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Unless you wind up the engine a lot during acceleration (and do it
more with a manual than you did with the auto), I don't see why a
manual would be any noisier than an auto. At cruising speeds, they
should be the same.

The Camry (even that older style) is a quieter car than its Honda
counterpart the Accord. I would think the Civic is likely to be bit
less quiet than even the Accord. I have a new '03 Accord which I like,
but it definitely has more road noise than my previous '95 Camry.

On 6 Aug 2003 19:20:24 -0700, cabraut@yahoo.com (CAB) wrote:

>I bought a 2003 Civic EX 5-speed sedan about a month ago. I like the
>car a lot, but the engine seems excessively noisy during acceleration
>and high cruising speeds (with the tach at about 3500 or so). It has
>about 1000 miles on it now. I was previously driving a 1991 Camry
>automatic, so maybe I'm just unused to the noisiness of a 5-speed.
>Should I have it checked out, or am I being Paranoid New Car Owner?
>Any (helpful) thoughts would be appreciated.
>
>CAB

I have a 2002 Civic ex sedan automatic and it is rather noisy, in fact even
with the automatic it often revs to 4000 rpms when i am on an entry ramp
getting on the freeway. To put it this way, my dad used to have a 1988 Alfa
Romeo Quadrifoglio 5 speed convertible, and the Civic isnt that far off in
terms of engine noise.



"TL" <tlehman@visi.com> wrote in message
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> Unless you wind up the engine a lot during acceleration (and do it
> more with a manual than you did with the auto), I don't see why a
> manual would be any noisier than an auto. At cruising speeds, they
> should be the same.
>
> The Camry (even that older style) is a quieter car than its Honda
> counterpart the Accord. I would think the Civic is likely to be bit
> less quiet than even the Accord. I have a new '03 Accord which I like,
> but it definitely has more road noise than my previous '95 Camry.
>
> On 6 Aug 2003 19:20:24 -0700, cabraut@yahoo.com (CAB) wrote:
>
> >I bought a 2003 Civic EX 5-speed sedan about a month ago. I like the
> >car a lot, but the engine seems excessively noisy during acceleration
> >and high cruising speeds (with the tach at about 3500 or so). It has
> >about 1000 miles on it now. I was previously driving a 1991 Camry
> >automatic, so maybe I'm just unused to the noisiness of a 5-speed.
> >Should I have it checked out, or am I being Paranoid New Car Owner?
> >Any (helpful) thoughts would be appreciated.
> >
> >CAB
>