Is an '05 Honda Civic Sedan DX-G SE with 53,500 KM (33K miles) worth $13,888 Canadian?
See, what happened was, we got this '04 Honda Civic Sedan DX for $10,527, but the dealership kind of messed us up. Apparently, it's an uncommon thing (though, at this point, how well do we trust them?) It's a 5 star Honda Dealership, and they have a 7 day exchange policy. They didn't change the battery, so it died, the engine is really rusty, and there's minor windshield damage they didn't mention (the car was dirty when we test drove it, it looked like dirt).
So, we go to exchange it, and there's a new (used) Civic that was just traded in, half the mileage, and a year younger, with some extra features (like power locks). But, it's going to be $3,817 more with tax and the paperwork fees.
Before we go through with it, I wondered as to your opinions, being as I'm wary of making a mistake again. Cut our losses with a vehicle we know is messed up (they did replace the battery free of charge, so really just the rust now), or take a chance on a newer vehicle for $4K more?
Thanks for your help.
Thing is, we already Have the '04 Civic. We can do one of 2 things: keep it, or exchange it.
Keeping it: Pros, no more money, cons, we already know it's not good (rust etc), + if we change our mind after 7 days, we don't get all of the money back.
Exchanging it: This other Civic is the only one they have in our price range, so, pros: Better, newer car which looks in good condition, cons, an extra $4,000.
That's the question we're at currently
Oh, and it's not $3800 in tax and paperwork. It's about $3300 over, + about $500 in tax and paperwork
See, what happened was, we got this '04 Honda Civic Sedan DX for $10,527, but the dealership kind of messed us up. Apparently, it's an uncommon thing (though, at this point, how well do we trust them?) It's a 5 star Honda Dealership, and they have a 7 day exchange policy. They didn't change the battery, so it died, the engine is really rusty, and there's minor windshield damage they didn't mention (the car was dirty when we test drove it, it looked like dirt).
So, we go to exchange it, and there's a new (used) Civic that was just traded in, half the mileage, and a year younger, with some extra features (like power locks). But, it's going to be $3,817 more with tax and the paperwork fees.
Before we go through with it, I wondered as to your opinions, being as I'm wary of making a mistake again. Cut our losses with a vehicle we know is messed up (they did replace the battery free of charge, so really just the rust now), or take a chance on a newer vehicle for $4K more?
Thanks for your help.
Thing is, we already Have the '04 Civic. We can do one of 2 things: keep it, or exchange it.
Keeping it: Pros, no more money, cons, we already know it's not good (rust etc), + if we change our mind after 7 days, we don't get all of the money back.
Exchanging it: This other Civic is the only one they have in our price range, so, pros: Better, newer car which looks in good condition, cons, an extra $4,000.
That's the question we're at currently
Oh, and it's not $3800 in tax and paperwork. It's about $3300 over, + about $500 in tax and paperwork