Used 2008 Honda Civic Consumer Reviews
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All Around Winner!
Dave, 06/19/2008
2008 Honda Civic Si 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I've had this car now for 1 month and 1300 miles, and I'm loving it. You won't find a better combination of acceleration, handling, looks, reliability, and practicality at the 20k price point. I always look forward to driving it. For a 2.0 L 4cyl with only a rated 139 lb-ft of torque, the pull even from low rpm in any of the first 4 gears is surprisingly strong. Wind it out to 7-8k rpm and you feel like your driving a F1 race car! This car is every bit as quick and much more nimble than the V6 '02 Maxima it replaced. I've experienced 28-29 mpg thus far, which I feel is plenty decent given the performance this car delivers. I'd recommend it to anyone!
Don't buy unless driving highway & alone
JP, 04/09/2010
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
The is my third Honda Civic and second Hybrid. I had previously a 2006. This car give good gas mileage on the open road but average 32 mpg in town. It has very uncomfortable seats and feels terrible when in-laws are in the back seat. Personally, I think Honda cut corners on their suspension (rear). I thought it was my 2006 but the 2008 performs exactly the same. Wish I had not risked the same buy a second time. On a positive note, it looks great and does consistently provide at least 40 mpg even at 70 mph.
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Poor Gas Mileage, poor acceleration.
ttomaka, 12/08/2010
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Nicely-designed car but never did better than 40 mpg combined city/highway. I recently received the Honda-directed firmware "update" which has radically altered the hybrid propulsion system. Fuel economy has decreased by 5 mpg, and the car often is incapable of accelerating when you need it. Honda refuses to admit to a problem.
The little engine that wouldn't....
PSM, 08/07/2019
2008 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
If you're thinking about buying this car, DON'T!!! I got this car for my daughter's 19th birthday. We've had it for a year. It ran for 3 months out of 12. I've replaced the battery and starter. It worked for 3 days afterwards. The 4th day no power, no crank, no start! I thought i had gotten a great deal because it only had 85,000 miles on it but now i realize the reasoning for the low mileage! Very unreliable...DO NOT...I REPEAT DO NOT PURCHASE THIS LEMON!
Never again
Anonymous, 12/08/2010
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
I had been getting good (>43 MG) mileage before the Honda update to my Hybrid in May of 2010. Prior to that update I had reached 47.8 MPG on a 1,022 mile trip from my son's home in GA to my home in Boston. After the May computer update, I never got better than 38 MPG, even on the highway. I've had this thing back to the dealer at least 3 times for crappy gas mileage after the May update. One more thing - the resale value on these things is terrible. The Toyota dealer across the driveway from my Honda dealer offered me $9 grand on a trade-in for this $22,000 Hybrid with less than 34,500 miles and less than 24 months driving. I pick up my new 2010 Prius tomorrow.