I have a very good 2006 Honda Civic, but am thinking of getting a newer car. Any suggestions. I love the Civic.

Why not keep the car until you actually start to have trouble with it?

How many miles on the Civic? I would probably keep it. They are good cars.

75,000 miles

But anyway, Skodas are quite popular in Britain and have the highest satisfaction rating.
How about a Fabia?

Your Civic is young as far as Honda’s go. If it’s paid off and you have fantastic credit though, you could probably score a brand new one or the new styled CRV for a great APR. Sell your Civic privately, they get top dollar for cash buyers who may not have good enough credit to do well on a new one.

@skfinkel My 2001 Honda Civic had over 150,000 miles on it and was still going strong in April 2011 when it was totaled by a drunk driver. I think you have a while yet before you need to worry. That said, my new Honda Fit has been a wonderful replacement. If you have reasons for getting a new car—I know that some people don’t like to drive their cars to the very end, preferring to sell them to people who cannot afford brand new cars—you might consider whether or not the Fit would meet your needs. Otherwise, I see no reason not to get another Civic. They are great cars.

Civic with 75k miles? It’s brand new in my opinion.

Seriously, I sold my Civic with 175k miles just because I needed more space for 3 car seats at the time. My Accord is still nice and healthy at 130k miles.

Keep it! 75,000 miles is nothing! Why do you need a newer car? Status? So you could play with the electronics in the dash? You don’t need that junk.

Take this one in and get it serviced. Change the timing belt/chain too unless you have the “maintenance free” chain that comes on the EX.
Have your tires balanced and get a wheel alignment for $75.
Spend an hour cleaning the car, vacuuming the interior, touching up any paint chips and it will drive and feel like new.
You’ll be paying yourself instead of a car dealership, insurance company, and a bank.

I love my Honda Accord. It’s my second one and I’ve never had any problems with either of them.

I’m on my 3rd or 4th Civic and still love it. I prefer a stick shift and you can’t beat the maneuverability of the Civic. Try on some of the newer cars and compare. I’ll bet you’ll get another Civic.

2006 is not that old. If you like going into debt, buy a new car. Otherwise keep that one.

To everyone who telling @skfinkel to keep her car, don’t be so hasty. There are various reasons someone might have for selling early—and thank goodness for that! The first car my wife and I purchased together was previously owned by someone who changed vehicles every five years. There’s no way we could have afforded a new car, and all of the other used cars in the area had nowhere near the same value for the price. It was a major windfall for us at a time when finances were not great. If @skfinkel wants and can afford a new car, we shouldn’t tell her no just because we have different spending habits.

In that case, since she says “I love the Civic”, I’d say “Buy a new Civic.”

I really wouldn’t think of selling this car, but my 91 year old Dad is concerned about it. I have always kept cars until they were interesting antiques. So, selling a car in superb working condition would be new for me.

@skfinkel Try to convince your Dad times have changed. 100,000 miles on a car today is like 20,000 miles in a previous age.

I have an ‘85 Corolla with ~245k on the clock and still going. My stepfarther had a ‘95 Celica that saw even more miles; it had >350k when he sold it last year, and it was in near-showroom condition,

Your father is still used to the old days when a car making it to even 50k miles was considered miraculous. This isn’t 1973.

New Civic or Accord. You might check out a Nissan also. If you like Japanese cars, I do, I think stick to them. They are typically the most reliable. I have owned many many cars, German, Japanese, and American, and I loved my Civic, never had one problem with it.

My 95 Acura Integra (hopped up Civic) had 130,000 miles and 16.5 years on it before it started having problems. I sold it recently because I had no time to keep it in good repair.

That was a great car.

@RocketGuy Those B-series engines may be great for power, especially as they are easy to upgrade, but for durability and longevity, the Toyota 4A-series is hard to beat. Try driving two weeks with a blown head gasket without warping the head!

Yeah, Toyota engines are not made to wring out every available horsepower per cc, as are Honda engines.