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Tough problem: gotta buy a car

January 4, 2006 at 2:12 pm · Filed under General

Well, my Honda Civic is looking like it is just going to give me more and more problems.

I’ve got to get a new car.

I’m down to two choices.

What do you think?

Based on price, the Prius wins. Based on sporty-ness, the Pilot wins.

This is a tough call.

January 4, 2006 @ 3:41 pm

Prius is too trendy.

Besides, the long term maintenance for hybrids costs are still unknown and the gas savings are not really ‘worth it.’

Read this article for more cost comparisons:

Also, Pilot is WAY more versatile. Load it up with servers, monitors, kids, women.

January 4, 2006 @ 8:51 pm

I say you should join the Plaxo Audi S4 club with me and Ryan

I think Rikk has been pretty pleased with his Pilot, I bet he could give you a pretty thorough review of it…

January 5, 2006 @ 10:28 pm

Yeah, I’m leaning towards the SUV world. Go figure! The S4 club is nice, but I’m going for 4WD and space for the kids.

January 7, 2006 @ 8:03 pm

Hey, the S4 has AWD, room for 5, and an ample trunk

January 8, 2006 @ 4:50 pm

Yeah, that is a great car. No doubt. Still, I need something a bit larger to handle the clan.

My consensus after looking at everything: Pilot