For the last 11 years I have been driving around in a 1996 Honda Civic LXi Hatch
It has a few niggles, but is still a very sound car and does its job well. It however is just getting a little old.
I have been playing with the idea of getting a new car (new to me, but not a brand new 2015 car), and over the weekend I was surprised to receive an offer from my father that he would give me some $ towards a car. That prompted me to look a little harder, which of course started to confuse me.
How old should I go?
How many KM?
Car type/body shape?
How much of my cash do I actually want to spend?
Thinking further, I decided
2012
30,000 km (or less)
Hatch preferred, as long as it holds the big boxes I grab out of my storage shed every so often
Not an ex rental
The cash issue seems to be the issue - I don't really want to spend ALL of my money, but at the same time I don't want to spend a bit now and have to spend a bit more later
This weekend, I will go test driving a few cars - the Mazda 3 seems to have glowing reviews.