stevescivic
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Sorry for the long ass post. Super conflicted with a decision that I need advice on. If you want to skip the story then go to the last sentence.
Purchased a brand new factory fresh R back in late 2017 and vowed it would NEVER see much rain let alone a single winter. Finally sold my pickup truck and currently relying on a 2002 Civic sedan with 350K km. Mechanically the 2002 civic is good. Rust JUST started on the 2002 civic but was told the last time I had the windshield replaced that the front window frame was very rusty and will likely not survive another window change in the future. In other words, they (Honda dealership) said "start shopping for a newer car". I have no reason to doubt my former colleagues as the car is getting up there in age...
This 2002 civic is my wife's original car purchased new and little does she know that I'm in the process of purchasing her a new car but due to the lame chip shortages that her new car won't likely land in our possession for 4-6 months. We both work from home so it isn't like I need to really commute anywhere and the only thing I really need a car for is to take my kids to and from the mountains for ski lessons. I could take my wife's car BUT the problem is that she'd be stranded at home without a car. Not necessarily a deal-breaker as I do have family that could drive her if she REALLY needed to go somewhere and I don't take the kids skiing every weekend. When the new car comes likely in June that we'd still probably keep her 2002 civic around since it is mechanically sound (sans the slipping automatic tranny when it is cold) and I'd use it as my city runabout car to run errands when I don't feel like taking the R or her new car out.
I guess my question is, knowing my situation does it make sense to get a set of winter tires for the R for the JUST in case days where she needs a car on the same days that I need it? As it stands now I'm saving on not having to buy premium fuel, not ruining the perfect paint on my car, and exposing it to grit and salt. We've managed on a single daily driver since October of this year and I figured that aside from ski days that we really haven't found a DYING need for a 2nd car per se. My reasons for putting winters on the R is because my car isn't appreciating in value and being that it is 4 years old that I JUST rolled over 22, 000kms. It doesn't get enough drive time as it is so using in the winter gives me a reason to keep enjoying but at the expense of letting the salt slowly eat away at it and it would no longer be in factory mint condition. For those wondering, I do plan to keep this car forever IF I can manage the space to store it. We typically drive our cars into the ground and will keep them for as long as humanly possible. Case in point, I have a 1990 CRX Si I purchased used in the college and that was 21 years ago. She sleeps quietly in the garage looking as fresh as the day she rolled off the factory assembly line.
TL : DR
Would you or would you NOT winter drive the R knowing you don't necessarily have to?
Purchased a brand new factory fresh R back in late 2017 and vowed it would NEVER see much rain let alone a single winter. Finally sold my pickup truck and currently relying on a 2002 Civic sedan with 350K km. Mechanically the 2002 civic is good. Rust JUST started on the 2002 civic but was told the last time I had the windshield replaced that the front window frame was very rusty and will likely not survive another window change in the future. In other words, they (Honda dealership) said "start shopping for a newer car". I have no reason to doubt my former colleagues as the car is getting up there in age...
This 2002 civic is my wife's original car purchased new and little does she know that I'm in the process of purchasing her a new car but due to the lame chip shortages that her new car won't likely land in our possession for 4-6 months. We both work from home so it isn't like I need to really commute anywhere and the only thing I really need a car for is to take my kids to and from the mountains for ski lessons. I could take my wife's car BUT the problem is that she'd be stranded at home without a car. Not necessarily a deal-breaker as I do have family that could drive her if she REALLY needed to go somewhere and I don't take the kids skiing every weekend. When the new car comes likely in June that we'd still probably keep her 2002 civic around since it is mechanically sound (sans the slipping automatic tranny when it is cold) and I'd use it as my city runabout car to run errands when I don't feel like taking the R or her new car out.
I guess my question is, knowing my situation does it make sense to get a set of winter tires for the R for the JUST in case days where she needs a car on the same days that I need it? As it stands now I'm saving on not having to buy premium fuel, not ruining the perfect paint on my car, and exposing it to grit and salt. We've managed on a single daily driver since October of this year and I figured that aside from ski days that we really haven't found a DYING need for a 2nd car per se. My reasons for putting winters on the R is because my car isn't appreciating in value and being that it is 4 years old that I JUST rolled over 22, 000kms. It doesn't get enough drive time as it is so using in the winter gives me a reason to keep enjoying but at the expense of letting the salt slowly eat away at it and it would no longer be in factory mint condition. For those wondering, I do plan to keep this car forever IF I can manage the space to store it. We typically drive our cars into the ground and will keep them for as long as humanly possible. Case in point, I have a 1990 CRX Si I purchased used in the college and that was 21 years ago. She sleeps quietly in the garage looking as fresh as the day she rolled off the factory assembly line.
TL : DR
Would you or would you NOT winter drive the R knowing you don't necessarily have to?
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