Faults:

Exhaust replaced from the cat back. Other than that nothing :)

General Comments:

I can't believe the reliability of these machines. All I have done is maintained it as and when required e.g. (Oil/Filter changes every 6k) and tyres due to the motorway miles I do in her. Its one of the best cars I have owned to date.

I haven't taken it to the main dealer so I can't comment on their service.

Performance wise its not going to blow your skirt off, but once you are up in the rev range then it begins to move a little quicker. It holds the road well giving you confidence on the twisty demanding bits you encounter.

Its comfortable for my 60 mile round trip to work and is happy to start every time without fail.

P.s. I have never seen one of these on the side of the road broken down.

Faults:

I replaced the brake rotors with 76.000 Km as they were warped (but the brake pads were still good for at least more 30.000 km).

Some noises on the rear suspension.

General Comments:

This car is very smooth. The manual transmission, the pedals and the steering are very soft and precise.

This engine is great. If you keep it below 3000 rpm, a green light will turn on and I get about 5 to 6 liters/100 km.

If you need more serious power from the engine, I have to rev above 4.000 rpm.

This car has a good handling, making the twisty roads a pleasure, while keeping the confort.

The building of the car is at a lower level than most of German cars, and there are some road noise inside the cabin.

I bought this car after driving the earlier model of civic of a friend of mine. That same friend still has it with 197.000 km and the engine feels like new.

I give an excellent general rating to this car, because it is comfortable, economic and most of all - reliable.

Faults:

Some sort of exhaust system failure stranded me once. I've had the passenger side CV joint replaced at about 290000 miles. Rotors are presently in need of replacing, but serviceable although they eat pads every 10000 miles or so. A rock punctured the AC compressor at about 230000 miles so I roll down the windows now. A minor short in the electrical system in a hard to reach spot disabled the speedo and the automatic transmission's brain at about 250000 miles. It was simple and cheap to fix.

General Comments:

Unbelievably bulletproof. Still clean and pleasant to look at. The interior is not ratty or embarrassing. The transmission shifts sure and true with no slipping. She reaches and surpasses 80 MPH on a regular and prolonged basis with no fuss. I have noticed the gas mileage is slipping. She once got 38 mpg now she only gets 31. I'm replacing her with a 1997 accord LX wagon just to give her a rest... but I'm not selling her so don't even ask!