Honda Civic 96-00 Ups/Downs

[raikonnen]

hey dudes

gusto ko lang share mga gusto ko and ayaw about the Civic EK 96-00

meron ako 97 Civic VTi

Wants:
Power/Vtec kc e.. kahit SOHC ok padin
reliable...never pa ako overheat
Doors....ok pa sumara compared sa mazda familia namin na mas bago
ok ang ride....(pag ayos mga ilalim)
Dami parts for upgrade....
khit saan ka magpunta madami rin oem surplus... "pang vtec" lang sasabihin mo
Taas resale value padin for a 9year old car

Dont Want
Central locks...nagloloko palagi
Power windows(driver)- mabagal na
Antenna...ayaw bumaba pero dati now bumaba na ewan ko kung bkit
upper arm madaling masira
walang adjustment ng camber, bibili ka pa ng camber kit
mga bushings madali rin masira

share nyo naman mga experience nyo sa civic nyo

thanks!

[raine]

96 vti
up- good over all performance

down- power antenna 2x nang nasira

[squala]

Good
- responsive VTEC with relentless reliability
- handles nicely without sacrificing ride
- best-looking 4-door Civic so far
- interior spacious enough
- great aircon
- doesn't look lifted on stock suspension

Bad
- Radiator top is plastic, cannot be mended when leaks start
- Automatic gearbox rough; upshifts taking longer than other Hondas
- Power antenna gets broken easily
- Moisture/water entering right headlight (saw many others like this)
- Power door lock system a nightmare (better off without them, just lock doors responsibly)
- Suspension not that sturdy

[mbt]

parang madali nga masira yung suspension parts sa '99 Civic namin dati... hehe.

[voltscastillo]

oo nga, for some reason medjo hindi kasing tibay ng mcpherson struts yung wishbone configuration ng mga civic.

[wrcastro_ph]

Pero pag LXi ang ride nyo.

1. hindi plastic ang radiator
2. hindi sirain ang antena (dahil hindi power antenna)

[vinj]

Never owned one but on paper the lack of safety features like ABS and airbags in all model variants go against it.

[WeaponX]

Yung suspension lang reklamo ko. Parang madaling masira. Uneven roads pa naman sa amin. Yung Corolla namin, kahit may konting problem sa suspension, hindi nya iindahin yung mga lubak. Sa Civic, pag may problem na, ramdam na ramdam mo. At isa pa, yung paint, parang ang daling magasgasan kahit don sa mga bagong models. Nabasa ko sa ibang thread na hindi daw talaga maganda paint nila.

Yung antenna, nasiraan lang ako dahil sa kapabayaan ko. Sumabit sa sampayan.

Sana nga nagkaron ng ABS and airbags.

Anyway, I still like the overall performance ng Civic.

[garyq]

Lxi 96

+ good aircon, one of the smallest turning radius, very reliable engine
- power locks, windows, auto tranny not very refined

overall a good budget sedan WITH the ability to be upgraded. Dami parts for that!

[onewaytrip]

+ interior space, long wheelbase
- sabi ng kaibigan malakas sa gas 'yung VTi A/T

[chieffy]

problema ko rin iyang central door lock at power windows...mapapansin mo pa na sira na yung tint sa dulo ng salamin ng driver's side...

sirain ang trailer arm bushing nito pero kahit di mo ipagawa okay lang daw as per service manager ng isang delarship ng honda noon kaya di ko pa rin pinapalitan yung sa akin hanggang ngayon...suspension ko sa harap okay pa naman hanggang ngayon...depende na lang siguro sa gamit...

[BlueBimmer]

EK ko dati mdyo disalign na mga interior bits n pieces lalo mga interior door panel parts..

[Altis6453]

Well, I own a 96 Civic Vti. I had the following parts replaced just recently:

Front shock absorbers
tie rod
rack end
bushings
auxilliary fan

It wasn't cheap. In fact, it drilled a pretty deep hole in my pocket. But, in retrospect, the ride is much better now. Kung sabagay, it's the first major repair/replacement done on the car since it was bought in 96, so I guess its not that bad.

Nakakagulat lang initially since you expect Civics to be rock solid cars in terms of reliability. I guess its also a function of age.

[otokoto]

i own a 1996 civic VTi (mt)

positive points
- nice ride
- Good OEM front speaker
- suspension is softer/comfortable than most models/cars of its same age
- driver site is good
- aircon is superb (next to nissan's calsonic)
- looks are good in all angles
- parts are abundant be it replacement or original
- very easy and cheap to modify/beautify

negative points
- takaw "hamon karera" lalo na kapag SIR look
- run channel needs to be cleaned regularly particularly at the onset of rainy season or else the window will stuck-up
- you have to be good in avoiding those potholes or else you will replace your suspension parts often

[voltscastillo]

curious lang, may naka-pagconvert na ba into gas shocks sa mga naka ek civics? thinking about converting mine e, either bili ng bago or have zee do it...pero gusto ko malaman kun ano mangyayari sa ride quality.

btw, i have a 96 Lxi a/t. wasak na suspension ko ehehehe.

[pa0Lo]

afaik gas shocks naman tlga yung sa EK's.. last car na ata namin na fluid shocks eh yung sentra 92 :p

[voltscastillo]

parang hindi bro e, may oil weep sa right front dampers e.

oops, parang OT na hehe

[wrcastro_ph]

Ako po nakapag convert na. Pero naman daw po conversion yun ... dahil Gas daw talaga ang rear ng Civic. Front lang daw ang fluid. Pinalagyan ko ng 100psi na pressure.... much better sya kesa dati.

[voltscastillo]

Ako po nakapag convert na. Pero naman daw po conversion yun ... dahil Gas daw talaga ang rear ng Civic. Front lang daw ang fluid. Pinalagyan ko ng 100psi na pressure.... much better sya kesa dati.

yun na nga. thanks for confirming that sir.

back to regular programming, hehe.

[raikonnen]

oil yung front alam ko e.. gas likod.. madali nga masira mga suspension parts lalo na pag naka lowering springs ka.. badtrip pag malala na parang nasa taxi ride na hehe