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Adam writes:
1997 Honda Civic EX Coupe Review
ProsFun to drive. It was like a go cart with a manual transmission. ConsNo reason to avoid it.
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Fun, Quick, Saves Gas, Looks Cool, Sounds Good If You Put Enough Into It. — My suped up 1997 Honda Civic Ex with approx 165 horsepower. I could walk a Honda Civic Si. Carbon fiber hood, aluminum spoiler, Si rims, V-tech controller, 9.8 mm wires, fuel pressure regulator and guage, intake, Tornado air induction, throttle spacer, headers, racing cat., N1 Exhaust, pulleys, no A/C, or Power steering, original euro tailights, front Si fascia lip, hook-ups for subwoofer and amp Primary Use: Commuting to work
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Carl writes:
1997 Honda Civic EX Review
ProsLooks good, Famous Honda Quality, Quite Sporty (with right engine) ConsOf course none
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6th Gen Ej9 Civic Is — Proud owner of a ยด97 CGM EJ9 iS Shortshift. EJ9 means it was an EDM-spec car powered by Hondas D14A4-engine. Performance: 1.4 @ 90hk ment that my car was not a sports car nor was it a snail. My engine loved revs over 4500. In that zone it went like a bullet. Build Quality: Superb Honda Quality. No rattling noices. Everything just works. Apperance: 6th Gen Civics has a very good apperance. They just looks good! Cost of Ownership: Because the Civic is very popular with the young people its insurance is a bit high. On the contrary serviceing is cheap, because it never breaks down. I just changed my frond brake pads under a five year long ownership... the 1.5 VTEC engine is more economical than the 1.4 but its down to 0.5 liter in AVG. mine got me about 550 km on 40 liter of gas. Fun Factor: The Civic is a very stable yet entertaing car to drive... quite sporty almost firm handling. Cut corner like a GO-KART. I can recomend you a 6th Gen CIvic 100% Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Jay writes:
1997 Honda Civic EX Coupe Review
Prosgreat gas mlleage and low cost of ownership Consnot very powerful, not very fast
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Awesome Car — performance-not too bad, it accelerates ok for a 4 banger. braking-very good thanx to slotted rotors and srs pads. handling-it does ok i guess, for 12 year old springs and shocks. looks pretty good from the outside, couple dings here and there. cost of ownership-cheap. great on gas. i've changed the oil every 4000 miles with synthetic oil. fun factor- i love to drive it. it's so much fun to drive Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Matt writes:
1997 Honda Civic DX Coupe Review
ProsReliable, great gas mileage Conslow performance (106hp/103ft/lbs tq)
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1997 Honda Civic — It's a great car for a daily driver, it gets awesome gas mileage. I bought the car hoping to be able to do an engine swap or boost it, but now I'm looking to just get a different car, hopefully a 240sx. It's been a fun car to have, reliable, not many problems. It is the DX, so its got the d16y7 which means no VTEC, so performance wise its on the low end, but it has lots of potential, and if i wasn't looking for another car, it'd be a fun car to mod. | ||
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Tonya writes:
1997 Honda Civic DX Hatchback Review
ProsCheap to maintain ConsEasy to steal, so you have to protect it!
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Honda Power! — You can get parts anywhere, and usually easy to find. Performance wise, they can be built to be pretty fast with the right amount of money. They are cheap to buy. It is always fun to drive and it's my 3rd one. I'd buy another one! | ||
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Aaron writes:
1997 Honda Civic EX Review
ProsEfficient, Conssmall, few cosmetic issues,
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Honda Daily Driver — This car has had the best cost of ownership experience I can possibly imagine. It performs well in a daily driver mode, but excels in it's efficient gas usage, and handles well, making it a fun car to drive. The only downside is that it doesn't take hills well, and power? None that I could see. | ||
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Philippe writes:
1997 Honda Civic CX Hatchback Review
ProsAgile, great handling, can be modified esaily, small, fuel consommaion low ConsCould have more power to make it feel great
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Honda Civic — Overall it's a good car. This small car is agile and accelerate with ease...but still missing some power in the engine. The handling feels great. But I've got repair that car a few time because of the winter. This car don't perform at his best in winter and some part break easily. The appearance of my car is kinda crapy since I've got an accident on the front of the driver side. But still, that car is fun to ride! | ||
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Fue writes:
1997 Honda Civic CX Hatchback Review
ProsGreat Handling, Gas, Apparel, Fun ConsNo powersteering ( N/A on Civic CX models)
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Gotta Have The Vtec!! — I've owned this Civic from when it was bone stock. I invested about $4000-$5000 into performance and apparel. This little Honda does great on gas aswell as screem at 5800 RPM's when you want it to. The JDM B-series motor I reciently swapped runs beautifully and is fun to drive on a everyday bases. | ||
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Josh writes:
1997 Honda Civic EX Review
ProsGreat fuel economy. Very inexpensive maintenance costs compared to other vehicles. ConsSmall
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Perfect Commuting Car — Great, reliable vehicle. Great fuel economy and very inexpensive maintenance costs. I wouldn't purchase any other vehicle. Perfect for commuting. The car is small so not the best choice for a family. Handles great, however, my 97 does lack power. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Laurbee writes:
1997 Honda Civic DX Hatchback Review
ProsReliable, great handling, great fuel economy. ConsNot a lot of room for passengers. When something breaks...it's broke and expensive to fix 
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Great Car For College Kid — Little Honda has done it again!!! First and only Honda car I had. I loved it. It was a zipper!! In and out of traffic it handled the road well. Quick, respnsive and FUN!!!. Only issue I had with it was the clutch went out and destroyed the passenger axle. After that the car did anything I asked besides off road driving. Sporty little car!!! Primary Use: Commuting to work |
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