i might go out of the crowd and say civic for this one, i feel liek tehre is a lot more potential to modify a civic, but as Tim said, there is a lot higher chance for theft rates. i guess it depends on your situation because i have a garage to park in every night and the community i live in is fully gated so i feel safe to let any of my friends park in teh garage and we have security patroling the area. so if i were to have an EM1 or an EK, i wouldnt be as worried as other people parking it where i park it.