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Originally Posted by Staticz
I understand your point about caring if it's 24000 vs 26000, as 1-2k should not be a big issue on such a large investment. However, if u keep up with that logic, u could say why care about 26k vs 28k? 30k? Etc. could I afford to spend 30k on a car? Yeah, but I've kind of set a soft cap for myself at about 25k. This keeps me lookin in the right class of cars. If I test drive something and absolutely love it, sure I could go to 26, but as a shopping tool I think setting a price range is reasonable.
The gti and civic SI sound really good to me on paper, I just don't love the looks... Same issue with the mazda3s, they sound great but I really hate the smiley grill lol.
I also don't get how the mpg of the civic is that low.. Not turbo charged, premium fuel, light, and has similar numbers to a gti or mustang on the mpg front. Mpg isn't a huge concern but it is something to consider with prices going crazy.
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It isn't a categorical logic flaw, the price estimate has remained consistent for years for this particular car. I would say nothing because what you said is completely irrelevant to what was being discussed.
The civic mpg is low because of the engine size, gearing, aerodynamics, and so forth. It matches the GTI in performance and mpg.. Why (how) would it be more fuel efficient? It isn't as if Honda purposely made the car get bad gas milage. On the other hand, with most vehicles how the operator drives dictates the fuel consumption - I, for instance, average 33-35 mpg in my 2002 toyota solara 4 cylinder. I have increased the tire pressure, remove junk in the car, drive no faster than 65mph in the right lane on the freeway and gently accelerate from a start. The mpg is tracked with each tank fill up and I achieve a range of greater than 510 miles. It's not bad for a $3,500 pick up with air conditioning, clean interior and is mechanically sound. :happy0180: