2016 EX-T totaled...not sure what to do

[latexyankee]

I'm not sure if I should just buy a beater accord for 3k and run it into the ground to avoid payments or buy something from the 2014-2015 era. Problem is there arent any cars I really want. I was happy with the civic and I've been looking at mazda 3's but I dont want a 7-8 year car payment. I was paying on the civic for 2 years and its all for nothing. I am covered and received a check for about 2k from the insurance co.


I just dont want to buy another new car and finance from scratch again....sigh....this sucks. really thinking about buying a beater honda from CL and running it into the ground. But it's going to be hard to go back from the turbo,AA,and zippiness of the civic.

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[latexyankee]

Well I've already done that....

 

[Billy4202]

Sorry to hear OP.

If you've only got a $2k check out of it and you don't want another car payment at the moment, I'd go the CL route.

(Example near me) - https://winchester.craigslist.org/cto/d/honda-accord-ex-coupe/6258774554.html -'04 EX-L, $3495, wouldn't feel like a huge sacrifice. Pop a decent aftermarket headunit and you've got AA.

 

[latexyankee]

Drove a 2018 mazda 3 GT today and it destroyed the civic in every way EXCEPT off the line. Very impressive, the civic feels like a toy in comparison. And I LOVED my EX-T

Dealer confirmed AA is coming to mazda by the end of the year...just FYI for those considering.

 

[mis3]

Drove a 2018 mazda 3 GT today and it destroyed the civic in every way EXCEPT off the line. Very impressive, the civic feels like a toy in comparison. And I LOVED my EX-T
Dealer confirmed AA is coming to mazda by the end of the year...just FYI for those considering.

Please elaborate your experience with the Mazda 3-GT. I checked, it has 184HP and costs less than Civic Coupe Touring.

Also, what is AA?

 

[Joshv06]

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[latexyankee]

Please elaborate your experience with the Mazda 3-GT. I checked, it has 184HP and costs less than Civic Coupe Touring.

Also, what is AA?

Well you have to drive one. It feels like my expensive racing wheel for PC racing games with force feedback. It is VERY responsive. Not floatly like the civic, no deadzone. I'm not bashing the civic owners here, I loved my car, but it is more of a general all purpose vehicle to appeal to drivers of all ages and there is nothing wrong with that. The Mazda demands your attention and begs you to go faster, the handling and suspension is second to none. They've tuned it damn near perfect. It is a car more for people who want to enjoy their drive while getting there.

 

[neteng101]

Well you have to drive one. It feels like my expensive racing wheel for PC racing games with force feedback. It is VERY responsive. Not floatly like the civic, no deadzone.

You owe it to yourself to try the Civic hatch or Si then.

 

[latexyankee]

You owe it to yourself to try the Civic hatch or Si then.

So i had an older SI and a prelude when i was younger. (Im 39) Ive always been a honda/toyota loyalist. It went like this

corsica>accord>crx>civic>accord>corolla>4runner>civic

I wanted to go get a hatch last week when my shit was totaled. After going over it for hours i just couldnt pull the trigger, i think its the body style. I personally do like it, BUT something just seems off, like it wont last the test of time. I see myself waking up in 2 years, looking in the garage and wondering wtf did i buy? No offense to anyone.

Dont know if im buying the mazda but i will say this to ALL of you:

Whether you own a hatch, sedan, coupe, SI, you owe it to yourself to try a mazda 2.5, it opened my eyes a bit.

 

[marauderguy]

So i had an older SI and a prelude when i was younger. (Im 39) Ive always been a honda/toyota loyalist. It went like this

corsica>accord>crx>civic>accord>corolla>4runner>civic

I wanted to go get a hatch last week when my shit was totaled. After going over it for hours i just couldnt pull the trigger, i think its the body style. I personally do like it, BUT something just seems off, like it wont last the test of time. I see myself waking up in 2 years, looking in the garage and wondering wtf did i buy? No offense to anyone.

Dont know if im buying the mazda but i will say this to ALL of you:

Whether you own a hatch, sedan, coupe, SI, you owe it to yourself to try a mazda 2.5, it opened my eyes a bit.

I know the Mazda 3 is definitely a drivers car that handles great but there's no denying the abundance of power a tuned 1.5t Civic has in comparison to it. I completely destroyed a 2.5 Mazda 3 a couple weeks back and I'm pretty sure it opened his eyes a bit.

 

[dastanli]

How did you only get 2k back from your insurance if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Porsche tech]

How did you only get 2k back from your insurance if you don't mind me asking?

That's what I wondered! I wouldn't be shopping for another car...I'd be shopping for another insurance company.

 

[LuckyPenny]

That's what I wondered! I wouldn't be shopping for another car...I'd be shopping for another insurance company.

I'm thinking that the $2K represents the difference between the "pre loss" value of the car and the loan.

 

[latexyankee]

That's what I wondered! I wouldn't be shopping for another car...I'd be shopping for another insurance company.

They totaled it out at 18k, I owed 16k on the car.

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