Used 2008 Honda Civic Consumer Reviews
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Great Car - In Most Situations
BigJon, 01/01/2009
2008 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
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I'm writing this review to call out one design problem with the Civic. On a long trip the front seats are downright painful. We took a 600 mile trip at Thanksgiving, my wife (5'6") drove down and I (6'1") drove back and we both developed a pain which lasted for about 24 hours afterward. We tried multiple driving positions but to no avail. It was bad enough that we'll never use that car on a long trip again. We got just under 35 miles to the gallon going 80 mph and fully loaded, which was great, but again - if I had purchased this car for a lot of long haul driving I'd already be looking for a replacement. Mileage around town has been disappointing - about 25 mpg.
Forget the LX/EX, get the Si!
Dave M., 12/30/2008
2008 Honda Civic Si 2dr Coupe w/Summer Tires (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
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Let me start by saying I currently also own an '07 civic coupe ex. Also owned an '07 civic hybrid. Traded in the hybrid for the Si after 9 months of driving boredom. Had a modified 350hp awd car prior, and thought I was over the performance bug. Well, the Si is quick enough to satisfy your desires for speed, without giving you much more than that. It's now the cheapest of the viable sport compact offerings, yet yields the best MPG, and lowest sticker price. Handling is also great and significantly better than the ex. The ex was just as much better than the civic hybrid. I put on lightweight wheels and tires and got noticeable improvement in acceleration. City/Hwy MPG has been around 25/30.
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Great car for today's high gas prices
Ben, 07/17/2008
2008 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
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Already have 3200 miles on the odometer. While I haven't gotten the 40+mpg results, I have been averaging 38 mpg driving the speed limit. With my commute of 80 miles round trip five days a week, I'd be saving over $4000 over five years (in today's $4.50 per gallon gas price) compared to the 2007 Accord V6 it replaced that gets 27 mpg in conservative driving.
Good Car But Could Be Great If
HA, 01/01/2009
2008 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
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Goodies: great looks. Great mpg 36-38 hwy@70+mph 30 city. Great handling compared 2 corolla/sentra and other competitors. Highly sensitive steering-feels good. Enjoy driving. Instrument panel is different -l ike it very much. 5SP trans keeps rpm to minimum even @ high speeds. Bad Points: very poor sound insulation - high road noise. Cheap interior, scratchy plastic, lack of padding - rattling sounds. Poor brakes - may be due to 5 SP auto. Stiff suspension - uncomfortable. Exterior paint is very thin - scratches and flakes easily. Poor sounds - very bad with radio. Okay with CD/aux. An economical car.
08 Civic EX-L
Tom, 01/06/2009
2008 Honda Civic EX-L 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
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Great car. Went from a 97 Crown Vic P71 to this and love the gas mileage. Rides nice and is sporty looking. I am 6'2 and thought I would lose headroom with the sunroof but I did not. I fit very nice in it.