On Feb 28, 1:02 am, Joe LaVigne > wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:12:34 -0800, isquat wrote:
> > On Feb 26, 2:17 pm, "DodgeDriver" > wrote:
> >> We are in the USA. Granddaughter is looking to buy her first car. She is
> >> talking Honda Civic. Don't know why, but she believes that is what she
> >> wants. She will have about $5,000 (US) to spend. I lean toward something
> >> not more than 5 years old. Haven't started looking but thought I would ask
> >> this group for opinions a Civic. Are all Civics created equal or are
> >> there certain models/years to stay away from?
>
> >> Thanks for any help.
>
> > For $5k I'd buy an american over a jap car anyday.
> > Much better value and reliability because $5k buys you a dilapidated
> > jap car and an american car in very good shape.
>
> You smoke crack, don't you? 5K buys you an older jap car that still runs
> longer and more reliably than the newer american scrap...
>
Whatever. I stand by my statement. $5k on a jap car
are likely to be flushed down the drain. At least that's my
experience with the jap cars in that range. Won't go there. Ever.

> > Unless your daughter is a mechanic or runs a repair shop
> > I won't advise to buy a desirable fun car for that kind of
> > money. I suggest to get something some boring piece of junk that won't
> > fall apart next day.
>
> > Speaking of that, are 07 and 08 Civics any better than 06s
> > reliability wise?
>
> There are no 08 civics (or anything else). There have been no

Yep. I stand corrected. No 08s just yet.

reliability
> problems with 06 civics. Hell, my Si is almost a year old, and there has
> not been a single recall for it. I don't remember ever having an American
> car with no recalls...

I believe your Si is made in Japan and DX thru LXes are made all
over the place. According to the previous posts here 06 civics
were nothing but trouble. Especially with the automatic geatboxes.
The don't make Si with an auto do they? My point exactly.
Si is a very special car in the Civic lineup and it's reliability
is not a good indicator of how DX, EX and LX fare.
I suspect Honda may have cleaned up its civic act for 07. Did it?