Civic Reception
Car Wars: Episode I
Armed with that letter, and feeling a bit like a pirate with a letter of marque, I went car shopping. Admittedly I use the term car shopping in a very loose sense as I had my heart set on getting a Honda and a Civic or Civic Hybrid in particular. The latest Civics have an ultra-modern dash and sleek styling with the Honda pedigree and engineering expertise.
The hybrid was a nice idea in theory although the financial savings derived from it's high fuel efficiency were marginal. However when you consider that the Hybrid had most of the features found in the top-end Civic Sport for the same price the asking price wasn't too unreasonable. So with all that in mind, I headed off to the nearest Honda dealer Saturday morning intending to get a Civic Hybrid or perhaps a Civic VTi-L.
The stars were aligned as such that the Honda Once-a-Year sale was on that Saturday as well although the Civics would not be on sale as they were a new release and had very limited availability. Still up to then I had my heart set on getting a Civic but then my sister and her husband pointed out the CR-V. This was on sale with no extra on-road costs and as a bonus for the sale had the warranty and road-side assistance extended to 5 years.
I wasn't too enthused on the idea at first, thinking it'd be too bulky and a fuel guzzler. However I started to sway when the salesman showed me the Hybrid. It didn't look too swish up close and the boot space was significantly less than I had imagined. The salesman himself wasn't too enthused about it and admitted that they had sold only a few dozen of them.
To be continued...
Armed with that letter, and feeling a bit like a pirate with a letter of marque, I went car shopping. Admittedly I use the term car shopping in a very loose sense as I had my heart set on getting a Honda and a Civic or Civic Hybrid in particular. The latest Civics have an ultra-modern dash and sleek styling with the Honda pedigree and engineering expertise.
The hybrid was a nice idea in theory although the financial savings derived from it's high fuel efficiency were marginal. However when you consider that the Hybrid had most of the features found in the top-end Civic Sport for the same price the asking price wasn't too unreasonable. So with all that in mind, I headed off to the nearest Honda dealer Saturday morning intending to get a Civic Hybrid or perhaps a Civic VTi-L.
The stars were aligned as such that the Honda Once-a-Year sale was on that Saturday as well although the Civics would not be on sale as they were a new release and had very limited availability. Still up to then I had my heart set on getting a Civic but then my sister and her husband pointed out the CR-V. This was on sale with no extra on-road costs and as a bonus for the sale had the warranty and road-side assistance extended to 5 years.
I wasn't too enthused on the idea at first, thinking it'd be too bulky and a fuel guzzler. However I started to sway when the salesman showed me the Hybrid. It didn't look too swish up close and the boot space was significantly less than I had imagined. The salesman himself wasn't too enthused about it and admitted that they had sold only a few dozen of them.
To be continued...
posted by Forrest Rivers at 23:40
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