Re:Honda's bait and switch (Score 1)

Agree with everything said about the Honda Civic.

To add insult to injury, at 200K started hearing motor noise. Took many different times of taking it to Honda, but finally got a mechanic in the car. As soon as I said that noise there, he said, engine is gone, piston slap. He took it back and confirmed that to be true. 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, 250kms, $8k to replace with new, $4k for second hand.

I could not justify putting a second hand one in when a new one only gets 200k+ and the $8k replacement destroys all financial gain for having made a Hybrid choice. We sold the car to someone that would not buy a Civic Hybrid that they had investigated previously because it had the noise we had but the owner did not admit (or know) engine was shot. We now drive a Corolla until I decide what one should purchase next when Honda let us down so hard.

So, I would suggest to anyone with a Civic Hybrid to check them out after 200k and if you hear any ticking, for us it was around 50km/h (30mp/h) with no load on the engine... Time to trade in.