Err I know alot of people will call me a [email protected]$$ for not buying the Si from the beginning...but I had a few reasons why I went against the Si.
1) I drive through heavy traffic every week day, regardless if its in the city or the HWY...its moving 3 ft every 5 secs...
2) Gas/Insurance costs - I'm hitting up the gas pump with $30 every week on an AUTO LX :SHOCKED:
One (but not the main) reason i went auto was because of the heavy traffic I have to go through daily...
3) I purchased the car with intentions of having it for a long time to come (and i still do, lol well kind of), and instead of selling it to an outsider, just keep it in the family and give it to my mom or something. She can't drive a MT, and I don't expect her to...so I figured I could sacrifice my driving experience for a bit and have her be comfortable instead.
However, now I am having 2nd doubts...
Sure the R18 is a great car, and I absolutely love it, but my vtec is tuned for fuel economy rather than performance...
The 140 HP is at the crank, I don't even want to know what it is at the wheel with an AT
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Anyways, if I trade in, I will NOT be upside down...
I owe 12K, and the car at worst is worth 16K (hasn't even hit 3500 miles yet)
So in a sense that's good...but I'm still losing the battle as I paid 4K down payment and paid off 2K in payments in 3 payments...and I know I'm eventually losing money in between, but I just haven't calculated how much exactly and whether or not it will affect my credit. The latter is very important.
1) I drive through heavy traffic every week day, regardless if its in the city or the HWY...its moving 3 ft every 5 secs...
2) Gas/Insurance costs - I'm hitting up the gas pump with $30 every week on an AUTO LX :SHOCKED:
One (but not the main) reason i went auto was because of the heavy traffic I have to go through daily...
3) I purchased the car with intentions of having it for a long time to come (and i still do, lol well kind of), and instead of selling it to an outsider, just keep it in the family and give it to my mom or something. She can't drive a MT, and I don't expect her to...so I figured I could sacrifice my driving experience for a bit and have her be comfortable instead.
However, now I am having 2nd doubts...
Sure the R18 is a great car, and I absolutely love it, but my vtec is tuned for fuel economy rather than performance...
The 140 HP is at the crank, I don't even want to know what it is at the wheel with an AT
Anyways, if I trade in, I will NOT be upside down...
I owe 12K, and the car at worst is worth 16K (hasn't even hit 3500 miles yet)
So in a sense that's good...but I'm still losing the battle as I paid 4K down payment and paid off 2K in payments in 3 payments...and I know I'm eventually losing money in between, but I just haven't calculated how much exactly and whether or not it will affect my credit. The latter is very important.