Great car for the DIYer
595855
Good car, but complicated front suspension, timing belt/water pump change intervals, and finicky ignitions (coils, plug wires) especially as the car ages.
3430233
This car was given to me as a hand me down from my sister who took impeccable care of the car while she owned it. She bought it used from a dealership in the Hollywood, CA area and it would seem that the original owner rarely, if ever, used the vehicle so it was in great condition well before my sister or I ever owned it.

I don't have much experience or knowledge when it comes to automobiles. I tend to take my mechanic's word for it when he/she tells me that I need to get some maintenance done. The maintenance cycles are reasonable in that I don't feel like I'm spending a ton of money every year to keep the car up. There will be a very occasional $500-600 piece of maintenance work to do about once or twice a year, if that.

My LX model is one of the most bare bones around. I'm surprised that it features power windows/locks. That said, it's got everything you'd expect from a 2002 model car and nothing more. There's a lot to be said about simplicity, most notably is that the simplicity of the car inside and out keep me focused on driving. I do intend to replace the stock CD player/radio with something from this decade but other than that I don't think there's anything that really needs to be changed as far as the interior goes.

The trunk is larger than you'd think but the opening that brings the trunk and the back seats together is often too narrow. I find that if dropping the back seats seems like a necessity then the opening at the back of the trunk/behind the back seats isn't going to be wide enough for the payload anyways. That's a bit frustrating but it doesn't come up very often in the city so take that for what it's worth.

Gas mileage is great. I do a 10 mile drive, round trip, to and from work 5 days a week and I don't do very much driving outside of that. I spend far less than $60/month on fuel. When I do take the car out on longer trips it still performs well. I drove from Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA and spent less on fuel than I would have spent for a plane ticket.

As a first time car owner I'd say that I hit the jackpot with this little car. It's been reliable, consistently easy on my finances, and fun to drive. I will buy another Civic assuming that the quality has stayed at or above the level that this model reached.
4190245
My daughter loves this car and it has a lot of options on the touch screen the two speeds is really good and the assembly was really easy I would recommend it for young kids.
3738472
It is a pretty good car. The only problem I had was with my power steering hose. It had a hole in it, maybe from over the years (it's a old car) so I had to replace the power steering hose and return line. Now it runs really smooth just like I like it:)
1781635
An excellent car, it rarely gets in your way by breakdowns. The parts are readily available and cost much less than it's Japanese counterparts.
778605
A car lover whom I gave this too appreciated the many details this car gave. While the trunk did not open like the hyper fancy ones did, this car still opened its front doors which is quality enough. As long as the price of 30.00 USD stands I will find this car a great value.
3554834
I love this car more and more every day. It's been reliable so far, but I've been on top of the maintenance since I got it. Take good care of it and you'll have a good time
3868515
My kids love this car!  It was relatively easy to put together and it looks great!
2758440
Solid, excellent riding car that gets in excess of 26 mpg on the open road. For the home mechanic, pretty easy to work on. The biggest repair was replacing the window motors, a recurring issue. Otherwise maintenance has been low.
2215258
Great car! I have the GLX V6 model and am very happy with it. No issues whatsoever. It helps that it had been well maintained by a professional VW mechanic when I bought it.
695238
Bought this for my 6 year old grandson and he absolutely loved this car. Was easy for him to build himself
2718055
Rock solid car with lots of extras. Easy and usually inexpensive to repair and maintain.
1377339
Good fit and finish. A great car from one of the Fast and Furious.
3490348
Purchased this car as a gift, He was thrilled. Worked great .My 9 year old son loves this car, and how easy it . The body holds up relatively well to crashes / jumps / drops.
202664
After reading all the reviews on this product, I was a little apprehensive about getting this car...but took the plunge and ordered it anyway.  The box reads something like"no tools required and takes 30 minutes to assemble."  This is all correct, and honestly it was not hard at all to assemble if you follow the recommendations (using the dish soap) and go step-by-step,  My little guy loves it!  Only complaint is that the doors seem a little unstable and can't be pulled on too much or seem like they might snap out.  Otherwise...love this car!
3513523
I love driving this car. Most of the car reveals the highest quality - engine, suspension, braking, sound, etc. Although maintenance, repairs and replacement parts are expensive, the car needs attention less often. I have experienced one major defect and MB USA did not help me with this: I had some electrical issues that were common with this model - lights staying on, failing and generally not dependable. After a lot of diagnostics and several repairs, it was finally decided that the rear SAM (Signal Acquisition Module) failed - a $700 part and labor made the repair just under $1000!  The mechanic said this unit should not have failed with so few miles on the car - about 50K. Still - a great car.
219029
Best car I have ever owned. Lasted 20 years, without any issues, everything worked in that car, everything was still original, until the day it got totalled in an accident, unfortunately. Even as it got totalled, I walked out scratch free, which I would like to say by God's grace first, but I'm sure its a well designed car that saved me. Easy to find parts, easy to do a lot of DIY maintenance, gave great mileage 30+ till the end. With 20 years and 275K+ mileage, I'd say I recovered its value 5-6 times what I paid for it.