Honda Civic 2008 - A Review

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What do you get for your money, how does it drive and what alternatives are out there? We hope to answer all these questions and more.

To kick things off in this inaugural episode we are reviewing the mighty 2008 Honda Civic.

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[Frankmeulen]

The back spoiler you see in the rear mirror is not a big issue for me, I can see enough and it has a big advantage specially in the night; it blocks the front lights from the car behind you which will not blind you when looking into the rear mirror.

[DiddyAD]

Can't recommend a 8th Generation Honda Civic 1.8 enough. Looks superb, spacious, sporty and fun to drive and very reliable. The best car I have ever or will ever own.

[loathecliff]

That jingle between sections really grates. Otherwise a calmly presented review. Thxs

[PaulTube]

Thank you for a nice review. I live in Norway and I bought this car one year ago. So far I have not had any problems with it. It's fun and comfortable to drive and feels very safe on the road. The spoiler was at bit annoying in the beginning, but it's not really a big issue for me. Although I do sometimes miss wipers on the rear window. The design is timeless and looks modern even in 2021. All in all just a great car in my opinion.

[bojack]

Great looking car. Only letdown is that rear torsion beam.

[peter]

I got a facelift 2010 Si but with the slightly anemic 1.4 engine. Still a fantastic runaround and looks modern even today. And that stupid soiler actually blocks headlights of the tailgate behind you 👍

[Mx]

Brilliant review very informative with a bit of banter!

[Mortarion]

my biggest complaint with this car is when you buy a parking ticket and place it on the dashboard it can sometimes slide down really far and make it impossible to retrieve, unless you get like a kebab stick or something.

[derekwall]

5 years on and whats changed is the availability. The cars have gotten 5 years older, thousands of miles worn down, but barely dropped in price. If it was possible to get exactly this car today at 10 years old, 65, 000 miles, in good nick and not a write off, would cost you more than £3500. You'd be looking at £5000. And to top it all off, there's hardly any of them for sale anymore meaning you take what you can get rather than spoilt for choice as you were in 2018. This car was a bargain.

[RoyDavidson-gg]

Had 1.8 petrol ⛽️ no hassle 7 years 152, 000 miles will go same again past another MOT again no problems

[johntate]

You should use your wing mirrors mate. They're far more important than your rear view mirror.

[Jay-uulu]

Why do you brits get the 8th gen hatchback and americans has to wait 2 gens later for the hatchback to comeback?

[FInsight-uqnt]

They are good reliable cars and quite fun to drive too. That said People on social media always seem to exaggerate to fuel economy of the R18 series i-vtec engine.
I have owned one of these cars in the recent past and the only time I saw 40 mpg was cruising in 6th at 75 mph. I got it up to about 42 and it's not possible to get it higher than that.
Expect about 35-38 mpg combined. Those are my real world figures and I'm not getting paid either. Other than that they are very good cars and if looked after can last a very long time without and expensive issues.

[MGBYST]

we never got this model where i lived but this thing's design has really grown on me

[Manuela]

Meni spoiler ne smeta! Dapače ugradit ću joj od type R, još veći

[alphatrion]

Get the 3door type S
2009 and up.
Looks way better than the early 5 doors
It looks like a type r minus the engine

[WeeFreeMan]

15 years of ownership, 130.000km, absolutely no faults, . Ever. Mine is the TypeS 1.8 and it has absolutely no problem kicking ass on the road, even that of modern cars. All new have gotten pretty fat while this one is 1250 kg and is plenty fast for European oads and driving conditions. Don't plan on getting rid of it anytime soon 😁

[Olddirtytiger]

60 mph in 2nd gear, yes please, Jackal and Hyde car, absolutely love it 🥰

[bucu]

Got 5 months ago Type S GT 59 plate with 1.8 petrol. Great car, just takes a bit of time getting used to but overall bulletproof and stick to the road like it was glued.

[poncenbysmithe]

Just picked up a 2.0l petrol banger for £800. I'll know once I've driven it a bit but the thing seems sweet at 145k and for the price can't imagine a better deal