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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hijinks" data-source="post: 2239719" data-attributes="member: 31094">I have a 2003 Honda Civic LX.  I love my car.  I've had it for 2 years (leased it new) and it only has 12,500 miles on it.  I haven't been in any accidents (knock on wood), so I can't comment on how well it withstands damage, but I love the safety features and side airbags. For me, it was a choice between the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla, which performed similarly in crash tests according to Consumer Reports (I always go by that mag when choosing a car).  It was the salesman that sold me the Civic, rather than any advantages the Civic had over the Corolla; the Honda salesman didn't talk down to me, offer to show the car to my boyfriend, or treat me like a moron.  He wanted me to make an informed decision, and his treating me like a human being made me a Honda customer for life. If it's the same price, I'd go for the Luxury one with 11k miles.  I bought a 1995 car with 17k miles on it once and it's still running fine with 80k+ now.  So mileage in the teens is negligible, in my humble opinion.  The luxury model has nice features and more airbags (if I remember correctly)</blockquote>