*Definitely* not good

[mdlbear]

I took the Honda back to the dealer's this morning -- a slightly harrowing drive.  The shop foreman took it for a test drive and pronounced the transmission DOA.  Which leaves me with the intriguing question of whether to pay $3500-$4000 (depending on warranty) for a new transmission, plus the $1000 for service and front brakes that it's going to need in a couple of months, or back away slowly and get a new one.

The hybrid Civic sitting at the dealer's was only about $23K... it's so tempting...  I'd have to put the transmission on a credit card...  My checkbook hurts...

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Yeah, that's the way the tea-leaves are pointing

[mdlbear]

Unlike the Insight, the Civic is 4-door and appears to have an automatic transmission. It'll be a trifle tight with the four of us, but managable. IIRC the passenger compartment is only a few inches narrower, and there's only slightly less legroom. Most of the length is taken away from the trunk.

Re: Yeah, that's the way the tea-leaves are pointing

[johno.livejournal.com]

Also, I drove a Insight for all an hour in Az after Westercon.

Very tight, very noisy, nearly zero storage space. I remember it being a automatic though.