i currently own, in full, a 1998 Green Honda Civic. It is a four-door, no real bells or whistles, 5-speed (on the floor..not the column!LOL) kind of car. Currently, it has 181,000 miles and is going strong. i plan to run her until she cannot move one more inch. Some tell me that i could get a good 250,000 miles out of her, but we'll see.
A co-worker of mine just bought a brand-new Honda Fit. Cute car - not so much on the outside, but the inside is great - great visibility, lots of fun 'toys' and plenty of room.
However, this brand-new car is said to only get 31 miles to the gallon on the highway and 27 in the city.
my old 181,000 mile car? Gets, on average 32 miles to the gallon on the highway and about 30 in the city. Recently, i got 37 miles to the gallon when i filled up with Exxon's high test the other week.
And i only ever buy manual transmission -cause it's just more fun!
So you can have your new Fit or Civic. me? yeah, i'm going to run my sweet lil green baby until she can't go one more inch! And then i'll have the not-so-fun job of picking another car but i really am not sure that i'll find anything to take the place of what i have now.
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My 89 Civic got 38 on the highway. What's the deal with these new cars? Although usually they do a bit better than what they're rated at.
i don't know - how is it possible that they are 'new and improved' but the old ones do better? i think it's a marketing scam!
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