I won a new 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid from my credit union- North Island Credit Union. They have a sweepstake that members can enter throughout the years. They give away one Honda Civic Hybrid or one Toyota Preus each month. So the best tactic is to always enter the sweepstakes early in January so you are eligible for all 12 monthly drawings. Last I entered in January, 2007, but I never won anything. This last January I again entered the sweepstake and since it had gotten to late November I just assumed that I didn't win anything this year. Then last Monday a got call from my credit union and I just thought is was a telemarketing call. But, I was suspicious enough to call them back to find out about "the good they had for me". I was hoping that maybe I had one a car. I'm so glad that I did return that call. Yesterday afternoon I picked up my 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid and I have never a car to completely decked out with so many bells and whistles. It has everything one could imagine. I told the dealer who delivered the car to the Credit Union in La Mesa, California that about the only that car didn't have was a built-in coffee maker. He said he would forward that suggestion Honda.
Since I usually keep my cars until they have between 200,000 and 300,000 miles on them. Now that I'm semi-retired I only drive about 25 miles a week. That indicates to me that this car will probably be my last car and has a remaining life span longer than mine.
I gave my old car, a 1995 Honda Civic, to my brother, Bill, because he and his wife have a gas guzzling pickup and they live a good 25 miles out of town. My old Honda has 155,000 miles on it and has never required any major work on it except for regular maintenance. That car should then get a minimum of an additional 155,000 with nothing major required to be done to it except regular maintenance.
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