StormX2
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- 98 Civic LX, 2012 Civic LX, 2018 Civic LX CVT
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Hello,
I am thinking about purchasing one of these cars in the next couple of years. I have driven the EX-L with the 2.0T 10 Speed automatic and fell in love with the general comfort and performance.
What I would like to do is discuss more about the car and get a better understanding of certain things as it seems information is hard to get. So yes any information, personal experiences etc. thoughts on reliability and such are all welcome. The only thing I likely wont ever do is buy a different brand. I could easily swing towards Acura, however I do not want cars with rear steer thingy.
So why do I want this car? Well, I love Automatic Cars due to many miles of driving and traffic being a thing. I do not think I can train my left legit for a Clutch in such situations. Maybe if I was hyper alert and racing a car on a 1/4 mile strip....
When I drive my 2013 Civic, I drive fast but efficient, average 34 to 35 mpg on the highway which is most of my drive. Off the highway there are too many situations where i need to be a little quick and nimble, not unheard of for me to Manually down shift using 3D and 2 on the Shifter. Highways I try to keep that MPG good and wish I could have access to 4th gear better.
Enter the Paddle Shifters on the DCT cars. I drove the 10 speed and really did fall in love with it in the Sport + Manual Mode using only the paddles to shift. Felt responsive and quicker than any of my cars and that little baby turbo added to short yet plentiful gears was like exactly what I would have wanted.
It is a fun factor for me as well as comfort but requiring reliability and low maintenance. Is this the car for me? Is this going to last like my old Civics did? 120k mile and 150k miles respectively?
Pro's, what I like:
- Speed, not a grandmas car but not a super noisy crappy racecar lol
- Comfort, nice seats, overall good for a tall guy and my kids.
- Turboooooo c'mon why would I want this in a car geared like this right?
- Gas Mileage. In order to make up for all the speeding, I will have more control of gears and rpm i cruise at.
Cons, what I don't like.
- Not a huge fan of the Front grille, but the butt is nice!
- Sport+ Manual Mode, You really cant go above 1.5k ish RPM in first gear??
(Does it give you full range in regular Sport mode?)
- No Shift Column at all!!! So weird not having the satisfaction of proper Park/Reverse or even Low Gear shift
- NO MANUAL E-BRAKE! Kid you not, at least two times in myh life I would be dead today if not for the Manual E-Break in my old Civics.
What do you all think about my thoughts here, I really will miss the idea of a standard Shifter (Sorry I will never go true Manual with a Clutch Pedal unless I made a drag car someday).
Is there any other DCT style Cars like this that are good to go? Reliable and Fast, not horribly ugly and not crazy expensive. I heard there was a good Acura TLX, but that maybe the 8 speed wasnt as good. Also the weird rear steering thing.
BONUS Question: What is the actual Differences between the 2.0T Sport, EX-L and the Touring? Any changes from 2018-2019-2020?
I do not care about Leather or moon-roof's so don't even bother pointing that stuff out.
Thanks for reading this blabbering.
I am thinking about purchasing one of these cars in the next couple of years. I have driven the EX-L with the 2.0T 10 Speed automatic and fell in love with the general comfort and performance.
What I would like to do is discuss more about the car and get a better understanding of certain things as it seems information is hard to get. So yes any information, personal experiences etc. thoughts on reliability and such are all welcome. The only thing I likely wont ever do is buy a different brand. I could easily swing towards Acura, however I do not want cars with rear steer thingy.
So why do I want this car? Well, I love Automatic Cars due to many miles of driving and traffic being a thing. I do not think I can train my left legit for a Clutch in such situations. Maybe if I was hyper alert and racing a car on a 1/4 mile strip....
When I drive my 2013 Civic, I drive fast but efficient, average 34 to 35 mpg on the highway which is most of my drive. Off the highway there are too many situations where i need to be a little quick and nimble, not unheard of for me to Manually down shift using 3D and 2 on the Shifter. Highways I try to keep that MPG good and wish I could have access to 4th gear better.
Enter the Paddle Shifters on the DCT cars. I drove the 10 speed and really did fall in love with it in the Sport + Manual Mode using only the paddles to shift. Felt responsive and quicker than any of my cars and that little baby turbo added to short yet plentiful gears was like exactly what I would have wanted.
It is a fun factor for me as well as comfort but requiring reliability and low maintenance. Is this the car for me? Is this going to last like my old Civics did? 120k mile and 150k miles respectively?
Pro's, what I like:
- Speed, not a grandmas car but not a super noisy crappy racecar lol
- Comfort, nice seats, overall good for a tall guy and my kids.
- Turboooooo c'mon why would I want this in a car geared like this right?
- Gas Mileage. In order to make up for all the speeding, I will have more control of gears and rpm i cruise at.
Cons, what I don't like.
- Not a huge fan of the Front grille, but the butt is nice!
- Sport+ Manual Mode, You really cant go above 1.5k ish RPM in first gear??
(Does it give you full range in regular Sport mode?)
- No Shift Column at all!!! So weird not having the satisfaction of proper Park/Reverse or even Low Gear shift
- NO MANUAL E-BRAKE! Kid you not, at least two times in myh life I would be dead today if not for the Manual E-Break in my old Civics.
What do you all think about my thoughts here, I really will miss the idea of a standard Shifter (Sorry I will never go true Manual with a Clutch Pedal unless I made a drag car someday).
Is there any other DCT style Cars like this that are good to go? Reliable and Fast, not horribly ugly and not crazy expensive. I heard there was a good Acura TLX, but that maybe the 8 speed wasnt as good. Also the weird rear steering thing.
BONUS Question: What is the actual Differences between the 2.0T Sport, EX-L and the Touring? Any changes from 2018-2019-2020?
I do not care about Leather or moon-roof's so don't even bother pointing that stuff out.
Thanks for reading this blabbering.
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