Faults:

I had to replace the distributor housing and arm as the bearings were badly worn at 55k.

Had to replace the slave cylinder to the clutch, my fault for not watching the oil level.

Other than that, the car has been running very smoothly with no other gremlins.

General Comments:

As it was only a SOHC it has very good 0 to 60 speed and had good torque and handling all the way up the gears and up and beyond 110mph.

Had it tuned to 130bhp, I had it lowered and also had a strut brace installed, it made the car handled with frightening/amazing grace in the fast and slow twisty corners. Would have loved to have tried the 1.6 VTi DOHC to compare performance.

I found availability of parts very easy considering it was a Japanese import. Very tunable car.

Faults:

New battery after 5 years.

Faulty spark plug at 98,000, but don't hold that against it.

Lower suspension bushes worn and splitting (very expensive to replace).

General Comments:

This is a very fast and reliable car.

Forget Honda servicing and just insure you keep changing the oil at 6,000 mile intervals.

As you can see this is a high mileage car, but it has very little sign of wear either inside or out.

A comfortable cruiser or a GTi eating monster. You decide how you want to drive this car and it will play along.

Easy 130+ MPH performance (indicated), easy overtaking with 90mph+ in third.

Sticks to the road like a dehydrated leech. Tested on Milton Keynes roundabouts. Very neutral on the limit.

Easy a match for Golf GTi ownership and a lot less common. Like the Golf, performance seems to increase with age.

Faults:

Nothing, apart from general wear and tear, battery and exhaust etc.

General Comments:

A wonderful car which deserves greater recognition.

Those who criticise Honda for being boring and only fit for old people have not driven a VTEC engined Civic, the race bred nature of the engine shines through.

Honda servicing and the insurance is the only problem and unfortunately why I will have to part with my car for something cheaper.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Fit a K&N 57i, add a big exhaust, stick a set of 16's on board and lower it and you've got the best sounding, best handling, most head turning, absolute animal of a car for half the price of any top of the range sports car on the market. The SiR is equipped with bucket seats front and back, white dials and sports steering wheel. You just can't go wrong!!!!