This deal is profitable. The price is 15.5 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $7122
Fair price: $8247
High price: $9371
MPG: 25 mpg city / 36 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Gray
Color: Blue**Backed By Warranty**
Dealer: Certified Car Center, Inc
Mileage: 83,901
Year: 2010
Ownership Cost for 2010 Honda Civic EX
Estimated: $36821 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2140
$1027
$899
$813
$728
$5607
Insurance
$1703
$1762
$1824
$1888
$1954
$9131
Fuel
$1279
$1317
$1363
$1418
$1481
$6858
Maintenance
$2605
$1593
$950
$809
$2218
$8175
Repairs
$913
$1080
$1230
$1350
$1554
$6127
Taxes & Fees
$624
$624
$624
$624
$624
$925
Total Ownership Costs
$9263
$6851
$6356
$6335
$8016
$36821
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 1802.577040
Displacement CI: 110
Displacement L: 1.802577040
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 140
Engine KW: 104.3980
Engine Model: R18A1
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF CANADA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 990
Model: Civic
Model Year: 2010
Other Restraint System Info: Rear Restraint System: Seat Belt & Side Curtain Air bag (Rr R/L outer positions) / Seat Belt (Rr center position).
Plant City: Alliston
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: EX
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1. AFTER NORMAL 30K MILEAGE SERVICE AND TIRE ROTATION/BALANCING 5/23/2009, WITH HIGHWAY HANDLING CAR SHOOK EXTREMELY AND WOBBLED AT SPEEDS 60 AND ABOVE, PULLS TO THE RIGHT GOING DOWNHILL. 2. PROBLEM REMAINS WITH 2008 HYBRID PAST 35K, REPRODUCIBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH-70 MPH, 2000 RPM TO 2500 RPM) GOING ON STRAIGHT STRETCH AND DOWNHILL. FRONT OF CAR PULLING SIDEWAYS IS REPRODUCIBLE IN RAIN OR WHEN BREAKING GOING DOWN LOW/MEDIUM GRADE HILL. 8/18, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ON HIGHWAY,ESPECIALLY GOING DOWNHILL OR ON STRAIGHT STRETCH. 3. REPORTED TO DEALER, WENT IN FOR CHECK, DEALER CONTACTED WARRANTY AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGE FRONT TIRES NOW AS TIRES RIPPLED BETWEEN MAY 23RD AND JUNE 3RD, 2009. PAID FOR 2 NEW TIRES TO REPLACE OLD PER DEALERS RECOMMENDATION FRIDAY 6/11. DEALER GOES THROUGH EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION 6/11. THE PROBLEM DISSIPATED 30%,BUT SHAKING OCCURS. RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO VERIFY IF SOFTWARE UPDATES WERE MADE 6/24 AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. DEALER MADE SOFTWARE UPDATE 7/6 RECEIVED CAR BACK AND PROBLEM SHOWED UP WITHIN A DAY. REPORTED ISSUE. DEALER RECEIVED HONDA RECOMMENDATION TO DISCONNECT EGR VALVE 7/31. PROBLEM REDUCED BY ~20% BUT STILL REMAINS AT 60MPH ETC. 8/8 FOLLOW-UP WITH CONCERN OF DRIVING IN RAIN DEALER RECOMMENDS CONTACTING HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE. DEALER CONTACTS FACTORY REP, WHOSE RECOMMENDATION IS THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THAT CAN BE DONE. THERE WAS NO INSPECTION MADE FOR ANY JOINT/BOLT/BELT SLIPPAGE ETC. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTED DEALER AND FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AND STATED NOTHING ELSE CAN BE DONE 8/18 AS F.REP HAS CLOSED THE CASE, CANNOT OVERRIDE F.REP, AND DOES NOT HAVE STATISTICS TO CONFIRM EITHER WAY WHETHER THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN OTHER 2008 HYBRIDS WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. DEALER IS UNAWARE OF THE ROOT OF SHAKING/STEERING PROBLEM (SOFTWARE/D/DRIVETRAIN/COOLING/EXHAUST JUST A WORN BELT LOOSE BOLT ETC.). *TR
2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2008 CIVIC EX L CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY A ROAD SIDE DEBRIS/STONE. I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE TO REPAIR WOULD BE $725.00 OR I COULD TAKE IT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THE COST. HOWEVER, I CALLED HONDA CANADA SINCE THEY ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE [ DESIGN FLAW ]. HONDA CANADA GAVE ME SAME SONG AND DANCE THE DEALER GAVE ME AND ADMITTING IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS OUR 7TH HONDA PRODUCT BUT I WILL NOT GO BACK TO HONDA ANY MORE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH ANSWERS I GOT FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA CANADA. *TR