Yeah I know, nothin pimp. We are possibly looking for something cheap/reliable/good mpg to replace our Civic.
Don’t like debt, so little to no car payment is ideal.
just curious how these cars are doing since they’ve been out for several years. Edmunds.com has favorable reviews.
If you have one, any complaints? Seems road noise is the biggest thing people knock, personally I’m a muscle car kind of guy, so riding around in luxury isn’t something I need.
May even consider a Corolla. Looking at reviews for Civics post 2005 they seem to run into surprisingly quite a few problems (cracked blocks, brakes, etc)
would be looking for a sedan version. Here are a few:
No experience with a Yaris, but it’s hard to go wrong with Toyotas these days.
Honda has really taken a nosedive in quality in the past few years. This was the first year ever in Canada that they didn’t have a single model in the “Top Ten Cars” list…Toyota had 5…
Are you buying new or used? I drove one around when my civic was being repaired from an accident. It was ok nothing great, I was happy to get my civic back, I have an 08 civic ex 5spd and my advice is to go used 05-11(?) is the model civic that got very favorable reviews in consumer reports.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
Yeah I know, nothin pimp. We are possibly looking for something cheap/reliable/good mpg to replace our Civic.
Don’t like debt, so little to no car payment is ideal.
just curious how these cars are doing since they’ve been out for several years. Edmunds.com has favorable reviews.
If you have one, any complaints? Seems road noise is the biggest thing people knock, personally I’m a muscle car kind of guy, so riding around in luxury isn’t something I need.
May even consider a Corolla. Looking at reviews for Civics post 2005 they seem to run into surprisingly quite a few problems (cracked blocks, brakes, etc)
would be looking for a sedan version. Here are a few:
My brother has one, im pretty much in it everyday with him.
He’s had it for almost 4 years and put 50k on the clock. Never stopped once.
Ever.
No issues, whatsoever, its only the 1.3 but its nippy around town, really comfortable, the trunk is surprisingly large, very solid car, the ride is really smooth as well and for a budget, low end car it is really quiet.
Would recommend it, now your gas is $5 a gallon it is really guna on mileage as well.
[quote]kevinm1 wrote:
Are you buying new or used? I drove one around when my civic was being repaired from an accident. It was ok nothing great, I was happy to get my civic back, I have an 08 civic ex 5spd and my advice is to go used 05-11(?) is the model civic that got very favorable reviews in consumer reports.[/quote]
New Hyundais (Elantra and Accent) and Kia Forte offer better value than a Yaris.
If you MUST do sumbcompact (Civic is compact, Yaris is subcompact), at least get a Fiat 500. Then you’re basically advertising how huge your schlong is because it’s a Reverse Hummer.
[quote]Samir wrote:
New Hyundais (Elantra and Accent) and Kia Forte offer better value than a Yaris.
If you MUST do sumbcompact (Civic is compact, Yaris is subcompact), at least get a Fiat 500. Then you’re basically advertising how huge your schlong is because it’s a Reverse Hummer. [/quote]
I had a Yaris. Sucked balls. If you like any of the following, avoid the Yaris:
Steering/Handling
Acceleration
Braking
The thing drove like a soggy sponge. Absolutely no confidence in the capabilities of the car. I’d rather drive my first shit-brown 1985 radio-less Honda Civic Hatchback.
[quote]johnnytang24 wrote:
I had a Yaris. Sucked balls. If you like any of the following, avoid the Yaris:
Steering/Handling (more safety concerned, if that bad, otherwise don’t care)
Acceleration (the Civic ain’t exactly a wheel spinner)
Braking (again safety biggest issue, as long as it’s not worse than our Jeep lol)
The thing drove like a soggy sponge. Absolutely no confidence in the capabilities of the car. I’d rather drive my first shit-brown 1985 radio-less Honda Civic Hatchback.[/quote]
I had one as a loaner car from the dealership when I brought my sister’s '07 Corolla in for service. In comparison to my siter’s Corolla, it seemed to have more zip. I’m pretty sure that had something to do with the weight of the car and how sensitive the gas pedal was, who knows, maybe it was a combination of both. It definitely got better mileage than my sister’s Corolla.
My sister has one that I’ve driven a handful of times (even road trips). I’m 6’1 and it wasn’t too small for me to be comfortable. Its a small, eco car. I wouldn’t expect much for acceleration, braking, and handling… but it was peppy.
[quote]gabex wrote:
My sister has one that I’ve driven a handful of times (even road trips). I’m 6’1 and it wasn’t too small for me to be comfortable. Its a small, eco car. I wouldn’t expect much for acceleration, braking, and handling… but it was peppy.[/quote]
All I’m saying is that my 1985 Honda Civic Hatchback that came from the factory without a radio had better handling capabilities then the 2007 Yaris I had.
I don’t know much about the Yarris, but if I were in the market for a little car that wouldn’t burn alot of fuel, I’d look into a diesel Jetta. I’ve never owned one of those either, but of all the tiny cars I’ve ever driven, or been passenger in, they’ve fealt the least cheap, and I’d expect them to be the most reliable in the drive train (though if you have emisions tests where you are, I’d stear clear if they’re equipped with a catalytic converter).
If you’d like to go north american, I hear the focus isn’t as terrible a car as you’d expect (I’d expect all cars in this catagory to be terrible). So I wouldn’t rule that out either.