[M_Six]

As far as a Civic vs a 3-series, Wifey's car is a 2006 Civic she bought new for about $16k. You couldn't buy a new 3-series in 2006 for that. She's put nothing into it aside from normal maintenance and it still drives fine nearly 16 years later. Not sure the BMW 3-series would have been as cheap to own and as dependable. We could easily afford something newer for her, and I've tried to talk her into a Mazda 3 or some such thing, but she hates changing cars as much as she hates changing computers. I'd love to dump my MB GLC300 for a Honda CR-V Hybrid, but they're made of unobtainium these days, apparently.