I currently drive a 1986 Honda Civic but I'm looking to upgrade to a model from the mid 90s to mid 2000s. What is the best year and trim to buy? Reliability is the number one factor in my mind, I don't want to have to put a whole ton of money into the car once I have it. I read in a car buying book that the '98 Civic SI is an excellent choice. Is this true? Thanks.

 

welcome to the forums.. i would go with a 98-2000 civic si.. super reliable and easy to work on and they are still pretty quick.

 

Thanks for your response. I've heard that 98-02 Civics have big transmission problems. Any truth to this?

 

i used to have a 98 civic ex with an si swap http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...mageID=4096463 ..... thats before the swap.. i bought it with 100k miles on it and dogged 20k miles to it before swap and ran super strong.. bought a 120k motor and tranny and dogged another 20k on the motor and tranny and never had a problem.. just maintin constant upkeep on them.. go to any auto parts store and get a book on the car you buy and follow the maintnance schedule on the car and you will have fun it in for many years