Which car?

Piriz

Hi,

im currently driving a 2003 honda civic coupe auto which is giving some trouble (for another thread)

im thinking i might have to upgrade and am looking at options... i've selected the following:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/07-honda-civic-hybrid-auto-low-kms-new-nct/18920598 07-honda-civic-hybrid-auto-

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-honda-civic-1-8l-s-type/18884995 08-honda-civic-1-8l-s-typ

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2011-honda-civic-auto-only-18-000mls/18800759 2011-honda-civic-auto-only-18-000mls

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-c-class-2007-1-8-automatic/18854648 mercedes-benz-c-class-2007-1-8-automatic

im fairly set on an auto, i included the expensive Civic as a curve ball, probably prefer to keep it below 5k if good value was feasible. I'd really like to hear reasons for and against any of the cars.. thanks

Toyotafanboi

Not the C Class IMO. Bills will be on another level to the Civic in terms of price and frequency and it much nicer of a car to be entertaining the extra costs.

Those Civics are generally very highly regarded on here, seriously reliable cars, at last count I think 12 regular posters here (including me :P) have one?

Some say the i-shift semi automatic (in the 1.8 hatchbacks only) isn't a great gearbox in terms of driveability. In all reality it's fine. It's not quick to change gear but no more wishy washy than any torque converter box I've driven. You just have to remember it is effectively an actuated manual 6 speed box so it will roll backwards when doing a hill start if you don't use the handbrake and you shouldn't hold the car on the brake pedal at traffic lights etc.

The Hybrids seem interesting but they are slow (13 seconds to 100kmh?) and although not popular, Hybrid battery seems be be starting to age and weaken in some older models. They can be refurbed but that might take the good out of the car? The 1.8 is very economical and there is a reasonable amount of power for the size of car.