Used HONDA CIVIC EX-L (POV Test Drive + Ownership Review) | 2006-2011 8th Generation Coupe 

I love this car so much. When I was 7 and first saw my dad bring this car home I was struck by the styling inside and out; The blue paint, the sports car-like windshield angle, the corresponding huge dash, and the digital speedo made it seem like a spaceship to me. And Honda engineering means that 16+ years of commutes and 197k miles later she still revs out and consents to being driven like she's stolen day in day out. I love that the limit of this car's performance is fully accessible, and the rattles and wobbles she has developed with age sometimes even make her feel fast, haha. I want to give my dad a big hug for buying this beauty and handing her off to me.

Eighth generation is the the best looking CIVIC of all times, period. No other comes close

I have the same car but an automatic, it is incredible how timeless it looks in the inside and the outside.

2008 manual owner, i dont ever want to sell IT, so good.

Just bought one this week and I love it!

i got an 8th gen si as my first "fun car" because i didnt like my 7th gen lx. theyre pretty cheap, and as an 18yo going into the airforce i didnt want any debt so i bought a used si thatll last me until im out of the military. im loving it every time i drive!

I remember when I was younger I absolutely loved this generation of the Civic and it was always my dream to drive one. Almost a year now during my summer with all the crazy gas and used car prices I was saving up money to just get a car in general when one day I managed to find someone selling their Manual 08 EX Coupe for a great price, good mileage, and has given me no issues at all. Every time I get to drive it I absolutely enjoy it and I'm glad that luck was on my side and I got my Dream Civic ^_^

Love my 09 Si Coupe! Has over 178,000 miles on the clock, and still runs great.

I have a 2009 5 speed lx-s, I'm in love with the car it's such a fun little car that in my opinion still looks really good years later.

Love my Honda Civic EX 2006 2 door coupe you right fun to drive 290 K still running great no problem

I get to drive the one I just bought tomorrow. Thank you for this vid I’m amped.

I just bought one of these. I love it so much. Mine is a 2006 auto with 102,000 kms and it’s by far the best car I’ve ever owned

I own a Honda Civic 2009, still loving it!

I love my 07 Honda Civic..Bought it brand new, still going strong at 178,000 miles😊

i have the same car but its a 2010. came from a unreliable german car that gave me nothing but problems, glad to have the civic. i havent had any problems the last few years and i drive a lot

I HAVE A cIVIC AUTO 2010 AND I STILL THINK IT IS STYLISH TODAY (2023) IT GOES PERFECTLY AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IY AT ALL. IT'S ONLY DONE 74000S kms.

Nice man, I just crossed 183,000 miles on my 11 Honda civic lx 5 spd. I love the 8th Gen, I've owned the car since it was new back in 2011. Car is rock solid. Great video!

This year I bought a 2008 honda civic dx. I am also from yeg and drive it to campus every week. It's a gem! :)

I own a 2007 Honda Civic LX sedan with 220,000 kms and the engine runs like brand new. I bought it new and it has been serviced at the dealer since day 1. In June of this year, I got t-boned in it, and now it's a write off because the insurance wouldn't pay for the repairs even though it wasn't my fault, as someone ran a stop sign and hit my car. A week ago, I bought a 2009 Honda Civic EX sedan with 145,000 kms and I hope to drive it for another 5 to 10 years.

I have the honda i shift, 6 gears. Love it

I have 2013 V automatic..It has inbuilt blutooth.. so quite comfortable to receive calls or to play songs.. it's such an awesome car to drive.. whenever I'm away from car I just watch other civic driving videos.. just to get feel of my car driving.. ;P

excellent choice. congrats!! wish I had one :)

The 8th gen has aged beautifully, the front is as good as a Tesla (not a Tesla fan btw) and just overall, the entire body really is great, my '09 is still running very well with 400,000kms.

I have a 2007 Honda civic 5 speed manual with 216k miles on it and I use it to do uber! I have to say I beat the shit out of that little car and I can't believe how reliable it's been to me! It's a fun little car to drive, I gotta admit though it's very slow but once I get to 3rd gear IM GONEEEE! lol as crazy as this might sound I like driving my regular 8th gen better than the 8th gen si!

I just bought a used one 2007 model, my first car ever, U.K🤗

Hey mate awesome video. I just bought this as my first car here in Australia. 2008 civic 1.8l 5 speed manual with 180,000 kms. Coming from automatic it's hard to learn to drive but I'm getting the hang of it. I like the look of these cars, I really think they got the styling right. I had a mechanic check it before I bought it and he said it was in good shape. The car runs really well but does have some minor issues. The AC works really well for about 20 minutes after a cold start then cuts out and in intermittently. Think it might be a refrigerant pressure issue that's shutting the compressor off. Also mine can sometimes be hard to get into 2nd and reverse gear and the clutch has quite a high take up point, so I'm not sure if the clutch or the synchros(hopefully not) are worn somewhat. I'm gonna keep it serviced and try and get some good use out of it.

2009 Honda Civic Lx . My car is 12 years old with 161,500 miles . What a car !

I presently have a 2010 ex-l coupe manual as my main car, also have a 99 miata (yes mazda does make a nice manual trans). I am 57 and I have been driving civics for well over 20 years now. I have owned a 97 dx coupe manual, a 2004 lx sedan auto and a red 2005 si coupe manual. I drove many Fords and GMs when I was younger, my first car was a 1970 mustang 302 fastback. But for me the Honda Civic is the perfect car. Reliable and fun to drive. I have never purchased a new car but recently have been looking at videos of the new civic hatchback. I didn't care for the 9th or 10th gen civics so much but I do like the look of this 11th gen hatchback. For me it would have to be the lx so I could have the manual transmission with the 2.0L K20C2. I do not trust the 1.5 turbo to last as long. My problem is I really don't like all the new tech. My first 3 civics had well over 300,000 km on them when I sold them, in fact I gave my 2004 civic sedan to my son and he's still driving it daily with 340,000 km! My present 2010 ex-l only has 162,000 km currently so maybe I'll just continue to take really good car of it and drive it for another decade and more! Cheers and thanks for sharing, I agree with you.

I really need that car

Both one today 2007 240k miles still runs and drives new . . Exterior is peeling off but powertrain feels brand new

I just bought an Si of the same generation, but first year of the 4 door. I like the 4 door version better imo

Mine is 2010 4 door automatic with 265,000 miles. Engine is running like new, doesn’t consume, burns or leaks one drop of oil. Negative issue is a reflection of the dashboard light on the screen that you sometimes see at night. That is due to the long and flat windshield and took a while to get used to. Excellent commuter 35 mpg highway. Service is every 5 thousand miles. Make sure to service the transmission every 30 thousand miles, fluid degrades faster than recommended and may start to shift funny if you wait 50 K

I test drove one in 2010 when I was looking for my first car because the car was beautiful. Was unimpressed with how bumpy the ride was. But 12 years later I bought one for $2k to satisfy that itch. Moral of the story, young kids. if you love a car that’s being marketed today, wait a decade to buy it and it’ll cost you a fraction of what you’d pay today 😂

Just got mine in a manual, still learning the clutch😂 hope to drive as well as you soon

Wish we got the EX-L manual here in the states. Looks very nice. 👍

I’ve always liked Hondas but this Gen got me into cars as a whole. I have an 08 Lx Coupe manual and I love it! Don’t catch me in 4th gear IM GONE lol

What? no comments??? Thanks for your vid

I own a 2009 V6 Accord currently looking for a si for the summer the chip storage is no joke especially in Ontario right now

Have the same one. 2008 you drive it way faster then me lol. It's just my car to work 4x a week. Really is a good little car. Had it for two year's in March pays for it's self for me not having to put the miles on my duramax. Got it with 70k just hit 108k. Wish my inside looked as clean as yours..

Very nice car,i am considering 8th gen too, 1.8 VTEC Sedan with manual. EU manuals do actually have 6 gears and are unfortunatelly very rare,.most of them,are 1.3 Hybrid CVT from what i see which is a shame.

i bought one a few days ago with 190 thousand miles and it's a great car but i have to do some cosmetic work on it and i have to put the engine mounts on it because the car vibrates a lot inside the driver's cab

Did you ever have a problem with the engine block cracking? Big recall on these years.

Buy an 8th gen si for the low while you still can dude. You'd love that car

I really love my Civic Hybrid, but I think I’m going to swap it for another 8th gen civic with a manual trans. Going to miss 50mpg though.

My son has one 08 has 270k miles on it and he drives it every day no problems

Hi , Is been 2 yrs of this video , I wish to know the answer to my question. DOES A EX [ 2007 ] HAS POWER + HEATED MIRRORS ? Or how do I find out that ? Please if you will.

The gear shift is comfortable and has a good feel to it?

I have a 2010 Honda civic. It's a good car Ya the visor is gone, as the rubber window trim around the windows is bad Honda is good however expect to have some problems with the body.

I've always been a Toyota guy. But I was looking for a fun car, like maybe a Celica. Couldn't find one but I found an '09 Civic EX Coupe with a 5 sp manual. I concur with the review of the drivability, but I'm really disappointed in the quality of the interior. Lots of cheap plastic, much of which was broken when I bought it -- shift knob & boot, e-brake handle, both visors, little hanging hook behind driver, and of course the cruise control switch on the steering wheel. Additionally, it had a bad passenger side motor mount and an oil leak I have yet to solve. Only other disappointment so far is the suspension. It does not take bumps and dips well at all, as compared with every Toyota I've ever owned. Overall, jury is still out on if I'll keep this. Speedy and fun to drive, but that could be said of lots of crappy cars out there.

Does this exl come with stock footwell lights?

Which one looks nice let coupe or sedan ? And year nd trim

hey man im from calgary and im thinking about getting an 06 dx manual what are ur thoughts about it and how do you think will it perform on the winter?

Your coupe is about 450 lbs lighter than the si sedan. And it’s only 1/2 second slower on the 0-60 than the si. Build up the 1.8 engine and you will have a lite weight screamer. The manual coupe ex is very rare. Don’t sell it!

Much prop on the review, great production

I own the Fd1 Civic it is just awesome , did I mention I am the only one who owns the car in my city😉😉

Great review! How much did you purchase this for?

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Hi, my GF and I, we are looking for a first car for her (probably Civic 8th gen or Volvo S40/V50). 8th gen Civic looks pretty cool, but in Europe we've got 4-door version similar to Acura CSX in Canada (and 3-door/5door hatchback). Are there any differences between CSX and North American 4-door Civic (ofc except front and back bumpers, front and tail lights design)? And are there any problems with leaks from sunroof or any other leaks into interior?

Need help which car to get. Honda Civic 8th gen, any year like 2010 for ex. Or Honda Accord 2009? Which is faster, and good for a first car as a 17 year old going to school and work every day with it

I have a pretty modified 8th gen civic si. I've been looking at picking up a 5 speed 8th or 9th gen

The car kicks into full power at 3000 RPMs anything below 3000 RPMs in the 8th generation non SI Civic you are in VTech once you get above 3000 RPMs all 16 valves will be used instead of 12 that's why if you want to go fast in this car you have to keep the revs up

Can't believe you got that mileage out of it? Filling up between 35-40l and getting upwards of 550km is crazy. The claimed mileage for that vehicle is a lot lower than that.

What if you reviewed the integra?

This car definitely needs a sixth gear. At 70mph the engine is sitting at 3200rpm which can be a bit loud.

Have 208k on my 06 lx coupe

Is it reliable if bought used with 100k miles?

How tall are you?

How many miles does this car last? I bought one 2008 with 122,000

I’m about to get a 09 coupe any thing to look for?

I’m sorry but how do you get it to 500km per tank? I rarely get 300km in one full tank. 😓 I’m in Asia thou.

Debating over this or Mazda 3 but I’ve only driven 5 speed couple of times, thought?

How does this car compare to the fit in terms of speed/handling?

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Do NOT buy an eigth gen with a 1.8 R18 from years 2006-2009. Your engine block could crack. (I saw this info when i first got my 08 LX.. thought "meh" ..) my block cracked. (And so now 2023 where i live, the price of the repair was cheaper then another used car... but, is close to.. the price of the well kept high mileage SI i wanted, before biden took office. (Damn him!)) There are paint recalls, motor mount issues, airbag recalls, engine vlock recalls, and control arm issues. Other then that, great car. Mine has had most the issues listed above (not control arms), and i love it. Im sour that im paying what i would of spent on that SI back then for this engine replacement.. that hurts. I wanna try a K series before they fade away. But on the positive, ill have new motor mounts, new clutch, newish R18 w/33k miles from japan... so im good. Its pushing me to go thru entire vehicle, down to the weather stripping. Aside from the coilover setup, that limits whre i can go, this will be 1 of the most sound FA1s in my area. Love Honda. Love the 8th gen.. (but buy a 2010 or 2011)

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In 5th gear my Civic sedan does 100 at 2500rpm 120 at 2800 or close to 3000rpm No way close to 4000rpm

The double dash doesn't look that good and it blocks some of the driver's view. The 10 and 11 gen civic look a lot better.

“Fun” to get 0-60 in 18 seconds and the 140 hp very nice.. dame I miss my focus titanium with all the packages 2.0 160 hp stock and 215,000 when at fault pulled out in front of me. Ford should build small cars again. I hope I’ll buy. So the Honda only offers 16 inch rims and for me the coupe looks better and gas mileage and reliability is where your focus should be. Like a Ford. Lasts forever

Más aburrido que bailar con la hermana !! 😴😴😴😴

6000rpm, do you really think the engine likes it? its stupid to drive like this

Бро ты отвечаешь на комментарии ? Мне нужен твой совет ,извини бро я не знаю английского совсем недавно приехал из россии. Надеюсь функция перевода текста в ютуб это сделает и переведет тебе текст

2008 LX 5 Spd. has 250,000 kms on it and it has never skipped a beat on me. I drive it quite spiritedly but it’s never failed or nothin. 3 years I’ve owned it and I honestly never want to own anything else, besides my PT cruiser that I use for winter driving which is also one of the most reliable cars you can buy(engine wise) for super cheap and maintain for even cheaper.