I don't think that he means the brand per se. I think that he is refering to kid's Civic - those that look and sound like they should be fast, but really aren't quicker than they were stock. Obviously, performance-enhanced Civics are not in the category of kid's cars, as they take real engineering and development to achieve their power/times.
Honda as a brand is definitely respectable.
Your comments earlier certainly makes you sound like a Honda fanboy, when you ignore facts that are contrary to your opinion.
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