Crazy Civic Prices!!!!

[dasherdiablo1]

I thought I would have a look at the new Civic on the Honda website to see if there is any hint of what the new Type R replacement will look like (I am of the understanding there will not be a direct replacement due to emissions issues - which is crazy when you think about the big engines from other manufacturers).

First impression is that although there is only a vanilla 5 door shown on there it does look a little bland in comparison to the outgoing model and I'm gussing aimed as the older generations as opposed to the last car which was to temp the young ones!

What I was shocked to see is the MASSIVE price increase over the last model! The top of the range diesel is TWENTY EIGHT AND A HALF GRAND!!!!!

Now remind me what the price was for the Type R?? £18.5K seems to spring to mind??

Edited by dasherdiablo1 on Monday 2nd January 21:26

[tozerman]

dasherdiablo1 said:

What I was shocked to see is the MASSIVE price increase over the last model! The top of the range diesel is TWENTY EIGHT AND A HALF GRAND!!!!!

Edited by dasherdiablo1 on Monday 2nd January 21:26

It is actually £26.5 grand still a lot but comes in a higher spec than the old model ever came in.

Cheers.....Tony..

[RiccardoG]

I am not up to date with midsize cars pricing, however, when I popped in my local Honda dealer for a service on my S2000 I was quite surprised to see that the going rate for a brand new mid-range Civic is over £20k!

[sjg]

The cheapest diesel currently is over 20k as well. That said, there's no real "low end" trim levels (as others for the hire/fleet market), even an SE isn't bad with proper climate control, nice high-res info screen, alloys, USB, idle stop, electric windows all round, etc.

An EX GT 2.2 at £26.5k (the £28.5k is if you spec the adaptive cruise / CMBS) is incredibly well equipped - heated leather, panoramic roof, HDD navigation, bi-xenons, keyless entry, dual zone climate, f/r sensors and a parking camera, etc, etc. Speccing up a Golf in the same way and I'm well over £27k, some options aren't as good (regular sunroof rather than panoramic) and that's for a 140ps, 126g/km diesel, not the Civic's 150ps, 110g/km one.

Likewise not hard to spec up an Astra, Focus, etc up in to the mid-20s. I think the Civic is pretty competitive if you want a diesel at the faster, more luxurious end of the market. They could really do with the 1.6 diesel (due this year) though to complete at the economy-minded end of the market. If they can do an ES spec (bluetooth, cruise, reverse cam, dual zone climate, etc) at sub-20k it should do fine.

[dasherdiablo1]

I'd rather have a 1-series; much better car to drive and own; better image for those that car about that sort of thing; plus better residuals.

[elementad]

dasherdiablo1 said:

I'd rather have a 1-series; much better car to drive and own; better image for those that car about that sort of thing; plus better residuals.

That civic at £26 is way too much, but the BMW much better residuals? All the ones on auto trader seem to have lost best part of £10k in the first year. Same as any of the other middle of the road motors