By Greg Migliore Automotive News / September 09, 2005 DETROIT - American Honda Motor Co. raised the price of the base 2006 Honda Civic by $1,135 from the 2005 model. The DX coupe starts at $14,910 and the DX sedan starts at $15,110. Prices include the shipping charge. The Civic went on sale Friday, Sept. 9. Standard on all trim levels are side curtain airbags, antilock brakes and a telescoping steering wheel. Also standard is a 1.8-liter, four-cylinder engine that produces 140 hp. The LX trim level starts at $16,860 for the coupe and $17,060 for the sedan. The EX trim level starts at $18,810 for the coupe and sedan. Prices will be announced later for the Civic hybrid, which goes on sale in October, and the high-performance Si, which goes on sale in December.

Wonder if they'll add a Value Package model. When I was thinking of getting one, thats what I was looking at, sure it had only 115 horses, but it was like $13k with AC and a CD player, which is all I really need. I can live with manual windows and door locks, especially in a coupe.

How are they going to be able to ask that premium.. then again there are hundreds of thousands of ppl that would buy a civic if it were 30k!

They're making room for the subcompact Fit.

We have some base Cobalt coupes right now. They are equipped decently, including cd and air, for $14.5k. There's a Blue Granite one that has caught my eye and made me think about what I really need in a vehicle.

Edited September 10, 200519 yr by ocnblu

We have some base Cobalt coupes right now.  They are equipped decently, including cd and air, for $14.5k.  There's a Blue Granite one that has caught my eye and made me think about what I really need in a vehicle.

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I keep thinking about those things too. Though I really can't stand the look of the sedan, the coupes really do look pretty cool and after someone I know just bought a base model '05 themselves, I was stunned at how nice the interior still looked and felt--even if it did have crank windows. In reality, all I really need anyway is A/C and a good stereo, so I could actually see myself in one of those, hubcaps, window cranks, and all http://www.cheersandgears.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/AH-HA_wink.gif

We have some base Cobalt coupes right now.  They are equipped decently, including cd and air, for $14.5k.  There's a Blue Granite one that has caught my eye and made me think about what I really need in a vehicle.

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IF you drop the truck in favor of a car can you send the truck to me?
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Edited September 10, 200519 yr by Cremazie

We have some base Cobalt coupes right now.  They are equipped decently, including cd and air, for $14.5k.  There's a Blue Granite one that has caught my eye and made me think about what I really need in a vehicle.

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This was our thought exactly when we bought ours. I just wanted a manual, good gas mileage, a/c, cruise and a CD player. So far the car has turned out to be more than we expected. 2700 miles already and no complaints.