A real conundrum (may purchase a car)

[CarolinasFinestDetailing]

Buy it. Teaching your daughter (or any new driver) with a manual is safer in my opinion. It forces them to pay attention more and ensures no other kids will be able to drive it.

[Coopers ST]

Yes my kids will know how to drive a manual to get a license.

[Sizzle Chest]

Do it. Solid cars...

[custmsprty]

Buy it. Teaching your daughter (or any new driver) with a manual is safer in my opinion. It forces them to pay attention more and ensures no other kids will be able to drive it.

Or text and drive

Just make sure you have a road side assistance program, 200,000 miles is still 200,000 miles.

I say this as a father of a daughter too.

[texasgibby]

Sounds like a "win-win", to me.

[PaulMys]

Or text and drive

Just make sure you have a road side assistance program, 200,000 miles is still 200,000 miles.

I say this as a father of a daughter too.

Was gonna mention the "texting & driving" as well.

Can't hold your phone with one hand on the wheel and one on the shifter.

[DaveT435]

If you can get it for 500.00 sounds like a good deal. If she's going through the trouble of getting the car detailed she may be looking at KBB at the private sale price and have an unrealistic number in mind. In my market the KBB number on a private sale is 1800.00.

[jse67]

I wouldn't hesitate to buy that car at all. My son is a Junior in college. He bought a 95 Civic from a friend of mine with 256,000 miles on it for $1500, and has been driving it back and forth to college for a year now. Never once, has he had a problem with it. And, 40 mpg to boot!

[VISITOR]

for that price and to learn on that's hard to beat. just keep in mind unless you see it in the records, at that mileage things will slowly have to be replaced (clutch, shocks, tires/alignment, spark plugs, etc,). IIRC, that specific year civic needs to have it's airbag replaced due to some safety issues which is free of charge at the honda dealership...

[Coopers ST]

Thought I would update this. The car is not at my house. The lady picked both hers up, loved them, and said she wanted $2,200. Today my wife came home and said her husband told her she was nuts and she asked what I wanted to pay. My wife was careful as to not offend her, and said something along the lines of the detailing money, detailing her new car that now has 3000 miles so it can't be too hard, and cash. Never said anything about the cash as the subject turned to her driving the car through a carwash. And how I would be pissed if my wife did that, and black cars (her new one) will not hold up to that abuse.

So...not really sure where we are yet.