Brand new honda civic vs slightly used ? pros and cons

[muhammad.ulusyar]

hey guys , I am buying my first civic and i am finding it hard to decide if i should go for a zero meter or a slightly used one .
please advice on the basis of resale value , depreciation , car condition , price .

[jklodhi]

If you have budget, go for zero meter

Else

You can good low mileage car . Depends on budget

[paladin]

Since pre-facelift Civic has had major issues such as steering rack getting locked while driving, and compressor/AC giving out early and costing a fortune to replace.

I’d make sure that the above mentioned issues were addressed by the seller. If the seller had the said things replaced from a dealership then do ask whether it was replaced under warranty or not as they should have a slip of the parts they replaced.

Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.

[muhammad.ulusyar]

well , budget can be squeezed for a zero meter but i was wondering if a new one would cause me a loss due to car depreciation ?
also , is august the right month to buy a new car ?

[muhammad.ulusyar]

yes i have heard of similar issues , i will make sure to verify those issues .
but will the new civic have similar issues too ?

[paladin]

Can't say it from a credible point of view. Not many people have bought the new Civic, therefore not many have experienced the said issues and thus there aren't many reports on that.

However, people in these forums did say that new Civic may have addressed the known issues.

[muhammad.ulusyar]

oh okay . thanks for your input @paladin . .appreciate it

[faakhir19]

If budget allows, there is nothing like new

[jklodhi]

If you keep it for 5 years, then you won't have major loss due to depreciation but if you plan to sell it in 2 years time then depreciation would be more .

[anon35615524]

new one would cause me a loss due to car depreciation ?

Of course it would cause you loss while selling. Not due to depreciation, but for the price at which you might be interested in selling it. Due to buying power of general public diminishing day by day, it might be possible that little-to-no buyers are there to buy at the demanded price.

Please have a look at the current prices of brand new vehicles. They have gone quite expensive, beyond the buying power of most, resulting in poor sales, as well as bad resale. Cars are there, but buyers are less.

[anon35615524]

Car assemblers can keep on increasing the prices. No problem. If an abc Civic costs 45 lac PKR for brand new, then they may take it up to 60 lac PKR for brand new in some time.

If you buy it at 45 lac PKR, then when it will be priced 60 lac PKR, of course your resale will be good compared to 60lac PKR. But the question remains; how many buyers will be there to buy it at 60 lac PKR? How many buyers will be there to buy the used one in 45-50 lac PKR?

There is a limit to inflation, and increase in car's prices. When it reaches or exceeds, majority stops buying brand new, and sales curve keeps on droping.

[anon35615524]

is august the right month to buy a new car ?

Any month and time is right to buy any car or real estate (property, plot, etc.)

Of course you can buy it in August. No issues.

[anon35615524]

will the new civic have similar issues too ?

I think in new Civic, like brand new 2020 models, the issues have been resolved.

[anon35615524]

I would sincerely suggest to go for a used 9th gen. Civic.

Best quality in comparison to all the Civics, which have been locally assembled here since the 90s.

Good resale. Reliable build quality, dependable, and trouble free, family car it is, with min. maintenance costs.

[KamranAslam]

the current civic Will be replaced soon, including USA and other gora countries for this no use of buying a new one.

[jklodhi]

I would disagree.

New civic would not come before 2022 in Pakistan.

[KamranAslam]

The 11th generation Civic was confirmed in an official Honda announcement for future models.

Next-Generation Honda Civic Will Debut In Spring 2021

https://www.motor1.com/news/434558/honda-civic-next-gen-debut-2021/qp

[anon35615524]

Totally agree. But considering current economic conditions and other different situations here in our country, it might not come here before 2022-2023 (even if it gets Internationally launched in 2021).

[KamranAslam]

In next 6month new civic will be launched so by the end of 2021 in Pakistan, still purchasing new civic will be of no use.

[pwuser150065969978]

I have heard a similar thing too . I think it will come somewhere in 2021 .