1 thing you hate about your 10th gen civic?

Boosted1one said:

It's for drivers whom probably shouldn't be behind a steering wheel in the first place.

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I wasn't necessarily lobbying for it, but I had a car with it once and, given how rarely my parallel parking eye and skill is called for, I can say it did a better job at spotting spaces--finding small-ish spaces it knows it can readily get in that I'm less sure about--and getting into them than I usually do. Its resultant wheel-to-curb distance, for instance, was phenomenally uniform. So, unless you parallel park every day, i say don't knock it until you've tried it.

dick w said:

I wasn't necessarily lobbying for it, but I had a car with it once and, given how rarely my parallel parking eye and skill is called for, I can say it did a better job at spotting spaces--finding small-ish spaces it knows it can readily get in that I'm less sure about--and getting into them than I usually do. Its resultant wheel-to-curb distance, for instance, was phenomenally uniform. So, unless you parallel park every day, i say don't knock it until you've tried it.

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Some time ago I saw a comment that Ford's parking assist worked so well that people had difficulties getting out of the tight spaces that the car got into. Maybe they should also have a "un-park" assist.

BriteBlue said:

Some time ago I saw a comment that Ford's parking assist worked so well that people had difficulties getting out of the tight spaces that the car got into. Maybe they should also have a "un-park" assist.

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They should've spent their college years not paying for a parking permit like I did. Found some tiny spots on the street next to campus. My little '86 Civic hatch was so close to the cars in front and behind that I couldn't walk through the gaps.

The windshield. It must be made out of paper because after 2 weeks of ownership, I already have 2 chips. My 10 year old Civic survived the same highway drive and only had 1 chip when I sold it. It seems that if the wind blows the wrong way it can chip the 2019 windshield.

When I turn on the windshield defrost and the shit automatically goes to full blast.

#1 thing I hate about my 10th gen civic

Not driving it. having to put it away at night, and then try to get to sleep, thinking about what fun I could be having if I was driving it right then, instead of trying to go to sleep.

HoldTheRice said:

When I turn on the windshield defrost and the shit automatically goes to full blast.

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I don't really like it either. I understand the intent, but my new habit is to push Defrost, then Climate, then wait for the climate control screen to come up.. wait.. and then tap a lower fan speed. Unless it's first thing in the morning, then I want it at full blast to clear up the windshield faster.

I have to use a prop every time I open the hood. To understand how much I don't like it, imagine if you had to do that with you car's hatch. You would unlock the hatch, lift up, undo one end of the hatch prop rod from its anti rattle clips, stick it into a hole in the hatch... and you just know that there's a better way.

Erin Tyres said:

I have to use a prop every time I open the hood. To understand how much I don't like it, imagine if you had to do that with you car's hatch. You would unlock the hatch, lift up, undo one end of the hatch prop rod from its anti rattle clips, stick it into a hole in the hatch... and you just know that there's a better way.

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Yes, they should have used a pair of pressurized hood support struts like other cars use. I realize it's only a Civic, but with all the other features it seems out of place to skimp on a better method for keeping the hood open. OTOH my car has a $1,000 sensing package but no compass. Go figure.

ulieq said:

? I have lots of cup holders in my coupe.

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There's just two in the center console, and the drivers door has one technically under the window controls but it doesn't hold barely anything, so call it 2.5, nothing for the back seats at all

Mark11 said:

the civic is an economy car, its not a luxury car

items like these would increase the cost of the vehicle,

if you want luxury, then you spend the extra money for it

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I do agree that it's an economy car. That being said, over the years manufacturers have been adding more equipment to all their cars Years ago power steering & power brakes were optional. Now they're standard on almost every car. Even A/C is standard equipment on most cars, and this used to be an expensive option. My economy car has most of the bells & whistles.

If I'm getting leather seats, dual zone climate control, monnroof, etc. because I bought a certain trim level, I'd think something as relatively inexpensive such as hood supports would have been part of the package. Even my basic first car decades ago had springs on the hood hinges to hold up the hood.

BriteBlue said:

I do agree that it's an economy car. That being said, over the years manufacturers have been adding more equipment to all their cars Years ago power steering & power brakes were optional. Now they're standard on almost every car. Even A/C is standard equipment on most cars, and this used to be an expensive option. My economy car has most of the bells & whistles.

If I'm getting leather seats, dual zone climate control, monnroof, etc. because I bought a certain trim level, I'd think something as relatively inexpensive such as hood supports would have been part of the package. Even my basic first car decades ago had springs on the hood hinges to hold up the hood.

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Agreed on the hood supports - that's just basic these days. People asking for their $23k Civic to self-park, have cooled seats, etc is dumb... but something as simple as hood shocks should be standard IMO.

These gas spring lifts are today quite cheap and can last for amazingly long time, at least the high quality ones. I never had to replace hatch lifts for 18 years in my minivan, and for 10 years so far in my CR-V. Also the hood props were still working fine in a 12-years old Camry. There is no doubt they are required for hatches and more convenient for hoods than props, for two reasons - first because there's no need for an additional chore of extending and folding the prop, and second, they are more out of the way when working under the hood.

So, even though the simplicity of a hood prop is sweet, I would probably prefer gas lifts.

But in cars like the civic, that "low cost" is far from negligible for the manufacturer, because literally every dollar counts. It includes the parts and assembly labor, and warranty. And, so few civic buyers will notice or complain when buying. If they do, it's one more reason to switch to the Accord. Or if they are under the hood so often, they usually love modding and will happily install some aftermarket supports. Isn't it the same with Toyota - Corolla has a prop, Camry has gas springs?

Btw. why didn't they make the Civic Touring a little bigger and more comfortable? When I buy a higher trim with leather seats and rear seat cupholders plus the rear seat heat, don't I have also the right to a little bit more rear room than the guy with an LX?

That it's not a touring model.

Bhartz412 said:

There's just two in the center console, and the drivers door has one technically under the window controls but it doesn't hold barely anything, so call it 2.5, nothing for the back seats at all

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My 2019 hatch has two cupholders in the back seat - they are in the center section of the seat-back that pulls down. Maybe the 2017 doesn't have them?