Opinions on 7th gen Civic

[specialst]

Hi Everyone.
Im in the market to buy an EP/ES/EU Civic.
Id like to ask all the EP/ES/EU civic owners out there, opinions about the 7th gen civic.
Things such as:
- Pro's: What do u like?
- Con's: What dont you like?, What pisses u off? What is dumb about the car.
- Problems: u have encountered, common problems
- Aftermarket Support: what mods are out there?
- Comparison to the D16Y predecessor?

Much appreciated for your answers!
Cheers

[rk 86 wa]

i used to own a 7th gen,

to be honest i didnt like much about it.

cons:
- no power
- tiny tires
- bad handling
- in comparison to the d16 sohc vtec, the d17 soch non vtec found in gli was same or slower
- looks bland

buy the 8th gen, a much much better car

[denot]

cons:
- see rk_86_wa post above, plus:
- doesnt like the interior looks

pro:
- my first ever car, so it will always leave a good mark in my heart hohoho

[specialst]

ahh so 7th gen isnt anything special then..?
from what u guys say it:
- lacks guts
- very slow (slower then a d16y)
- bad handling

is there anything good about this car? lol

[denot]

to tell you the truth, I like the looks... before I saw an 8th gen

[bo279]

has turning circle like a truck

any of u guys tried installing a K&N panel filter on the d17? I got one and it doesn't fit properly

[simonnowis]

i had a 7th gen, civic ES before. They werent too bad, compared to the EK sedan it was better. If your planning on mods..dont! because i doubt you'll find much for the 7th gen, unless u order from overseas. overseas theres quite a number of k20 7th gen civics.

only thing that i didnt like about the ES was the uncomfortable seats, the EK seats are much more firm.

[Riced_Civic]

has turning circle like a truck

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my turning circle isnt like a truck dunno whats wrong with yours.

then again ive modded mine with all sussy mods i could think of on a car.

power wise it is shitty, thus y im geting a turbo in feb.

interior is pretty bland thus i dressed it up to make it look better.

wheels r small 14' OEM thus i put bigger 1's on

exterior looked ok from OEM and there is no sporty version of this car so it will never look aggressive stock. this i added bit to make it look better.
the only sports version is the EP3 type r and is totally different from the GLi & Vi.

if u want a car with good km per tank then this is a good car, i can get ova 700km with it in 1 tank

[denot]

if u want a car with good km per tank then this is a good car, i can get ova 700km with it in 1 tank

oh forgot to mention that is another good thing about my GLi before...

[Rainman]

Other than what's been said above; the only other thing that's good is that it's a Honda!!!

It's a good family car though; not for modding.

[denot]

^^^ true! and its build a bit better than our 8th Gen... (less ratle, etc)

[simonnowis]

^^^ true! and its build a bit better than our 8th Gen... (less ratle, etc)

2nd that, thats something i noticed to, another pro is that its the last honda civic gen made in japan. not saying 8th gen have crappy build, but in terms of the 7th gen, didnt have any problems, where as with the 8th gen, had power window problem and some other costmestic issues.
nothing major, but still wasnt happy considering its a brand new car.

if the 7th gen coupe came out here in AU i would of def gone for that.