is honda civic the right choice for mom?

[cyrx]

my mom's planning on buying a car, nasuggest ko honda civic im not much into cars pero nabasa ko ata dati na ung pedals ng civic eh malalim my mom's only what? 5ft para ngang kasing laki nya lng si pres. arroyo. gs2 ko lng malaman opinion nu kng ok ba s kanya ung civic paadjust n lng peds o mag mitsubishi nlng xa or toyota since mas maliit cockpit nun?

[batang_raon14]

my mom's planning on buying a car, nasuggest ko honda civic im not much into cars pero nabasa ko ata dati na ung pedals ng civic eh malalim my mom's only what? 5ft para ngang kasing laki nya lng si pres. arroyo. gs2 ko lng malaman opinion nu kng ok ba s kanya ung civic paadjust n lng peds o mag mitsubishi nlng xa or toyota since mas maliit cockpit nun?

If pedal's the only problem I don't think she'll have any problem for that matter. 5ft. is good enough to reach it. Believe me, our beloved President is way smaller. I've met her several times na and personally and no offense nasa 4'8" something lang ata sya. Anyways, if it's a brand new car, meron namang adjuster yan (electronic and some dial-types) sa upuan in case na gusto nyang babaan for her own comfort. Most new model cars also have adjustable steering wheels. Either way, you're better off letting her test-drive whatever you/she wants to test-drive, see if driving it is a breeze for her, then that's when it's best to decide.

Btw, welcome to Tsikot.

[v6dreamer]

If she likes it why not. My wife drives an Audi and sometimes using my Accord and she's only 4' 10". Go for it.

[teeyoh]

the civic is sporty, crv is more sophisticated for moms...watabout the jazz?

[1D4LV]

imho, the kia carens is a better mom-mobile.
pero its her choice, ika nga..

[Type 100]

I'm not going to offer any alternatives, I'll just answer your question.

The FD Civic has driver's seat height adjustment and a steering wheel that adjusts for rake (tilt). It'll take a few minutes of adjustment, but I don't think your mom will have any problems reaching the controls.

The bigger concern is how your mom will cope with how big the Civic feels to drive. The footwell and pedals may not be deep, but the dashboard and windshield certainly are. I'm 5'8", and one of my complaints with FDs is how tough it can be to judge your distance from other objects while inside---especially because my daily driver is a Jazz.

I suggest you take your mom out for a test drive.