If you care, the Honda Civic is Motor Trend's Car of the Year (e90 lost)

noflash · 11-22-2005, 10:11 AM

We actually test drove one when gas prices were at $3/gallon.

It's a great car on paper. 30 mpg city (or 50 w/hybrid), six airbags, probably the cheapest, safest, most reliable car you can buy.

Only problem is that is has no soul. We did not test the Si, but that is not as appealing ($$-wise).

Good car for your kid or for when gas prices hit $5 gallon.

ward · 11-22-2005, 10:26 AM

DAMN!!!!

I better go trade my E90 in,

i don't wanna be "that guy" who doesn't have the car of the year

SCA · 11-22-2005, 10:39 AM

The Civic Si is a nice little car for the money, but it is and always will be FWD.

Zzzzzzzzz.....

chazmtb · 11-22-2005, 10:46 AM

No wonder BMW owners/wanabes are called snobs. Can't you accept the civic for what it is. A very nice, reliable, rather refined enconomy car. Common people, the two cars are in different leagues.

If it makes you feel better, your BMW beats the Civic in price.

ward · 11-22-2005, 10:51 AM

drum roll please............................................

of course I (and others) am/are a snob
I would not consider a civic even if I had a low pay job
I've been to the promised land and am never going back

you could date a hot chick who requires you to take her to nice places and spend money or date a ugly girl who does your laundry for you and buys you things

make your choice, I've made mine, yours may be different.

siriusinvestor · 11-22-2005, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ward

DAMN!!!!

I better go trade my E90 in,

i don't wanna be "that guy" who doesn't have the car of the year

Damn you beat me to it ward! LOL!

siriusinvestor · 11-22-2005, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by chazmtb

No wonder BMW owners/wanabes are called snobs. Can't you accept the civic for what it is. A very nice, reliable, rather refined enconomy car. Common people, the two cars are in different leagues.

If it makes you feel better, your BMW beats the Civic in price.

Well you also seem to be driving a BMW as well. I mean come on what the hell do you drive a BMW for if your calling people here "Snobs"? Don't tell me you drive a BMW and you call your self "Humble"

If I wanted to be humble I would have purchase a freaken Kia.

noflash · 11-22-2005, 10:58 AM

Alright, everyone go have some coffee.

I swear the most innocent posts can spark POSTRAGE!!!

ABR · 11-22-2005, 10:59 AM

Reliable my a$$. Honda is on downroll.

Cory1000 · 11-22-2005, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chazmtb

No wonder BMW owners/wanabes are called snobs. Can't you accept the civic for what it is. A very nice, reliable, rather refined enconomy car. Common people, the two cars are in different leagues.

If it makes you feel better, your BMW beats the Civic in price.

Your right, most BMW owners think they are the shit. makes the rest of us look bad..

jmcphillips1 · 11-22-2005, 11:01 AM

Who Cares? Not me!!!

Cory1000 · 11-22-2005, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcphillips1

Who Cares? Not me!!!

If you dont care then dont read it... he was just posting because it was about the e90...

shimshimhada · 11-22-2005, 11:15 AM

Car and Driver > Motor Trend

jmcphillips1 · 11-22-2005, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Cory1000

If you dont care then dont read it... he was just posting because it was about the e90...

I am not saying I don't care for the post. I am saying I don't care what motor trend says about car of the year. I would also not care if the 3 series had won. I buy what I like. I do not read a magazine to tell me what to buy. That was my point

MCS · 11-22-2005, 11:24 AM

Motor trend bases their choice on the trendsetter for the car line. Civic has all of their variants within months of each other (hybrid, engine variants, body styles)

There has been some strange choices in the past (PT cruiser), but its not about choosing the fastest or best performer - i.e. Porsche would win...

The e90, is new, but it follows the e46 trend pretty closely and does not really break new ground in radical styling (semi Banglized). Granted, performance, engine, and etc is better than the e46, but its not bringing BMW to new places.

I for one, like the look of the new Civic. If I was just out of college and looking for my first new car, it would be on top of the list.

ABR · 11-22-2005, 11:35 AM

That is fair comment MCS. New Civic is major change from the previous generation. Looks nice in person too, I just had one parked next to me.

Bimmerista · 11-22-2005, 12:00 PM

Oh well, guys if you think this is bad, the Euro Coty is the Renault Clio.

Guess what, its coming over here as da Sentra, so there you go, you can fume even more

Nikki · 11-22-2005, 12:03 PM

I am thoroughly unimpressed with today's "kid cars".

Whatever happened to cars like the Integra? Prelude? 240SX? MR-2?

They either discontinued them or destroyed them with redesigns.
And the Civic will always be what it always has been-just a Civic.

underDAWG · 11-22-2005, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ward

you could date a hot chick who requires you to take her to nice places and spend money or date a ugly girl who does your laundry for you and buys you things

This has to be the best reply yet.

Hey Ward, I bet that your decision is to take the Ugly girl. Did she buy your the Bimmer?

Bimmerista · 11-22-2005, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by underDAWG

This has to be the best reply yet.

Hey Ward, I bet that your decision is to take the Ugly girl. Did she buy your the Bimmer?

Funny, I went with the good looking "chick" who pays for her own stuff, so I can get the BMW for myself.

chazmtb · 11-22-2005, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ward

date a ugly girl who does your laundry for you and buys you things

make your choice, I've made mine, yours may be different.

How did you get your BMW?

J/K

Enroutte · 11-22-2005, 12:13 PM

If my parents had a smaller budget for my first car, I'm pretty sure I would have gotten a Civic because it's afforadble and the typical teenager car. I don't think any Hondas in generally stand out, but people get it because it's a good value. However, I was looking at the prices for the new Civic, the EX with nav is 20k. I think that looks expensive for something that's just a Honda Civic. ;x

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chazmtb Private First Class 9 Rep 171 Posts Drives: 2011 X5D Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windermere, FL iTrader: (0)	No wonder BMW owners/wanabes are called snobs. Can't you accept the civic for what it is. A very nice, reliable, rather refined enconomy car. Common people, the two cars are in different leagues. If it makes you feel better, your BMW beats the Civic in price.
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ward Major General 163 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	drum roll please............................................ of course I (and others) am/are a snob I would not consider a civic even if I had a low pay job I've been to the promised land and am never going back you could date a hot chick who requires you to take her to nice places and spend money or date a ugly girl who does your laundry for you and buys you things make your choice, I've made mine, yours may be different.
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