new car soon... help decide..

***ohiocivicracer*** · 05-26-2007, 02:24 AM

ok, so i currently have had a 06 civic EX coupe... i just have had to many mech problems with it and sick of it... soooooooo im either going to get an SI or look at other cars that are under 23,000

any ideas of some good cars to take a look into???

Selektaa · 05-26-2007, 02:33 AM

Depends on what kind of performance you want. IMO, the Si is one of the best performaing cars under 23k, but if you don't need crazy performance, look also at the mazda 3, sedan or hatch. I prefer the hatch, personally, and you can option that up to just about any kind of car you want. Also, consider the VW GTIl. Its got a nicer interior and more torque, but slightly less fun and more expensive. Good luck!

ballorfall · 05-26-2007, 03:35 AM

for looks and design you should check out the 08 altima coupe 2.5s for $20,490 base price. You can get the 07 v6 camry for around $22,000 before tax but i heard its not good because of transmission problems.

***SiliconX*** · 05-26-2007, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ohiocivicracer

ok, so i currently have had a 06 civic EX coupe... i just have had to many mech problems with it and sick of it... soooooooo im either going to get an SI or look at other cars that are under 23,000

any ideas of some good cars to take a look into???

You've had mechanical problems with your 06 EX Coupe? Like what?

illusionstwice · 05-26-2007, 07:57 AM

Elaborate on the problems....

***Cybergypsy*** · 05-26-2007, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohiocivicracer

ok, so i currently have had a 06 civic EX coupe... i just have had to many mech problems with it and sick of it... soooooooo im either going to get an SI or look at other cars that are under 23,000

any ideas of some good cars to take a look into???

Funny i really never read anyof your threads I also have a 06 EX coupe it near 20K and never had any problems with mine at all

pure2.0 · 05-26-2007, 09:05 AM

WRX TR, Mazdaspeed3, Mazda MX-5, Civic Si

***Cybergypsy*** · 05-26-2007, 09:22 AM

The mitsi Lancer is nice :)

exbauer · 05-26-2007, 12:41 PM

everything is still covered under warranty. just use the lemon law if it is that serious and have honda buy it back. what kind of problems have you been having?

***ohiocivicracer*** · 05-26-2007, 12:48 PM

oil leak, master clutch cylinder, SRS light (twice) <-- they had for 2 days both times....

the car randomly stalls sometimes, the CEL light came on once or twice were i could not rev higher then 3500, the car is 1 year old... i should not have to be worried to take my car places and it making it home without anything going wrong.

kenchan · 05-26-2007, 10:21 PM

also try the new Cooper-S. that thing has super low-end torque with that
new turbo motor. almost no turbo lag... it feels like a V6. i test drove one
earlier this week while i was waiting for my 03 cooper-s getting its service
done.

it is a completely improved machine... the shifter is super smooth too.
too bad the appearance is not as good as the one i got.

06ggex · 05-26-2007, 11:16 PM

yea me to alot of the same probs with my 06 ex but my radio caught on fire! no lie.mine is in for the srs light to as we speek sence its labor day weekend i have a peice-o-sh*t 02 nissan sentra loaner for 5 days i hate this car! what did they find in your srs unit. mine threw a b2-b2 code twice first time they changed a satelite safing sensor in the back seat 30 miles later srs light back on.

kRappY-R18 · 05-27-2007, 12:51 AM

hey, i'm on the same boat of lookin for a new car but i don't kno which one to get... i was thinkin about either MX-5 or WRX TR. the only problem is that standard MX-5 is no power and no ac... only thing about these two is i still think it isn't as sexy as our civics

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*ohiocivicracer* The Orignal CivicPC Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mentor, Ohio Age: 21 Posts: 1,263 Kevin iTrader: 3 / 100%	new car soon... help decide.. ok, so i currently have had a 06 civic EX coupe... i just have had to many mech problems with it and sick of it... soooooooo im either going to get an SI or look at other cars that are under 23,000 any ideas of some good cars to take a look into??? __________________ FIJI Crew # 3 The Original 8thCivicPC

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*ohiocivicracer* The Orignal CivicPC Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mentor, Ohio Age: 21 Posts: 1,263 Kevin iTrader: 3 / 100%	oil leak, master clutch cylinder, SRS light (twice) <-- they had for 2 days both times.... the car randomly stalls sometimes, the CEL light came on once or twice were i could not rev higher then 3500, the car is 1 year old... i should not have to be worried to take my car places and it making it home without anything going wrong. __________________ FIJI Crew # 3 The Original 8thCivicPC

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Selektaa Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 132 Mike iTrader: 4 / 100%	Depends on what kind of performance you want. IMO, the Si is one of the best performaing cars under 23k, but if you don't need crazy performance, look also at the mazda 3, sedan or hatch. I prefer the hatch, personally, and you can option that up to just about any kind of car you want. Also, consider the VW GTIl. Its got a nicer interior and more torque, but slightly less fun and more expensive. Good luck!

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ballorfall Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 / 0%	for looks and design you should check out the 08 altima coupe 2.5s for $20,490 base price. You can get the 07 v6 camry for around $22,000 before tax but i heard its not good because of transmission problems.

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*Cybergypsy* Mini Me! Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 48 Posts: 7,331 iTrader: 3 / 100%	The mitsi Lancer is nice :)

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exbauer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 674 iTrader: 8 / 100%	everything is still covered under warranty. just use the lemon law if it is that serious and have honda buy it back. what kind of problems have you been having?

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kenchan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,217 iTrader: 1 / 100%	also try the new Cooper-S. that thing has super low-end torque with that new turbo motor. almost no turbo lag... it feels like a V6. i test drove one earlier this week while i was waiting for my 03 cooper-s getting its service done. it is a completely improved machine... the shifter is super smooth too. too bad the appearance is not as good as the one i got.

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06ggex Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: portland indiana Age: 20 Posts: 251 brandon iTrader: 1 / 100%	yea me to alot of the same probs with my 06 ex but my radio caught on fire! no lie.mine is in for the srs light to as we speek sence its labor day weekend i have a peice-o-sh*t 02 nissan sentra loaner for 5 days i hate this car! what did they find in your srs unit. mine threw a b2-b2 code twice first time they changed a satelite safing sensor in the back seat 30 miles later srs light back on.

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