It's difficult to maintain more than one car if you're not used to it. I've stretched my budget to try to take care of three, but even with my Mom helping to pay for repairs for one (the Crosswind... heck, she should, she's the one who uses it most), one car was left to languish.

The Avanza 1.3 shouldn't give you many headaches. If you get a second car to take the brunt of the mileage, it should last you even longer.

A 1993 Civic Hatch is a fun car, but not the most practical, and at that age, expect to spend $$$ maintaining it... tune-up, radiator hoses and plumbing (you HAVE to replace this... it's likely cracked and leaky by now... this is from experience with that model), possible kalampag in the suspension, rust problems on the roof (from experience, too), etcetera. The engine itself is very very durable, but the rest needs attention.

What's your budget for that second car? For the price of a hatch, you can get some newer and more practical cars... not as fuel efficient, maybe, but they won't guzzle gas anywhere near as badly as your CRV did.

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Downgrade in status? If you're busy paying off the bills of a new car, who cares about status? Heck, maybe people will look up to you for making a practical choice.

Besides, I've just started seeing Avanzas on the road, and, when set-up right, they're kinda cute.