What did you drive before your Civic?

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Different stage of life calls for a different vehicle!

I'm 32 years old, married with 3 kids. I will probably drive the Civic until it dies, as it is purely a commuter car at this point.

Before the Civic, I enjoyed my fair share of vehicles, including a 330ci, a 335i, and a 550i.

Once we had became pregnant with our 3rd child, be bought a Sienna. I bought the Civic purely to commute to and from work.

I know Civics are primarily marketed towards younger drivers, but I'm curious what other people drove before their Civic, or is it their first car?
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2010 Mazda 5 Touring
2001 Honda Accord EX
1995 Mazda Protégé EX
1992 Honda Accord EX
1984 Ford Escort (Started Driving 1986)
1976 Pontiac Grandville Brougham (Started Driving 1982)

That's all I can think of at the moment that I personally owned/drove.
 

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I'm 25 years old now. My first car was only 3 years younger than me haha.

1) 1994 Cutlass Ciera
2) 2001 Honda Civic EX Coupe
3) 2016 Honda Civic Touring Sedan
 

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1) 1995 Saturn Sedan
2) 2001 Mitsubishi Galant
3) 2000 Audi Sedan
4) 2005 Chevy Cavalier Sedan
5) 2016 Honda Civic EX-T Sedan

I honestly was never into auto-anything before I purchased this car. Now I'm cracking out youtube videos about 'how engines work' and 'how to replace brake pads' and weird shit, like visiting this forum 10 times a day to see what else I can learn about my civic. I don't really know why my interest is piqued, but it is.
 

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1) 1995 Saturn Sedan
2) 2001 Mitsubishi Galant
3) 2000 Audi Sedan
4) 2005 Chevy Cavalier Sedan
5) 2016 Honda Civic EX-T Sedan

I honestly was never into auto-anything before I purchased this car. Now I'm cracking out youtube videos about 'how engines work' and 'how to replace brake pads' and weird shit, like visiting this forum 10 times a day to see what else I can learn about my civic. I don't really know why my interest is piqued, but it is.
Big upgrade from the Cavalier haha.

I went from an '07 Fusion, was my first and only car before my Civvy.

Since everyone is mentioning age, I'm 26 FWIW lol
 
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About to turn 30 - the Civic is my first new car - they've gotten progressively better!

- 2016 Civic EX-T
- 2008 Mazda 3 Touring
- 2003 Dodge Neon
- 2001 Plymouth Neon (Wrecked after 3 weeks)
- 1992 Mercury Topaz (Bought for $200)
 

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About to turn 30 - the Civic is my first new car - they've gotten progressively better!

- 2016 Civic EX-T
- 2008 Mazda 3 Touring
- 2003 Dodge Neon
- 2001 Plymouth Neon (Wrecked after 3 weeks)
- 1992 Mercury Topaz (Bought for $200)
Progression... just like life! Good for you. :)
 
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2001 Honda Accord EX
1995 Mazda Protégé EX
1992 Honda Accord EX
1984 Ford Escort (Started Driving 1986)
1976 Pontiac Grandville Brougham (Started Driving 1982)

That's all I can think of at the moment that I personally owned/drove.
Looks like you keep going back and forth between Mazda and Honda! What made you pick the Honda this time around over a 3?
 

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1996 Isuzu Hombre
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2006 Civic Si coupe (first new car)
2008 Honda Crv
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1995 GMC Sonoma
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2011 Honda Fit sport
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2016 Civic coupe

The list isn't out of order, I started buying cars new and then my company closed so I bought cheaper used cars. I'm at a much better job now so after buying the Hrv I decided to get the civic too. It's great how with a little bit of time you can get things turned around and going your way again :)
 
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I'm 21 and have been driving for 5 years. My civicx is the first car I've driven fresh off the lot. First car I've owned is a 2000 accord v6 coupe which a alternate with the ext. I just can't let go of it yet lol
 

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All bought used unless noted.

My commuter car:
1978 Chev Impala (bought from dad)
1978 Toyota Cressida - blown tranny
1981 Olds Cutlass Supreme Brougham
1987 Honda Accord EX-I - blown tranny
1987 Honda Multi 5
1994 Nissan Sentra (new)
1995 Chrysler Caravan (gift from grampa)
2006 Honda Civic (new)
2016 Honda Civic (current driver)


Wife's/ family/ tow vehicle:
1985 Pontiac Parisienne (bought from dad)
1997 Ford Windstar - blown tranny
2004 Toyota Sienna (new)
2011 Ford F150 EcoBoost (new, current driver)

Looks like I'm hard on transmissions but all were high mileage by the time the trannies crapped out, (and I'm a little hard on trannies).
 

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All bought new.

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Looks like you keep going back and forth between Mazda and Honda! What made you pick the Honda this time around over a 3?
Mostly looks, estimated MPG, interior storage, rear legroom, and trunk size.
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