2012 Honda Civic

2012 Honda Civic

            Honda has been selling Civics since about 1973, and the 2012 is the ninth generation. After the testing the Ford Focus I thought that I should go for the Honda Civic because this is the perfect car. They are known to be reliable, good driving, and they live forever.

Styling

            The Honda Civic has really gone bland. It has always lacked style but now they took bland to a whole new level. They have dulled down the tail end and made the front end more aerodynamic that gives the car an average look, which to me is actually refreshing. It is really nice to be able to choose a car that isn’t pretentious looking with huge bubble lights and small rear windows. I think that it is great to be able to choose your average, normal car. I have never been a fan of the two dashboard thing that the Civic has going on, but plenty of people love it, and it is very functional. But I think it is very displeasing in appearance.

2012 Ford Focus

2012 Ford Focus

           The Focus has been in Ford’s line-up for a while and is now in its third generation. I have heard lots of hype about this latest version and decided that it will be the first car for TheCarHandbook. I went into the dealership for the ‘dealership experience’ to determine for myself how great the Ford Focus really is.

Styling

The Ford Focus exterior isn’t impressive to me. I am not a fan of the big upper lip look in the front or the way lower grille swops up to the smaller main grille. But the interior is a different story. I found it to be very functional and comfortable, except for the stubbiness of the armrest. I happen to sit very close to the wheel so I couldn’t rest my arm on the armrest because it wasn’t long enough. But this may not be an issue for most people. The view from the Focus was expansive and I like the little mirrors inside of the side mirrors. It does take a little adapting to but it is very handy when you do.                                                    

Welcome To The Car Handbook (TCHB)

Hello Car Lovers and New Car Buyers,

 Welcome to The Car Handbook. The Car Handbook is a brand new blog that I created to provide readers objective information on all automobiles.  Below you will see a list of car logos ranging from z-a - yeah I know, backwards but hey, I have to keep you on your toes somehow.  Anyway, when I place a review the logos will be clickable and they will bring you my connecting blogs. Each manufacturer will have its own connecting blog under The Car Handbook.  So here is an example: this blog link is TheCarHandbook.blogspot.com and if you click on the Acura logo it will bring you to TheCarHandbook-Acura.blogspot.com. 

I hope that you find all of this information interesting and useful and that you follow the main blog and the blog of your favorite manufacturer.  If you have any question or have any request of cars to review please let me know.