[Marlboro]

Hi All

Some good info here, lovely booking motors also! Me I'm very closely considering coming over to your side but unsure on the model as yet.

As it is I've got a Saab 2.0ltr aero which is great to drive and dont half shift but drinks petrol about calculated average 30mpg at best when doing about 45miles day to work and back on motorway, given the cost of Saab services and parts I think it's time to change.

Civ wants:
Maybe 1 to 2 years old
4 door
Something that will also shift
Hoping for about 50mpg on the motorway don't mind diesel

Was considering maybe the 2.2cdti? Or any other suggestions?

Anyway cheers for now!!!

 

[guten]

hi mate and welcome. if you want good mpg then buy a diesel, try the wiki it might help you decide

 

[Staffs Deltic]

Hi & welcome to the forum.

Diesel is the way forward if you want the economy + they can be remapped if your interested in more performance.

 

[BigAlan]

Welcome

 

[Welshivic]

Hello and welcome.....:santa1:

 

[Gp_kho]

Hi and welcome

 

[furio101]

I get 43.2mpg out of my 1.8 petrol

 

[steve286]

Hi and welcome to the forum! My last car was a 2005 93 2Ltr Aero, it was a good car, very comfy and did shift but I never felt it had the sporty feel I was after. Great on motorways though! I could get about 35-37mpg from it at a 75mph cruise which I didn't think was bad for a big car with 200+bhp.

Never driven the diesel Civic (went for the Type r) but understand they among the best and like most modern turbo diesels you can get some serious power gains from electronic tuning for minimum outlay - so you won't necessarily feel like it's too much of a step down power wise from the Saab!

 

[Marlboro]

Hi and welcome to the forum! My last car was a 2005 93 2Ltr Aero, it was a good car, very comfy and did shift but I never felt it had the sporty feel I was after. Great on motorways though! I could get about 35-37mpg from it at a 75mph cruise which I didn't think was bad for a big car with 200+bhp.

Never driven the diesel Civic (went for the Type r) but understand they among the best and like most modern turbo diesels you can get some serious power gains from electronic tuning for minimum outlay - so you won't necessarily feel like it's too much of a step down power wise from the Saab!

He he yeah mines the same 55 plate 93. No considering the size etc it's not massive drinker but as I'm going further now I'm looking for better mpg.

Looking for that alternative to the norms in that size, golf, focus, Leon etc any comparison to boot size, heard the civics are great by comparison.

 

[leigh]

Hi and welcome

 

[steve286]

The boot is very big on the civ, and taller as well so easier to get bulky stuff in and out. We took it on holiday recently and I reckon with the underfloor bit you can get even more in it than the Saab (saloon), which is a good thing seeing as my Civ is only a 3 door. With the 5 door the rear seats can fold up so you can carry say a chest of drawers the back if you need to.

If you like the Saab though have you though about a TTiD Aero?

 

[J. Derek Riddell]

Hello, mate ...

Engine ? - it really depends (imho) on your annual mileage and driving pattern ...

Right now, I have a weekly commute (circa 5 hours each way), mostly not on Motorways, and my 1.8 returns about 45 mpg doing that ...

And no matter how hard I 'thrash' it - even belting up Norwegian mountain (almost vertical) roads, it's almost impossible to drop below 30 mpg ...

Lots of miles per year - say, over 15K ? - probably a Diesel for you - if less, then the Holy Petrol is the way to go ...

As for boot \ luggage space - the Civic is huge inside ! ...

 

[HappyMan]

Hi there and welcome to the Forum

 

[rowbo]

welcome dude

 

[rossk1009]

Welcome along

 

[andrew]

Hi and welcome diesel is a good choice for MPG and low end grunt but i pre fare my 1.8Ex petrol which always returns low 40s MPG all in mileage and i suspect better on clutches.

 

[Adam S]

Hi and welcome guess you wont be getting a type r then if you want 50MPG.

You should defiantly go and have a look see how big the boot is on the civic its massive compared to other hatchbacks I have a Civic EK3 as well and the boot on my FN2 type R is bigger and with the seats folding flat at the back it can fit lots in the back.

Pending on the models you look at you may find the ride a bit harder than the saab.

Happy car hunting.

 

[shaunwistow]

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