Patman
Staff member
I was originally thinking of maybe getting a 2012 Hyundai Accent, but then decided I didn't want to get myself into debt (after just finally getting out of debt when I recently sold my house), so I just did a deal today on a 2006 Honda Civic EX coupe! I couldn't resist this car, it was exactly the color I wanted, and with the 5 speed automatic and I also wanted the EX model too (adds a power sunroof, premium sound with subwoofer and steering wheel controls and 4 wheel disc brakes, in addition to having all the usual stuff like air, cruise, power windows, etc.) They were asking $9900 plus $450 to certify it, and I got them down to $9300 including the safety cerfication. The car drives nice and is in really good shape (a couple of minor dings and scratches but nothing I can't live with, and the interior is mint) and has 79,000 miles on it but still drives like new. It's also a one owner car (they traded it in on a Mercedes at this lot)
I will be keeping the Corvette but now will only drive it on nice days, so definitely no more snow and ice, and not too often will it see the rain!
I figure it will cost me about $100 a month to insure it, but I will easily make up that amount in what I save in gas. I ordered a Scangauge, so I'm gonna hook it up in the Civic and I'm gonna see if I can get 45 MPG on the highway at a steady 100km/h. (I can get 32 MPG+ in the Vette, so I'm sure 45 will be easy for the Honda)
I pick the car up Wednesday afternoon, so at some point next week I will switch it over to Toyota 0w20, not sure on the filter yet (M1 or Fram XG probably), and also not sure on the intervals I'm going to go with yet. I may follow the oil life monitor or I may just go further than it suggests and go even longer and do one year intervals, depending on how my UOAs turn out.
I will be keeping the Corvette but now will only drive it on nice days, so definitely no more snow and ice, and not too often will it see the rain!
I figure it will cost me about $100 a month to insure it, but I will easily make up that amount in what I save in gas. I ordered a Scangauge, so I'm gonna hook it up in the Civic and I'm gonna see if I can get 45 MPG on the highway at a steady 100km/h. (I can get 32 MPG+ in the Vette, so I'm sure 45 will be easy for the Honda)
I pick the car up Wednesday afternoon, so at some point next week I will switch it over to Toyota 0w20, not sure on the filter yet (M1 or Fram XG probably), and also not sure on the intervals I'm going to go with yet. I may follow the oil life monitor or I may just go further than it suggests and go even longer and do one year intervals, depending on how my UOAs turn out.