I recently got into a car crash and my 1996 Honda Civic EX was totaled. It was the other persons fault so the insurance company is paying $3,700 for me to get a new car. I wanted to get a new honda civic because I really liked my other one. I found a year 2000 Honda civic EX on craigslist for $4,300 that I'm going to look at. But I also found a 1999 Jeep Cherokee sport for $3,900. They both have about 105,000 miles on them. The Honda is a manual (I liked driving the manual), which my last Honda civic ex was. The Jeep is an automatic.
I'm really stuck between the two. The honda civic was fun to drive, but the Jeep seems like it would be fun to. So, I guess my decision rests on 2 factors.
First being gas. My old Honda got about 27-30mpg on average. I think the jeep gets about 20+mpg (it;s a small jeep though, not a grand cherokee). Second factor is the weather. I live in NE, it's the beginning of summer right now so I don't have to much to worry about, but in the winter, the 4-wheel drive on the Jeep might be nice. I notice with my old Honda, even rain could cause it to spin it's tires a little when accelerating from a stop, that might have been cause I'm slightly inexperienced driving a manual though (it was my first car).
The honda is a $400 difference from the Jeep. Any advice?
side note: From what I've read and heard; both vehicles have excellent reputations. Both should last be over 200,000 miles easy, with regular maintenance.
I'm 18 and in High School; I make on average $140 a week.
I'm really stuck between the two. The honda civic was fun to drive, but the Jeep seems like it would be fun to. So, I guess my decision rests on 2 factors.
First being gas. My old Honda got about 27-30mpg on average. I think the jeep gets about 20+mpg (it;s a small jeep though, not a grand cherokee). Second factor is the weather. I live in NE, it's the beginning of summer right now so I don't have to much to worry about, but in the winter, the 4-wheel drive on the Jeep might be nice. I notice with my old Honda, even rain could cause it to spin it's tires a little when accelerating from a stop, that might have been cause I'm slightly inexperienced driving a manual though (it was my first car).
The honda is a $400 difference from the Jeep. Any advice?
side note: From what I've read and heard; both vehicles have excellent reputations. Both should last be over 200,000 miles easy, with regular maintenance.
I'm 18 and in High School; I make on average $140 a week.