Honda Car Forum

just got an 09 si sedan. i VTEC it once in a while and i always feel bad afterwards..(like i took a little bit of life off the car by doing that)plus im also like 18, so i dont have the best stick shift driving routine going on...its a daily driver( abt 40 miles a day)so my question, since i plan on having this car for a long while, any honda or acura owners, especially people who owned sport models, how long will the car run without any problems?

Dude you got one of the best and most reliable cars on the market. I am a civic owner and have had the same 1993 model since 1999 and it runs perfect. Of course I gave some modifications just because I wanted more speed. I use to race imports. The SI kicks butt, so just learn how to quick shift and stop granny shifting, don't ride the clutch. And keep the tune ups and oil change on time. Dude your kids can be driving this car later and it still look and run like the first day you got it.

with PERFECT maintenance any car will last forever, but once they get old enough, which is different miles depending on how you maintained it, it will start costing more then its worth.its not the toughest car in the world not even close... try to vw bug, the 2cv, dodge slant 6 etc... "granny shifting not double clutching like your supposed to"lmao stop watching the fast and the furious

your kids will be useing it. Don't be afraid to vtec everyone in a while it was made for it.

Dont worry bout hitting the vtec, i bought a vtec controller and adjust mine all the way down to 2k rpms at times, all u gota do is keep up on the oil and fluid changes and it should be fine...also learn how to drive stick, im 18 almost 19 and have known how since i learned when i was 13, its really not that hard

just be extremely careful to not burn out the clutch. i just did it to mine. and now i gotta pay 3,000 dollars to repair it.

I had a 92 accord that had 275.000 mi until a drunk ,person totaled it with a stolen car my daughter has a 2000 civic ex with 225.000 miwe also had a 89 civic dx with 265.000