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18 years ago
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I might buy this car.
It's a white 1997 Honda Civic, and I can actually afford to pay for it all, in cash, as of tomorrow. However, it's the first successful call of mine that's been answered. It's the first car I've found that doesn't appear to have any gigantic outstanding issues... and it's the first car i've found that isn't 30 miles away.
So far, though its possession of only two doors and 120,000 miles are strikes against it, CARFAX didn't seem to hear about any problems, Geico will sell me comprehensive insurance with a 250 dollar deductible for roughly $110 per month, and furthermore, I really like the feel of the car. It feels like a car I could drive. I would enjoy owning that car. The gas mileage and reliability of a Honda is also of good renown, and for nearly twenty years, almost nobody has been able to compete with Honda in terms of reliability and gas mileage except for Toyota! The owner wants $4750.00, and no matter what, I WILL have a mechanic inspect it thoroughly before I sign ANYTHING.
Unfortunately, doubts, or perhaps cold feet? well, either way, they're dragging me down. My roommates think I'm crazy for wanting to throw five thousand bucks at a used car. They seem to believe that it's only worth a tenth that (five hundred), just because it's used. Meanwhile, everywhere I look, I'd be hard pressed to find a used car that's even THREE TIMES the price they think this one should be that isn't twenty years or MORE old, or have had catastrophic accidents or three times the mileage, to boot! I mean, for Christ's sake what kind of fantasyland have they been living in?! or was it that I've just been under a rock? I could believe either from where I stand right now...
They also think I should look at more cars... but the ones I have made calls on all sound suspicious... or don't catch my interest, and furthermore, my instinct says they smell funny.
And if I wait much longer, It WILL NOT wait for me. I've watched. Ten-Year-Old Hondas and Toyotas do not survive the classifieds untouched for more than two weeks, usually! THIS CAR WILL BE GONE. Maybe if the rest of the world believed what my roommates did, the price might be lower -.- but so far it's just like the blue-book value. My instinct says to go for it...
Just like my instinct said 'go for it' when I moved to roanoke, 'go for it' when I got that wonderful job that I couldn't keep, and 'what the hell is WRONG with you!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?' when I stupidly brushed off the responsibilities of that job to hang out with the friends who bailed me out of the ditch I tossed myself into by ignoring my instinct. It's telling me GO FOR IT. DARE I NOT?
I'm so confused...
please give me advice :( I mostly know where I'm going, but I just have to know... I have to see what others would do in my shoes. fine-tune my decision on this, because there just seem to be so many factors, so much mud in the water now, and all this doubt makes me feel like I'm damned either way and that's not a good feeling at all!
It's a white 1997 Honda Civic, and I can actually afford to pay for it all, in cash, as of tomorrow. However, it's the first successful call of mine that's been answered. It's the first car I've found that doesn't appear to have any gigantic outstanding issues... and it's the first car i've found that isn't 30 miles away.
So far, though its possession of only two doors and 120,000 miles are strikes against it, CARFAX didn't seem to hear about any problems, Geico will sell me comprehensive insurance with a 250 dollar deductible for roughly $110 per month, and furthermore, I really like the feel of the car. It feels like a car I could drive. I would enjoy owning that car. The gas mileage and reliability of a Honda is also of good renown, and for nearly twenty years, almost nobody has been able to compete with Honda in terms of reliability and gas mileage except for Toyota! The owner wants $4750.00, and no matter what, I WILL have a mechanic inspect it thoroughly before I sign ANYTHING.
Unfortunately, doubts, or perhaps cold feet? well, either way, they're dragging me down. My roommates think I'm crazy for wanting to throw five thousand bucks at a used car. They seem to believe that it's only worth a tenth that (five hundred), just because it's used. Meanwhile, everywhere I look, I'd be hard pressed to find a used car that's even THREE TIMES the price they think this one should be that isn't twenty years or MORE old, or have had catastrophic accidents or three times the mileage, to boot! I mean, for Christ's sake what kind of fantasyland have they been living in?! or was it that I've just been under a rock? I could believe either from where I stand right now...
They also think I should look at more cars... but the ones I have made calls on all sound suspicious... or don't catch my interest, and furthermore, my instinct says they smell funny.
And if I wait much longer, It WILL NOT wait for me. I've watched. Ten-Year-Old Hondas and Toyotas do not survive the classifieds untouched for more than two weeks, usually! THIS CAR WILL BE GONE. Maybe if the rest of the world believed what my roommates did, the price might be lower -.- but so far it's just like the blue-book value. My instinct says to go for it...
Just like my instinct said 'go for it' when I moved to roanoke, 'go for it' when I got that wonderful job that I couldn't keep, and 'what the hell is WRONG with you!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?' when I stupidly brushed off the responsibilities of that job to hang out with the friends who bailed me out of the ditch I tossed myself into by ignoring my instinct. It's telling me GO FOR IT. DARE I NOT?
I'm so confused...
please give me advice :( I mostly know where I'm going, but I just have to know... I have to see what others would do in my shoes. fine-tune my decision on this, because there just seem to be so many factors, so much mud in the water now, and all this doubt makes me feel like I'm damned either way and that's not a good feeling at all!
And a bit off topic, but I'll be in the neighborhood of Roanoke shortly. =P