I loooooooove my 97 Civic LX 4 door. Love it love it love it. But it is beginning to show it's age.

I thought, when the time came, it would just be a matter of buying a new Civic, but... to my tremendous dismay... the new Civic is nothing like the old one. I had a loaner last year ('08 model) and it was just a miserable experience. I felt like I was in a cockpit of a fighter jet. The old civic was the perfect car and then they went and messed with it.

So... where should I turn? Basically, I want what I had, but new. The only thing I would think about changing would be the addition of an MP3 player. That's it. Does such a thing exist? Is there another model I should look at? Or how about a different brand? If I do find something that looks, feels and drives like the old Civic, is it going to give me 12+ years of loyal service?