Civic is fine but please stay away from any Fords.
I dont know what kind/style/size of car you want, and what you want to spend on it, but GENERALLY, here in the UK, Nissan is good and cheap to run. Honda is good, but expensive to run. Toyota is good allrounder, reliable, solid and not too expensive to run. From the europeans, stay away from all, except, BMW, Mercs, Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat as they are pretty solid European cars. Some are a bit pricey, but not too expensive to run.
PM me if you need further help, or if you are thinking of a particular car, and I will try to help.