Item: Used Honda Logo Hatchback 2000 - 2001
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Author: What Car? Team

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Honda is a company that doesn’t like to follow the crowd. So, while it competes in most of the traditional sectors of the car market, in each case it does something a little bit different.

The Jazz, for example, might look like just another rival to Britain’s best-selling car, the Ford Fiesta, but it’s actually much more practical than its rivals, with a flexible boot and Tardis-like interior.

The bigger Civic is also a practical choice, but it’s mainly distinguished by having eye-catching, love-it-or-hate-it styling, despite competing in a sector of the market that’s usually more conservative than a blue rosette.

And while it may not seem so radical now, Honda’s large SUV, the CR-V, was one of the first to forego any pretence of being an off-roader and instead focus on on-road driving dynamics.

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Even if you can find one, just don't bother

Used Honda Logo Hatchback 2000 - 2001

Residual values are horrific, so used examples have lost much of their value. However, the car was so expensive to start with, that it can still be no cheaper to pick up used than the average mainstream supermini of the same age.

You'll get reasonable fuel economy, though. The Logo's figure of 44.1mpg is about average for the class, and even the CVT version returns near enough the same decent figure.

Whichever version of the Logo you buy, be it a Standard or an SE, a manual or a CVT, you'll pay a lowly group 3 premium to insure it.

Servicing can be expensive, though. As a premium brand, Honda dealers aren't amazingly cheap when it comes to hourly labour rates, and the rarity of some parts will make them expensive.

Even if you can find one, just don't bother

If you really want a Logo, your biggest problem will be finding one, as very few were sold in the short time it was on sale.

Keeping the choice even more limited, there's only one engine, a 64bhp 1.3-litre petrol. Performance is far from electrifying, and cars fitted with the optional CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) gearbox are slower still.

There's just about enough power to plod around town, but on the motorway, the hard-working engine will do its best to deafen you. It does offer reasonable fuel economy, however.

The base car was extremely well equipped for a supermini, but then again, with a price of almost £9000 when it was new, it needed to be. Buyers get creature comforts including power steering, air-con, remote central locking, electric windows, a CD player and seat height adjustment.

There was an SE version, too, but this provided only pointless extra equipment such as a rev counter, white-faced dials, an LCD odometer and a three-spoke steering wheel. So, in the unlikley event you're faced with a choice, just go for the basic car.

<h2>What we're looking for:</h2><ul><li>Spacious enough for four adults to sit comfortably</li> <li>Logically laid-out interior that doesn’t</li> <li>feel too cheap</li> <li>Mature driving manners </li> <li>Decent-sized boot</li> <li>Competitive buying and running costs</li></ul>

Small cars, or superminis as they’re also known, used to be bought almost exclusively as first cars or by people with no children – but the likes of the <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/ford/fiesta/hatchback/review/n106">Ford Fiesta</a>, <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/seat/ibiza/hatchback/review/n17359">Seat Ibiza</a> and <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/volkswagen/polo/hatchback/review/n83">Volkswagen Polo</a> have grown to the point where they can be considered all-round family transport, albeit with the odd compromise.

The Fiesta remains a star of the class, thanks to its strong Ecoboost petrol engines and suspension settings that are beautifully judged for British roads. However, the latest Volkswagen offers even more practicality, decent performance and a classy interior that has the edge on the Ford’s for quality.

Any of these models will be a competent commuter car – especially if fitted with one of the increasingly popular small turbocharged petrol engines – but just remember that while you’ll be able to carry two adults and two children, it might still be a struggle to get all of their luggage into the boot.

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Having only been on sale for a year, not many cars are as rare as the Honda Logo. With so few examples, there simply isn't enough data to give an accurate indication of its reliability. We can't really be confident about which bits are most likely to go wrong, either.

Still, Honda's excellent reputation for reliability should provide some peace of mind for buyers. In our regular reliability surveys, Honda is never far from the top of the table, and the Japanese firm has even won it outright in the past.

Also, the Logo is one of the few cars to be voted the overall winner in the JD Power Customer Satisfaction Survey. This all happened a few years ago, but it shows that people who paid £9000 for the car and used it on a daily basis were happy with their purchase.

The Honda Logo was released in this country purely so that British buyers could get used to the idea of a Honda supermini in advance of the Jazz's arrival in 2002.

As such, the car was only on sale in the UK for a little over a year, and Honda was lucky that it didn't scare off buyers for good. Designed and built for the Japanese market, it is woeful compared with European rivals. Honda only sold a few thousand, so these days, Logos are extremely rare.

On the plus side, it's well equipped, but that's about it for good news. The build quality is nowhere near Honda's usual standard, the cabin is dated, uncomfortable and cramped, and it feels cheap. Doors shut with a nasty clang.

It's awful to drive, too. The handling is terrible, the ride abysmal and it's noisy in almost any situation. It was just as well for Honda that its next bash at a supermini was much better.

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If you really want a Logo, your biggest problem will be finding one, as very few were sold in the short time it was on sale.,Keeping the choice even more limited, there's only one engine, a 64bhp 1.3-litre petrol. Performance is far from electrifying, and cars fitted with the optional CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) gearbox are slower still.,There's just about enough power to plod around town, but on the motorway, the hard-working engine will do its best to deafen you. It does offer reasonable fuel economy, however.The base car was extremely well equipped for a supermini, but then again, with a price of almost £9000 when it was new, it needed to be. Buyers get creature comforts including power steering, air-con, remote central locking, electric windows, a CD player and seat height adjustment.There was an SE version, too, but this provided only pointless extra equipment such as a rev counter, white-faced dials, an LCD odometer and a three-spoke steering wheel. So, in the unlikley event you're faced with a choice, just go for the basic car.,

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