2013 Civic Coupe Kona Coffee EX-L
LIKE:
1. The EX-L wheel rims. Lots of compliments. (Edit: I refer to the stock 2013 EX-L rims in Canada. See my avatar. Those rims have apparently been kept for the new 2014.)
2. The hidden exhaust pipe is genius - looks much cleaner than the hole sticking out the rear of my previous ride.
3. Elimination of the black plastic guard under front bumper, which tended to snag on parking curbs, and elevation of the bumper by ~2" higher than most curbs. Genius! (It only took how many years?)
4. The anti-wrinkle polymer on the corners of the leather seats. I wish they used the same material going up the outside edge adjacent to the door sill, because it would reduce wrinkling of leather caused by the driver and passenger sliding their backsides down the edge of the seat while climbing in, especially in tight parking spaces where you can't open the door all the way.
5. The front end. Many other makes and models have ugly elements (e.g., bites taken out of the headlights, cartoon eyeball headlights, superfluous swoopy curves, clown mouth, misshapen hourglass, chrome barbeque grille, awkward lines). IMHO this front end is clean and simple and sporty, and the headlights are downright sexy.
6. The doors and side panels seem reasonably ding-resistant, "touchwood." Some competitors seem soft as a pop can.
7. Excellent attention to fluid dynamics and movement of water over the body. You can see it when washing. It's very easy to wash and clean.
8. The colour. It's like dark chocolate with little flecks of gold leaf.
9. Ride is QUIET! No wind whistles. Far better than my old RSX, which itself was darn good.
DISLIKE:
1. GPS 24-7. I want to disable it.
2. NAV menu tree is overcomplicated and unintuitive. My passengers and I find voice command and touch screen fiddly, tedious and annoying generally.
3. MP3 player doesn't display available file name, title and artist consistently.
4. Body panels could meet more tightly where side panels meet bumper. In direct sunlight, you can see "inside."
5. Cheap plastic on the inside door panel scratches easily (shoe scuffs, etc.).
6. Eco-Drive.
7. Meep-meep.
8. Satellite radio: bad reception, dislike generally.
9. I keep turning on high beams accidentally. That switch should be moved or different somehow.
10. Same for the cell phone call button on the steering wheel.
11. No drinkholder cover. (I plan to order one custom from Yospeed.)
12. Cab storage compartments are all sharply reduced. Center compartment barely fits a tissue box. Owner's manual in glove box leaves no room for anything else.
Rgds