In theory, maybe. But I certainly wouldn’t want to be driving this considering the massive safety improvements in the last two decades and the number of SUVs and trucks on the road today.
@@alexjackson4077 Something like a new Civic would be perfect then. Newer, safer, probably more economical, and maybe just as reliable (the 2.0 NA I4 is probably the best for that).
you nailed the vibe on this video for those civics. they remind me so much of being a kid playing Need For Speed Undeground 2, where i think that civic was one of the starter cars. This channel always surprises me with those cars that are in this era that everyone forgets!
Early 00s Hondas, particularly unmodified ones in good shape, are a rare sight. These were cheap cars and most got riced out and driven into the ground. They're not fast, they're not fancy, the suspension and exhaust tend to break, but the engines and bodies last forever. I don't think I've ever seen a rusty Honda. My 11th grade math teacher had a blue one with a stick. I remember him being surprised that I when I told him that my manual car doesn't have a tachometer. I was so used to shifting by ear that I didn't see how he would need a gauge to tell him when to shift. Everything is known to the state of California to cause cancer. The other 49 states don't know anything, apparently.
I have a silver 2000 Civic EX Coupe that I bought new. I'll never sell it(I get offers every week). I love the 5 speed & the way it handles.BTW,I've never had an oil burning problem
One of my co-workers had this exact same car! In 2000, I had just started my first post-college job. I looked at getting one of these brand new, but I settled for a used Chevy Lumina instead. Oh well... in 2003 I got an Accord EX-L V6!
I haven't seen these and the 7th generation Civic in a long time. In fact, where I live, not many people buy and own Hondas. Toyotas on the other hand are everywhere, especially the Camry and Corolla.
Had a couple of these a 2 door and 4 door hx. Liked the cars of that time and our accord coupe. Brother had a Legend coupe automatic and thought it fast for what they were. Best sleep and shifter I ever had was the Accord coupe. Better shifter than expensive sports I drove around even Porsche's.
My first car. Certainly taught me how to drive properly. No ABS, a non performance braking system with rear drums, and almost dangerously slow. But my god was it fun. Endless amounts of high school memories. Handles insanely well too.
If you think these are slow, you must have never driven a 7th gen LOL. I have a stock 1997 LX automatic sedan non VTEC (the absolute slowest version) and it would probably hang with my 05 5 speed VTEC with full bolt on's.
@@averyalexander2303 Guy, they make no torque no matter where you are in the power band. You might be able to wring out a 7 second 0-60 time from them but no matter how you slice it with the D-series, these cars are dogs.
@@louiei.1552 They aren't race cars from the factory, that's for sure. However, ~7 second 0-60's have been done with stock non Si 6th gens, which is darn respectable for a 90's economy car. That's on par with a V6 Camaro and faster than a V6 Mustang.
@@averyalexander2303the fastest I've personally seen is a 7.6, on a blue moon, when the planets align. (aka perfect weather conditions, straight road, good pavement, and an excellent launch.) This isnt a perfect world though. 95% of the time theyre usually about 8.5-9.0s 0-60. another issue is the second you shift into 3rd, the v6 mustang (which are also hilariously slow,) whips your ass because you make 96 ft/lbs of torque.
@@louiei.1552 I saw a stock 6th gen EX do 0-60 in I believe 7.3 seconds on one video, but I don't remember which one. Either way, regardless of +/- a few tenths of a second, my point was simply that these 6th gens aren't terribly slow and actually perform respectably for what they are.
I was 16 in 2000. That was one of my dream cars once I got my license, but it was too expensive to get because it was brand new at the time msrp is like 16k at the time so it made me settle for the 1995 one instead, sedan style. Had it for 20 years. It was my daily driver and my baby till I had to give it up in 2021.
Automatic for a daily is fine even a Automatic civic is fun as hell my daily is a auto civic and it gets up and going pretty good because of light it is and if you know how to control throttle its amost as fun as a manual.
My high school girlfriend's car was a 1996 Civic DX hatchback. It had the wheels from the EX (and I'm surprised this has steelies and hubcaps instead of alloy wheels) and the teenager who briefly owned it before her had tried and failed to replace the radio, so it stuck out a little bit from the dash. All that said, it never let her down. We drove it from Fort Myers to Kansas City and back. She even got in a wreck with it when someone made a left turn in front of her, and she was unscathed. Sure, it felt a little like a wind-up toy when you floored it trying to get on the interstate, but it would cruise along at 90 in the HOV lane through Atlanta -- not that I would know anything about that, of course.
My brother had a 98 EX. Terrific car, despite its mushy 5-speed gearbox. Toward the end the trunk started filling with water when it rained. Dealer's solution was just to drill a hole in the lowest place in the trunk. It worked!
Last of the “golden era” Civics, don’t really care for the one that followed this. Another nostalgic thing of these era Hondas is the “hiccup” starter noise.
Bought an EK Civic back in the 90s. It was a milano red VTiR hatch with the full fat VTEC engine and power everything. 5-speed manual was short geared so it was pretty buzzy on the freeway, but it would rev to 8,000 (and beyond) all day. Despite my younger self driving it like an F1 car it never missed a beat. Damn I miss that car.
Such a trip down memory lane, I remember a buddy of mine had a teal sedan civic in high school, modded of course in 2010 lowered on steelies, simplest setup but I loved the way these looked, coming from a euro car enthusiast of course. Thank you for this
You really put into words why I love my ‘00 Buick Century, it’s that oughtstalgia preserved in all the days senior year after school spent driving around in the one my grandma handed down to me
Remember when this was the car for every 3rd friend and 8th person I could remember under 25 in the early 2000’s. Was proud to not have any funky colors, lights, rims, stickers, exhaust on mine. Actually all I could afford was a chrome intake.
I drove my '98 EJ8 for 17 years and 242,000 miles. I reviewed it on my channel several years ago. Compared with my current FG3, the automatic transmission on the EJ was a MUCH more enjoyable experience than the CVT in the FG. AS WELL AS THE STEERING. The steering in the FG feels totally disconnected from the wheels (because it is, I know). I never got into Pandora or the whole streaming thing, I was still rockin my cassettes in the EJ all the way through 2015
The family car i grew up with was very close to this, a dark green 99 civic LX Sedan. I loved that car but sadly i never got the chance to drive it as it got stolen right before i had started drivers training.😭 i have alot of memories in that car tho, the rear passeneger window was covered in those old in-n-out stickers, and the paint had all those white splotches from years of sitting in the sun. I also had ripped off the "civic" emblem from the trunk, which i still have to this day, and is like such an important object even though its just a piece of plastic. Aghhh Thank you for reminding me of that car! ❤
ah I remember my friend having a similiar sedan in the same color. His dad had outfitted it with a pretty beefy sound system and my friend would always crank up the bass too much for my tastes. Unfortunately it was stolen as well :( I remember driving to San Francisco and back and noticing the fuel gauge had hardly moved. Seriously impressed 17 year old me
I remember shopping for one of these with an ex. The EX was model of choice, with a stick. If you squint and have an activie imagination = look, it's a 3 series :) Unfortunatley it was just too much = Honda was charging a probably deserved premium and the deaker was tacking on even more - we just couldn't swing that with everything else. If there's a takeaway, always remember when you were young and scrambling, somehow those days were sweeter. (Indeed as the same person told me while were heading toward splitsville "Remember when we were poor, we were so happy" Yeah.)
My 4th grade teacher drove this exact car (circa 2003) but it was a 5 speed manual. I used to love her car so much I literally thought she was the coolest person ever 😂😂
Loved this vid. I remember when these were new on dealer lots. I had just started my low end manager career and the (ex) wife and I went and test drove one of these. We ended up just over a year later with a new Cavalier LS coupe. But that was more of a "we got a smoking deal on the Chevy" than what we WANTED. LOL Now days some 23 years later, heck I would still love to have one in the exact condition of that one! Only in white. ;-) Great vid dude!
Bro, I am a native Spanish speaker and you sound to me so easy to understand, I do no know why but you do. Have you ever thought about teaching English? If I were you a would think about it. Great video by the way !!!
I'm inclined to save something like this (with a 5 speed though) and leave my 90k mile RSX Type S as a bit of a garage queen. Run it every once in a while, but being a survivor, save it for posterity too.
2nd best car I've owned and I don't plan on selling even when I get something newer. It's fun and doesn't really feel cheap. This car has taught me how to heel-toe downshift, and the handling despite the comfortable stock suspension is about as nimble as I want on the road. Give these old D series a tuneup and they get their vtec voice back, and acceleration is fun in 2nd gear. The powerband is surprisingly flexible for 1.6. 30mpg in town! The window regulators are an issue. If you are like me and run your own race, this is the driver's car for you. You'll pass that WRX who just dusted you at the next gas station
I have a 1999 EX sedan in my fleet. 200k miles and while the paint is rough, the interior looks as good as this one, it drives flawlessly, everything works. I have a few cool cars, but nothing handles so sweetly. If you ever work on one, you will see how this was definitely peak Honda. I pray for an unmolested manual coupe to fall into my hands someday.
I been in multiple of these civics and these are perfect for a 1st car but the main problem with these cars vs even slightly more modern cars is like you mentioned multiple times in the video is the crash protection, these by modern standards have terrible crash protection, i have a busy intersection around the corner from where i live, it was literally a civic from this generation vs a like 2016 year Corolla, the civic blew the red light and hit the corolla at a almost t-bone angle, driver of civic per police was about 35mph and hit the corolla on the driver side door, the civic was completely destroyed in the front and somehow the roof collapsed on the passenger side and the driver died on scene, the Corolla driver walked away with minor injury, how far we come in safety
A friend of mine has a 2001, the next gen, EM2 Coupe, is definitely a more mature car and better quality in general, but at the same time is boring to drive.
Man I hope you drive my generation of Civic EX coupe I have the generation before this the 1995 Honda Civic EX coupe 5speed manual!! 92 to 95 body style!! And...... My first one was in 99 Civic like the one in the video but the SI model my current Honda that I've had for almost two decades my 95 Civic Coupe IS NOW A FULLY BUILT TRACK CAR!!!! With the D16 Z6 single cam VTEC engine but it is fully built naturally aspirated all motor high compression high comp Pistons speedfactory rods Ferrara flat faced high comp valves stage 3 cam skunk2 intake manifold and skink 2 70mm throttle body The list goes on.... Pushing almost 200 hp at the wheels every piece of suspension you can think of nothing but 2 racing seats and a roll cage!
I have a 99 Civic EX I'm the second owner it has 93,000 miles car looks brand new. Beautiful Milano red coupe Manual . I got lucky and bought it from a guy in Kentucky for $5500. I have a feeling it's worth more than that but it's just such a wonderful car to drive it literally just feels like a time capsule because it's like brand new and it drives just like new. But it's very stressful to drive and worry about scratches and stuff because it's such a beautiful car. I'm used to beaters that I don't care about lol. So this car can be very stressful to drive.
The end of your final thoughts had me getting emotional. My mom had this same Civic but as a Sedan in gold. She had purchased it before I was born and I practically grew up in it’s back seat until she crashed it in an attempt to avoid being hit by someone who ran a red light at an intersection in 2012. That shut up and listen part really took me back in time to the early 2000/10’s going to school and traveling all over the place in it.
LOL, I'm so old I thought you were reminiscing about Pantera. Yeah I still use Pandora, I have no idea how Spotify works, it confuses me. I shake my fist at that cloud! this Honda is just perfect!! ok realistically the transmission shifting and the engine eating oil worries me.. but yeah I personally believe that the safest car to drive is something with a low dashboard, and small pillars so you can see everything around you, something small and light enough that braking and steering to avoid something is actually a possibility. somewhere in my dreams I'd just like to be living in a suburb driving a civic like this.
I had a 96 Civic EX coupe when I was in college and beyond. It was a great car! I had the manual, which was easy and fun to use. I sold it after six years, which is the longest I’ve ever owned a car. You’re right , this era is probably peak for the small car.
I owned a 98 ex manual in white, and a 99 ex manual in silver, they were awesome cars, I’d love to have a 90’s/early 2000’s Si. The best part is the interior felt so cheap but in reality it would last forever, probably made out of the same material as old Nokia phones
didnt grow up with a civic, but did grow up with a 1997 accord and like stuff like the sterring wheel with the chunky horn button, the gauges and that lock thing in the back gives me some goood childhood nostalgic memories of my 97 accord
I still do them but only on cars where acceleration really matters. Speed wasn’t the point of this 2000 civic. But the car in tomorrow’s video, it does!
My parents had a 2011 Honda Civic sedan in white briefly and I thought it handled and drove great when I drove it myself the few times I did. I never drove this era or iteration of the Civic but I felt like I have seen one on the roads at least 1 million times cumulatively. I love the simply clean look of these cars and that is represented with their driving and handling style too... no fuss.. just simple and pure driving. My mom did not like the 2011 Honda Civic they had, and traded it for a red Nissan Versa hatchback, which for some reason she liked better, and I did not.
Really all the car anyone needs. Simple, affordable, reliable transportation.
In theory, maybe. But I certainly wouldn’t want to be driving this considering the massive safety improvements in the last two decades and the number of SUVs and trucks on the road today.
@@alexjackson4077 Something like a new Civic would be perfect then. Newer, safer, probably more economical, and maybe just as reliable (the 2.0 NA I4 is probably the best for that).
@@Ben-jz3mt Yeah, agree! Civics are great
Agreed. ABS and airbags, it's up to date as far as I'm concerned.
My first car was one of these, well, mine is a 1999. I still have it to this day, running strong 8 years later.
you nailed the vibe on this video for those civics. they remind me so much of being a kid playing Need For Speed Undeground 2, where i think that civic was one of the starter cars. This channel always surprises me with those cars that are in this era that everyone forgets!
3:43 A glove box with out scratches on it!?! Wow. Plus the OG CD player.
Early 00s Hondas, particularly unmodified ones in good shape, are a rare sight. These were cheap cars and most got riced out and driven into the ground. They're not fast, they're not fancy, the suspension and exhaust tend to break, but the engines and bodies last forever. I don't think I've ever seen a rusty Honda.
My 11th grade math teacher had a blue one with a stick. I remember him being surprised that I when I told him that my manual car doesn't have a tachometer. I was so used to shifting by ear that I didn't see how he would need a gauge to tell him when to shift.
Everything is known to the state of California to cause cancer. The other 49 states don't know anything, apparently.
I have a silver 2000 Civic EX Coupe that I bought new. I'll never sell it(I get offers every week). I love the 5 speed & the way it handles.BTW,I've never had an oil burning problem
One of my co-workers had this exact same car! In 2000, I had just started my first post-college job. I looked at getting one of these brand new, but I settled for a used Chevy Lumina instead. Oh well... in 2003 I got an Accord EX-L V6!
love the looks of this gen
so clean simple and pleasant
I haven't seen these and the 7th generation Civic in a long time. In fact, where I live, not many people buy and own Hondas. Toyotas on the other hand are everywhere, especially the Camry and Corolla.
Technology has gone far sometimes I bet no cars are this reliable or simple anymore
Great job recreating the old camcorder style at the end
Had a couple of these a 2 door and 4 door hx. Liked the cars of that time and our accord coupe. Brother had a Legend coupe automatic and thought it fast for what they were. Best sleep and shifter I ever had was the Accord coupe. Better shifter than expensive sports I drove around even Porsche's.
I still see these cars every day in my neighborhood
This was my college car, I absolutely loved it until the trans started slipping
I really like this channels. Reviews of normal people cars.
Only if I had the money and space to buy one of these as a fun project… this or a dc2 integra
Is this Honda Civic for sale by any chance?
Please do a review on the 1986 Honda Accord LX (Taupe Color). If you’ve already done one please send me the link.
what a yapper
Smoke a bowl in the car freak out about cops and then stop at the gas station for cheez it’s and Arizona
My first car. Certainly taught me how to drive properly. No ABS, a non performance braking system with rear drums, and almost dangerously slow. But my god was it fun. Endless amounts of high school memories. Handles insanely well too.
If you think these are slow, you must have never driven a 7th gen LOL. I have a stock 1997 LX automatic sedan non VTEC (the absolute slowest version) and it would probably hang with my 05 5 speed VTEC with full bolt on's.
@@averyalexander2303 Guy, they make no torque no matter where you are in the power band. You might be able to wring out a 7 second 0-60 time from them but no matter how you slice it with the D-series, these cars are dogs.
@@louiei.1552 They aren't race cars from the factory, that's for sure. However, ~7 second 0-60's have been done with stock non Si 6th gens, which is darn respectable for a 90's economy car. That's on par with a V6 Camaro and faster than a V6 Mustang.
@@averyalexander2303the fastest I've personally seen is a 7.6, on a blue moon, when the planets align. (aka perfect weather conditions, straight road, good pavement, and an excellent launch.) This isnt a perfect world though. 95% of the time theyre usually about 8.5-9.0s 0-60. another issue is the second you shift into 3rd, the v6 mustang (which are also hilariously slow,) whips your ass because you make 96 ft/lbs of torque.
@@louiei.1552 I saw a stock 6th gen EX do 0-60 in I believe 7.3 seconds on one video, but I don't remember which one. Either way, regardless of +/- a few tenths of a second, my point was simply that these 6th gens aren't terribly slow and actually perform respectably for what they are.
I was 16 in 2000. That was one of my dream cars once I got my license, but it was too expensive to get because it was brand new at the time msrp is like 16k at the time so it made me settle for the 1995 one instead, sedan style. Had it for 20 years. It was my daily driver and my baby till I had to give it up in 2021.
I'm surprised you had the heart to sell it damnn
Getting an automatic miata made me appreciate autos. It really isnt that bad and its still a hoot to drive.
Why
Automatic for a daily is fine even a Automatic civic is fun as hell my daily is a auto civic and it gets up and going pretty good because of light it is and if you know how to control throttle its amost as fun as a manual.
My high school girlfriend's car was a 1996 Civic DX hatchback. It had the wheels from the EX (and I'm surprised this has steelies and hubcaps instead of alloy wheels) and the teenager who briefly owned it before her had tried and failed to replace the radio, so it stuck out a little bit from the dash. All that said, it never let her down. We drove it from Fort Myers to Kansas City and back. She even got in a wreck with it when someone made a left turn in front of her, and she was unscathed. Sure, it felt a little like a wind-up toy when you floored it trying to get on the interstate, but it would cruise along at 90 in the HOV lane through Atlanta -- not that I would know anything about that, of course.
Best looking year of the Civics.
My brother had a 98 EX. Terrific car, despite its mushy 5-speed gearbox. Toward the end the trunk started filling with water when it rained. Dealer's solution was just to drill a hole in the lowest place in the trunk. It worked!
Last of the “golden era” Civics, don’t really care for the one that followed this. Another nostalgic thing of these era Hondas is the “hiccup” starter noise.
Bought an EK Civic back in the 90s. It was a milano red VTiR hatch with the full fat VTEC engine and power everything. 5-speed manual was short geared so it was pretty buzzy on the freeway, but it would rev to 8,000 (and beyond) all day. Despite my younger self driving it like an F1 car it never missed a beat. Damn I miss that car.
Such a trip down memory lane, I remember a buddy of mine had a teal sedan civic in high school, modded of course in 2010 lowered on steelies, simplest setup but I loved the way these looked, coming from a euro car enthusiast of course.
Thank you for this
I had the 2000 Civic Hatchback.
The window cranks broke and the hatchback door leaked.
Gas mpg not that impressive at 25 to 28 with automatic.
Ikr! Nowadays, it not even worth owning one
You really put into words why I love my ‘00 Buick Century, it’s that oughtstalgia preserved in all the days senior year after school spent driving around in the one my grandma handed down to me
I have a review of one coming in a few weeks!
Remember when this was the car for every 3rd friend and 8th person I could remember under 25 in the early 2000’s. Was proud to not have any funky colors, lights, rims, stickers, exhaust on mine. Actually all I could afford was a chrome intake.
I drove my '98 EJ8 for 17 years and 242,000 miles. I reviewed it on my channel several years ago. Compared with my current FG3, the automatic transmission on the EJ was a MUCH more enjoyable experience than the CVT in the FG. AS WELL AS THE STEERING. The steering in the FG feels totally disconnected from the wheels (because it is, I know). I never got into Pandora or the whole streaming thing, I was still rockin my cassettes in the EJ all the way through 2015
i cried watching this from all the nostalgia of being a teenager in the 2000s..
The family car i grew up with was very close to this, a dark green 99 civic LX Sedan. I loved that car but sadly i never got the chance to drive it as it got stolen right before i had started drivers training.😭 i have alot of memories in that car tho, the rear passeneger window was covered in those old in-n-out stickers, and the paint had all those white splotches from years of sitting in the sun. I also had ripped off the "civic" emblem from the trunk, which i still have to this day, and is like such an important object even though its just a piece of plastic. Aghhh Thank you for reminding me of that car! ❤
ah I remember my friend having a similiar sedan in the same color. His dad had outfitted it with a pretty beefy sound system and my friend would always crank up the bass too much for my tastes. Unfortunately it was stolen as well :(
I remember driving to San Francisco and back and noticing the fuel gauge had hardly moved. Seriously impressed 17 year old me
would be cool if you mixed the driving audio with the commentary
nice clean car good video zack
very nostalgic indeed, my dad had 3 si hatchbacks growing up and now im planning on owning this model and year. cant wait to build it with him!
Sorry, but EK is the peak of human automobiles.
I bought this car off Kegan. I promise to keep it original and take care of it. 😊
I would really love to have this car. I hate modern cars.
Bro, that Cube World reference was a huge throw back. I forgot those existed. I've never owned one but I remember always seeing the ads.
I still use Pandora because I’m too cheap for Spotify Zack. 😂
At one time I knew 5 people who had one of those.
I remember shopping for one of these with an ex. The EX was model of choice, with a stick. If you squint and have an activie imagination = look, it's a 3 series :) Unfortunatley it was just too much = Honda was charging a probably deserved premium and the deaker was tacking on even more - we just couldn't swing that with everything else. If there's a takeaway, always remember when you were young and scrambling, somehow those days were sweeter. (Indeed as the same person told me while were heading toward splitsville "Remember when we were poor, we were so happy" Yeah.)
Everything you need in “an car” as Mr. Regular says
My 4th grade teacher drove this exact car (circa 2003) but it was a 5 speed manual. I used to love her car so much I literally thought she was the coolest person ever 😂😂
Loved this vid. I remember when these were new on dealer lots. I had just started my low end manager career and the (ex) wife and I went and test drove one of these. We ended up just over a year later with a new Cavalier LS coupe. But that was more of a "we got a smoking deal on the Chevy" than what we WANTED. LOL Now days some 23 years later, heck I would still love to have one in the exact condition of that one! Only in white. ;-) Great vid dude!
Why don’t you get one my homie
@@tientrinh943 Can't find them any more. They were all riced out and wrecked.
@tientrinh943 have a lot of newer obligations to fulfill. But it's still on my list. 😄
😅good to see you finally make a review on my car 😊
If it’s not sold by the time I get paid next week. I’m hoping to buy one of these.
Bro, I am a native Spanish speaker and you sound to me so easy to understand, I do no know why but you do. Have you ever thought about teaching English? If I were you a would think about it. Great video by the way !!!
Keegan, you have my dream car. Hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Civic is still a great vehicle. The biggest revelation is how much bigger current Civic is. It almost makes Accord irrelevant.
One question for civic lovers, Does the 2000 civic have an ABS system?? I need help since I own one but my wheel bearings went out (x.x)
I'm inclined to save something like this (with a 5 speed though) and leave my 90k mile RSX Type S as a bit of a garage queen. Run it every once in a while, but being a survivor, save it for posterity too.
Macaroni styling explains Zack’s body type
Sometimes the PCV gets stuck and can lead to oil consumption. Replacing can reduce the oil consumption quite a bit. It's worth a try.
Oh yeah all that amazing music- i swear to god the entire year of 2003 they played the same ten songs on the radio
I still can't enjoy lateralis
Man this car must have lived In a good part of California to not be stolen! Lol 😂 I wish civics still looked like this!
still have my 98 civic lx sedan... 72000 miles..
I have a 00 civic coupe aswell … man I love this car . I’ll never sell mine lol
Luv Hondas are slickkkk
In canada this was the si. Prefered the previous gen
Very common car? Sure
A well kept Civic with no damage, all original, and with very low miles? Diamond in the rough.
This gives me Need for Speed Underground 2 vibes.
My sisters girlfriend owns this exact car but in a manual, it’s nice to learn about it!
That ending hit me in the feels man… 😂
See, stock radios can be good sometimes...
what kind of camera is that in the montage you made?
Can I buy this? I just wonder
2nd best car I've owned and I don't plan on selling even when I get something newer. It's fun and doesn't really feel cheap. This car has taught me how to heel-toe downshift, and the handling despite the comfortable stock suspension is about as nimble as I want on the road. Give these old D series a tuneup and they get their vtec voice back, and acceleration is fun in 2nd gear. The powerband is surprisingly flexible for 1.6. 30mpg in town! The window regulators are an issue.
If you are like me and run your own race, this is the driver's car for you. You'll pass that WRX who just dusted you at the next gas station
I have a 1999 EX sedan in my fleet. 200k miles and while the paint is rough, the interior looks as good as this one, it drives flawlessly, everything works. I have a few cool cars, but nothing handles so sweetly. If you ever work on one, you will see how this was definitely peak Honda. I pray for an unmolested manual coupe to fall into my hands someday.
I been in multiple of these civics and these are perfect for a 1st car but the main problem with these cars vs even slightly more modern cars is like you mentioned multiple times in the video is the crash protection, these by modern standards have terrible crash protection, i have a busy intersection around the corner from where i live, it was literally a civic from this generation vs a like 2016 year Corolla, the civic blew the red light and hit the corolla at a almost t-bone angle, driver of civic per police was about 35mph and hit the corolla on the driver side door, the civic was completely destroyed in the front and somehow the roof collapsed on the passenger side and the driver died on scene, the Corolla driver walked away with minor injury, how far we come in safety
A friend of mine has a 2001, the next gen, EM2 Coupe, is definitely a more mature car and better quality in general, but at the same time is boring to drive.
Man I hope you drive my generation of Civic EX coupe I have the generation before this the 1995 Honda Civic EX coupe 5speed manual!! 92 to 95 body style!! And......
My first one was in 99 Civic like the one in the video but the SI model my current Honda that I've had for almost two decades my 95 Civic Coupe IS NOW A FULLY BUILT TRACK CAR!!!!
With the D16 Z6 single cam VTEC engine but it is fully built naturally aspirated all motor high compression high comp Pistons speedfactory rods Ferrara flat faced high comp valves stage 3 cam skunk2 intake manifold and skink 2 70mm throttle body
The list goes on.... Pushing almost 200 hp at the wheels every piece of suspension you can think of nothing but 2 racing seats and a roll cage!
1999 EX Sedan here. I will say I love this car.
Yep I daily a 98 LX Sedan. Slow non-vtec d16y7, but I love it to death. No plans to stop daily driving this bad boy anytime soon
I have a 99 Civic EX I'm the second owner it has 93,000 miles car looks brand new. Beautiful Milano red coupe Manual . I got lucky and bought it from a guy in Kentucky for $5500. I have a feeling it's worth more than that but it's just such a wonderful car to drive it literally just feels like a time capsule because it's like brand new and it drives just like new. But it's very stressful to drive and worry about scratches and stuff because it's such a beautiful car. I'm used to beaters that I don't care about lol. So this car can be very stressful to drive.
The end of your final thoughts had me getting emotional. My mom had this same Civic but as a Sedan in gold. She had purchased it before I was born and I practically grew up in it’s back seat until she crashed it in an attempt to avoid being hit by someone who ran a red light at an intersection in 2012. That shut up and listen part really took me back in time to the early 2000/10’s going to school and traveling all over the place in it.
I like how you review everyman cars and cars made of unobtainium.
LOL, I'm so old I thought you were reminiscing about Pantera. Yeah I still use Pandora, I have no idea how Spotify works, it confuses me. I shake my fist at that cloud! this Honda is just perfect!! ok realistically the transmission shifting and the engine eating oil worries me.. but yeah I personally believe that the safest car to drive is something with a low dashboard, and small pillars so you can see everything around you, something small and light enough that braking and steering to avoid something is actually a possibility. somewhere in my dreams I'd just like to be living in a suburb driving a civic like this.
I had a 96 Civic EX coupe when I was in college and beyond. It was a great car! I had the manual, which was easy and fun to use. I sold it after six years, which is the longest I’ve ever owned a car. You’re right , this era is probably peak for the small car.
I owned a 98 ex manual in white, and a 99 ex manual in silver, they were awesome cars, I’d love to have a 90’s/early 2000’s Si. The best part is the interior felt so cheap but in reality it would last forever, probably made out of the same material as old Nokia phones
didnt grow up with a civic, but did grow up with a 1997 accord and like stuff like the sterring wheel with the chunky horn button, the gauges and that lock thing in the back gives me some goood childhood nostalgic memories of my 97 accord
U should bring back the acceleration tests
I still do them but only on cars where acceleration really matters. Speed wasn’t the point of this 2000 civic. But the car in tomorrow’s video, it does!
I own a 1999 Civic EX with 115,000 miles. Very good condition similar to this beauty. Although she’s old it’s truly a great car.
You darn right about the auto preserving the car. Luckily these cars are so easy to manual swap like i did with my 1996 civic hatch
Honestly I miss cloth seats ... Most modern(post 2005) cars seem to come with leather or some bs leather alternative.
Good ol'EK 🎉 Has few of those back in the day, loved em! Super easy to work on and customize
My first car in 2022 was a 1996 sedan from the same generation. Still miss it.
My first car in 2022 was a 1996 sedan from the same generation. Still miss it.
I got my drivers license in one of these. This thing brought back a lot memories
Hey, Zack do you happen to have a discord server? I would love to join
Loved the outro, thanks for the nostalgia
Agree with that this is peak Honda and peak Civic
Nobody:
90’s Honda CD Player: ERR
I just got a 97 in white dropping a K24
So many memories I had in my old em1
Fancy 😊
Me want
My parents had a 2011 Honda Civic sedan in white briefly and I thought it handled and drove great when I drove it myself the few times I did. I never drove this era or iteration of the Civic but I felt like I have seen one on the roads at least 1 million times cumulatively. I love the simply clean look of these cars and that is represented with their driving and handling style too... no fuss.. just simple and pure driving. My mom did not like the 2011 Honda Civic they had, and traded it for a red Nissan Versa hatchback, which for some reason she liked better, and I did not.
Had a 98 EX 5 speed coupe. Great car, I really do miss it
So did I. Bought new. Milano Red. But my 2018 LX coupe 6 speed is so much better!