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Old 02-27-2008, 12:05 PM
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Default Re: Corolla or Civic

I've thought about a used one, but I will be putting a lot of miles on it and want it to last at least 200k, which should run me about 5 years at my current rate. From what I've seen, the 2-3 year old used with 60k on them run only $2k less so I'd rather get a new vehicle and not have any problems for the next 4-5 years. Plus, financing on the used ones is a little higher.

The Camry is a great deal now. If I were looking for a family car, it'd be my first choice. Only $17.7k with the auto and 4cyl., but it gets 21/31mpg. Not a big decrease from the corolla/civic, but I want to minimize my gas bill. Plus it costs $2k more.

So I guess I will look at the Civics, maybe test drive one with the wife this weekend, since I haven't been to a Honda dealer in over 4 years and really haven't spent time looking at a Civic up close. Then we'll check out the local Toyota dealer and see if he has any left over '08 Corolla's(if we get to that point). Thing is, the wife will be driving this car quite frequently too, and she has always been partial to the Honda's.
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