8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - If You Could Have Purchased Any Other Car What Would It Have Been (same Price Range)

leeban · 05-02-2008, 02:40 PM

I agree .. that performance wise there isnt much else in competition n/a wise and fuel efficient.

The car I owned prior to this was a 2003 Nissan sentra Spec-v .. 175hp 165tq
I wanted this car sooo bad finally bought it .. and after buying it .. nothing but problems. recall after recall... the cam sensors went the cat went .. the ecu went. at the time when I bought it .. it was only 25,000 km not miles.. but it was quick at the time. The SI is alot faster better handling .. better interior. I could go on and on. But I got rid of that Nissan Lemon and got my SI I did alot of research. Cobalt, WRX, SRT4, Mazda s3. I wanted a fuel efficient rocket. After having a lemon of a Nissan I said I would never buy another .. so Infiniti was no option .. they have websites dedicated to that car and the 350z nothing but problems. I needed a car that was going to be reliable .. cheap on gas.. quick.. and in 5 yrs would still look like a new car. Cobalt .. already looks old even new.. looks like a Cavalier. Plus dont trust a GM supercharged 4 banger.. maybe a GM V8 but not a 4 banger. SRT4 same thing.. NEON !!! My gawd its quick but wow .. its like they put a fast engine in anything and said there ya go !! The Mazda s3 again .. the diff between that and the regular 3 is small little things they look the same. I also didnt want a hatch .. so GTI is out of the question. The only thing that I almost bought was a WRX .. the problem with that was. insurance was more .. isnt cheap on gas .. and way more expensive. So I picked the Civic .. the look is so different .. it looks like a sports car .. the power to weight ratio is amazing .. not great but not too bad for a car that looks bigger. 6 spd tranny ... LSD, 2.0 4 banger with almost 200 hp wow. But I hate the car in traffic .. and most of my driving is in traffic. I wish it had a little bit more power.. like 230 .. wish I had leather interior.

Again I love my car .. but I think at the time .. I thought not too many people will own them .. and now I see them everywhere. I think sometimes I should have just gone all out.. bought a STI for the extra money and insurance. I get tired of people comparing my car to a GTI..Cobalt..SRT4 .. when I feel this car is sooo much more then those cars.

I ususally dont feel this way about my car.. im usually showing it off like its a Ferrari or something .. but today this is how I feel. Maybe if I take it for a drive down a country road ..ill come back and say NO WAY I would never give it up. But .. maybe I would have bought a Lexus is250 ......maybe

05-02-2008, 02:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
leeban Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Birthplace of the DODGE CHARGER Posts: 1,946 momma	I agree .. that performance wise there isnt much else in competition n/a wise and fuel efficient. The car I owned prior to this was a 2003 Nissan sentra Spec-v .. 175hp 165tq I wanted this car sooo bad finally bought it .. and after buying it .. nothing but problems. recall after recall... the cam sensors went the cat went .. the ecu went. at the time when I bought it .. it was only 25,000 km not miles.. but it was quick at the time. The SI is alot faster better handling .. better interior. I could go on and on. But I got rid of that Nissan Lemon and got my SI I did alot of research. Cobalt, WRX, SRT4, Mazda s3. I wanted a fuel efficient rocket. After having a lemon of a Nissan I said I would never buy another .. so Infiniti was no option .. they have websites dedicated to that car and the 350z nothing but problems. I needed a car that was going to be reliable .. cheap on gas.. quick.. and in 5 yrs would still look like a new car. Cobalt .. already looks old even new.. looks like a Cavalier. Plus dont trust a GM supercharged 4 banger.. maybe a GM V8 but not a 4 banger. SRT4 same thing.. NEON !!! My gawd its quick but wow .. its like they put a fast engine in anything and said there ya go !! The Mazda s3 again .. the diff between that and the regular 3 is small little things they look the same. I also didnt want a hatch .. so GTI is out of the question. The only thing that I almost bought was a WRX .. the problem with that was. insurance was more .. isnt cheap on gas .. and way more expensive. So I picked the Civic .. the look is so different .. it looks like a sports car .. the power to weight ratio is amazing .. not great but not too bad for a car that looks bigger. 6 spd tranny ... LSD, 2.0 4 banger with almost 200 hp wow. But I hate the car in traffic .. and most of my driving is in traffic. I wish it had a little bit more power.. like 230 .. wish I had leather interior. Again I love my car .. but I think at the time .. I thought not too many people will own them .. and now I see them everywhere. I think sometimes I should have just gone all out.. bought a STI for the extra money and insurance. I get tired of people comparing my car to a GTI..Cobalt..SRT4 .. when I feel this car is sooo much more then those cars. I ususally dont feel this way about my car.. im usually showing it off like its a Ferrari or something .. but today this is how I feel. Maybe if I take it for a drive down a country road ..ill come back and say NO WAY I would never give it up. But .. maybe I would have bought a Lexus is250 ......maybe