LX-P is the best trim. Here's why.

mynameisdal said:

Nice man, looks great!

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CVTsport18 said:

I bought a hatchback sport. I wanted a Civic that was visually distinct from most without having to put money into mods. An Si was out because I don't like driving manuals. I like and prefer leather but a Sport Touring was out of my price range. I got what I needed and most of what I wanted. The Civic has a stacked product line with something for just about everyone.

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charleswrivers said:

$8K for a mechanic special could really be a raging deal.

I feel like generally the forums are harder on folks showing excessive love towards Civics and blind disdain towards it's competitors. There's a lot of great cars out there... and I think the Civic is towards the top of the heap at it's price point... but there's a lot of other great cars out there.

Like I told my wife once... "The world is filled with beautiful women... and I can't kill them all for you. I can just tell you you'll always be a 10 to me... even when we're old and gray and no one else wants us."

The list of options on that LX-P is head and shoulders above a regular LX (which is, itself still a decent value).


Yeah. I thought I was there with the bigger brakes, adaptive suspension, LSD, 9 vane turbo and all that jazz. It's very subjective. I didn't even really look at any other trim, from LX to touring and they lacked these features.

My feeling is the touring is starting to encroach on the Accord price point to where it's value is a bit lost for the premium features that (I think) it lacks. EX-L, Si, EX, LXs and any other weird flavors in-between seem a good value. The CTR is also a good value if your looking to roll the capability of a track car that can hang with models causing several times more in a livable daily driver, though if you don't need rear seat room and tracking is limited, I'd probably just go with muscle car for the greater power and straight line at sub-interstate speeds... but that's just me.

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mynameisdal said:

I love the hatchback sport. I think it looks like a jet fighter or something round the back, even though most people don't like the rear end. I also love the back side of my coupe, with some comparing it to the crosstour haha

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87elco said:

That's coming from a guy who owns a civic...oh wait..we all do lol

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TheDeadlyFlamingo said:

Exactly haha

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mynameisdal said:

Actually, I bought my car with cash. Own it out right. Smells like debt to me on this website

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mynameisdal said:

Actually, I bought my car with cash. Own it out right. Smells like debt to me on this website

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PhilF said:

After a while, most of the "My choice is best" threads are kinda useless, we are all aware of the various strengths & weaknesses of the different trims, and endless discussions of justification of choices is largely a waste of time.
Consider:
Choose what works best for you, hopefully within your budget.
Buy once, cry once.
Color is subjective and personal.
If you prefer a stick, buy one.
I'll celebrate your choice, celebrate mine if you wish.
If price is your guiding light, just go there, you don't have to justify it.
A discussion of the various pluses & minuses of a certain model & trim can be interesting.
Everyone has a "Wish list" for things that were included/omitted their choice.
If you need help/advice, it's here in abundance, just ask.
Play nice in the sandbox, share your toys!

Perspective: I'm 71, been there, done that, made a lot of mistakes, that's how you learn!

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