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It is a hard call. If you had a lot of work in the Monte, I would see if he will hold it for you for a bit and get a 4x4 now while they are cheap. In a month or two, try to work out a deal for the Monte. However, for purely practical reasons, if you have to choose one or the other you should get the 4x4. I had a similar situation 5 years ago. I had a chance to buy a 2 door 1969 AMC Rambler sedan, a car I loved due to it's looks. It ran and drove but needed everything. I also had a chance to buy a mildly wrecked 68k mile 8 yr old Sentra for $350 that would make a good delivery car and only needed front end work. I bought the Sentra. Sometimes, life gets in the way of fun. Right now, the economy is pretty iffy, as is the financial future of you as an individual. You need to make preparations now for the worst case scenario. The Civic and a 4x4 are the most economically viable combination. The Civic uses little gas, and with the price of fossil fuels set to skyrocket next year due to Cap and Trade, it is the car that is the most important for you to keep. The 4x4 will also help you to earn money in the winter as it will be more likely to get you to and from your job. The Monte is a toy that is not terribly good in winter and not very fuel efficient. Unfortunately, logic is not fun in this case.
I'm willing to take a bit more of an unorthodox approach.
I am a veteran from the extreme salt and snow of the yankee north from years back (Ohio.) Not many of us every had the money for 4x4 trucks so we used another option.
THE WINTER CAR.
This is usually a big heavy tank (for stability) and often does better on gas than a 4x4 anyway. A nice big heavy 70's car was our choice (the last one was a wonderful 4 door 1974 Pontiac LeMans) usually already rusted quite badly. The max price to pay is 500 bucks and then you get your mud/snow tires from the junkyard, usually from a pickup. 235/75-15 is the cheapest. Get two more and have them studded. Keep the cheap tire chains in what is left of the trunk.
You could probably get something in the early 90's even, the point is that you know why it is around. AC doesn't work, but you fix the heater. Pipe tape or bondo fixes the huge holes that let the heat out. Sheet metal goes over the holes in the floor.
Brake lines or fuel lines break? The steel ones get cut and spliced back together. You know the drill.
It's not for everybody, but that's how my family does it.
I am a veteran from the extreme salt and snow of the yankee north from years back (Ohio.) Not many of us every had the money for 4x4 trucks so we used another option.
THE WINTER CAR.
This is usually a big heavy tank (for stability) and often does better on gas than a 4x4 anyway. A nice big heavy 70's car was our choice (the last one was a wonderful 4 door 1974 Pontiac LeMans) usually already rusted quite badly. The max price to pay is 500 bucks and then you get your mud/snow tires from the junkyard, usually from a pickup. 235/75-15 is the cheapest. Get two more and have them studded. Keep the cheap tire chains in what is left of the trunk.
You could probably get something in the early 90's even, the point is that you know why it is around. AC doesn't work, but you fix the heater. Pipe tape or bondo fixes the huge holes that let the heat out. Sheet metal goes over the holes in the floor.
Brake lines or fuel lines break? The steel ones get cut and spliced back together. You know the drill.
It's not for everybody, but that's how my family does it.
lol the 'winter car'. I used to always do that. But the sad thing is when I think of all the winter cars I had, they were actually to nice for winter too lol.
-1975 Old Omega Salon 2-door, red, all the chrome, buckets, console, pop open rear windows, power disk brakes. The only bad thing was the 260/TH400 with highway gears. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING lost to that car lol
-1976 Chrysler Cordoba, green in and out, moon roof, 400 with duals. Wasn't really my type of car, but it was in really good shape.
-1976 Mustang Ghia, blue with white interior, 302/auto. This car was awesome (yeah, yeah, I know, its a Ford lol). Paid $300 for it. Drove the crap out of it. Tried a few times ti kill that little 302, but it just kept on going. But the bad thing was that the floor (interior and trunk) were rusted bad. Was a hole about 15" around right at my feet. Had to put a piece of plywood down over it lol.
-1975 Old Omega Salon 2-door, red, all the chrome, buckets, console, pop open rear windows, power disk brakes. The only bad thing was the 260/TH400 with highway gears. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING lost to that car lol
-1976 Chrysler Cordoba, green in and out, moon roof, 400 with duals. Wasn't really my type of car, but it was in really good shape.
-1976 Mustang Ghia, blue with white interior, 302/auto. This car was awesome (yeah, yeah, I know, its a Ford lol). Paid $300 for it. Drove the crap out of it. Tried a few times ti kill that little 302, but it just kept on going. But the bad thing was that the floor (interior and trunk) were rusted bad. Was a hole about 15" around right at my feet. Had to put a piece of plywood down over it lol.
well i didnt get the car, couldnt swing the cash.
I picked up a jeep for winter, we shall see what happens if i ever get another g body🙁 I want one but bills are killing me, money aint where it use to be.
I picked up a jeep for winter, we shall see what happens if i ever get another g body🙁 I want one but bills are killing me, money aint where it use to be.
Well a little update.
I ended up buying a jeep cherokee, and throwing a ton of work into it.
3'' lift 31's ect, tons of custom one off fab work, all while keeping the entire project under 2k.
its not finished, and I sold my civic to a friend to run in crasharama after parting out the important sh*t.
So my civic is gone as of the 9th, and heres the good news.
My old 86 monte carlo ss, the one I sold to my dad, Will be the car I get to drive until my jeeps done 😀😀😀😀😀
I ended up buying a jeep cherokee, and throwing a ton of work into it.
3'' lift 31's ect, tons of custom one off fab work, all while keeping the entire project under 2k.
its not finished, and I sold my civic to a friend to run in crasharama after parting out the important sh*t.
So my civic is gone as of the 9th, and heres the good news.
My old 86 monte carlo ss, the one I sold to my dad, Will be the car I get to drive until my jeeps done 😀😀😀😀😀
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