I’m still shopping for cars months after I said I was going to get a new one. For a while I was set on a used Accord, mainly for the space and reliability, but lately I’ve been waffling between that and a Civic. It’s hard to argue against 32-35MPG, especially when 3/4 of my commute is highway miles. Given our current plan to add to the family, though, I’m leaning back towards an Accord for the added rear seat and trunk space.
The complication is that there aren’t a lot of them to choose from right now, and hardly any of them are sticks–even the available Civics are automatics unless one chooses to pay extra for the sport model, which I don’t want. So I’ll most likely be settling for a slushbox LX model. The other factor is that there even fewer Accords under 40,000 miles for less than $17K, which is more than our budget allows, while there are multiple Civics under $15K to choose from.
So, while I’d like to buy one car and stick with it for 10 years, current circumstances are dictating a more temporary solution. Maybe we could work with two children in a Civic. I think another test drive is in order, simply to gauge the space and comfort level of a midsize sedan.
Did y’all sour on the Honda Fit or decide it’s too small? I have Boston friends with two kids who LOVE their Fit, but they don’t do nearly as much driving as you.
The Fit would be GO, but I think it’s too small. I don’t do a ton of driving; it’s only ~20 miles a day. I’m looking for something that could switch to family hauler in a pinch– and the MPG of the Civic is almost as good with added interior space.
But you said the Civic interior was too small when we test drove it. It made me a bit ill, honestly. We can drive it again, but I firmly believe that going with your first response in this case is best. It’s like trying on sneakers: trying on more than three pair confuses your brain/feet, and anything you try on after those first three feel exactly the same (even when they’re not the same).