Need help on buying a civic guys :d

walwyn1978

Civic Type S? Detuned version of the Type R, still huge fun to drive but cheaper insurance premium than the full fat Type R?

mikmendiri

hey thanks for your reply. Is type s model in diesel too? To be honest,Is diesel the only choice i have for fuel economy? I m sure petrol, if behind, would only be by few factors. Itl cover the fuel consumption by being cheaper to buy and service right?

Nodding_Donkey

Lets face it anything will be better than an Aygo for long commutes

The Civics are a great little car and Honda reliability is legendary. My wife's 1.6 VTEC gives an average of 39mpg and her daily commute is 25 miles each way, 80% of which is motorway.

tykesi

mikmendiri wrote: »

hey thanks for your reply. Is type s model in diesel too? To be honest,Is diesel the only choice i have for fuel economy? I m sure petrol, if behind, would only be by few factors. Itl cover the fuel consumption by being cheaper to buy and service right?

Did you even read my post?

Strider590

A bigger car is going to be cheaper to buy and cheaper to insure than the sort of cars your looking at, just saying it might worth looking into.

reeac

Fat_Walt wrote: »

With four years no claims your insurance shouldn't be too bad. But at 22 why are you buying a pensioners car?

Maybe he has qualities such that he doesn't need to rely on his motor to gain some street cred.

mikmendiri

Haha! I truly don't care about all them street creds and such man. To be honest why are people hating on civic though, swear its better than or atleast not worse in terms of aesthetics than vw golf and small corsa every young drivers drive.

shakeitright

The 2.2 diesel will put a smile on your face,quick and excellent fuel economy,I ran mine for 8 years up to 217000 miles,only changed as I fancied a sports car now the kids have grown up.Word of advice ,check insurance quotes before you decide,if I recall it wasnt cheap to insure for a young person.(2.2i diesel doesnt have a DPF filter so no worries about that)
The Type S is only a 1.4 and in my experience underpowered,however still gives fairly good fuel economy.

tykesi

shakeitright wrote: »

The 2.2 diesel will put a smile on your face,quick and excellent fuel economy,I ran mine for 8 years up to 217000 miles,only changed as I fancied a sports car now the kids have grown up.Word of advice ,check insurance quotes before you decide,if I recall it wasnt cheap to insure for a young person.(2.2i diesel doesnt have a DPF filter so no worries about that)
The Type S is only a 1.4 and in my experience underpowered,however still gives fairly good fuel economy.

Or a 1.8...

shakeitright

Didnt realise they made it a 1.8 as well,dont know why they bothered with the 1.4 found it really frustrating after the the nippy diesel engine(my son had the 1.4 s whilst I had the 2.2 cdti),thanks for enlightening me.