[3rd Honda]

Originally Posted by tongie

I'm not sure if others agree with me but I think the EX model (and civic generally) has many faults. My observations are:

• The ride is awful especially cornering at any kind of speed -Agree
• The dash rattles in many places - Mines not bad
• The HID lights are rubbish - Agree
• The hands free/voice activation is a joke even after mods - Agree
• Soundproofing is really poor - Agree
• Auto wipers take ages to come on - Mine are fair
• Cruise control is not smooth especially when it backs off - No mine (diesel) works well
• Ipod connection is a rip off - Don't have one
• Computer overstates speed & MPG -Probably
• Suspension is noisy - DREADFULLY noisy
• Stereo poor - Agree - and radio reception dreadful

It feels like they had to compromise the quality to keep the cost down.

I certainly will not buy another Honda and will be getting rid of it within 6 months.

All in - I've found mine a very mixed car - good in areas (engine, ergonomics etc) and poor in others (refinement of chassis, build quality, parts quality)