replying to: drgums (Nov 09, 2008 7:25 am) I had an 02 and I know of others that had 02 and 03's. To my knowledge, these are both great vehicles. One thing that some of these had in common is cracked exaust manifold/converter al in one piece. Epensive to fix at dealer $700 and hard to get aftermarket. Good luck
#4031 of 4035 Re: looking at civics 2002 and 2003 [drgums] by jonesbb630 Nov 09, 2008 (8:48 am)
Replying to: drgums (Nov 09, 2008 7:25 am) The 03 might still have manufacturer warranty if it was bought late 03 or leftover in 04. May want to check this out. Although, not much goes wrong with these other than the manifold and gan be hard to get under warranty as the manifold come attached to the converter all in one peice. Warranty shows converter 5 year warranty, manifold shows 3 years or 60K. This is a grey area from Honda warranty as they left a loophole in the warranty for ths issue. Some dealers will replace under warranty as bad converter whichgives you the new manifold. Some others won't cuz they are afraid Honda won't pay them or areafraid to get cought and loose dealer lisence. I had to threaten them to go to another dealer which is when they gave inand did the warranty work.   With Hondas, mileage is not an issue especially with the low mileage vehicle you are looking at. I would get the newer one at the cheaper price.
#4032 of 4035 Re: looking at civics 2002 and 2003 [drgums] by jchan2 Nov 15, 2008 (7:37 pm)
Replying to: drgums (Nov 09, 2008 7:25 am) I would probably go with the EX with higher miles; you get more features, the price is lower, and 68K is nothing for a Honda Civic. (mine has 134K and is still running perfectly fine)   These cars can easily go 200-225K with good maintenance, if you're willing to drive it that long. Just make sure all the maintenance has been done (oil changes, fluid changes, etc), and in the case of the '03 EX, see if the timing belt has been changed at 60K; some people like to change it at 60, some change it closer to 105. If it's been changed at 60, it's a steal. I'd offer $7000, then meet in the middle at $7250 and call it a day.
#4033 of 4035 Problem... by jchan2 Jan 18, 2009 (5:54 pm)
I have a 1999 Honda Civic, and I took it to the Honda dealer for an oil change in December (had a $26.95 oil change coupon) where the service advisor told me there was some "seepage" going on in the engine (nothing more specific than that) and that it was nothing to worry about right now, but something to think about "down the road"   However, after that, the car has developed a burning smell from under the hood (not too huge, but the smell is definitely there when you put your nose right on the hood) and I suspect it's the smell of burning oil, and now, in the month since the oil change, the oil levels are down to just above the minimum line on the oil dipstick. Is it normal for a Civic to start going through oil at this stage (137,000 miles) or is there something wrong that I need to get looked at? I'm thinking about just continually adding oil when it's low and letting it burn until it starts going through so much oil I can't keep up with it Replies to this message: mikefm58 (Jan 19, 2009 6:11 am)
#4034 of 4035 Re: Problem... [jchan2] by mikefm58 Jan 19, 2009 (6:11 am)
Replying to: jchan2 (Jan 18, 2009 5:54 pm) I'm thinking about just continually adding oil when it's low and letting it burn until it starts going through so much oil I can't keep up with it   I would do exactly that as well, make sure you keep a few quarts of oil in the car just in case. And if you're in cold weather climate and it's in the winter, make sure it's synthetic oil.
#4035 of 4035 05 Civic Automatic Transmission Issues by aarrona2002 Jun 08, 2009 (9:11 am)
Heres the deal. I bought the car off of a buddy that told me the Honda dealership told him it would need a new tranny ($2350.00). I thought maybe, just maybe something else could be done to fix it. Here are the symptoms....   1. SOMETIMES grinds in Park, even when starting in park 2. SOMETIMES grinds in Reverse 3. SOMETIMES drives in Neutral 4. Drives in Drive, but seems to miss the whole first gear before it revs up enough to catch second 5. I say SOMETIMES because, if I play with the shifter I can get it to go in Park and Reverse with no problem, and Neutral will do what its supposed to do, but Drive always has that 1st gear problem. 6. SOMETIMES I can start the car in Park, and its fine, but if I go down to drive and then back to Park, it grinds like hell in Reverse and Park.   I had a code read out at Honda that said P0730 which I found out to be INCORRECT GEAR RATIO, but they have it on paper as INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I think somethings fishy about that.. I dont know.   I tried calling The 1-800 number and my Honda dealership and it seems like without a recent (within the last 30 days) diagnosis, I cant file a claim with that division of Honda America to see if they will help me somehow.   The car is a 2005 Civic LX, 115,xxx, 1.7L, no special warranys or anything, just the 3 year/36,000 mile.

Messages Page 404 of 404 1 ... 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic 2005 and earlier