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Car Forum / Honda Cars / May 20072006/2007 Civic coupe vs. sedan handling
I'm in the market for a an 07 Civic but unsure about whether to go with the sedan or coupe. I'm interested in better handling and understand the suspension on the coupe is more performance oriented than the sedan (and that the Si is firmer than the coupe but it's out of my price / insurance range... and I'm looking for good fuel efficiency). Anyway, does the coupe handle noticably better than the sedan? I'll be trading my WRX so I'm weary of going to anything that feels mushy. As it is, I'm not even sure how well I'll adapt to the civic but at $3/gallon I'm tired of mediocre fuel economy. At least I've owned honda's in the past and liked them. And to complicate things, I'm also looking at the Mazda 3 which looks like a great car for about the same money. Unfortunately, I don't trust the Mazda reliability which is a shame because I would probably go with that car if I thought it would last. I normally drive my cars about 100K miles before trading so reliability is important. Any thoughts? > I'm in the market for a an 07 Civic but unsure about whether to go > with the sedan or coupe. I'm interested in better handling and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > go with that car if I thought it would last. I normally drive my cars > about 100K miles before trading so reliability is important. I am not aware of a difference between sedans and coupes in the civic line. The Si does have a different suspension (for handling), but you may not be happy with the economy of it. I average about 24 MPG in mixed driving (slightly higher in the summer) and about 32 Highway. I would probably recommend the EX, with the number of doors you prefer. I think the coupe looks much better than the sedan, but that is a personal preference thing... And 100k on the civic will barely get it broken in... ;-) AAMOF, the only service you'll likely need on it will be fluid and filter changes. There is no more timing belt, and the first tune-up is at 100k. I own a coupe and have driven the sedan, the coupe is a little sportier and there are some suspension differences. Its a nice car, I recommend it.  SignatureBlackGT2000 http://www.automotiveforums.com snip I normally drive my cars > about 100K miles before trading so reliability is important. > > Any thoughts? Wanna save some serious money? Consider driving your cars for 200,000 miles or more. There are any number of cars that will go 200,000 miles with few major repairs. Doing that will save you a bunch more money than buying a 34 mpg (vs 28 mpg) car that will be traded at 100,000 miles. If you insist upon buying new every 100,000 miles and you plan to own the car for only 5 or 6 years you can buy almost anything you want. All cars are pretty good these days. Want some protection from repair costs - consider an extended warranty (get a quote on-line from Warranty Direct). > Wanna save some serious money? Consider driving your cars for 200,000 > miles or more. Yeh, but at the 15,000 miles / year I drive it will take 13 years to put on 200K miles. Man, I just get bored sooner than that and want to try something new. That probably has something to do with why I'm getting a new car now since there really isn't anything wrong with my ride. And new cars are so shiny... > And new cars are so shiny... Yes, they are. A Civic sedan is probably going to be cheaper to insure than the coupe. More passenger friendly, too. There are minor suspension differences between the coupe and sedan so a test drive of both over the same roads should indicate to you which you prefer. If you can't detect a difference, go with the cheaper-to-insure and easier to resell sedan. Or not. Buy a set of performance tires at your earliest opportunity for either the coupe or sedan. Good tires will make a big difference in responsiveness, especially on wet roads. Now the BIG QUESTION... what color? Show-off red, blend-into-the- background blue or wash-me black? > Now the BIG QUESTION... what color? Show-off red, blend-into-the- > background blue or wash-me black? I'm thinking techno-silver. I actually liked oversold-grey but it's just to ubiquitous in this area (northeast usa). As far as insurance, i checked it out and the coupe is $50/year more so it's a non-issue to me. I agree on the point about tires - they make a huge difference. Like with sandwiches it's all about the bread, carpet is all about the padding and cars the tires. |
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