What makes a 3k,5k, or 7k civic so good ?

They are reliable.

>>17348688
This, they're the home appliances of the car world.

>>17348694
but you cant mod home appliances

>>17348679
They're only good at the 3k price point. 5-7k can get you something much more interesting if you have the money to spend on the occasional repair.

>>17348878
why would i want to have the hassle of repairs, when civics only need oilchanges to get to 500k

>>17348887
not true. they need other fluids, timing belts, suspension bushings, etc... like any other car.

>>17348896
all wrong, these parts never need replacing except the bushings

Nothing.

>>17348688
So are Toyotas and Mazda's.

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Pic blows them out tbqh.

>>17349150
Worse in every way possible

>>17348688
They're a nice in between of a Corolla (reliable) and fun (Mazda). Basically, you get both in one car.

Then you have the crazy high revving engines (even R18 revs to 6800), with traditional Honda reliability.

Also, crazy aftermarket support.

>>17349150
Here's your (You).

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>>17348887
mines got a timing chain tho m8

>>17349210
Why didn't they make the R18 DOHC?

>>17348679
Get a 7 series for 3k instead.

8k accord is so much better though

>>17348688

saw a civic with white smoke coming out of the hood the other day

>>17349276
Supposedly it's cheaper and more efficient. Not sure though. I own one though, and it's pretty efficient

The k series of engines has DOHC.

You can find that in 8th and 9th Gen Civic si, RSX, and the last 3 civic type Rs iirc.

>>17348688
aren't old civics all rusty?

>>17349218
timing belt changes are easy to fix, its a 30 minute job on a civic

yes u can.. u just havent done it yet.. i have successfully got my toaster to take toast and turn it back into bread

>>17349861
From the 80s and 90s because of paint choices and people not caring for their shitbox. Anything post 2000 and the security and rust problems are far fewer.

>>17348789
who says u cant

>>17350440
you cant put a turbo on a fridge to make it spin faster

I saw a 2012 Civic EX-L for $10k at my local Honda dealership.
They've also got an '05 EX for $5k.

>>17350705
The 2012 is the worst one they've made. It's so bad, they had to do a quick refresh to rectify it.

There was nothing mechanically wrong with it, just the interior was worse than the previous generation, and the exterior was ugly

>>17350477
>not turbocharging his oven

This board disappoints me

05 EX is better in every way. it has vtec too.

>>17348679
I don't know where the 3k Civic meme started but here by the time a Civic reaches $3k it's been through 7 owners and burns more oil than gas. They're not reliable at that point. A domestic car owned by a old couple is a million times better and more reliable. The Honda and Toyota tax is pretty retarded.

>>17351761
I started it. you can still find good ones for 3k. if you can't find them then you live in a redneck hellhole or aren't looking hard enough.

>>17351761
Well, this one's only had 3 owners, but the mileage is kinda high.

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6161770254.html

>>17349561
your gonna see this more frequently when so many people own the same car. civics are great