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Jun 17, 2007 | 04:17 PM

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johannaccord1

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From: North Hollywood

I actually cant say that I have a beater car, but I do have a spare 2001 accord(see sig) that gives me a better milage but not power.

milage over power? I like to use more power than milage but accord saves me some $

Jun 17, 2007 | 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by njsfastestg

i got a 96 hyundai sonata for work and use the g for the weekend like you do. i save $$$$ on insurance as well.DOMO

yea, that's what surprised me the most, i'm paying less for insurance! since the civic is the primary, and G is secondary, i'm paying about $6 less a month. not much, but in 12 months that $6 becomes $72 and in 20 years thats $1440, whcih means new rims!! ok, a little far fetched, but it works.

Jun 17, 2007 | 10:16 PM

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strife

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I drive my 99 Prelude when I have to work evenings or if the weather is shiitty...or if I will be headed to the mall or get groceries by myself...otherwise I take the MPV

Jun 17, 2007 | 10:27 PM

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I have two cars in the family. Both of them are driven every day and G gets more on the weekends.

I let my wife drive it during the week...........she gets better MPG

Jun 18, 2007 | 12:08 AM

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sna66

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sheesh i only get about 7 mpg in my bugatti veyron beater

Jun 18, 2007 | 01:37 AM

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Nickk6

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I don't have a beater, but I ride my bike a lot more than my car, not only is it twice as fast, but it gets double the gas mileage of the G. Something like 35mpgs

Jun 18, 2007 | 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by liukai

man, i drove already 60 miles in this car, and the fuel level is nearly full still!! i'm addicted to saving gas now! this "beater" idea is already paying off after a few days.

i got it for $6900 from a dealer. private sellers are almost always cheaper. one thing the dealer told me (private dealer, not honda dealership), they get all their cars from vegas in cali, from auctions at car dealerships. its just alot cheaper that way they say. but anyways, it had 104,000 miles, great condition, everythign working, so i'm happy. craigslist always has something. one thing i made sure of is mileage, i wasn't trying to buy a used civic that averaged more than 20,000 miles a year. anything below that to me is acceptable.

You want to know something funny? I had a 2000 civic SI in which i traded in when i got the G and the dealer gave me 5500 for it and it had 90k back in 04. 3 years later you buy an EX for $1400 more, which just tells me i got raped on the trade in......they probably made well more than 2 G's off of my trade in

Jun 18, 2007 | 09:43 AM

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my beater is an 05 silverado 2500 4x4 i drive to work about 85% of the time funny it has no door dings. my g that i have already has 2 it is only 7 months old.not overly concerned with mpg

Jun 18, 2007 | 10:21 AM

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i had my G for weekend, and i drive my TL daily~~ its a 04 TL ~~ my G only got about 2000KM on it~~ i had it about 4-5 months now~~

Jun 18, 2007 | 10:34 AM

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06 F250 Powerstroke. 1 year old w/ 60,000 miles. The G is my weekend ride.

Jun 18, 2007 | 08:07 PM

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question? isn't a G35s a "beater" level car?
Personally, I would get a project car or a weekend car, and use my G as a beater..
but i do get ~23-24 mpg (or more) on the G on average.. (80% freeway w/ hybrid driving skills)

Jun 19, 2007 | 06:34 PM

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ttrank

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My G is still my only car. I want to get some older civic or something to take to the movies, mall, grocery store and other places where I don't like leaving my car in the parking lot. My GF has an 05 Mazda 3 5D that we use for that kind of stuff right now.