r/civic

saw this car super close to my house, I would love to meet the owner

I just picked up a 2016 Honda Civic LX (2.0L NA) with 112,000 km on the clock. Honestly? I’m having some serious buyer’s regret. I love the 10th-gen look, but I’m already wishing I’d gone for the turbo engine. This base model feels a bit sluggish.

I’m looking for some advice on how to make this car feel like mine. I’m planning on doing a mix of maintenance, aesthetic, and performance mods.

Here’s the plan so far:

•Maintenance: It hasn't had a transmission oil change yet, so that’s priority #1. I'm a bit worried about the CVT—any tips on keeping it healthy if I start driving it a bit harder?

• The "Speed" Problem: A buddy of mine is telling me to just engine swap it or slap a turbocharger on the 2.0L. I feel like that’s a recipe for a blown CVT, but I’m desperate for a little more pep. Is it even worth trying to tune a base model, or should I just accept the reliability and move on?

• Tires: It came with winters, and I’m looking to swap to summers ASAP. I’m on the stock 16" wheels for now. Does anyone have recommendations for a sticky summer tire that fits the LX?

• Aesthetics/Tints: I’m planning on doing a tint soon. I was thinking 20 all around, but I don’t know if that’s too much of a cop magnet (I'm in Ontario). I was also thinking of a chrome delete but I’m not sure. Also looking into some "modeling" (body kits/lips) to aggressive-up the base look.

Let me know what you guys think, I also know you can do a lot with the infotainment I got to look into that.

I am planning on getting 35% tint on sides and back, and I’m considering the top of windshield. I read that tint may affect sensors. I’m curious if anyone has ran into issues with that. I mostly do not want to deal with annoying messages like when moisture from rain covers the cameras and says “some features may not be available” (something like that). It’s my first time getting a vehicle tinted so I’m an absolute newbie haha, any advice is appreciated!

I just bought these enkei Honda vx wheels 13x5 4x100 for my EX and the condition there in isn’t the best, the guy told me they just been sitting in his garage but still hold air and everything is good. Still looking to get new ones cause there’s cracks on the inner side wall, just looking what kinda of tire would you guys recommend me? I know the OEM tire 175/70 is the best but It’s my daily driver and I’m looking to make it clean and comfy kinda new the Honda scene..

Anybody know how to resolve this issue? Really bummed this is happening…

I know it’s dusty I’m gonna clean it, but I was just curious if anyone has these buttons or can tell me what I’m missing.

11th gen EX

this is a civic near me for sale for £1,500 and it seems very good.

it comes with 10 years of service history paperwork, a new MOT and a lot of new things done like new tyres, brake pads and discs.

the only issue is it has over 168k miles and i dont know what to look for in a high mileage civic like this and if its worth taking the plunge and buying it, any advice?

too bad I need to move to a new one tomorrow

First time car owner and I js bought a 2020 civic ex. What can I add that's relatively affordable? I want a duckbill but do you keep it black or paint it? Love the car js want a little more style/sporty look.

I’ve been trying for 3 days to find an OEM throttle cable for my 2000 Civic LX and I’m losing my mind.

Honda discontinued the original part, so I started digging for replacements. First I got told the part number was 17910-S01-G03. but then I check it on Honda parts and it says it doesn’t even fit an LX. Cool. (Same part code for photo)

So I keep digging and now I’m told it’s 17910-S04-L02 because the LX cable is longer. but then that shows up listed for an Si??

Why is something this simple so hard to track down?

I already bought a cable a while back that was too long, and I’ve basically been daily driving the car with it I have to floor it just to get like 70–80% throttle just cause it’s to long. I dealt with it for a while but I’m over it now.

If anyone actually knows the correct OEM part number or a confirmed direct-fit replacement for a 2000 Civic LX, please help me out before I lose it.