My daughter just totaled our '97 Odyssey and, since this fall all 3 kids
will be in college, I am pondering replacing it with a smaller vehicle.
Thing is, we had a '96 Civic (eldest son totaled years ago) and it seemed to
be the best car we've ever had. It handled and drive very well, smoothly,
and quitely. The '01 Civics have a harsher ride, are noisy, and don't seem
to handle well. The suspension seems like a cloan of the old Saturn sedan
suspension.

So I am wondering whether maybe I should try to find a good used '98 or '99
Civic. Given that we will for a short time have 3 in college, and for a few
years thereafter 2, a new car is out of the question.

I have never been an Accord fan - my daughter and in-laws have them and they
don't seem as nimble or efficient as the Civics, and don't provide THAT much
more room for any particular model year.

Thoughts?

KWW