Caroline wrote:

> Economically speaking: Drive it until there's a major expense (or major ongoing
> expenses) that you just don't want to pay.
>
> Taste-wise: Drive it until you get sick of its looks.
>
> I'd say keep it at least one more year. If you don't have the money for a new
> car, consider taking this one to at least 200k miles.
>
> Caroline
> Original owner, 1991 Civic LX, 157k miles, never had air conditioning, but
> driven mostly up north, and I'm a tough bird when it comes to hot summer
> temperatures, anyway. Gonna take it to at least 250k miles or five more years,
> but I do my almost all my own maintenance on the car. 42 mpg is usual in the
> summer time. Can't beat that without going hybrid.

you suck, caroline

its amazing that in just 7 years, the mpg of civics dropped about 10
mpg. mu 98 gets about 32 average. i always liked the way that particular
generation of civics looked, too... low beltline, wedgy, lots of glass.


its completely the opposite now on almost all cars.. high doors, small
windows. the chyrysler 300 comes to mind, as well as the corolla, and
scions.