Thinking about buying a Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is one of the lines of cars made by Honda. I've known people that owned them and loved it!
They look like a great car for the money and economical to maintain and drive
Yes, they actually started as subcompact but gone through several generations of changes including getting bigger becoming a compact car
The gas mileage looks awesome on paper
Oh yes very good gas mileage! If you're looking for one size up or down the honda civic falls between The Honda Fit and Accord
I am planning to go test drive this week it looks like a good value for the money
They're very reputable. Civics were introduced in July 1972 as a two door model. Then a hatchback introduced that September. 
I had no idea they have been around that long, plenty of time to perfect them I guess
VTi, Civic GTi and Civic SiR/Si.
The Civic has been repeatedly rebadged for international markets, and served as the basis for the Honda CR-X, the Honda CR-X del Sol, the Concerto, the first generation Prelude, the Civic Shuttle (later to become the Orthia), and the CR-V.
In Japan, as customers increasingly shifted to minivans and compact cars like the Fit, production of the non-hybrid Civic ended in August 2010 when it no longer complied with Japanese
Honda Civic
The is a line of cars manufactured by Honda. Originally a subcompact, the Civic has gone through several generational changes, becoming both larger and more upscale, moving into the compact car segment. EPA guidelines for vehicle size class stipulate a car having combined passenger and cargo room of is considered a mid-size car, and as such the tenth generation Civic sedan is technically a small-end mid-size car, although it still competes in the compact class. The Civic coupe is still considered a compact