My 2011 Honda Civic is the best car I have ever owned. I purchased it August of 2014 and it has been a reliable and fun vehicle to drive. I was initially looking for a car to give me better gas mileage than my previous vehicle, a Hyundai Sonata V6, due to the majority of my driving being done in a city setting. I was also looking for a smaller vehicle to help in finding parking both at home and around town. My initial concern about the Civic was that it might be to small for a man my size (6'2"). However, after speaking with a co-worker who has owned 3 civics and was equal to me in size and after sitting in the driver seat of his Civic my fear dissipated. Initially there was an adjustment period between my Sonata and Civic in terms of acceleration but after a while this became a non-issue. However, living in a city with many hills/mountains I did notice my Civic did not handle this terrain as well as my Sonata. Otherwise, for my daily commute to work or driving anywhere else I had no issues and in instances of driving on the highway I found it do be a fun experience.

They say that Honda's run forever, and honestly, as long as you maintain them the way that you're supposed to, I can see it happening. My Honda is a work horse. I'm a social worker, and I drive a lot for work. I'm constantly driving on new roads, going places that I've never been, so as you can imagine, sometimes it's hard on the car. But my old girl has been reliable ever since I got her. Never stranded me anyplace. It's really important because in my line of work. I might have a child with me who needs to be someplace, and I can't be taking a bus.