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Alright, so here is the situation. My CooperS has served me amazingly for the past 2 years and I have made it look incredible through the knowledge I have gained on this forum. However, my recent switch of colleges has caused my mom to grow weary of the car she originally bought for me. A little more room than a MINI never hurt either.
I will be going to SUNY Geneseo in the winter and my mom wants me to have a car that handles well in the snow and will not break down as the repair shops up there are far and few between. So, she drove me over to our local Honda dealership and we test drove some cars.
The first was a Crystal Black Pearl Honda Accord Coupe. Man, was thing a monster with 270 hp. You stepped on the gas and this thing WENT! The problem is that it is $30,000 before taxes.
The second car was a Honda Civic. This drove very nicely and even with 144 hp, this picked up very nicely. Talking with the salesman, he said that Civics handle better in the snow due to their smaller size and better trun radius. This car is only $20,000 before taxes.
Now, we are hoping and currently in a back-and-forth conversation with the manager at the dealership over the turn-in price. My mom wants $18,000 so that she can pay off what is left on the MINI and then finance another $17,000 on the Civic so that her monthly bill never changes. Yes, my mom is just about the most generous person you will ever meet and I am so grateful she loves so much as to do this.
Now the problem. This Accord Coupe is so slick and amazing that I drool when I look at it.
But the Civic is more fuel efficient and cheaper. I need some help here because my mom says that this will be the car that will be with me for many years to come. I thought that with the CooperS but the college situation changed from commuting to NYC to dorming upstate. She is also willing to break her own back to do what makes me happy and that is why I constantly feel bad about the CooperS. I feel a little guilty no matter what route I go because she has to now pay for college. I was in a free-program called Macaulay Honors College at CCNY but lack of a true campus and a social life (due to having my parents drive me there and back) convinced them and me that we needed to switch. So, I feel bad enough now that she has to pay $80,000 for college when she kills herself to make it through day by day. Anyway, now that I have ranted enough, I need some input.
I need some help here in how to proceed with the situation. If she says to go with the Accord (because even she loves the car) do I say yes? Or do I go with the Civic? I am leaning heavily towards Civic because of my guilt and my mom not accpting any help financially from me.
YOu guys seem like a good group of people. I need some help either confirming my decision or going the other route. Pleas help!!!!
I will be going to SUNY Geneseo in the winter and my mom wants me to have a car that handles well in the snow and will not break down as the repair shops up there are far and few between. So, she drove me over to our local Honda dealership and we test drove some cars.
The first was a Crystal Black Pearl Honda Accord Coupe. Man, was thing a monster with 270 hp. You stepped on the gas and this thing WENT! The problem is that it is $30,000 before taxes.
The second car was a Honda Civic. This drove very nicely and even with 144 hp, this picked up very nicely. Talking with the salesman, he said that Civics handle better in the snow due to their smaller size and better trun radius. This car is only $20,000 before taxes.
Now, we are hoping and currently in a back-and-forth conversation with the manager at the dealership over the turn-in price. My mom wants $18,000 so that she can pay off what is left on the MINI and then finance another $17,000 on the Civic so that her monthly bill never changes. Yes, my mom is just about the most generous person you will ever meet and I am so grateful she loves so much as to do this.
Now the problem. This Accord Coupe is so slick and amazing that I drool when I look at it.
But the Civic is more fuel efficient and cheaper. I need some help here because my mom says that this will be the car that will be with me for many years to come. I thought that with the CooperS but the college situation changed from commuting to NYC to dorming upstate. She is also willing to break her own back to do what makes me happy and that is why I constantly feel bad about the CooperS. I feel a little guilty no matter what route I go because she has to now pay for college. I was in a free-program called Macaulay Honors College at CCNY but lack of a true campus and a social life (due to having my parents drive me there and back) convinced them and me that we needed to switch. So, I feel bad enough now that she has to pay $80,000 for college when she kills herself to make it through day by day. Anyway, now that I have ranted enough, I need some input. I need some help here in how to proceed with the situation. If she says to go with the Accord (because even she loves the car) do I say yes? Or do I go with the Civic? I am leaning heavily towards Civic because of my guilt and my mom not accpting any help financially from me.
YOu guys seem like a good group of people. I need some help either confirming my decision or going the other route. Pleas help!!!!
. I see Mini's driving in Alberta snow all the time. Snow travel is about traction, and tires are where the traction is.
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