Which is better Honda Civics model to buy? 1999-2000 or 2004-2005

[Egan101]

Ok naman so far, major repair lang talaga nung bumigay transmission, we bought it kasi at 83k kms, pero now ok na ulit good as new na ulit yung transmission

I guess this is the common failure of most Honda AT cars at the turn of the century. The AT tranny, if not properly taken cared of, will succomb to sliding and failure. Not to mention that Honda uses a specific type of ATF fluid which does not mix well with retail ATF thus causing seals and gaskets to fail. Even the CVT of the City/Jazz of the said era is also prone to failure if not properly taken cared of. Another thing to watch out for is the power steering system which also uses a Honda-specific PS fluid. It is common for some old Hondas to have a leaking PS system, despite undergoing overhaul or repair.

[Egan101]

double post again...

[jut703]

Where do you buy Mazda parts?

Mazford Banawe.


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[jut703]

How about performance wise? Which car do you suggest guys? 2006 mazda 3 AT or VTEC 04-05 AT?

Factors are:

Handling
Speed
FC
AC cooling pertformance during at the peak of the sun in the middle of the day

Kindly anyone? Thanks.

Definitely the Mazda 3 2.0R is a better buy than the 2004 Civic (ES). That Civic isn't the FD body yet - still uses the old 1.6 engine, though the 2.0 uses the K20 and 5AT of the FD.

The Mazda 3 has much better handling than the ES Civic. You feel confident taking corners at high speed because the steering is very communicative and the car grips very well.

As for outright speed, the 2.0 Mazda 3 definitely out-accelerates the 1.6 Civic, though the 2.0 Civic is faster on a straight line due to better gear ratios (5AT vs 4AT). The biggest downer with the Mazda 3's performance is its second gear which is very very long (60 kph at 3k rpm, redline at 120 kph). On expressways like NLEX though, the powerband is just right - downshift to 2nd gear at 80, rev all the way to redline, shift to 3rd, and before you know it, you're redlining 3rd gear at 180 kph.

The Mazda 3 has so-so FC, around 6 km/L, which is worse than the Civic 1.6's 7-8 km/L but about the same as the Civic 2.0.

AC performance of the Mazda isn't freezing, but strong enough to keep the car cool under the midday sun.


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[Flight23]

And how's the riding comfort? mrsmcm28? Ok padin?

[mrsmcm28]

Ok naman riding comfort, ang natry ko palang idrive honda city 2010 and 2nd gen crv, ok din sakin honda civic o baka kasi nasanay na lang talaga ko, pero gusto ko talaga yung cr v kaya lang lakas sa gas

[akopalasiJoan]

Ok naman riding comfort, ang natry ko palang idrive honda city 2010 and 2nd gen crv, ok din sakin honda civic o baka kasi nasanay na lang talaga ko, pero gusto ko talaga yung cr v kaya lang lakas sa gas

Hi sir, planning to buy at least 2nd gen CRV, malakas sa gas? Can you give insight? Wala ako alam hehe. Thanks!

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Ok naman riding comfort, ang natry ko palang idrive honda city 2010 and 2nd gen crv, ok din sakin honda civic o baka kasi nasanay na lang talaga ko, pero gusto ko talaga yung cr v kaya lang lakas sa gas

Hi sir, planning to buy at least 2nd gen CRV, malakas sa gas? Can you give insight? Wala ako alam hehe. Thanks!

[zeratul]

If you want to buy ES or EK, go for the manual if you can. Honda is notorious for AT problems on these civics...

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