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| I purchased my 2006 Honda Civic Sedan LX this past Friday...and I'm sorry to say that I am feeling regrets! I traded in a 2004 Honda Accord LX after putting 24,000 miles on it in 14 months. Since it was leased...I felt pressure to either re-finance...or trade it in on a 2006 Honda Civic Sedan LX which intrigued me because of the re-design and increased fuel economy. Overall, I find the 2006 Civic Sedan a good vehicle but after driving it this past weekend I noticed (more than I anticipated) that the vehicle is a LOT less comfortable than my Accord, the ride is a lot rougher, and there is a LOT more road noise. Additionally, I didn't realize until this weekend that there are no cup-holders in the back seat (which REALLY annoyed my daughter), and I miss the trunk release on the key fob. But...the BIGGEST annoyance that I have found is the HEADRESTS! I just CANNOT get comfortable driving this car because the headrest forces my head forward...what's up with that? I don't know what to do??? | |
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Replying to: rossetter (Oct 03, 2005 7:54 am)
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Replying to: pattie_t (Jul 07, 2006 7:28 am) Actually, I much prefer the headrest over the one in my old 2000 Civic...noticed it the first time I test drove one and liked it. Did you not test drive your car? |
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This may be nothing but a matter of semantics, but they are head restraints and they are a safety feature. They are not for resting one's head. That said, if a head restraint doesn't allow a comfortable neck position while driving, I can imagine that would make driving the car pretty unbearable.  Maybe a cushion in the back of the seat to push the body forward a little? |
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Just got back from the dealer. Everything was fixed on my Civic. They replaced: power steering pump drivers window switch trunk liner sides drivers side rear spring two new tires aligenment front/rear fiddled with something concerning the faint miss I was feeling Check the A/C and a bunch of other stuff They worked there rear ends off on the car and bent over backwards to please me. The Civic drives better than it did new! Im very impressed with my dealer's service dept. They are every bit as good as the sales dept. Honda Automoblies of Bartelsville ROCKS!!! :thmsup:
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Replying to: rossetter (Oct 03, 2005 7:54 am) As far as over all comfort? We feel the Civic is just as good as the Accord. So much so we took it on a 3k mile road trip over Easter and left the Accord at home. As for cup holders. I think the Accord has eight total and the Civic has for. I dont know if the LX has the fold down arm rest in the back. I know my EX does and there's two cup holders in it. We have no headrestaint issues at all with the Accord or Civic. At one year old our Accord had 30k miles on it and the Civic at 7 months old has 15k miles. We drive alot. And have never had comfort issues with these cars. Ive heard of some folks that found the head restraints in backwards or have turned them backwards to help with issues like these. Good luck |
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I just passed the 3,000 mile mark with my EX automatic. The mileage has been a major disappointment. The best mileage I have recorded is 33 mpg. This was about 90% highway driving going 65-75mph. Overall mileage is about 30.5 mpg with about a 60/40 mix highway/city. I expected the average to be 33-35. Is there a chance this will improve as time progresses or could there be some problem with the car? I am really envious of those of you that are getting 40 mpg on the highway! A few other things. There is a recurring rattle from the glove compartment/passenger side front door area. Not all the time. Will likely be difficult for the dealer service to replicate. Has anyone had this diagnosed and corrected? The AC seems to be inconsistent. Sometimes it is frigid and other times it blows warm air. Seems to turn itself on and off. Again, hit or miss on a service tech reproducing on a test drive. Has anyone had this diagnosed and corrected? The wind noise from the driver’s side door due to the window molding having a small gap. I talked with Honda and they have issued an advisory on this that involves removing the molding and inserting a piece of foam to plug the gap in the molding. The dealer offered to order a new molding to see if the replacement does not have the gap. I am going to take them up on this. Seems like Honda could get this corrected with their supplier. Finally, an annoyance. There is a dark spot on the speedometer when you wear polarized sunglasses. Both the dealer and Honda said no one else has brought this to their attention. Anyone else out there experience this? Any responses would be appreciated. |
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tjs01, Since the 40 MPG highway estimate is based on the government's test at about 50 miles per hour, it's no surprise you that you're not getting close to 40 miles per gallon. Doing 75 MPH means having much more force to drive into, and that burns more of your fossil type fuel. I'm getting about the same mileage numbers as you. I couldn't be happier. I'm also happy with the A/C performance, although it does seem to have better moments than others at times. I generally wonder how the heck they get so much cold air out of a compressor hooked up to such a small engine. Those engineers are pretty smart I suppose.  I also find the headrests a little bit annoying (for resting my head though, not for driving). In the way of speculation, I can't help wondering, Rossetter, if you might be sitting just a tad TOO upright when you drive. You come across as the kind of person who goes through life extremely uprightly. Lean that seat back a hair, relax, and enjoy the ride. Things might be ok after all. |
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Replying to: rossetter (Oct 03, 2005 7:54 am) For the 2006 Civic LX Sedan, the cup-holders for the back seat passengers are bulit into the side pockets of the rear doors. If you look at these pockets, you should notice that at one end is bigger than the other end so that a cup (With a lid!) will fit in there. My daughters used this builtin cup holder feature without any issue. As for the arm rest of the rear seats, LX does not come with a fold down arm rest, only EX does i.e no cup-holders since no arm rest. As far as road noises and comfortable, they are a built in features of all the small cars i.e. light weight, used less gas leading to more plastic parts and less insulation! If you preferred quiet and comfortable ride then test drive a Lexus LS or Infiniti instead, but please remind yourself during the test drive that Gas Are Way Above $3.00 for premium unleaded gas that Lexus & Infiniti required and the price are also way above 20K range, think double at least! Hope my answers help. Regards, 2006civiclx |
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