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After having my car for about 10 months, I have to keep telling myself "Give it time...you'll kick yourself if you get rid of it". I'm definitely not impressed with the suspension, loose drivers side window when rolled down, miscellaneous rattles on the passenger side (can't seem to get rid of them), and the lack of interest on the part of VORTEC or Jackson Racing.
My previous car was a 99 Honda Civic EX and in comparison, I'd have to say I liked it a lot better. For the most part, everything worked flawlessly and it was a lot easier to mod.
But...I'm sure the aftermarket support of our cars will improve over time, thus I'm keeping it. I'm just going to have to pour a fair amount of additional money into it to be satisfied with the looks and the performance.
these civic's are crap! i have a civic si ive had nothing but problems 2 days after i owned the car i had a trunk leak which i recomemd you check the back vent for leaking . warrentee denied $5,000 bill. damaged all the carpets rusted the bottom out. then 2 months ago $3860.00 damage from the tranny fly wheel blew apart and blew the whole underneath of my car apart. yesterday was at honda all the shocks and struts are leaking which there is no recall but they will fix under warrentee. i have 11 friends in saskatoon all own 2001 civic's we live in a climate of 45 celsius during the summer and -50 in the winter with the windchill. these cars go through hell here and they have more break downs then anything. i park my car for 4 months of the winter becasue of this crap. i have a wife and if she broke down somewhere on a lonely road what would she do? our warrentee doesn't cover tow bills on gravel roads 100 kms off a main highway. well here in saskactewan thats not hard. so from talking exsperience and troubles i will be re thinking the next buying of a new car.
<< these civic's are crap! i have a civic si ive had nothing but problems 2 days after i owned the car i had a trunk leak which i recomemd you check the back vent for leaking . warrentee denied $5,000 bill. damaged all the carpets rusted the bottom out. then 2 months ago $3860.00 damage from the tranny fly wheel blew apart and blew the whole underneath of my car apart. yesterday was at honda all the shocks and struts are leaking which there is no recall but they will fix under warrentee. i have 11 friends in saskatoon all own 2001 civic's we live in a climate of 45 celsius during the summer and -50 in the winter with the windchill. these cars go through hell here and they have more break downs then anything. i park my car for 4 months of the winter becasue of this crap. i have a wife and if she broke down somewhere on a lonely road what would she do? our warrentee doesn't cover tow bills on gravel roads 100 kms off a main highway. well here in saskactewan thats not hard. so from talking exsperience and troubles i will be re thinking the next buying of a new car. >>
that is completely insane... why didn't your warranty cover the leak? and how on earth did it rack up $5k to fix it? more deetz needed!
[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] I love driving my 2k1 civic, the regret that I have I should have bought a 5 speed instead of Auto....
2k1 Civic Lx (4dr)
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I too am disappointed with my Honda. First like others say, it doesn't have that much accesories for the price. It's preety darn slow. Body parts cost a heck lot of money. And worst of all I have wrecked my car twice because of the malfunctioning state-of-the-crap brake system. I had a '99 VW Jetta and had no problems of any kind. I knew this would happen so I leased the car and probably will trade it at the end of the year. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG]
The car is terrible. Compared to a corolla. I also have a 96 corolla which has better milage, better handling, better price better reliability. Looks like crap tho. I think the civic is a poor mans car to begin with. Its an ECONOMY CAR don't forget. Also, it's from Honda. They are second to Toyota in terms of quailty. I think most people are dissappointed because they expect too much. I'll admit, there are a $hitload of things that i'm not happy with. The car is VERY UNREFINED. Thats to be expected considering they spend almost NO time testing the vehicle. All these things you guys should have known before buying any car. do a bit of research. I'm not surprised that my civic is a kinda $hity in certain areas.
It's like anything, there's always bad apples. If yours is that bad, why not claim the lemon law? I bought a ford focus when they came out in 2000 had many problems and got rid of it. my civic is a lot better than the focus, so im happy. Anyways, i would never, ever, and i mean ever, trade a honda in for a suzuki, unless i was getting a lawnmower. The grass is always greener on the other side!
dude. our body panels are cheap as hell. front fender $150, front or rear bumper $150. ummm, my sister has a 6th gen, and getting her a new bumper was at least $500.
Besides a few minor issues, I couldn't be happier with my civic. It's unfortunate that you had so many problems... I would feel the same way. You have to realize though, that the 7th generation civ. is a new model, and as with all new models, especially the 2001's... there are bound to be problems. I guarentee you that you can take any vehicle.... ever produced, and there are bound to be forums somewhere, with people complaining about problems with their car.
the only regret i haveabout my 2k1 is thta the dealership hammered me on the pricus im young ...dont buy from schaller honda in new britain ct
400 a month for 5 years is what they con'd me into
