nissanman312 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 So we are looking for a new daily for my other half She realy likes the civic 9th gen 2012 onwards and that's all her budget stretches to We took a test drive in the 1.8 petrol and lovely as it was it was fairly flat We then drove the 1.6 diesel which had a little punch to it she preferred the derv The 1.6 diesel is £0 road tax but I'm not sure if i want to risk going derv in this day and age. She dosnt do big miles around 30/40 a day in fact at the moment so the miles dont realy warrant derv but she wanted somthing that will pull the skin off a rice pudding and the petrol just dosnt Any thoughts on the diesel in 2019 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2016 Mazda 2.2 diesel, £0 tax, loads of poke, clean car, by the time the diesel twats catch up with you, you’ll be in an EV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Meh, if you're going to buy something as tedious as a Civic, why not buy it with the wrong engine too. (I have nothing useful to add to this thread) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 13 minutes ago, ilogikal1 said: Meh, if you're going to buy something as tedious as a Civic, why not buy it with the wrong engine too. (I have nothing useful to add to this thread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I have the 9th gen civic with the 2.2 diesel engine. Its a great car very economical I get roughly 60mpg. Its a 2012 model which is the only year it had the 2.2 iirc. But I do sometimes around 250-300 miles a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Civics are popular. 7 years and only issue i had was with the EP2 brake caliper ceasing on 170,000 miler. The FN shape was mainly the harsh ride. I didnt like the styling on the FK. I actually wanted the 2.2 diesel. Never got round to getting a Type R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 10 hours ago, GranTurismoEra said: Civics are popular. 7 years and only issue i had was with the EP2 brake caliper ceasing on 170,000 miler. The FN shape was mainly the harsh ride. I didnt like the styling on the FK. I actually wanted the 2.2 diesel. Never got round to getting a Type R. Yeah I have had a lot of hondas and had zero hassle with them I think we will get her the 1.6 derv and see how it pans out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne370Z Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I do like the wife`s 1.7 diesel Mokka. Plenty of punch and very cheap to run but if we ever change it I don`t think we would consider another diesel. Now that they`ve decided they`re bad I expect they will start penalizing us for having them. I heard on the radio the other day that one city (might have been Bristol but I can`t remember) is thinking of banning them from the city centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 39 minutes ago, Wayne370Z said: I do like the wife`s 1.7 diesel Mokka. Plenty of punch and very cheap to run but if we ever change it I don`t think we would consider another diesel. Now that they`ve decided they`re bad I expect they will start penalizing us for having them. I heard on the radio the other day that one city (might have been Bristol but I can`t remember) is thinking of banning them from the city centre. Birmingham is definitely doing somthing next year I think it's some sort of city tax going on the tax band of the car So I would imagine driving the z into Birmingham would be an issue aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 16 minutes ago, nissanman312 said: Birmingham is definitely doing somthing next year I think it's some sort of city tax going on the tax band of the car So I would imagine driving the z into Birmingham would be an issue aswell I think Glasgow is doing something similar in 2021,banning Diesel cars older than 15 plate from city centre,however I have a son who works in car sales and says they are still selling loads of second hand diesels ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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