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Originally Posted by jc3900
WOO, I just got a bomb delivered today. My older sister talked with my dad today and she suggested that instead of buying me a car that I be given the money to do with it as I please. Furthermore, my older sister has just offered to sell me I think 7 year old( maybe more) honda civic for $2500! It has 115K miles on it and hasn't had many technical problems. The only thing that needs replacing is some sort of belt that is off my head at the moment. This has definatly made me think differently about getting a new car. For one, as I will be in college, I won't really be driving huge amounts of miles. Secondly, I could pocket the money I would have put towards the new car minus the $2500 for the civic and pay for a year of college or invest in a vanguard account. If this idea holds with my dad and I can buy my sisters car, I seriously think I will ditch the new car idea. Oh and the civic gets low 30 gas mileage.
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I'm betting that she is referring to the Timing Belt. It needs changed every 100K. You defenitely need to take care of this. Also, at 115K ask your sister if the car has had a tune up. (New spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, pcv valve, fuel filter, transmission fluid flush and fill, and coolant system flush and fill.) It's time for all that if it hasn't been recently done.