Civic 1.4

Awahwah · 4 Mar 2011 at 18:42

I had (utill I wrote it off) an S plate Aerodeck (MC1) 1.5 L D15Z1 vtec-e (92 bhp) Very good economy. 300+ from a tank and amble pull when rev'd.

Replaced it with a MC2 VTi Aerodeck - no so good economy

But fun to drive and suprise 320's and 530's

But driven hard i'm lucky to get 200 miles from a tank.

realscot · 4 Mar 2011 at 19:17

Surely the difference between 1.4/5/6 is a bit irrelevant, the main point is an S reg civic is a good budget buy as they are pretty bullet proof as long as they havn't been thrashed silly. Parts are widely available second hand for peanuts, and not too bad even for new. If he was picking it up for under a grand and it was in good nick, it'd easily have a few years left in it. As pointed out cheaper tax on 1.4 too. If he still wants a quick civic but cheap to buy get an MB6 VTi, they are from £1k to £1.5k and although the fuel economy is roughly the same as the EP3, the performance isn't really much of a step down.

Clarkey · 4 Mar 2011 at 19:49

You really think? I've not driven an EP3 but the MB6 left me cold, wasn't impressed by any aspect of it really.

dannycivic02 · 4 Mar 2011 at 20:04

realscot said:
Surely the difference between 1.4/5/6 is a bit irrelevant, the main point is an S reg civic is a good budget buy as they are pretty bullet proof as long as they havn't been thrashed silly. Parts are widely available second hand for peanuts, and not too bad even for new. If he was picking it up for under a grand and it was in good nick, it'd easily have a few years left in it. As pointed out cheaper tax on 1.4 too. If he still wants a quick civic but cheap to buy get an MB6 VTi, they are from £1k to £1.5k and although the fuel economy is roughly the same as the EP3, the performance isn't really much of a step down.

Cheaper tax on the 1.5 too.

[TW]Fox · 4 Mar 2011 at 23:49

Peerzy said:
What would be more economical, a 7 Series with a 1.6 litre 100bhp~ petrol engine or a 7 Series with a 3 litre 230bhp~ petrol engine in it?

Generally speaking.

The 1.6.

Unless you drove it like you'd nicked it.

I can see your point but it's deeply flawed. There are occasions where the small engined car is so badly underpowered that it has to be driven hard simply to drive normally but these are pretty rare and the 1.4 Civic isnt one of them.

Dabbles · 4 Mar 2011 at 23:52

[TW]Fox;18602339 said:
The 1.6.

Unless you drove it like you'd nicked it.

I can see your point but it's deeply flawed. There are occasions where the small engined car is so badly underpowered that it has to be driven hard simply to drive normally but these are pretty rare and the 1.4 Civic isnt one of them.

In a 7 series with a 1.6 engine you'd have to drive the norks off it to make any progress! You'd eat fuel like it was going out of fashion!

The 3.0 would have had a reasonably nice life compared to the 1.6 when you come to sell it too, or it would last a lot longer if you kept it.

[TW]Fox · 5 Mar 2011 at 00:00

Dabbles said:
In a 7 series with a 1.6 engine you'd have to drive the norks off it to make any progress! You'd eat fuel like it was going out of fashion!

The 3.0 would have had a reasonably nice life compared to the 1.6 when you come to sell it too, or it would last a lot longer if you kept it.

It's a completely pointless example because there isn't a 1.6 7 Series with 100bhp nor anything even remotely like it.

Dabbles · 5 Mar 2011 at 00:02

[TW]Fox;18602401 said:
It's a completely pointless example because there isn't a 1.6 7 Series with 100bhp nor anything even remotely like it.

I know, I was entertaining the point. (Much like you were)

MikeHiow · 5 Mar 2011 at 00:09

FWIW, the 1.5 (LSi?) is probably the best compromise in EK format. They make a little over 100bhp and will return over 40MPG.

Dogbreath · 5 Mar 2011 at 09:03

The older 1.4 Civic is reasonably economical, but the gearing is quite low so it's not a great car for any distance work. A friends 4 door saloon VTi with two large blokes and packed full of camping stuff managed high 30's on a euro trip a couple of years back, and that was around the Alps etc.