2006 civic; MPG seeing and amount paid.

ive got a co-worker that paid $9000 a few years ago for a 1991 LS400.
had 200k miles on it. he put another 100k on it with no major repairs to
speak of.

it IS starting to look its age, though. the burgundy leather is really
worn, the paints starting to chalk in places, and the steering wheel is
worn through to the core.

 

i hear that. this time around, ill be able to write a check for the
whole amount.

 

a friends 2000 echo had the AC crap out on it. his mechanic says the
compressor fragged internally, and sent metal pieces throughout the
whole system. $2600 to replace everything. blue book on the car is only
$2400.

so hes rollin the windows down and bearing it!

i remember the AC kit for my civic was available online for under $1000.
i wonder if the same is available for the echo?

 

id avoid something that needs a timing belt/water pump replacement every
100k miles or so.

 

How much will they be using this car as opposed to you?

If you're putting 240 miles/day on it, I presume they have their own
transportation?

The best defense is a solid offense. Don't get into accidents.

 

Sure. Been that way for, well, 25 years now that I know of.

And I get to sit there and jawjack with him while he fixes my car.

 

I shoul have stated, "...payment trap or new."

No depreciation for this guy...

JT

 

No, I meant trying to keep myself safe for them The family won't be
in the car, except on weekends.

 

eh- the car im looking at depreciates a whopping $2000 over 3 years. if
im planning on keeping the car, id rather just buy new with the full 3yr
warranty, and know how it was treated.

but if i was buying american? id buy used.

 

Like you, I've been researching cars with better gas mileage. I haven't
decided on anything, yet. But you may consider a used Toyota Prius
Hybrid. It's about the same size or larger than the Civic and I've seen
the '03 & '04s prices around 13-15k at Carmax.com. I believe it gets
about 50-60 mpg not to mention a fed tax break. I believe they have a
pretty good factory warranty also.

Good luck in whatever you find.

 

Just curious - what part of the country are you in? I'm in Baltimore
County, MD. Heard of late hours but still...

 

Why? It is an easy repair. Takes about 4 to 5 hrs, but it only occurs once
and a while. Now, DO check out how often you have to adjust the valves.
Older Hondas used to be every 30 k miles, and before that some were spec'd
at adjustments every 15k miles. THAT task is hard on the back.

 

Just curious - what part of the country are you in?[/QUOTE]

West of you, but not all that far.

 

West of you, but not all that far.[/QUOTE]

Gotcha.

 

My newest American car is a '64. None of those are depreciating...

JT


1931 Studebaker President State Coupe (Q4)
1955 Studebaker President State Coupe
1955 Studebaker President State Sedan - Almost done Daily Driver
1956 Studebaker Power Hawk - Long Time Fun Car - (Will be burial
container)
1964 Studebaker Champ P/U T-6 Long Bed - Daily driver
1983 Honda Civic FE - Daily Driver undergoing shakedown test

 

Move closer to work.

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Just bought an 06 Civic EX.I honestly have never regretted a car purchase as
much as this one. I bought it because I just cannot deal with $3.35 gas
prices in Southern California anymore. But my Accord that I replaced got
between 28 and 33 mpg no matter what the condtions, air on or off. With the
Civic the ONLY time I get stated mileage is when I am on an open freeway
with no air on. Like that I get about 40. If I turn the air on, it drops to
about 28. I HOPE it just needs more time to break in, but as I approach 1000
miles I am beginning to lose hope.

I honestly WISH I never made the trade.

 

10,000 miles is a VERY magic number on Honda's and their break-in period...

 

I REALLY hope you're right. Thing is, my Accord took no time to reach EPA
mileage and there didn't seem to be ANY difference whether the air was on or
not.

 

Did you check your old car in recent years? Summer gas mixtures means poor
mileage for all cars.