CRV ako, baka lumabas pa na mas cost effective yung CRV kesa sa ESI, at least yung CRV gas lang ang magiging problema mo, e yung ESI baka maya't maya ang pagawa mo since its already an old car, kalalabasan nyan mas malaki pa ang monthly expenses mo if you go with the ESI.
I had both, if your wallet permits on the gasoline, choose the CRV kahit papano, mas bago yan at mas status symbol kesa ESI. But for the drive, I like the ESI better kasi mas matulin talaga kaysa CRV. Fuel Consumption: ESI= 6.5 to 7 km/l while CRV= 4.5 to 5 km/l. If both well maintained and parts availability is not a problem, I will choose the ESI kasi sarap i-dress up talaga, kaso mahina lang ang brakes if you notice, CRV malakas ang brakes then you get the dual airbags for your safety. Final verdict ko: 60% CRV, 40% ESI. For I'm a middle aged man, I'd go for safety first. Pero hirap talaga piliin sa dalawa.
Generally speaking the CRV is more maporma than a 95 esi.. Regarding gas consumption, kung hindi naman malayo ang tinatakbo mo the CRV is your best option since sinabi mo na may papagawa ka na din sa Civic mo... baka ganun din ang total dun sa huli...
gas consumption vs. maintenance... baka mag equal din... plus yung downtime mo kapag pinapagawa mo yung civic mo sa talyer..