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3.75 out of 5 stars

Good ol car

minitruckman, 11/06/2012
2004 Honda Civic LX 2dr Coupe w/Side Airbags (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought a civc lx with 120,000 miles on the clock in early 2011. Before recently selling it, it had 155,000 miles on her. Never had a mechanical issues. kept up with the oil changes and brakes and a new set of tires and that was it. I drove it in heavy city traffic and got 31-33 mpg consistently. 5 or 6 mpg more than epa says. Overall, a great commuter car. This car is not comfortable for long 2 1/2 hr. drives, but going 400+ miles on less than 3/4 of a tank of fuel with speeds adveraging between 75-90 mph i couldnt complain!

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Just Got It...

ImNtoxicated, 08/21/2004
2004 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

All in all, its a car. Nothing more and nothin less. I had a Monte Carlo SS and totalled it. So a Civic was kind of spare of the moment. It really wasnt what I wanted. No one can complain on the gas milage of the car (BTW I just picked it up this morning). I did notice that once I break it in, I will be able to haul butt in this car, it sits at 3,000 RPM and its doing 75 MPH! Redlines about 6600 RPM. On the plus side you can drive a Honda in the ground for years and it will still run great. Two people I know own Hondas with over 300,000 miles and they still run great.

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5 out of 5 stars

honda

niki1213, 08/01/2004
2004 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought my honday in jan. 04,. runs good better body style then last year..good on gas and is sporty.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Mixed Blessing

Gohybrid, 06/10/2004
2004 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

HCH is peppy & responsive. CVT is much smoother than regular auto transm. Handles well on curves & highway. Brakes are right there. Actual mileage lower than expected (37-40 mpg, mixed suburban driving). Bumps on steering wheel (@10 & 2 o'clock), plus its thickness & wide ribbing, interfere with hand placement for small-to-average woman's hand. Even with seat cranked up, rear visibility is poor (I'm 5'-5"). Seat is uncomfortable on long trips. Passenger wiper's sweep into driver's visual field has effect of narrowing view & is disturbing; transm. stick's chrome plate reflects sun glare into driver's eyes- a driving hazard. Exterior finish scratches easily.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

I hate this car

disappointed, 12/08/2009
2004 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I am extremely disappointed in this car. We had our last Honda (1989 Prelude) for 15 years and it was nearly bulletproof. I had to replace the head gasket after 3 years on this Civic (at about 65,000 miles) and have the head machined – very expensive repair. I’ve spent more money fixing this car since I bought it than I have on an 11- year old Chrysler product with over 215,000 miles on it. The car lacks the power to get out of it's own way. I don't know if I just happened to get a lemon - or if there is a problem with this year model, but it's not an "automatic" choice for me to go buy another Honda.

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