On Jul 5, 11:35 am, Elliot Richmond <xmrichm...@xaustin.xrr.xcom>
wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:48:08 -0700, jim beam
>
> <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
> >Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> >> In article <468C677D.4714...@spam.now>, Eric <say...@spam.now> wrote:
> >> ESPECIALLY a 4 cylinder model with manual transmission. That is the
> >> absolute jewel of the Honda lineup. Civic, Accord--no matter. 4
> >> cylinders and manual transmission.
>
> >and crx. see earlier r.a.m.h post on 500k "crx hero".
>
> Spousal unit wants a sedan (although she likes to haul around a bunch
> of stuff, so I think a small, car-based multi-purpose vehicle would be
> a good choice).
>
> Thanks for all of the good advice. I plan on keeping whatever car I
> buy for as long as I kept the last one. At my age, it could very well
> be the last car I ever buy. I am not that old, but if I keep the car
> 15 years, I will be. So, I tend toward an almost new Honda. We bought
> the '93 with less than 10k on it, so it was like new. I am really
> looking for a car with less than 20k. Strangely, they are available.
> I found the one with 5k, and I am still puzzled. It may be a repo, but
> I am going to look at it.
>
> I tried the local CarMax web sites and looked over their inventories.
> They have lots of "06 models, but they all look like fleet and
> rentals. I was not impressed.
>
> More to come.
>
> Elliot Richmond
> Itinerant astronomy teacher

I bought my '92 Honda (at an auto auction in PA for about $1800.00
under blue book value), with 123,000 miles on it. It's now up to
135,000 miles. Yes there is that darn rusty butt problem, but it just
keeps going and going.