Faults:

The oxygen sensor had turned on the check engine light twice before being replaced, and one time with the new oxygen sensor installed.

The body panels dent with ease.

A great amount of wind noise at highway speed.

General Comments:

The car performs well for an economy car.

It handles well and feels very stable at speeds up to 100mph, and will cruise at that speed all day.

However the seats will begin to hurt your back after 2 hours.

The hatch offers great versatility and will allow you to carry almost as much as a small van.

Unfortunately the road noise becomes more intrusive with the seats folded and the parcel shelf removed.

Faults:

Drive light indicator in Dash.

General Comments:

Great economical car.

Pretty comfortable for a small car.

Pretty quick considering it's a 4 banger automatic.

Shifts a bit hard from 1st to 2nd at around 20mph, but I assume that is a feature ;-) since it's been that way from day one.

Been to Canada 3 times from Georgia and it performed fantastically.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing has gone wrong. Perfect reliability.

General Comments:

Let's get one thing straight. I'm an 18 year old from Arizona who couldn't care less about tricking out my car, like those street racing so-called rice rockets with the ridiculously ugly body kits and fart-pipe mufflers. They're the ones giving teen auto enthusiasts a bad rap. I'm interested in building a high performance road car, and I think the 1999 Honda Civic Si is an excellent start.

In terms of performance, I couldn't be happier for the money I paid. This 1.6L VTEC engine has a split personality. When driven like a normal car, it behaves like a normal car. However, once you put it in full throttle above 5600 RPM, it becomes a beast. The VTEC kicks in at that point, creating a sound reminiscent of a Formula 1 car, and carries it all the way to the red line at 8000 RPM. That's right, 8000. When stock, this car churns out times like 0-60 in 7 seconds, and the 1/4 mile in slightly less than 16 seconds. The Si does all of this while getting 26 MPG city and 31 MPG highway. It idles so quietly, sometimes I forget its on!

The fit and finish of the Si is excellent. It has gone 64000 plus miles with almost no wear whatsoever, thanks in part to that famous Honda reliability. I'll have this car for many years to come. The exterior paint is an incredible blue, and the interior sports firm, supportive seats, as well as a great 6 speaker CD system.

I have only one minor complaint about this car. It really, really needs a 6 speed transmission (not that there's anything wrong with the 5 speed, its nice and smooth).

What a great car. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a high performance machine with a limited budget. Best bang-to-buck factor in the industry, and I've test driven a lot of cars.