perkidddoh
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As the title states, I got an appraisal from Carmax for my 2019 PWP Civic Si sedan for $20k over the weekend. It has just under 28k miles. I paid 26K OTD for my Civic, not bad for 25 months of depreciation.
Here's the story:
I came into Carmax to test drive a Civic hatchback sport. I, like many in this forum, would love a hatchback Si, some went with the hatchback sport while most went with the Si. I've also seen some go from hatchback sport to Si after a year or so and it looks like they are very happy with it.
Having experienced the Si for what it is and wanting to get into a hatchback again (past cars were 2005 Civic Si and 2013 Fit Sport manual), I decided to give it a try. I cross shopped the hatchback Sport and the Si two years ago and wasn't feeling the hatchback sport then, to me, my Fit was more fun. And at the time, I thought the Si was more engaging so I went with it.
Fast forward to two years and I still find myself wanting the hatchback body style. So I found a manual hatchback sport at Carmax and went for a test drive. The best part was the Carmax rep don't go on test drives due to Covid19 so I test drove it the way I would drive it for fun and also as a daily for about 30-40 min. My thoughts were, and it still stands, the sport is a good daily driver but not as engaging as the Si. Anyone can go and do upgrades to the hatchback sport and make it more engaging in terms of engine performance but I like to keep the engine and the bolt on parts stock, the most upgrades I would with be suspension, exhaust, shifter, and wheels.
For now, I'm staying with the Si and will look out for what the future holds in terms of the 11th gen platform, Toyota Corolla GR, and the new gen Subaru WRX.
I want things I don't have, and that probably goes for a lot of people, and unless I've experienced it myself, then I'll continue to ponder over it.
Do you guys have any cars you've considered to replace the Si but decided that the Si is a better car overall for your current situation?
Here's the story:
I came into Carmax to test drive a Civic hatchback sport. I, like many in this forum, would love a hatchback Si, some went with the hatchback sport while most went with the Si. I've also seen some go from hatchback sport to Si after a year or so and it looks like they are very happy with it.
Having experienced the Si for what it is and wanting to get into a hatchback again (past cars were 2005 Civic Si and 2013 Fit Sport manual), I decided to give it a try. I cross shopped the hatchback Sport and the Si two years ago and wasn't feeling the hatchback sport then, to me, my Fit was more fun. And at the time, I thought the Si was more engaging so I went with it.
Fast forward to two years and I still find myself wanting the hatchback body style. So I found a manual hatchback sport at Carmax and went for a test drive. The best part was the Carmax rep don't go on test drives due to Covid19 so I test drove it the way I would drive it for fun and also as a daily for about 30-40 min. My thoughts were, and it still stands, the sport is a good daily driver but not as engaging as the Si. Anyone can go and do upgrades to the hatchback sport and make it more engaging in terms of engine performance but I like to keep the engine and the bolt on parts stock, the most upgrades I would with be suspension, exhaust, shifter, and wheels.
For now, I'm staying with the Si and will look out for what the future holds in terms of the 11th gen platform, Toyota Corolla GR, and the new gen Subaru WRX.
I want things I don't have, and that probably goes for a lot of people, and unless I've experienced it myself, then I'll continue to ponder over it.
Do you guys have any cars you've considered to replace the Si but decided that the Si is a better car overall for your current situation?
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