saz468
Senior Member
- First Name
- Stan
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2018
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- Location
- Florida
- Vehicle(s)
- 2023 civic EX Aegean blue metallic
I test drove a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT sport turbo and I’ll be honest my 2014 Elantra coupe was better quality the turn single were flimsy knobs lose feeing plus when I opened the sunroof it made a grinding noise the salesperson said they will look into that when you buy the car. Hyundai does make a good car . I was just bored of my Elantra . this is my first civic and I’m sure quality has gone down since past generation civic but after looking at a few cars before the civic. The civic is better quality than most for the money. Plus the civic is the only car you can get in a coupe in its classI'm old. Let me get that out of the way first. Way back when, when most people were driving Detroit iron, I was driving a first year Honda CRX, first year Acura Integra and a 5th gen Honda Civic. Clearly, was a huge Honda fan. They had the best manual transmission and engines for the money. They handled well and the fit and finish was great for the price.
After that, due to financial reasons, I owned a first gen Hyundai Elantra GT hatch and first gen Kia Forte SX. Both of those cars were better than expected to drive and reliable.
In 2017, I was ready for a new car. It was down to three vehicles... a 10th gen Civic, the Elantra GT Sport turbo or a GTI. Ultimately, I chose a EX-L Civic sedan and I love the car. But, these Civics have some definite areas were quality has gone down.
The paint chips way too easily. The sheetmetal is incredibly thin in spots. The body panel gaps are huge. The stock headlights are dim. No glovebox light. "Carpet" that is thinner than thin.
Also, not a quality issue but what is with the horn that sounds like it belongs on a tricycle?
The engineering and driveability are great, although the stock Firestones are a far cry from the Michelins that came on my other Hondas.
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