Are Civic autos reliable?

Mate - if she's in the states and spending a fortune on fuel, be pleased that she isn't here in the UK buying it here at our prices! BTW - thanks for the warning, I was at my local Jeep dealer yesterday and was considering one of those 2.4 Cherokee Sports - @ 24 MPG. Think I'll stick with my megane diesel.....

Artie

And your point is? Apart from petrol being more expensive over here?

They're not too bad. Sir wants to try the old 4.0 - does about 15mpg (US).

Normally yes, but as long as *you* don't buy it, it'll be reliable.

Having said that, as far as economy goes you might find the Accord isn't a lot worse in Auto, and is a much better and more comfortable car.

Timo Geusch wrote on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:15:44

Why would there need to be multiple points?

er .... I think that is his point ....

Ah yes, I can see the problem here...

OK, I'll keep that in mind. Accords are obviously less likely to have been owned by boy racers, too. The Civic is pretty popular with them at least in the US.

Does SO have any better luck?, perhaps better to let her do the purchasing ;-)

Yes, there is that too.

Hrmpf. I'm usually pretty good with purchasing vehicles that aren't for my own use...

Indeed. Unfortunately most cars don't last that long in the climate in Florida so it may be necessary to find one in a dryer state. All not too good.

I'm finding that corrosion is a problem in the NE here too. On the Hondas, and particularly the Civic, brake pipe and fuel pipe corrosion needs particular attention.

Hmm, interesting. But if you think that's bad then you can probably guess what a car that's been parked in a swamp at 25-35C looks like. 'cos most of Florida is pretty much a swamp, even if they built houses on it.

The alligators tend to wear sharp clothes and have real estate signs up in their offices these days...

You *do* realise that large parts of Florida tend to be a tad more humid, with a tad more salt in the air and a lot warmer than the UK? Like, ideal corrosion breeding ground?

And what makes you think I'm American? The fact that I can speak in complete sentences and am generally thought to be able to conduct intelligent conversation?

Most cars are galvanised on the outer surfaces only. The problem comes from moisture trapped between skins on the untreated surfaces. This is even more of an issue in warm, humid areas such as Florida.

That's not to mention the damage the humidity does to brake pipes etc.

1. He didn't say wife.

1. Timo is a pretty well known poster around these parts.

Perhaps you'd like to engage brain before posting in future....

Was that Reverse gear you selected then? ;-)

Conor ( snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Not necessarily.

My SWMBO is not my wife.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Adrian saying something like:

As long as the two don't meet, all will be well.