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I decided against the diesel because it has nearly 200 kg more weight on the front axle than the 1.8 what is a disadvantage on curved roads. The 1.8 engine also delivers good throttle but needs some rpm. You also get a "hot", classical racing sound from the engine between 4k and 7k rpm.
I bought my civic after having two 2.0 turbo-SAAB's and I was surprised that it has similar acceleration.
In my opinion the petrol is better for country roads because of better handling while the diesel is more fun on Autobahn, where the 1.8 has more thirst than power.
You should drive them both and decide wherefore you need the car.
By the way: I never remapped my SAAB's although it brings a lot of additional power, because tuning turbo-engines (as the diesel are) is often done by only increase the rpm of the turbo over its limit. Beware !
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