Amen to that! Even better, let's hope that Honda brings back that
beauty called the CRX ..... which, way back in the late eighties/early
nineties used to do 45-50 mpg without breaking a sweat! ...now, 15
years later, Honda is touting 40 mpg Civics....what a disgrace!

A-FRIGGIN-MEN
I DON'T want four doors
I WANT a hatchback
I DON'T want a more expensive engine and a lot of crap telling everybody I
bought the most powerful engine availible in a Civic.
 I DON'T want some funky shifter sticking out of the dashboard
 I just want a two door plus hatchback REGULAR Civic
 NO ABS (or the bill to fix an ABS black box after 5 years out of warranty
 for thousands of dollars.
 
I bought a 2002 Civic coupe and my only regret is it isn't a hatchback
 My next car will have a hatchback, and if Honda will not offer it it will
not be a Honda.  

The Wall Street Journal did a nice comparison based on test drives this
week
of the competing models, Fit, Yaru (really a Scion Xa) etc

The only knock they had on the Fit was a excessive amount of road
noise. I think
it was like 78db on the highway. The only other negative I've heard is
the poor
rear visibility, but jeez, have you sat in a 2006 Civic? The rear
visibility is so
bad that you might as well just remove the rear view mirror.

And lets face it, if the boneheads at Honda of America had continued
selling a
regular Civic Hatchback, we wouldn't be having this discussion!
Losers.

As for the Scion Xa, it is pretty nice, but I'm not sure I can deal
with this
speedometer (for no good reason) being moved to the middle of the dash.

-P

snip

Um, um. Nice. Now we're talking. And the engine isn't even
broken in.

Can you say about how much you paid?

Got mine April 29 - base model, manual transmission, storm silver
metallic.

I like it just fine after 950 miles - quiet, roomy, good handling,
adequate power, well-assembled;

Have taken it easy for breakin period; have had it up to 85 on
Interstate and it seems stable and willing to go faster;

Gas mileage is phenomal so far:
First tank 40.4 mpg
Second tank 40.5 mpg
Third tank - leisurely trip on rural roads to blue ridge mountains,
trip on skyline drive, return on rural/interstate, used a/c about 1/3
of the time:  45 mpg!

Has lots of features to like:
instruments
radio layout
cup holders
magic seats
great shifter feel
lots of standard equipment
good legroom/ comfort in all seats

a few minor peeves:
speedo markings could be better- numbered only every 20 mph;
hash marks for 5 mph intervals hard to see - takes extra mental
processing to determine your speed - its not intuitive.
Wide A-pillars block visibility.
Long clutch travel with short engagement zone.
Lots of storage places but none are lockable

Overall, very satisfied

If yes..... how you liking it?