Anyone seen the new Civic in-person?

[Ryan]

Wow - Honda is really on a roll. The asthetics of the interior are debatable, but when it comes down to it, the actual quality and craftsmanship is first rate, especially from such a cheap vehicle!

 

[shadduphoe]

no but i will check it out when i go to my dealership for a oil change

 

[blustori]

1. Buy one...
2. Take pics and post...
3. ...Profit!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Saw it and took a ride in it a few days ago, the interior's materials are just awesome, no complaints at all!

Engine could be a little quieter but I don't think it's really an issue for a person like me.

 

[Kelvrick]

How does it compare to other cars, like the corolla/3/sentra?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Saw it and took a ride in it a few days ago, the interior's materials are just awesome, no complaints at all!

Engine could be a little quieter but I don't think it's really an issue for a person like me.

What about interior noise (not engine noise), rattles and so forth? I don't expec it to be Lexus quiet but how quiet was it?

 

[Zenmervolt]

I hope that the interior quality on the Civic is better than the interior quality of the Pilot. I am terribly unimpressed with the interior materials and build quality of my father's Pilot, it's worlds below the build quality of the '88 Accord that marked my first experience with Honda.

ZV

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
How does it compare to other cars, like the corolla/3/sentra?

the sentra has a pretty awful interior. now, i'm not a dashboard stroker by any stretch of the imagination, but there are far too many seams on the dash/console and hard plastic on all the bits where there should be soft plastic (arm rests). even my sister's sunfire had soft plastic on the arm rests (although it was the worst car to drive on the planet... handled worse than a suburban).

 

[DarkMask]

jeeez i wish i could afford a car..... maybe when i graduate from college in 30 years..... haha

 

[Black88GTA]

Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

 

[randomlinh]

hrmm.. intriguing. I want to go see one to compare it to my 3. heh.

 

[tennisflip]

Seen both the sedan and coupe. The coupe's tail looks way better than the sedan's. Overall they both look really good and at 30/40 mpg it's no wonder you can't find them on lots anymore.

 

[sniperruff]

just saw one on the road today. i've yet to see a coupe.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Saw it and took a ride in it a few days ago, the interior's materials are just awesome, no complaints at all!

Engine could be a little quieter but I don't think it's really an issue for a person like me.

What about interior noise (not engine noise), rattles and so forth? I don't expec it to be Lexus quiet but how quiet was it?

It wasn't bad, not as quiet as a Corolla or as smooth as one, but no rattles and such, mostly just road noise.

It drove pretty well and was easy to drive, as in, the location of the spedometer might actually be something I like, without using it though it seems kind of goofy, to me anyway.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

I've been in a new Corvette twice now and driven it both times, the materials used on the interior are just very cheap and sadly, I liked the interior materials on the Civic more than the Corvette. Whether or not it's a valid comparison I'll leave it to you, but those are my thoughts.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: tennisflip
Seen both the sedan and coupe. The coupe's tail looks way better than the sedan's. Overall they both look really good and at 30/40 mpg it's no wonder you can't find them on lots anymore.

Yup, they come in and out of the dealerships very fast, most of them don't have much stocked because they sell pretty fast. If I was to buy one I'd put the $500 or whatever down and have them hold one when it comes in for me with the color, options, etc. that I want.

 

[JoPh]

i didnt like the cloth on the new civic inside. turned me off a lot.

 

[meltdown75]

as a matter of fact i went to a Honda dealership for work reasons - they had a building permit out which warranted an inspection...

i'd seriously consider buying one if i hadn't just paid off my current vehicle. i'm in the market for something economical and fun for my next purchase.

 

[Conky]

I'd take one new Corvette over 10 new Civics.

:beer:

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
I'd take one new Corvette over 10 new Civics.

:beer:

yeah you're a crazy fool indeed. i'd take the 10 civic's, sell them, and go buy an Evo8.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
I'd take one new Corvette over 10 new Civics.

:beer:

yeah you're a crazy fool indeed. i'd take the 10 civic's, sell them, and go buy an Evo8.

What if we don't like the Evo8?

I'd take the 10 civics, sell them and invest the money, current car is working and still has plenty of life left in it

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
I'd take one new Corvette over 10 new Civics.

:beer:

10 civics are worth ~150K and easy to sell. You're smoking cock.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

he is not comparing the performance of civic vs corvette

he is talking about the INTERIOR only

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

he is not comparing the performance of civic vs corvette

he is talking about the INTERIOR only

Exactly. Even if creature comforts aren't the forte of the corvette, it shouldn't have a cheaper-feeling interior than a $15k econocar, period.

 

[EmperorIQ]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

he is not comparing the performance of civic vs corvette

he is talking about the INTERIOR only

I was about to say this too, the OP was only talking about interior, but then again, the OP said that the Civic has better interior for a lot less than what the vette has to offer. I guess the problem pointed out is that the vette wasn't made for the interior, but performance, so the extra money paid is for performance, not interior, so its not a valid comparison.