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My old 2002 Honda Civic was starting to fail me. It's alternator was intermittent, had failing ball joints, and the transmission was slipping in first and second gear. It probably had a little life left in it and if I had been willing to put money into it I probably could have milked it for another 100,000 miles. But I decided instead to put it out to pasture and bought myself a shiny new red 2010 Honda Fit Sport Automatic. I figured I'd either have a car payment on a nice new car or get increasingly nickel and dimed by my old car that was rapidly becoming a beater.

I have mixed feelings though. I wish the Civic could have held on just a little while longer because I was enjoying having no car payments but the Fit is just so darn nice and I was so sick of having a coupe. Two doors got very old even before I had it payed off. I have enough money that I can afford the monthly payments but I'm going to have to see my therapist every other week instead of every week if I'm going to still be able to put money in the bank because of the added expense of the car payments. I guess if I take the plunge and find a room mate to stay in my second bed room I would feel better not having to sacrifice, but I don't know if I could tolerate a noisy room mate and I'd rather not have one more person that I'd have to come out to.

The car is very nice though. Car's have come a long ways since 2010. I can plug my iPhone directly into the usb port in the glove box ad the radio will interface with it and play my music from the radio controls. Plus it has a average mpg read out and a real time mpg gauge by the odometer. Plus the car is much better lit at night, I can actually see and it came with fog lights. The warranty is awesome. It has a 8 year 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty with a 0 dollar deductible. That's insane I basically get anything and everything fixed if it breaks for just the cost of paying for the vehicle and the dealership will do the oil changes for less then what walmart charges. I had no idea the car market had gotten so competitive.

I just hope I made the right decision.

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Guest sarah f

I love that car. You made a great decision. I know it is hard to take on a new payment but sometimes it is better to just get rid of the headache.

Love,

Sarah F

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Guest Donna Jean

Natalie.......

Great car.......

I'm somewhat in your position (Before you bought the car...)

I drive a Tracker with 175,000 on it and I'm trying to milk it for all that I can...

I'm trying to save for more electrolysis and SRS......

I'm a good mechanic, but, I hate working them anymore.....

I do what I need to do.....

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest KellyKat

Hi Natalie!!

I believe you made a very good choice. Seems like a very nice car with awesome coverage!!

I had to go the opposite way myself. I couldn't bear to give up my baby!! lol

A '95 Cutlass Supreme convertible, sky blue with white SS stripes, top, and interior.

My trans gave out 2 years ago at 180K. Had it fully rebuilt. Last year the motor went at 195K!! :(

Got a used one installed by a friend for $500!! Only 32K miles!! :)

It looks and acts all new again - just no new car smell. lol

We all have to get around. As long as we use our heads to determine what will work best - old or new.

I hope my nickel and dime days are over for a while - 'cept for basic maintenance!!

Hope I made a wise choice too!!

Luv Kat :)

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A couple of years ago - actually about 6 I had to part with my 89 ford Probe - I loved that car and it was only 15 years old but it was beginning to have problems and repairs were very expensive because its Mazda power-plant was built in sections, the alternator went out and the section of the engine that had to be replaced cost $900 for the part - installation was almost as much.

I try to justify not having my 2 door 5-speed and now driving a 4 door sedan - the first one I have ever owned by the expense of keeping it up and not so my wife could drive it too (she could not drive a standard) because she is gone and I really miss that CAR!

You have picked a nice car - I hope that you enjoy driving it for many years.

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest NatalieRene
Natalie.......

Great car.......

I'm somewhat in your position (Before you bought the car...)

I drive a Tracker with 175,000 on it and I'm trying to milk it for all that I can...

I'm trying to save for more electrolysis and SRS......

I'm a good mechanic, but, I hate working them anymore.....

I do what I need to do.....

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

I'm not sure what a tracker is, but that is a huge amount of miles. All in all that Tracker must have been a very good car. I think My Civic would have lasted longer if I hadn't been rear ended so hard when it was at 60,000 miles. That lady in her Highlander did so much damage to it that I got a $6500 settlement check after the repairs where made to the Civic. I have next to no mechanical experience and I couldn't do any of the maintenance on my own.

Hi Natalie!!

I believe you made a very good choice. Seems like a very nice car with awesome coverage!!

I had to go the opposite way myself. I couldn't bear to give up my baby!! lol

A '95 Cutlass Supreme convertible, sky blue with white SS stripes, top, and interior.

My trans gave out 2 years ago at 180K. Had it fully rebuilt. Last year the motor went at 195K!! :(

Got a used one installed by a friend for $500!! Only 32K miles!! :)

It looks and acts all new again - just no new car smell. lol

We all have to get around. As long as we use our heads to determine what will work best - old or new.

I hope my nickel and dime days are over for a while - 'cept for basic maintenance!!

Hope I made a wise choice too!!

Luv Kat :)

I understand I felt like I was euthanizing my pet car. But I don't think it would have even been that cheap to get the transmission I had fixed at the price you got your transmission for. Thats amazing.

The nickel and dime days with my Civic where getting bad. The battery died, the alternator had to be replaced, the power steering had to be replaced, and now the transmission was going. It was getting bad. Not to mention it was rattling and making strange sounds that I could not identify that did not sound good.

I'll keep my fingers crossed that your car holds up. But if you have to buy try to hold out to the end of the month and buy one that has been in the lot for several months. You can tell by opening the drivers door and look for a white sticker with a bunch of text. It will have the build date on it in Month/Year format. For example mine read 01/10. They are making payments on the car every month and only have so much profit margin for the vehicle before they need to dump it quick.

A couple of years ago - actually about 6 I had to part with my 89 ford Probe - I loved that car and it was only 15 years old but it was beginning to have problems and repairs were very expensive because its Mazda power-plant was built in sections, the alternator went out and the section of the engine that had to be replaced cost $900 for the part - installation was almost as much.

I try to justify not having my 2 door 5-speed and now driving a 4 door sedan - the first one I have ever owned by the expense of keeping it up and not so my wife could drive it too (she could not drive a standard) because she is gone and I really miss that CAR!

You have picked a nice car - I hope that you enjoy driving it for many years.

Love ya,

Sally

Thanks Sally.

So if one part in the engine section broke the entire section had to be replaced? On the one hand that is good and on the other it really stinks. I mean it means some of your engine is brand new and reduces troubleshooting time but the cost for if just a minor part brakes is staggering. And I thought $480 for my alternator and labor fees was high.

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