About a year and a half ago, I made a deal with my daughter that I would
sell her my 2002 Civic LX for a good price in 2006 (which gets 39 mpg) and I
would buy a new Civic. Well, I did sell her my 2002 this year as planned
and in the meantime the 2006 civic has won all sorts of awards as "car of
the year" and gasoline is approaching $3 per gal. So of course, Civics are
going for a premium now. Here in Central Texas they are getting MSRP, which
sucks eggs big time. I don't mind paying for value, but I hate to get
ripped off.

Thus, as the subject of this post indicates, I feel more like the bug than
the windshield.

Are Civics selling for MSRP where you are? Do you think these prices will
continue for a while? Or do you think they will start selling closer to
invoice as we near the end of the model year?

In the meantime I am in a holding pattern, driving my 91 Isuzu pickup (27
mpg) and riding my bicycle to work 2 or 3 times a week.

Sid