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  One of the Best, All Around

  IMO, if someone only got 50k miles from a Civic, that car was abused or allowed to overheat, perhaps by its previous owner.  

  I bought a Honda Civic HB, DX in 1988.  It now has more than 360,000 miles on it.  Over 40 mpg regularly, 47 on long highway trips (at 75 mph, with a/c in use).  

  Head gasket is starting to leak; mpg down to about 37, consumes coolant.  Maybe replace the motor, far cheaper than I thought.

  In 17 years, it broke down once (faulty ignitor, was replaced at factory expense).  CV joints wore out; other things consumed but no excessive repairs ever.  Best car investment I ever made.

  Stylish car, sporty, fun to drive, good hauling capacity (with seats down), RELIABLE and great fuel economy... other models may exceed one, but no car that I know of can surpass this car in all categories.

  A friend is a service manager at Honda.  He regularly sees 88-91 era Civics with 300k + miles, several have 400k or more.  Even the newer Civics can't match that.On Umbra on used cars posted 4 years, 1 month ago 16 Responses