My Civic has been pretty reliable in the 2 years I've owned it. Bought it right after I got my license, and while I've had to put a fair amount of work into it, it runs great and I can always count on it. The ride is not terribly smooth though. All things considered I would buy it again

I got this car because I wanted something with good gas mileage as my commute had suddenly gone from 10 miles a day to about 70 miles. My prior vehicle got about 18 MPG, which was no longer practical, so I wanted a smaller vehicle that got better gas mileage as I was primarily using a vehicle for commuting. I regularly get nearly 40 MPG now, which is excellent considering half my commute is on windy, hilly roads and the other half is freeway. I like the available features, and the car generally handles well in good road conditions. It could be a little roomier though.