Honda Civic CDTi 1.7

13spanner

Hello all,

Just looking for stories or opinions on the Civic 1.7 diesel.
Something like this one on Donedeal. I'm just turned 18, on a full lisence since August. Would it be hard to insure? <---(I know, probably a stupid question :rolleyes:) Tax? Are they a reliable car?

Any pros or cons at all, as me and my sister are thinking of going halves on one after selling the current car when it gets the NCT in February.

13spanner

colm_mcm

Everything is gonna be expensive to insure, that's mad price. Have a look on autotrader.co.uk and use the revenue vrt calculator to calculate vrt, use xe.com to convert currency,

Also you're statistically likely to make sh1t of it, so maybe spend less on a small engined boring car.

Nissan doctor

Its an Opel/Izusu engine and is a decent unit.

Insurance will be 4k plus on your own policy I'd wager.

bazz26

That advert should be in the dreamer of the year thread.

13spanner

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Insurance will be 4k plus on your own policy I'd wager.

I was afraid someone would say that I suppose I'm only dreaming really.

colm_mcm wrote: »

Also you're statistically likely to make sh1t of it, so maybe spend less on a small engined boring car.

I like the way you worded that the alternative would maybe be a Opel Combo 1.3 diesel van. Small engined? Check. Boring? Definately

Raskolnikov

13spanner wrote: »

I was afraid someone would say that I suppose I'm only dreaming really.


I like the way you worded that the alternative would maybe be a Opel Combo 1.3 diesel van. Small engined? Check. Boring? Definately

As I keep pointing out to people, engine size is almost irrelevent when it comes to getting an insurance quote. What you need to be looking at is the horsepower of the engine. The example I keep using is the car I drive, it's a 1.9 diesel, however, because it has no turbo and bugger all power, it's cheaper to insure than the likes of a 1.25 Fiesta.

That Civic for example has 100hp, so it will be expensive enough to insure, but won't be ridiculously so. If it's still too expensive, then you could consider the 1.4 TDCI engine (67hp) that is in loads of cars likes the Fiesta, Aygo, Citroen C1, Mazda 2, Peugeot 206, etc.

Nissan doctor

Raskolnikov wrote: »

As I keep pointing out to people, engine size is almost irrelevent when it comes to getting an insurance quote. What you need to be looking at is the horsepower of the engine. The example I keep using is the car I drive, it's a 1.9 diesel, however, because it has no turbo and bugger all power, it's cheaper to insure than the likes of a 1.25 Fiesta.

That Civic for example has 100hp, so it will be expensive enough to insure, but won't be ridiculously so. If it's still too expensive, then you could consider the 1.4 TDCI engine (67hp) that is in loads of cars likes the Fiesta, Aygo, Citroen C1, Mazda 2, Peugeot 206, etc.

The word 'civic' in the name is the biggest factor for the quote for that car.

Raskolnikov

Nissan doctor wrote: »

The word 'civic' in the name is the biggest factor for the quote for that car.

No it won't.

Just did a quick quote on Axa with yer mans details, €2,800 for third party fire and theft on the Civic. A 105hp Golf was €2,950, a 95hp Mazda 3 was €2,800 everything else the same.

My suggestion of the 1.4 TDCI Fiesta came out at €2,580.

Nissan doctor

Raskolnikov wrote: »

No it won't.

Just did a quick quote on Axa with yer mans details, €2,800 for third party fire and theft on the Civic. A 105hp Golf was €2,950, a 95hp Mazda 3 was €2,800 everything else the same.

My suggestion of the 1.4 TDCI Fiesta came out at €2,580.

Thats a surprise, civics always had a heavy loading, maybe the older petrol models are the loaded ones.

Either way, its great being old....I'm paying just over €400 fully comp on an astra with the same engine as that civic:D