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Old 09-03-2007, 01:52 AM
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Keep the Accord!

Unless you have lots of spare time or lots of spare money. With a new kid on the way, I wouldn't count on having much of either for a couple years. Search the money pit thread if you want to know why that's my advice.

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Old 09-03-2007, 02:08 AM
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I read somewhere that between 1980 and 85 , only 28,000 or so were imported into the US.
If that's true. There's NO way wagons will maintain their current sales prices. There are simply too many that will start coming on the market at these prices ultimately driving the prices to acceptable levels. If less than 300 each year were imported, then I could see those prices maybe holding...

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Old 09-03-2007, 07:54 AM
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thanks for the advice

I know exactly what you mean about the wife whining. I had her half convinced when I told her that the engine parts would all be interchangeable, and another third of the convincing was all her... She got really really excited when she saw the rear-facing third row. I'll check out some volvos... too bad all cars dion't take the exact same parts.

to tell the truth, it wouldn't exactly be a daily driver, even. MY 300D is the daily driver She intends on homeschooling, is a huge hippy and thinks organic foods are the coolest thing ever... Likes having a garden... If we could get a milk cow and a chicken I think she'd never leave the house!

I bought her accord brand new, and now I hate myself for it. We needed it at the time because it was replacing a money pit car. Now we are stuck paying 315 bucks a month for a car that we try not to put miles on. I bet a TD would LOVE that life of luxury

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