[Nobody_Important]

One old person's opinion

The LX looks fairly well equipt.

As an older person on limited income, I really must concentrate on eliminating recurring monthly costs.
I do not pay recurring monthly bills unless absolutely necessary.
So, I do not have a cell phone and would never contract with a radio provider. You younger folks should add that money to your 401Ks instead.

With that in mind, what looks good in the upgrade to EX for me?
HD Radio! (Better reception and my favorite station is 88.5 .2 KSBR)
Honda Lane Watch (I am getting old and YOU want me to have this)
8" Screen (Old eyes, this might help me)
Walk away auto lock. (I admit spoiled with this on 2006 HCH)

Makes little difference or seen as a negative:
8 speaker vs 6 speaker (LX). I won't hear the difference.
Sirius is undesirable to me due to recurring costs.
The iPhone/Android interface might be nice if I purchased a cell phone. However, those Operating Systems are constantly changing with no expectation they will be the same in 5 years. Isn't an OS replacement planned. Would I need to keep an old phone/service for 15 years?
60/40 split rear seat. This could make a big difference if you have a baby seat in rear all of the time. Baby not in my current plans. Either full or 60/40 works to take my sweet old cat to Vet.
Remote start (Seriously, why waist fuel!).

I would really like a 2 bucket seat convertible option that weighed 1,000 lbs less and got better mileage. Maybe this old guy could catch a lady's eye with the top down. Where is the Honda S660 or S1000?

 

[Nobody_Important]

CommonSenseAl said
"Sounds like the relatively small upgrade price to the EX is worth it for the features you mentioned... they are very important and useful features if you ask me."

I tend to agree. An LX would work, yet the EX offers some value and may be a better option.

Enough about me. What needs do you have that would cause you to select one option set over the other?

 

[Nobody_Important]

Just because the car is Sirius enabled doesn't mean you need to buy a subscription. I would simply choose to not pay Sirius for that.

Understood.
However, let's not forget that the cost of enabling Sirius is included in the EX upgrade price.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Thank you for your kind feedback.

I hope this thread helps others in their LX/EX/Touring decisions.

Due to financial constraints, I purchased a 2018 Civic instead.
Financial, plus concerns of having electric and ICE systems which could fail.

Of course.... I am not getting the great mileage you guys are reporting.

By the way, I did upgrade to the Civic EX to get the HDRadio.
However, in HD2 it cuts in and out constantly, even when at a stop light. I guess the radio will be replaced later with a good one.

 

[Nobody_Important]

I may not be as old as your Grandfather.
However, in the 1960s and forward, no one I knew was changing oil every 1,000 miles.
In the 60's and 70's my high performance 400 + HP daily drivers were getting changes once every 2,500 to 3,000 miles. This change was primarily necessary from the high ash content in the east coast sourced oils. It caused a waxing and frothing that could block the smaller oil passages causing damage to the engines.

Currently, I change my 48 year old supercharged engine at about 1,200 miles or two years. Primarily this is from water absorption into the oil, that does not get burned off unless you run long enough and hot enough. Additives may break down with time.

I didn't know of folks ignoring changing their trans fluids back in the 60'2 and 70's.
egads' advice to stay timely with maintenance plan or more frequent on trans fluid is a solid recommendation.

Check with Honda before changing your oil the first time. Any color change you see in that first 1,000 miles may be from the protective lubricant molybdenum used in engine assembly being dissolved into the oil. Personally, I won't be using cheaper oils that might not have the correct additives specified by Honda.

On my 48 year old supercharged engine, when changing the oil, I need to add specific additives, since they have been reduced in today's oils.