![]() ![]() Mine currently has 130+K miles and nothing (knock on wood) has gone wrong. So far, I have been able to do all maintenance myself using youtube and fit forums. My fit has made 3 long road trips coast to coast racking up about 10K miles each time. Personally I really like the cup holders near the doors too. They are actually much more comfortable than the 10 way adjustable seats I had in my luxury brand clown car. It may be my weird back but I love the seats in the fit. I completely disagree with the previous poster about seat comfort. The savings was well worth the $250 plane ticket. That included the 100K mile honda certified warranty. I bought it several states away for 11K when it was 3 years old with 45K miles. I've had a 09 fit manual for four years now. ![]() I would consider expanding your search area. The mustachian side of me would rather go for the lower priced car and leverage a bump to my savings, but my family is pushing toward the lower mileage cars that I would have to pay extra for now, but would theoretically last longer (extra that as a single teacher who just started a business on the side I would really rather not pay). Whatever I do end up with, I would plan to drive til it fell apart (or another distracted high schooler has to live down the infamy of running into multiple teachers right outside the school). Then there are a few that have 130-160k miles and are listed more in the $4000-7000 range. Of the ones available in my area, there are a couple with low mileage - 30k-70k that are listed between $9000-10,500. The settlement from insurance was $8100, which includes a chunk to cover taxes on buying a new car. Here is what I am replacing: 07 Honda Accord manual with 59k miles - been driving it since college and expected to drive it til the wheels fell off 10ish years from now, but which point I figured a greener option would hopefully be common and I could replace it with an environmentally friendly car. I'm not a car afficionado, but I do change my own oil/rotate my own tires kinda thing, so what I don't know is how to decide between a lower priced car with higher miles or a higher priced car with lower miles. I drove both the manual and automatic and just really prefer to drive a manual, and in the long run, my understanding is that manuals are lower cost to maintain. My problem is that I really prefer manual - there are very few options in my area to choose from. I got some awesome suggestions from you all already about cars to replace it with and found I really like the Honda Fit. Hey all, so I'm shopping for a new car because 07 Honda Accord was totaled.
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