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Post subject: Honda Civic LX, or Honda Civic Hybrid?
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I'm buying a car to replace my crappy '89 Chevy Astro van.
I need to choose between the Honda Civic LX and the Honda Civic Hybrid
Honda Civic LX: $15,000
Honda Civic Hybrid: $19,000
(before tax, etc)
The Hybrid is $4K more, but there's no better way to say "Partially Fuck You" to OPEC than an Electric Hybrid car.
I also get a $2,000 tax deduction and overall much less gas usage.
Study up, and let me know your opinions.
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 Fri Jun 20, 2003 6:31 pm |
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I'd rather get the Toyota Matrix myself. It runs from 15 to 19 grand and is infinitly cooler than the civic ever could be.
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| Fri Jun 20, 2003 6:50 pm |
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+10 points for getting a Honda
+5 for getting a Civic
+5 more for wanting to give OPEC the finger
Get the hybrid. It'll be best in the long run. But since it's a Civic, you won't loose either way.
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| Fri Jun 20, 2003 8:58 pm |
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Get the hybrid. The money you save on gas will make up for the larger price tag.
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| Fri Jun 20, 2003 9:33 pm |
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Hybrid is what i'd get. Go for it Tyler.
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| Fri Jun 20, 2003 10:36 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Honda Civic LX, or Honda Civic Hybrid?
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| TylerL wrote: |
The Hybrid is $4K more, but there's no better way to say "Partially Fuck You" to OPEC than an Electric Hybrid car.
I also get a $2,000 tax deduction and overall much less gas usage. |
That alone would be justification enough. My only concerns would be cost differences in insurance and maintenance.
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| Fri Jun 20, 2003 11:19 pm |
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definately hybrid, you got the apple computer, now you need a car to match
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| Fri Jun 20, 2003 11:20 pm |
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Sure, you all say the Hybrid...because you don't have to come up with an extra 4 thousand dollars :p
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| Fri Jun 20, 2003 11:24 pm |
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| TylerL wrote: |
| Sure, you all say the Hybrid...because you don't have to come up with an extra 4 thousand dollars :p |
Eh HEM! I do believe I said so skip the civic all together.
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I came. I saw. I spooked.
He's better than Pop-Rocks! |
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| Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:01 am |
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| TylerL wrote: |
| Sure, you all say the Hybrid...because you don't have to come up with an extra 4 thousand dollars :p |
You never said that was a problem...by all means, stay within your budgetary limits.
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"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP |
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| Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:03 am |
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Whatever you get..............RICE IT OUT!.
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| Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:43 am |
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Civics are good cars...I literally have a DOZEN friends that own civics (its the asian curse), and they don't have many problems with their cars; and my dad, whose pretty hardcore American, said he'd possibly buy a Honda as his next car, after working on Hondas frequently when he was a mechanic - so...LX is a good choice, methinks
but the Hybrid would be so cool...don't know a lot about it, but like Nobi, I'd be worried about maintenance - the price for parts for that thing could be outrageous, and hard to come by |
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| Sat Jun 21, 2003 5:09 am |
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The battery has a 8 year warranty, protecting against deteriorating capacity too.
3 year bumper-to-bumper on both cars.
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| Sat Jun 21, 2003 10:17 am |
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Good choice with the Honda. I love my mother's Accord.
I'd say, if you can spring the extra, get the hybrid. It gets better gas mileage (although Civics are usually among the top anyway), you get the tax deduction, and it's INFINITELY cooler.
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| Sat Jun 21, 2003 3:00 pm |
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We Love Math!
Estimated 2003 Monthly Earnings (before tax) $1,600
Estimated 2003 Fiscal Earnings: $24,000
Estimated 2003 Federal Tax withheld: $2,200
Estimated Taxable Income: $21,800
Hybrid Car Tax Deduction: $2,000
Estimated Taxable Income after Deduction: $19,800
Regularly Occurring Expenses:
$120/month Car Insurance
$150/month Rent (Greedy parents...)
Misc. Expenses
~$250/month food (It's not a "spare tire", it's a cavernous expanse for large quantities of biomass)
~$200/month Miscellaneous Crap (love that crap!)
Estimated Down Payment Regardless of Car Choice: $5,000
36 Month financing @ 1.9% APR - No prepayment penalties
Estimated Financing amount:
Civic LX: $10,000
Civic Hybrid: $15,000
Current account balance: $11,000
Immediate future purchase: Dual 2GHz PowerMac (~$2,500)
...should I go for the Hybrid now that you all know my financial situation?
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