i was just wondering if the hx model civic is any good. i'm new the the honda thing but i found out that the hx comes with a cvt tranny which i found out to be pretty intresting. are they reliable? are they any good?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 240MANSX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was just wondering if the hx model civic is any good. i'm new the the honda thing but i found out that the hx comes with a cvt tranny which i found out to be pretty intresting. are they reliable? are they any good?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes they are reliable, IT'S A HONDA! hx's are ok, if you just plan on saving gas.
but if you plan on doing some sort of swap, then it doesn't make a difference in trim level.

 

reliable my ****** ***. my cars nothing but ******* problems, atleast once a week. i got 2 in the last 3 days. window winders fucked... that happened friday.. today i was gunna head out to family values tour after work. ended up changing out my starter instead. then the battery it killed. im at 139K miles.. engines been replaced and transmission has been replaced. and bearing.. and also rear left side brake.. the little cylinder i guess u can call it that pushes the shoes out is leaking oil all over eveyrthing, so that side doesnt brake at all... every time u remove a clip you find out its 1 time use... even though i dont think it was meant to be. every bolt u try take off you might need a 3/4 impact at 120PSI tank pressure...

I ******* hate this thing with a goddamned passion... i wonder whats gunna expletive up on friday, its about due for something else then...

(also you can never get rid of the ******* rattles)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SlowCivic29 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">reliable my ****** ***. my cars nothing but ******* problems, atleast once a week. i got 2 in the last 3 days. window winders fucked... that happened friday.. today i was gunna head out to family values tour after work. ended up changing out my starter instead. then the battery it killed. im at 139K miles.. engines been replaced and transmission has been replaced. and bearing.. and also rear left side brake.. the little cylinder i guess u can call it that pushes the shoes out is leaking oil all over eveyrthing, so that side doesnt brake at all... every time u remove a clip you find out its 1 time use... even though i dont think it was meant to be. every bolt u try take off you might need a 3/4 impact at 120PSI tank pressure...

I ******* hate this thing with a goddamned passion... i wonder whats gunna expletive up on friday, its about due for something else then...

(also you can never get rid of the ******* rattles)</TD></TR></TABLE>


well i never had any problems with hx when it was stock, except for the wiper motor breaking

 

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No, no no. Absolutely not.

Do not, under any circumstances, buy the CVT HX. You WILL regret it when (not if) the transmission goes bad. Replacements are neither affordable nor easy to find, and are not as easily converted to manuals as other automatic Civics are.

Now on the other hand, the 5-speed manual HX is a fine choice. We've seen no more problems with those than with other Civics; they're reliable if cared for and are inexpensive to operate, with great fuel economy.

 

x2, I can vouch for the HX 5spd reliability. It's the auto tranny that has lots of problems.

 

so theres a 5 speed cvt tranny?

 

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No, no no. Absolutely not.

Do not, under any circumstances, buy the CVT HX. You WILL regret it when (not if) the transmission goes bad. Replacements are neither affordable nor easy to find, and are not as easily converted to manuals as other automatic Civics are.

Now on the other hand, the 5-speed manual HX is a fine choice. We've seen no more problems with those than with other Civics; they're reliable if cared for and are inexpensive to operate, with great fuel economy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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well i never had any problems with hx when it was stock, except for the wiper motor breaking</TD></TR></TABLE>

X2. My friend's HX has a broken wiper motor.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 240MANSX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so theres a 5 speed cvt tranny?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, theres only an automatic CVT transmission. The manual tranny is just a 5 speed transmission with nothing special.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CapnKrunch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No, theres only an automatic CVT transmission. The manual tranny is just a 5 speed transmission with nothing special.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Though it is still a d16y5 instead of the regular y7 or y8

 

i gotta 96 hx 5 speed.....its a good reliable car....it gets my about 42 mpgs mostly highway to work and back.....but yeah my window falls off track and slides down into the door every once and awhile....its a pain in the ***.....deff dont get the auto cvt...those are pos's....and just a word of advice.....dont try to race anything other than a metro... ....and dont bother modding it either....got a k&n intake and 2.25 inch catback.....which neither did a damn thing...still slow as hell

 

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Welcome to the world of n/a 1.6L

 

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Welcome to the world of n/a SOHC 1.6L

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Fixed

 

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And a b16 with bolt ons is something to write home about?

 

Moreso than a stock HX motor, lol.

But not by much.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlackoutVTi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Moreso than a stock HX motor, lol.

But not by much.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 240MANSX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so theres a 5 speed cvt tranny?</TD></TR></TABLE>
The CVT is just what the HX gets instead of a normal automatic transmission. So the HX comes in a 5-speed manual OR with the CVT.

Meanwhile, the CX (3dr), DX (2dr, 3dr or 4dr), DX-V/SE/VP (4dr), EX (2dr or 4dr) and LX (4dr) all comes with either a 5-speed manual OR a 4-speed automatic. The GX only comes in a 4-speed automatic and of course the Si only comes with a 5-speed manual.

All the info about different trims here:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2055230