Accord Vs Civic
06-03-2005 | 12:00 PM
#16
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
jim beam wrote:
| tomb wrote:
|| For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
|| would be really hard to beat.
||
||
| impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
| same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
| city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
| vandalism.
Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
might be an acquired taste
| it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
| date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
| she's not my type.
Excellent point, too!
| tomb wrote:
|| For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
|| would be really hard to beat.
||
||
| impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
| same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
| city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
| vandalism.
Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
might be an acquired taste
| it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
| date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
| she's not my type.
Excellent point, too!
06-03-2005 | 12:00 PM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
jim beam wrote:
| tomb wrote:
|| For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
|| would be really hard to beat.
||
||
| impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
| same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
| city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
| vandalism.
Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
might be an acquired taste
| it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
| date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
| she's not my type.
Excellent point, too!
| tomb wrote:
|| For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
|| would be really hard to beat.
||
||
| impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
| same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
| city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
| vandalism.
Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
might be an acquired taste
| it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
| date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
| she's not my type.
Excellent point, too!
06-03-2005 | 12:12 PM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
<me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Jason wrote:
> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
> |
> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
> || worth it?
> |
> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
> | power and is larger.
>
> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>
> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you want.
> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>
> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>
> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>
> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
> account, such as
>
> - insurance
> - registration
> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>
> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>
> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would be
> really hard to beat.
Hello,
It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
Jason
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<me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Jason wrote:
> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
> |
> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
> || worth it?
> |
> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
> | power and is larger.
>
> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>
> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you want.
> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>
> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>
> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>
> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
> account, such as
>
> - insurance
> - registration
> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>
> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>
> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would be
> really hard to beat.
Hello,
It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
Jason
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06-03-2005 | 12:12 PM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
<me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Jason wrote:
> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
> |
> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
> || worth it?
> |
> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
> | power and is larger.
>
> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>
> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you want.
> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>
> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>
> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>
> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
> account, such as
>
> - insurance
> - registration
> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>
> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>
> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would be
> really hard to beat.
Hello,
It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
Jason
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<me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Jason wrote:
> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
> |
> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
> || worth it?
> |
> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
> | power and is larger.
>
> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>
> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you want.
> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>
> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>
> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>
> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
> account, such as
>
> - insurance
> - registration
> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>
> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>
> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would be
> really hard to beat.
Hello,
It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
Jason
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06-03-2005 | 10:37 PM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
I drive 29 miles daily each way to and from work, plus a 300-mile trek to
the home office 2-4 times monthly, and my 2003 Civic EX is a dream for this
duty. Depending on a/c usage (I live in Central FL), I get 35-38 mpg in
mixed driving, and at 36,000 miles have had no unscheduled maintenance after
the first month (faulty seat rail on the dirvers' side).
Despite the extra luxury, I can't believe an Accord would be better.
Of course, I still pine away for the 1990 Civic LX I traded in for the new
one -- bought it new and drove it 13 years and 185,000 miles with the
original clutch still working beautifully.
"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Jason wrote:
>> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
>> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
>> |
>> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
>> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
>> || worth it?
>> |
>> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
>> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
>> | power and is larger.
>>
>> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
>> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
>> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
>> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
>> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
>> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>>
>> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you
>> want.
>> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>>
>> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
>> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
>> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>>
>> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>>
>> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
>> account, such as
>>
>> - insurance
>> - registration
>> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>>
>> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>>
>> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would
>> be
>> really hard to beat.
>
> Hello,
> It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
> more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
> gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
> common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
> over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
> and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
> likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
> Jason
>
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the home office 2-4 times monthly, and my 2003 Civic EX is a dream for this
duty. Depending on a/c usage (I live in Central FL), I get 35-38 mpg in
mixed driving, and at 36,000 miles have had no unscheduled maintenance after
the first month (faulty seat rail on the dirvers' side).
Despite the extra luxury, I can't believe an Accord would be better.
Of course, I still pine away for the 1990 Civic LX I traded in for the new
one -- bought it new and drove it 13 years and 185,000 miles with the
original clutch still working beautifully.
"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Jason wrote:
>> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
>> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
>> |
>> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
>> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
>> || worth it?
>> |
>> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
>> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
>> | power and is larger.
>>
>> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
>> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
>> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
>> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
>> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
>> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>>
>> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you
>> want.
>> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>>
>> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
>> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
>> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>>
>> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>>
>> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
>> account, such as
>>
>> - insurance
>> - registration
>> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>>
>> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>>
>> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would
>> be
>> really hard to beat.
>
> Hello,
> It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
> more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
> gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
> common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
> over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
> and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
> likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
> Jason
>
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06-03-2005 | 10:37 PM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
I drive 29 miles daily each way to and from work, plus a 300-mile trek to
the home office 2-4 times monthly, and my 2003 Civic EX is a dream for this
duty. Depending on a/c usage (I live in Central FL), I get 35-38 mpg in
mixed driving, and at 36,000 miles have had no unscheduled maintenance after
the first month (faulty seat rail on the dirvers' side).
Despite the extra luxury, I can't believe an Accord would be better.
Of course, I still pine away for the 1990 Civic LX I traded in for the new
one -- bought it new and drove it 13 years and 185,000 miles with the
original clutch still working beautifully.
"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Jason wrote:
>> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
>> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
>> |
>> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
>> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
>> || worth it?
>> |
>> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
>> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
>> | power and is larger.
>>
>> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
>> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
>> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
>> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
>> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
>> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>>
>> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you
>> want.
>> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>>
>> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
>> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
>> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>>
>> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>>
>> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
>> account, such as
>>
>> - insurance
>> - registration
>> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>>
>> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>>
>> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would
>> be
>> really hard to beat.
>
> Hello,
> It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
> more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
> gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
> common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
> over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
> and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
> likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
> Jason
>
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the home office 2-4 times monthly, and my 2003 Civic EX is a dream for this
duty. Depending on a/c usage (I live in Central FL), I get 35-38 mpg in
mixed driving, and at 36,000 miles have had no unscheduled maintenance after
the first month (faulty seat rail on the dirvers' side).
Despite the extra luxury, I can't believe an Accord would be better.
Of course, I still pine away for the 1990 Civic LX I traded in for the new
one -- bought it new and drove it 13 years and 185,000 miles with the
original clutch still working beautifully.
"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Jason wrote:
>> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
>> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
>> |
>> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
>> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
>> || worth it?
>> |
>> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
>> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
>> | power and is larger.
>>
>> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
>> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
>> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
>> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
>> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
>> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
>>
>> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you
>> want.
>> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
>>
>> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
>> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
>> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
>>
>> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
>>
>> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
>> account, such as
>>
>> - insurance
>> - registration
>> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
>>
>> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
>>
>> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would
>> be
>> really hard to beat.
>
> Hello,
> It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
> more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
> gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
> common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
> over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
> and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
> likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
> Jason
>
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06-03-2005 | 10:45 PM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
tomb wrote:
> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
> might be an acquired taste
/mine/ is ugly. peeling paint, scratches, dents. doesn't look much,
but she's like new under the hood - just the way i like it! nice &
stealthy...
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
> might be an acquired taste
/mine/ is ugly. peeling paint, scratches, dents. doesn't look much,
but she's like new under the hood - just the way i like it! nice &
stealthy...
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
06-03-2005 | 10:45 PM
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tomb wrote:
> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
> might be an acquired taste
/mine/ is ugly. peeling paint, scratches, dents. doesn't look much,
but she's like new under the hood - just the way i like it! nice &
stealthy...
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
> might be an acquired taste
/mine/ is ugly. peeling paint, scratches, dents. doesn't look much,
but she's like new under the hood - just the way i like it! nice &
stealthy...
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
06-04-2005 | 03:15 AM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
haha
"Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
> news:11a0lp2ho34bbc9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Jarrett Hurd" wrote
> >>
> >> yeah sea world doesnt pay that well
> >
> > But it's a whale of a job.
>
> It gives you porpoise in life!
>
>
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>
> "Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Jarrett Hurd" wrote
> >>
> >> yeah sea world doesnt pay that well
> >
> > But it's a whale of a job.
>
> It gives you porpoise in life!
>
>
06-04-2005 | 03:15 AM
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haha
"Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
> news:11a0lp2ho34bbc9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Jarrett Hurd" wrote
> >>
> >> yeah sea world doesnt pay that well
> >
> > But it's a whale of a job.
>
> It gives you porpoise in life!
>
>
"Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
> news:11a0lp2ho34bbc9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Jarrett Hurd" wrote
> >>
> >> yeah sea world doesnt pay that well
> >
> > But it's a whale of a job.
>
> It gives you porpoise in life!
>
>
06-04-2005 | 03:16 AM
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yeah gold diggers arent cool
"tomb" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but
that
> might be an acquired taste
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
"tomb" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but
that
> might be an acquired taste
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
06-04-2005 | 03:16 AM
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Re: Accord Vs Civic
yeah gold diggers arent cool
"tomb" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but
that
> might be an acquired taste
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
"tomb" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> jim beam wrote:
> | tomb wrote:
> || For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
> || would be really hard to beat.
> ||
> ||
> | impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
> | same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
> | city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
> | vandalism.
>
> Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but
that
> might be an acquired taste
>
> | it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
> | date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
> | she's not my type.
>
> Excellent point, too!
>
>
06-04-2005 | 03:18 AM
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good point ill probably do like 20-30 miles a day
"Barry Adams" <BarryAdams@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I drive 29 miles daily each way to and from work, plus a 300-mile trek to
> the home office 2-4 times monthly, and my 2003 Civic EX is a dream for
this
> duty. Depending on a/c usage (I live in Central FL), I get 35-38 mpg in
> mixed driving, and at 36,000 miles have had no unscheduled maintenance
after
> the first month (faulty seat rail on the dirvers' side).
> Despite the extra luxury, I can't believe an Accord would be better.
> Of course, I still pine away for the 1990 Civic LX I traded in for the new
> one -- bought it new and drove it 13 years and 185,000 miles with the
> original clutch still working beautifully.
> "Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:jason-0306050912260001@pm1-broad-75.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> > In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
> > <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Jason wrote:
> >> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
> >> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
> >> |
> >> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
> >> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
> >> || worth it?
> >> |
> >> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
> >> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
> >> | power and is larger.
> >>
> >> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and
provides
> >> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty
much
> >> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced
Area")
> >> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short
drives,
> >> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and
fits
> >> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
> >>
> >> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you
> >> want.
> >> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
> >>
> >> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
> >> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
> >> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
> >>
> >> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
> >>
> >> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs
into
> >> account, such as
> >>
> >> - insurance
> >> - registration
> >> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
> >>
> >> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
> >>
> >> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would
> >> be
> >> really hard to beat.
> >
> > Hello,
> > It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
> > more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
> > gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
> > common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
> > over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my
friends
> > and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
> > likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
> > Jason
> >
> > --
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> > We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
"Barry Adams" <BarryAdams@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:Lt8oe.93435$w15.221@tornado.tampabay.rr.com.. .
> I drive 29 miles daily each way to and from work, plus a 300-mile trek to
> the home office 2-4 times monthly, and my 2003 Civic EX is a dream for
this
> duty. Depending on a/c usage (I live in Central FL), I get 35-38 mpg in
> mixed driving, and at 36,000 miles have had no unscheduled maintenance
after
> the first month (faulty seat rail on the dirvers' side).
> Despite the extra luxury, I can't believe an Accord would be better.
> Of course, I still pine away for the 1990 Civic LX I traded in for the new
> one -- bought it new and drove it 13 years and 185,000 miles with the
> original clutch still working beautifully.
> "Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:jason-0306050912260001@pm1-broad-75.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> > In article <K0Tne.1504$IE7.1420@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> , "tomb"
> > <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Jason wrote:
> >> | In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
> >> | <stare@thesun.com> wrote:
> >> |
> >> || If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
> >> || which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
> >> || worth it?
> >> |
> >> | The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
> >> | the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
> >> | power and is larger.
> >>
> >> My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and
provides
> >> enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty
much
> >> trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced
Area")
> >> smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short
drives,
> >> has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and
fits
> >> four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.
> >>
> >> Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you
> >> want.
> >> We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.
> >>
> >> | However, If I did not have a well paying full
> >> | time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
> >> | afford to trade it in on an Accord.
> >>
> >> I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?
> >>
> >> Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs
into
> >> account, such as
> >>
> >> - insurance
> >> - registration
> >> - gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)
> >>
> >> beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.
> >>
> >> For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would
> >> be
> >> really hard to beat.
> >
> > Hello,
> > It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
> > more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
> > gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
> > common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
> > over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my
friends
> > and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
> > likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
> > Jason
> >
> > --
> > NEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO
> > We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice.
> > We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people.
> >
> >
> >
>
>