Quote Originally Posted by hondarox View Post
"... The hybrid-powered Civic is made in Japan, all other Civic models sold in Australia now come from Thailand. (Anyone looking to buy a regular, Thai-built Civic should check the plastic fitting of the seat backs and around the digital speedometer screen - both were loose on previous cars we've tested.) ..."

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...rticleID=12404

Might be worthwhile to check it out although article was published last June.
If this is the worst thing about Civics coming from Thailand then I'll take it anyday.

I think the bottom line is, it doesn't matter where the car is made, there's sure to some minor problems regardless of the brand.

Eg. My aunt didn't recently purchased a Mercedes... there's been a neverending list of problems she has to put up with. Just because it's a Merc doesn't mean it's going to be problem free.