Overall a decent choice

• I bought a city ZX in dec'07 and so far I have completed almost 5000 kms. My car runs daily 50 kms on the highway, and I didnt have any problems with this car except for the milage. though I run the car in 5th gear most of the time at speeds between 80-100 kms, it offers me an avg of only 12-13kms ( Based on what people and honda sales guy told me I expected it to give me atleast 16kms on highway and 13-14 in city conditions).
• Another problem is frequent servicing. Honda city needs to be serviced every 5000kms or 3 months whichever is earlier (As compared to other cars like Accent which need to be serviced every 10000kms/ six months) and the minimum cost of servicing is 1700rs (This includes only basic servicing like air filter change). This increases the overall maintenance of city. The car gets a bit sluggish if its loaded with 5 people, though seating is very comfortable for 5 people in it.
• City EXI does not offer many features like other cars eg: alloy wheels, fog lights, cigg lighter etc but the price is much higher as compared to SX4 and Accent/Verna which offer better features and a more powerful engines.
• Drive quality is excellent, with its refined engine and good turning radius which makes it easy to drive on congested roads.

Conclusion - City would have been an excellent buy 2-3 yrs back but loses out in present market in terms of features, price and maintenance.

smooth engine, gear shift, braking, comfort, leg roomlow powered engine, low chilling of AC, not too much offered for the price, frequent servicing