Civic ek/eg pros and cons

[peeetah]

Hey people, i really need help convincing my parents into getting me an ek (or an eg). They had a shitty experience with an old honda they had and dont want to get a honda car for me.
They keep saying that the insurance costs too much and its expensive to repair.
Can you guys tell me the pros and cons of this car and roughly how much the insurance would cost. I dont wanna have a 98 corolla.

[siir]

honda are realiable.. insurance.. tell your parents to insure it under their name:cheaper
fuel wise is efficient, regular service can go prolong ur engine even to 350K - my mates accord is clocking 310K atm - still running smooth!

u should just google and get the review..from the pros - hence its more convincing to your parents :)

gud luck!

[EK1.6LCIV]

get an EK they'll like it much more than an EG, get more car for your money

[Raztaz]

what was their shitty experience out of curiosity?

[redefine]

i've got an ek, and i love it, but if i were to get another civic, it'd be an eg.

pros: small, easy to drive, efficient and cheap to run, fun, reliable as anything

cons: small, not fast, and parts can be pricey.

also, x2 on what was the bad experience?
everyone i know with a honda loves it.

i'm assuming your young, so insurance will be expensive in anything after about 1990, and even then it depends.

[90LAN]

whats your budget ?

[stevey]

i got an ek and like redefine and love it man. pros fuel, small, ALOT of parts out there and easy too maintain. man i had too get a loan out off my uncle too buy it and am happy to pay back every penny for it. good luck champoo

[ninzee]

iv got an eg and there pretty relyable given u take good care of it and fuel isnt too much of a problem but also parts can be quite expencive but id still choose it over any other car in the same price range. it doesnt have many compartments but so ek would be a little more practicle. with insurance the companies are getting smarter lol if you have your p's the insurance companys charge from the youngest driver eg. with me as a 2nd nominated driver and my dad as a 1st driver they still charged me the same amount if i was the only driver, and the said that if i wasnt nominated i would never be covered not even the once a month thingy if that helps by anyway

[FLICK]

An Eg will outperform an Ek, sorry EK owners. But at least you got the looks.;)

[redefine]

An Eg will outperform an Ek, sorry EK owners. But at least you got the looks.;)

haha, true. i always saw the ek as the fatter younger brother to the eg.

[DRIFT-EG]

EK is a ugly piece of crap haha, EG is cute and sexy ;)

[FLICK]

EK is a ugly piece of crap haha, EG is cute and sexy ;)

I tried to put in a subtle way than that. But look no doubt EK looks better. EG can look good, but very hard to make it look good. EK doesnt take much to look good. Thats my opinion anyway as i own an eg but i wanted performance, if i wanted looks than i would of went with an EK. But Both car are awesome. DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

[Mikecivic78]

EK's got more style... EG interior looks to early 90's in my opinion. EG is more nimble so it depends on what ur after.

[peeetah]

For the shitty experience.
Well they had a 88/89 honda acura. Have i seen anyone else with a honda acura, no not really. It was pretty much like an old integra with the flip lights, same size, same look, but was just called a honda acura. I wasnt too sure what was wrong with it at the time, but it kept over heating. it couldnt really drive far at the time, 10 minutes at max. and i think it was just really expensive to repair.

Insurance will be under my parents name for sure. but would you be able to tell roughly tel me how much it is. id rather give my parents a quote than just its cheap. Car will be going under my parents name for sure.

Willing to spend around 6-8g. Going for the EK because i reckon that looks better. Dont wanna do much to performance, just a nice looking car will do for me.

[Mikecivic78]

Dont wanna do much to performance, just a nice looking car will do for me.[/QUOTE]

c'mon mate- its a civic- the most modded car in the world. A stock Ek screams " mod me.... mod me now" heehehe

[FLICK]

Dont wanna do much to performance, just a nice looking car will do for me.

c'mon mate- its a civic- the most modded car in the world. A stock Ek screams " mod me.... mod me now" heehehe[/QUOTE]

IT SURE DOES

[90LAN]

6-8 k i would get a eg vti
or a ek4 if you can find one for that price
rest are a waste of time

insurance wise call up and ask for a few quotes
were ozhonda not ozinsurance

its not a matter of which one is better for you
its which car you find that is in top condition for what you want to spend

[dvsx]

when i had my eg, insurance was somewhere between 500-600 if i remember correctly.
full comp under mums name, no mods declared apart from sound system.

[ninzee]

lan i picked up my eg with a b16a for 8g so they would prob b a bit less but yea insurance from just car is $550 under parents name im 100% cause i rang but as i said before they didnt cover me so i went with ammi 3rd party with fire and theft for a fair bit more under my name and im 18. egs can be made very nice all that is needed is eg6 interior (if you can find one) eg6 lip from jdm yard and eg6 rear wing if its not 2 hard and colour code :) personally eks just dont do it for me

[90LAN]

lan i picked up my eg with a b16a for 8g so they would prob b a bit less but yea insurance from just car is $550 under parents name im 100% cause i rang but as i said before they didnt cover me so i went with ammi 3rd party with fire and theft for a fair bit more under my name and im 18. egs can be made very nice all that is needed is eg6 interior (if you can find one) eg6 lip from jdm yard and eg6 rear wing if its not 2 hard and colour code :) personally eks just dont do it for me


yeah and your point
im talking about a clean unmolested eg vti
he doesnt want a fast or modified car
he needs a reliable , clean , working car
that will give him no hassles

[Anwyl]

Yeah go for EK, Honda are just the best :P
I've had an eg (Gli non-vtec.....fail :P), del sol, supre and em1....to be honest I enjoyed my del sol and em1 much more than my supra....even though the supra was way faster:P but paying 100$ a tank and only getting 420km out of it didn't cut it for me lol. and I think b series vtec is more fun :)

[kongfu]

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[Raztaz]

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[FLICK]

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