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| Performance | 9/10   |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7.8/10 |
| Reliability | 8.2/10 |
| Value for Money | 6/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 7.7/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.4/10 |
By wittzi
on 19th Feb 2007
| Year Manufactured | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 1 Year |
| Doors | 5 |
| Performance | 8/10 |
| Practicality | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 7/10 |
| Value for money | 6/10 |
| Overall value | 7/10 |
 wittzi's recommendation | |
Funky looks. Pretty nippy for a turbo diesel. Good MPG. TONS of space in the boot. Nice set of gadgets and dashboard. With the right extras the car looks awesome.
Drinks incredible amounts of oil.
18" low profile tyres burst easily ... £182.50 to replace!
Very little viewing space out of the back window
Petrol cap ALWAYS intermittently fails, first service (12,500 miles) will correct this.
Quite loud at high speed.
Journeys over 3hrs will take a toll on your back
I have to admit that despite the bad points of Honda Civic 2.2 i-CDTi SE, I do really enjoy driving it and generally using it day to day. It is very fast for a turbo diesel but it's also got a CO2 emission rating lower than the lowest government rating so as a company car it's very economical. I bought the SPORT version, because at the time I bought it (early March 2006) you had to get that option in order to get the 18" storm alloys, but I understand that you can get all sorts of different combinations now.
It's got great MPG and is spacious for kids, your mates, etc ... so that's a real plus point. A downside is that the visibility out of the back of the car is absolutely awful. Granted, you get over sized wing-mirrors to compensate, but it's still a pain. Likewise, its steering is light and useful, but for some reason its turning circle is really limited. Also, I burst my tyre the first week I had the car going over a pothole! I'm not convinced that the hole was so big that a normal tyre would have burst and they're £182.50 to replace!
Extras are what start costing mega bucks with this car. The standard SPORT which I bought was £16,600 (minus VAT). However, I had the following additional items:
18" Storm Alloys (around £900)
Stereo upgrade (around £650)
Sport side skirts (around £350)
Please note, the alloys were the best things that I ever bought, but the stereo and side skirts are VERY disappointing ... especially as between them they cost the best part of £1,000!
In summary, I think that this is a great little car and very economical. I understand that the Type-R is unfortunately nowhere near its hot hatch competition, so I would suggest that if you are no longer a boy racer but still fancy a nippy, sporty looking hatch back this is definitely the car for you! I've seen it in various colours, but I think that the cosmic grey and nighthawk back are the best colours for it. However, mine is black and I seem to spend forever cleaning it!
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