:lol: Nevermind, I actually made some assumptions on repair costs and looked at the numbers. Here was my take:
Keep the Civic. Here’s what I would guess about the next 60k miles:
Cutlass
-$4500 Civic sale price
$2000 repairs (Cutlass at 197k!!! Yikes! CV joints, wheel bearings, johnson rods…)
$8750 gas (60k miles x 24mpg x $3.50/gal)$6250 spent on commuting
Civic
-$2500 Cutlass sale price
$1000 repairs (Civic at 163k, no problem. I bet you a case of Sam Adams it’s under $500 over the next 60k)
$6563 gas (60k x 32mpg x $3.50/gal)$5063 spent on commuting
If my shots in the dark are anywhere near accurate, the Civic will cost you less to get to work over the next 60k miles
Hell, even if the oil burning gets worse, how hard is it to swap a D16? They’re cheap right?