Looking to buy slightly used 2017-2018 Sport Hatch...Pros and Cons

killwilby

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Hey everyone, I'm looking to buy a gently used 2017 or 2018 Civic Sport Hatchback Auto. I drive a 2009 RAV4 right now and hate it...the 4 speed auto trans is junk, it's slower than mud and rides like a horse-drawn wagon.

I'm looking to spend around $20k, potentially slightly more (preferably less though) on a Sport Hatch, mainly because I love how the Sport looks and I need the space of the hatch. I want something with less than 30k miles, still under factory warranty and CPO if possible. I'll probably only drive around 8k miles a year for several years, so factory powertrain should still apply until at least 2022.

What are the cons or stuff I need to look out for when shopping? My main concern is large underlying issues like oil consumption, trans, etc, but I haven't found much from research so far. Even though they haven't been out for too long, have these turbos proven to be generally reliable? I know the CVT is not optimal, but anything will be better than what I'm driving now. I live in a somewhat large metro area and have never owned a manual, so that's not an option for me.

Also, is the oil dilution issue really that common, or somewhat isolated? I live in central NC so rather warm climate, but the car will be used for short trips (right now my commute is around 4 miles in city traffic).

Thanks in advance!
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as with any direct injection engine you need to change the oil more often than ever 5k miles, i would change oil ever 2.5k. second short trips are hell on this motor so if you are like me and only live 2 miles from work you NEED to take your car out for a vigorous hour long drive at least once a week to get the engine hot enough to burn some of that crap off like the engine was designed to do. overall its a decent car but keep in mind the factory they were made in has closed, some say to poor workmanship....and the steel to some of our rods outsourced from thailand :( i love my car but if i had to do it over again i would have ponied up the extra chedder for an accord sport 2.0T or a WRX.
 

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I bought my ‘17 Sport Hatch on January 1st of this year with just over 38,000 miles. It had two previous owners according to the Carfax...the interior was in great shape thankfully. I commute 50 miles a day going to work and back and I haven’t experienced any issues to date, and my current mileage is around 51,200. Other than regular oil changes I’ve only changed the CVT fluid and air filter.
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