Aberystwyth, mid-wales

Aberystwyth_Civic · 6th November 2006, 15:41

I'm 2 months into owning a new civic 1.8 ES. Opted for parking sensors and haven't regretted that - parking at night is a pain without them! Rest of spec is standard, as all I needed was a car with five seats, a big boot, reasonable fuel economy, comfort, and reliability: I guess all the boring essentials, plus I wanted the car to be able to overtake without worrying about it on the A-roads around Wales.

Originally I was looking at and driving VWs (Golf, Passat, Touran), Fords, Peugeots (407SW), BMWs (3series), Volvo (V50) and by chance popped into a Honda dealership having already thought that the Civic would be too flash, only to do a double-take after driving it: imagine driving a range of highspec more expensive cars, then driving the Civic petrol and diesel the following day and realising the Civic (cheaper by about £7k) was much nicer to drive, fun, etc. and unusual for me signing up for one straight after the test drive.

Life with the Civic....I'm getting used to people looking at the car, and the double take 'boy-racers' do when they size it up at the traffic lights, I gather its the double exhaust that does it - two plumes of vapour on a frosty morning looks right on this car

Nice too that people are surprised that it cost a lot less than £20k too which is a really nice touch given that I was going to spend £23k on a "premium" brand. Glad I didn't now.

The only hitch has been the shock absorbers which were changed by Honda, no problem, no sweat, they just did that nice Honda thing and fixed it. After which, well, there are lots of windy B-roads around Aberystwyth and the car is stunning to play with. If its this good in this spec, wonder what the bigger wheels would have been like... and what it will be like after it is properly loosened up after a couple of thousand miles.

So I guess this is my intro, and hello to the forum,

Velocity · 6th November 2006, 15:44

Hello and a warm welcome to the best Civic site on the net Aberystwyth_Civic. Good choice of car, I think that the VW's etc have become boring and do not offer the value for money that the Civic offers.

Enjoy the forum and your Civic

Gweneira · 6th November 2006, 16:48

Hi Aberystwyth, hello and welcome. Nice part of the country to enjoy lots of drives in your new civic

TTDegs · 6th November 2006, 20:28

indeed, hello and welcome

and if you ever head off down this way give us a shout!

elisgriffiths · 6th November 2006, 21:17

Helo a sut mae o lawr y rhewl...

Hello and welcome to the forum, I am a fellow Cardi owner, If you see a cosmic grey EX tooling about aberystwyth (or teifi) with a private plate starting with S1 it is me....

Enjoy your car.

Cheers

Elis

6th November 2006, 15:41	#1 (permalink)
Aberystwyth_Civic Valve Cap Join Date: 6th November 2006 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Aberystwyth, mid-wales I'm 2 months into owning a new civic 1.8 ES. Opted for parking sensors and haven't regretted that - parking at night is a pain without them! Rest of spec is standard, as all I needed was a car with five seats, a big boot, reasonable fuel economy, comfort, and reliability: I guess all the boring essentials, plus I wanted the car to be able to overtake without worrying about it on the A-roads around Wales. Originally I was looking at and driving VWs (Golf, Passat, Touran), Fords, Peugeots (407SW), BMWs (3series), Volvo (V50) and by chance popped into a Honda dealership having already thought that the Civic would be too flash, only to do a double-take after driving it: imagine driving a range of highspec more expensive cars, then driving the Civic petrol and diesel the following day and realising the Civic (cheaper by about £7k) was much nicer to drive, fun, etc. and unusual for me signing up for one straight after the test drive. Life with the Civic....I'm getting used to people looking at the car, and the double take 'boy-racers' do when they size it up at the traffic lights, I gather its the double exhaust that does it - two plumes of vapour on a frosty morning looks right on this car Nice too that people are surprised that it cost a lot less than £20k too which is a really nice touch given that I was going to spend £23k on a "premium" brand. Glad I didn't now. The only hitch has been the shock absorbers which were changed by Honda, no problem, no sweat, they just did that nice Honda thing and fixed it. After which, well, there are lots of windy B-roads around Aberystwyth and the car is stunning to play with. If its this good in this spec, wonder what the bigger wheels would have been like... and what it will be like after it is properly loosened up after a couple of thousand miles. So I guess this is my intro, and hello to the forum,

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6th November 2006, 15:44	#2 (permalink)
Velocity Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 21st August 2006 Location: Rotherham Posts: 343 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hello and a warm welcome to the best Civic site on the net Aberystwyth_Civic. Good choice of car, I think that the VW's etc have become boring and do not offer the value for money that the Civic offers. Enjoy the forum and your Civic

6th November 2006, 16:48	#3 (permalink)
Gweneira Happy civic owner Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 13th October 2006 Posts: 535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi Aberystwyth, hello and welcome. Nice part of the country to enjoy lots of drives in your new civic

6th November 2006, 20:28	#4 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	indeed, hello and welcome and if you ever head off down this way give us a shout!

6th November 2006, 21:17	#5 (permalink)
elisgriffiths Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 3rd September 2006 Location: West Wales Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Helo a sut mae o lawr y rhewl... Hello and welcome to the forum, I am a fellow Cardi owner, If you see a cosmic grey EX tooling about aberystwyth (or teifi) with a private plate starting with S1 it is me.... Enjoy your car. Cheers Elis