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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... > 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 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... |
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> wrote in message
oups.com... > 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. > 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? > At $5K either a Japanese or American make can be a good deal, but either will certainly need some attention in the years to come. Depending on where you live, it can be hard to find a decent Honda or Toyota for $5K that is less than seven or eight years old. With the American makes 5 years is reasonable. Definitely ask about specific cars (model and year) on the appropriate newsgroups. The common experiences are going to be typical of what you can expect and you will get warnings to check on various things. Ignore those at your own risk! One last word - if the engine uses a timing belt (and most engines from the years you are looking at do) expect it to need changing immediately. Unless you can get help from a serious DIYer expect to pay in the $500 range for that. Okay - my own prejudice... I don't like the reliability of Dodge/Chrysler used cars. Mike |
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"Michael Pardee" > wrote in message .. . > > wrote in message > oups.com... > > 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. [snipped] > At $5K either a Japanese or American make can be a good deal, but either > will certainly need some attention in the years to come. Depending on where > you live, it can be hard to find a decent Honda or Toyota for $5K that is > less than seven or eight years old. With the American makes 5 years is > reasonable. > > Definitely ask about specific cars (model and year) on the appropriate > newsgroups. The common experiences are going to be typical of what you can > expect and you will get warnings to check on various things. Ignore those at > your own risk! > > One last word - if the engine uses a timing belt (and most engines from the > years you are looking at do) expect it to need changing immediately. Unless > you can get help from a serious DIYer expect to pay in the $500 range for > that. > > Okay - my own prejudice... I don't like the reliability of Dodge/Chrysler > used cars. > > Mike > > Thanks for your input. I have just started looking at prices and looks like she might have to spend more than planned. |
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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? |
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On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:09:21 -0800, isquat wrote:
> 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. Your experience is clearly BS. I'd rather have a 8 year old Accord (well maintained) than a 5 year old GM, Chrysler or Ford product. Any day of the week. > >> > 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? And yet again, you'd be wrong. My Si was assembled in Ontario, using parts from the US, Canada and Japan. The last time there was a common problem with a Honda Auto Tranny it was 02 in the Accords and Odyssey lines using a V6. I know a couple people with 06 Civics with Auto Tranny, and they have had no problems... |
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On Feb 28, 8:18 pm, Joe LaVigne > wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:09:21 -0800, isquat wrote: > > 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. > > Your experience is clearly BS. I'd rather have a 8 year old Accord (well > maintained) than a 5 year old GM, Chrysler or Ford product. Any day of > the week. My experience might be BS but I can assure you that the money flushed the drain on my old Subaru were very real. No old used cars for me jap or otherwise thank you very much. The reliability is way overhyped. > > 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? > > And yet again, you'd be wrong. My Si was assembled in Ontario, using > parts from the US, Canada and Japan. > > The last time there was a common problem with a Honda Auto Tranny it was > 02 in the Accords and Odyssey lines using a V6. I know a couple people > with 06 Civics with Auto Tranny, and they have had no problems... You have a representative sample don't you? And I have $10k flushed on a 7 y.o. Legacy that I paid $7k for. Then when I was shopping for a car three years ago I stop by a Honda dealer to see what they had. Well, they had a 3-4 y.o. civic with 50-60k miles on it and the dealer wanted $9600 or so for it. $10k for a stinky piece of "certified" junk with a half the juice taken out of it? It was probably due for a timing belt and gawd knows what else. I went straight to the Mazda dealer and bought a 1 y.o. Protege with 3k on odometer. Very clean and no stench. Granted, Civic has a better shifting tranny and a smooth motor to match but I feel that I got a much better value (and unlike Corolla the car is a hoot to drive) If I were to replace my car and I were in snowbelt I'd get a new Civic Si. A used one? Given the depreciation rates for Hondas: no bloody way! I'm not a complete moron. Used Hondas (Toyolets and Subarus too) are WAY overpriced. So I stand by my recommendation to OP to look elsewhere for a used car. Just my $.02. |
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On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:46:39 -0800, isquat wrote:
> My experience might be BS but I can assure you that the money flushed > the drain on my old Subaru were very real. No old used cars for me jap > or otherwise thank you very much. The reliability is way overhyped. SNIP > > Just my $.02. Ahh, I see... So you are in a Honda newsgroup complaining about civics because you feel you paid too much for your Subaru. Good logic... |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > > My experience might be BS but I can assure you that the money flushed > the drain on my old Subaru were very real. No old used cars for me jap > or otherwise thank you very much. The reliability is way overhyped. You're badmouthing Honda based on your experience with Subaru. That makes no sense what-so-ever. |
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On Mar 1, 1:06 am, "Brian Smith" > wrote:
> > wrote in message > > oups.com... > > > > > My experience might be BS but I can assure you that the money flushed > > the drain on my old Subaru were very real. No old used cars for me jap > > or otherwise thank you very much. The reliability is way overhyped. > > You're badmouthing Honda based on your experience with Subaru. That > makes no sense what-so-ever. I was explaining to the OP that there are better deals and that for $5k he can get a car in better shape if he shops elsewhere. I don't have a problem if he buys a new Civic but a used one is not a good value that's all. I think I explained already that CIvic Si is on the list of my protege replacements along with RX-8 and EVO. (Mazdaspeed 3 won't cut it for me). In case you wonder what I'm doing on this NG in the first place. |
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