Item: 1 1995 Honda Civic EX

I bought this car at College Park Honda in 2002.  I had gone a few months without a car before that, which was a lifestyle change, but not entirely a bad one.  Planning bus trips ahead of time and being circumscribed in how far I could go didn't bother me, but having to sometimes ask people for rides did.  Few things are harder for me to do than asking a favor of someone, so a tolerance for this dependency was kind of forced upon me.

This is the 3rd car I've owned and the one that feels the most like me.  When I sit in the driver's seat, everything fits.  The steering wheel is like it was designed for a person of my size, and the radio and air conditioning are a comfortable reach away.  I love the sunroof, and the sound it makes when it opens.  I drive around with the sunroof open even on gray days like today.

But the car is starting to hiccup here and there, particularly when it's been waiting at a red light and then has to go again.  It's now 11 years old, so I guess it is entitled to that, but it's worrying me.  Any way it goes means expensive.