2009 Honda Civic Sedan EX-L 5-Spd AT

Pros

Excellent, good fuel milleage, very responsive in roads

Cons

Seats are very uncomftable, to noise in road

Purchased As New

First Honda buyer, engine response very good, good brakes. Need to redesign front seats, audio too weak, better speakers. Need to think on increase horsepower with overdrive feature.

Pros

Good gas mileage, handling, value

Cons

Uncomfortable leg position!!!

Purchased As New

I sold my 98 Civic LX and bought a 09 Civic EX-L. In general it's a huge upgrade and I love the new styling.

One major problem though - having gone on my first trip, I now realize there isn't a comfortable position for my right leg. The only place to rest my right knee is against the very hard surface of the hand brake handle. Honda engineers clearly didn't take into account drivers comfort in designing the driver's seat area. I'm going to have to use some pipe insulation to pad the handle so points off!

I like the outside temp on the dashboard but I think most folks would rather have a built in compass.

One other gripe - the fuel cap is attached to the fuel door and there's no gas cap holder/bracket to keep it from dangling and scratching the paint below the fuel door while you fill up at the station...stupid!!...read morehide

Pros

Looks nice ,handles good ,solid doors ,economical and has a quieter engine than camry

Cons

Rough seats,poor stereo.

Purchased As New

Typical Jap.car ,small , economical ,does the job to take you from point A to point B,,but there are no luxury..it has poor stereo sound system ,rough seats ,and it feels like you are on the pavement direct,but it is Ok I felt with Mercedes 2008 that way..Guess what i: has a less engine noise than camry 2008....read morehide