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We've been shopping for a new car for 6 months and have narrowed it down to either the Civic coupe or Versa SL with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 50. Any advice or comments would be GREATLY appreciated. > We've been shopping for a new car for 6 months and have narrowed it down > to either the Civic coupe or Versa SL with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 > 50. Any advice or comments would be GREATLY appreciated. We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba > > We've been shopping for a new car for 6 months and have narrowed it down > > to either the Civic coupe or Versa SL with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 > > 50. Any advice or comments would be GREATLY appreciated. > > We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba i recommend the civic the versa hp ratings and looks are very dull but honda is cool The mechanical etc. reliability of Nissans is much worse than that of Hondas. See this year's and past years' April issue of Consumer Reports. > We've been shopping for a new car for 6 months and have > narrowed it down to either the Civic coupe or Versa SL > with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 50. Any advice or > comments would be GREATLY appreciated. Looking at that issue, its not that black and white between the specific Honda and Nissan being considered. The Nissan is certainly not "much worse". The Versa SL with a CVT is rated in the average range with an overall score of 65/100, definitely above the line. The Civic coupe is rated above average with a score of 78/100, but not distinguished the way you make it sound. I have owned 4 different Hondas & Acuras and 5 different Nissans & Infinitis. My personal opinion is that the Nissans are more fun to drive. Based on experience, defining reliability as the amount of my money spent on repairs, there has been no major differences among them. The Nissans (a 240sx, 2 i30s, a Maxima and a Pathfinder) and the Hondas (an Accord, a CR-V, a TL and an Odyssey) have all been the same - no issues at all, just routine maintenance. The TL did have a couple of scary transmission recalls though & a front upper ball joint failed while it was under warranty. My advice is to spend some more time with each car and get the one that feels right to you, not necessarily the one that looks the best on paper. Reliability is not likely to be a significant issue either way. On 3/26/08 11:05 AM, in article cuuGj.12206$6J3.8977@newsfe13.phx, "Elle" <honda.lioness@spamnocox.net> wrote: > The mechanical etc. reliability of Nissans is much worse > than that of Hondas. See this year's and past years' April [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 50. Any advice or >> comments would be GREATLY appreciated. > Looking at that issue, its not that black and white between the specific > Honda and Nissan being considered. The Nissan is certainly not "much [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > though > & a front upper ball joint failed while it was under warranty. Having owned Datsuns and then Nissans, my experience has been that Datsuns were better. The 75 280Z and then 78 810 I owned were great cars as were the old B210s. I owned a couple of Maximas in the early 90s -- SE with the DOHC engine that proved problematic with VTC problems, CV joints and electric windows -- and the Quest we had started falling apart at 60k miles. My experience in terms of reliability over the long term is that Honda is better than Nissan. And, I have had far better customer service treatment with Honda than Nissan. Of course, today it might be better since they are owned by Renault. > My advice is to spend some more time with each car and get the one that > feels right to you, not necessarily the one that looks the best on paper. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >>> with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 50. Any advice or >>> comments would be GREATLY appreciated. On 3/26/08 3:26 PM, in article EgyGj.44385$0M3.24951@newsfe17.lga, "tww1491" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote: >> Looking at that issue, its not that black and white between the specific >> Honda and Nissan being considered. The Nissan is certainly not "much [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > with Honda than Nissan. Of course, today it might be better since they are > owned by Renault. I would discount the Quest - it was a joint deal with Ford & build by Ford. >> My advice is to spend some more time with each car and get the one that >> feels right to you, not necessarily the one that looks the best on paper. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >>>> with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 50. Any advice or >>>> comments would be GREATLY appreciated. > Looking at that issue, its not that black and white > between the specific [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > range with an > overall score of 65/100, definitely above the line. Go back ten years total, not just the last year or so. Hondas are far superior when it comes to reliability. We disagree. >> Looking at that issue, its not that black and white >> between the specific [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > We disagree. I currently have(am stuck with) a 2003 Nissan SE-R Spec V,and I'm not impressed with what I've learned about Nissans. Off the top of my head,I think I'd buy a Kia before another Nissan.  SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net > We've been shopping for a new car for 6 months and have narrowed it down > to either the Civic coupe or Versa SL with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 > 50. Any advice or comments would be GREATLY appreciated. Honda!! Better resale too > We've been shopping for a new car for 6 months and have narrowed it down > to either the Civic coupe or Versa SL with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 > 50. Any advice or comments would be GREATLY appreciated. Hi, If you really short listed those two, Honda for sure. Civic is mature going thru many generations. Versa is too new to be refined. Traditionally Honda has higher quality overall. On 3/26/08 8:00 PM, in article 9lCGj.126293$pM4.28453@pd7urf1no, "Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote: >> We've been shopping for a new car for 6 months and have narrowed it down >> to either the Civic coupe or Versa SL with the cvt. Now, we're stuck 50 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Civic is mature going thru many generations. Versa is too new > to be refined. Traditionally Honda has higher quality overall. On paper, I think I agree with you, but because the Versa is a Renault, and they are a more unknown quantity in America since they pulled out 30 years ago. > On 3/26/08 8:00 PM, in article 9lCGj.126293$pM4.28453@pd7urf1no, "Tony > Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > and > they are a more unknown quantity in America since they pulled out 30 years Anyone remember the Dauphine? > ago. >> On 3/26/08 8:00 PM, in article 9lCGj.126293$pM4.28453@pd7urf1no, "Tony >> Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote: SNIPPED>> >> On paper, I think I agree with you, but because the Versa is a Renault, >> and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Yup..but do you remember it had 2 horn sounds..one for the country and one > for the city?
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