Except that you can’t get a Civic Si hatchback.  This car is for those 132 people. Me being one of them, if was in the market.

The starting point is an SI and presumably some interior refinements and maybe some performance upgrades as well. And that’s a good starting point. Where it goes from there, which is likely a Type S with SH-AWD could be more interesting... if they can keep the price reasonable. It could slot in between the SI and the…

the dacia sandero of course.  ive seen a few while i was in europe.  i also saw three different aston martin cygnets in paris which was pretty wild.  to think three people bought those damn things.  

The more I read Jalopnik, the more I wonder if people here actually like cars. With any new launch, there are endless complaints that the car is underpowered, or overpriced, or overstyled or too bland.

Was there another video that wasn’t linked with the mentioned “lurched forward”? Letting the car creep forward instead of just waiting for the guys that were clearing them away to finish doing so wasn’t a great move, but it also wasn’t some Charlottesville incident in the making.

They also wear and drive pretty well otherwise. I’ve been shocked how long mine have lasted. (Then again, my previous snow tires were Pirellis)

The answer is the car you have, or the car you can afford with a set of Hakkapeliittas. With a good set of Hakkas, any car instantly becomes ready for the worst Colorado, Vermont or Oregon can throw at you.

We’re not talking about the 9th gen interior, which was famously cheap feeling, especially pre-facelift. Honda made a big jump with the 10th gen interior and the 11th gen interior is an even bigger jump. I’ve been in the 11th gen Civic (though not Si trim) and the 7th gen GTI (but not the 8th gen GTI), and the 11th…

The ‘09 Nissan Versa I owned allowed you to precisely control window opening also: it had manual winders.

They probably bought then for the price of a used Accord or Camry. 

Passenger seat heater on for takeout pizza. You’re welcome.

There you go with reasonable facts and data to refute a story. Take your star. Still, this sure explains how so many people are driving around in $60k trucks. 

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see where things go from here — just a passing look at what happened a decade ago.

Anyone who shares their car with their spouse will disagree with you on the memory feature. Bonus points for changing the tilt/telescoping steering wheel and side mirrors with the seat memory button (Hyundai Veracruz). Its the little things that makes a car feel special.

Satellite radio.

My experience has taught me that most salespeople are ill equipped to sell gas powered cars to people as well.  So I guess that tracks.

Auto stop/start. From what I can tell it really doesn’t impact overall fuel economy that much and just makes for jerky starts at stoplights and stop and go traffic. It’s an automatic motion for me now to turn it off when I start the car. 

That’s going to be an unpopular opinion. I had a Lexus with a heated steering wheel for 4 years and my spouse asks if every other vehicle we consider acquiring has that feature.  Any vehicle without heated seats wouldn’t be considered.

The Oldsmobile Alero? wtf? These will definitely not keep on going. They are prone to rust ( in climate with harsher winters for example ) and they had numerous break and suspension issues. 

The original VW Bug: