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Honda Civic 1.4i 5dr

 

Newest Review: ... 4,000 tiny buttons. Good sound quality though. Taking a tip from their collaborator Rover, Honda stuck a big strip of wood on ... more

 ... the dashboard, but it's too dark and looks rubbish. There was plenty of room up front but not a huge amount in the back compared with, say, a Focus, or a new Civic come to that. The handling was quite good - the car would stick to its line through bends, but it was difficult to judge what the front wheels were doing due to the lack of feel from the steering described above. The suspension had poor travel and damping, so the car would "fidget" on back roads. There was a bit of wind noise from the door s...more

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r_welfare
Premium Review Honda Civic 1.4i 5dr: Excellent trouble-free motoring (559 words)
by r_welfare - written on 16/06/02 (Very useful, 353 readings)
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Why is it that Civics are labelled cars for old people, but the equivalent Rover 400 or 45 is not seen that way? I don't know, but I think it's daft. After all, my Civic was a paragon of reliability and several friends' 400s suffered problem after problem. Mind you, at 23 I probably lowered the average owners' age by 20 years! I bought the car from the local Honda agent in November 2000, when it was two-and-a-half years old. I got a good deal due to a contact who informed me this particular car had sat on the forecourt for three months, and after this time could only be sold to the trade. I was therefore able to purchase the car for ...

dtanderson
Express Review on Honda Civic 1.4i 5dr
by dtanderson - written on 11/12/01
Rating:

Good, very reliable and economical car, with the well-known Honda reliability - Advantages: economical, reliability, construction - Disadvantages: underpowered, too low at front

 

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