The same great qualities we find with Honda apply to the 2002 Civic. Great fuel economy, more than efficient room for a small car, good ride, and large trunk all apply. If you prefer to drive an automatic transmission however, it appears this is a huge trouble spot for this automobile. When spending over $10,000 for a used car, it would be preferable to purchase reliability. Perhaps this will become the challenge of the newer Honda Civics... we'll see.