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Old 07-20-2020, 10:34 AM   #578 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
... Then again with 96 month loans, the difference between a Fit and a Civic essentially "disappears" when you only look at the monthly payment amount.
The debt load, though. I know you know this but it has to be said. People are borrowing for a car the way they used to only borrow for a house. Last year, I remember hearing about 72 and 84 month loans for the first time. Apparently USAnians were on average rolling-over $5,000 of debt (on average) from their trade ins. The debt outlives the car! Pure exploitation of the financially inexperienced and automotively unskilled.
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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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