My wife is 5'1" and I'm 6'1 1/2". We LOVE the memory seat/steering column/side mirror in our MDX.
I rarely drive the Civic so it's not too big of an issue, but when I move the Civic around the driveway, I now have learned to pull the seat back before attempting to get in. I CANNOT get in without folding myself to the limit.
Tri-zone auto climate is sweet in the MDX, as well. My daughter controls the rear one with her foot from her car seat behind the driver's seat.
Rear seat DVD player works wonders for kids for longer trips.
OH, and the cargo capacity was well-utilized yesterday when kids' battery-operated car lost the battery charge on the way home from a park. We were able to fit the car behind the second-row seats and go home in comfort. Otherwise, the battery would have died on the way home and I'd have had to walk home with two young kids while dragging the car on its front wheels.