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Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic Sedan 2006
4597 messages, Last post on Sep 04, 2008 at 7:40 AM
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I am in the market to replace my 02 Accord SE (manual) coming off lease. I am looking to "downsize" hence the Civic, Mazda3, and Corolla are my choices in this area (won't look at others in this arena, not going there). Corolla is out - too dowdy for me. Went to test drive the Civic tonight but dealer had no manuals to test drive, so I only got to sit in one. Although the digital speedo thing does not impress me, I know I can probably live with it. However, when I sat in the car I found that deep dash seemed to rise fairly high where it meets the windshield and gives the impression of being hard to see over. I am 5' 10", and I cranked the seat up somewhat, but still looked awkward to me. Obviously I need to drive it to really see this out properly, but it threw me off. Also, the lack of arm rest/cup holders in the rear (will not go up to an EX) is a glaring omission given that I have kids. I want to like this car as currently it is the best bang for the $ in terms of safety features (ABS and airbags all around - again the kids), but this dash seems too much for me. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it an issue that takes getting used to when driving?
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I really like the new Civic (sedan) overall, but I can't get myself to like two aspects of the body exterior: a) The shape of the front bumper seems odd to me - the rake seems to be a bit too much, particularly since it follows the contour of the body. I guess the designers wanted to keep the design in line with that of the windshield, but I can't help thinking that a small break in the contour near the bumper may not have been too bad. b) The tail lights irk me no end. The way the lights taper inwards does not look elegant at all in my opinion (reminds me for some reason of a wide knife - like a cleaver  ) I know styling is extremely subjective, but wanted to know if there are others who feel the same way I do?
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Replying to: geovar (Oct 26, 2005 8:00 am) |
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Hi, I noticed that when I'm coasting, clutch completely depressed and I switch to first gear with the clutch still depressed the car makes a different and slightly louder whirring sound. When I switch out of first gear it changes. The clutch is pressed completely the whole time. Is this normal or does it indicate a problem?
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Replying to: bfyerxa (Oct 25, 2005 6:28 pm)
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Replying to: bfyerxa (Oct 26, 2005 7:49 pm)
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Replying to: mrunknown (Oct 26, 2005 5:55 pm)
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Looks as if some are putting the metal to the pedal without the normal required break in period even on a demo...I would never want to buy a demo if that is how people treat the car.
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