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15483 messages, Last post on Dec 07, 2009 at 8:09 PM
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Well, I don't want to bore you with the details. But the short version is 16 cars in 24 years of driving which works out to a car every 1.63 years.Looking to add number 17 now. I'm glad I don't have the addiction like some of you nut jobs. Although my mother in laws parked car(no one in it) was totalled this weekend by a drunk driver and I thought how lucky she was . I guess I do have CCBA. |
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| I always dreamed of having a truck get loose and roll into my parked car, totalling it. But that's just me. | |
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| who owns his cars, one at a time, for 8-12 years, putting over 200k on them. He's 42 and is on his THIRD car. That guy needs counseling! How boring! | |
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| Yeah, what's wrong with him anyways driftracer? Maybe we should stage an intervention. | |
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| Bud, it'll be OK, we'll get you to buy 3-4 cars a year like the normal people.... | |
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| but after hearing of the latest Honda tranny recall (on top of my growing desire to shift my own gears again) the thought of a Camry SE 4 cylinder with the manual transmission and the SE appearance package (18" BBS, ground effects, and rear lip spoiler) is beginning to cross my mind. I would be giving up XM radio, leather, and dual-zone climate control but I would gain a manual transmission. The above vehicle can be had for around $20,000. Not bad. I was thinking of trading my 04 Accord EX-L for either a 04 EX-L manual or a 05 EX-L manual but thought that would be a stupid idea. Not that that's ever stopped me before though .... | |
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but I'll argue that even though people know people who've had transmission issues with Hondas/Acuras, the "sky is falling" routine on their part is a joke. I'm a lemon law investigator and I've seen ONE case in 3 years, in one of the most populated areas of the nation. Get a manual because you want one - sounds good enough to me if that's your reason for trading! Of course, my car being dirty or low on gas is good enough reason to trade! |
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A dirty car is one of the biggest factors in CCB syndrome. There has been more than one occasion where I washed my car and was able to postpone car buying for another month or two. My husband isn't too fond of the Camry idea (he doesn't like the interior) but wouldn't be too opposed to an Accord 5-speed EX-L or TSX. OTOH; I drove my Accord to grab some Chinese food today and couldn't get over how much I like driving it with the exception of not being able to shift. The cost-effective thing to do is drive the Accord until the wheels fall off .. I just don't think I can make it. |
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and very fun with the manual trans - 200 hp feels just right - I, personally, would choose the TSX over the Accord or Camry just because of how it looks - it's dead sexy...(nausea-inducing quote from Austin Powers). |
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