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Old 03-02-2013, 09:34 PM   #116 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mechman600 View Post
Does any car have residual resale value at 170,000 miles? Not where I live. Anything over 120,000 miles is worth zip.
"Anything" is way too general. Some cars would be worth nothing, and others still saleable for a couple or several thousand dollars. A Civic is an example of the latter. Check the EM for sale listings. There is a guy selling a 179,000 mile 1997 Civic HX for $5,500 "firm" right now. Here's another from elsewhere:

2004 Honda Civic for sale Woodbridge with 170,000 miles with 170,000 miles | 22031 | $6,500 - financing options | fyiAuto.com

I think the Prius C2 is a neat car, but I don't think the longterm service requirements of the battery packs can be ignored.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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