Originally Posted by JHZR2
Originally Posted by ram_man
At the price point I don't normally look at dealers but what would be some thoughts on this Civic? Spent all but the last few years in Arizona. One owner ect.
https://subaru.fusz.com/used/Honda/...erral&utm_campaign=cargurus_listings
Doesn't look terrible from the web, but you are buying a very old at this point, very small car, with 163k miles. And for >$3500, which, sure, is a lot less than a new car, but is still a lot of money.
The generation after this one got much bigger in the back seat, and IMO is much more practical.
This car will surely run and run well, is an MT, sort of seems decent. But I think when filled with baby seats and people, it's going to get tight, and it's surely going to need repairs, including a timing belt in 20k mikes or so.
Seems you should be able,to get something bigger and lower mileage for less. Even if it's not MT, maybe an old lady car or something. I think any car you're going to buy is just a stopgap, just temporary. So I'd look for value vs checking the want list.
Where do you want to be in 3-5 years car-wise? If you won $40-60k in the lottery, and could buy two cars more or less outright, what car would you and her ideally drive?
I'd buy a gti probably ...‚ the 8th gen civics scare me because of the block cracking issues. The d17 is definitely a better engine.