Help Me Choose My New Engine

[214Chevy]

No problem at all Bill. Hey Scott, my story is similar. Although we have new cars, she had been driving her daily/get around/gas saver for about 10 years, which happened to be a 2000 Honda Accord LX (the base model) that she'd bought used in 04 with about 70k+ miles on it. It now has upwards of 280k miles on it. Well, for about the last 2-3 years she had been mentioning how much she liked the newer model Hondas. Although, she never asked for one, never complained or griped about "needing" a new car. Again, we have new cars that are dependable. So, I thought to myself, what would be the ultimate Christmas gift. She's not into jewelry much nor is she into fashionable clothes. So, after much pondering, I thought about a good, used, certified Honda. I figured I'd save some money and get a later model like a 2012 or 13. After going to the dealership, and if anyone knows anything about Honda's, they are very proud of them. The low mileage, certified, used one's are damn the near the same as new prices. Therefore, I figured what's another $2-3k that can be negotioated for a new one. So, after calling a few dealerships, emailing back and forth and price gauging, of course, I got her a brand spanking new, fully loaded 2014 EX-L V6 model. I was going to try and wait until Christmas, but the dealership kept calling and calling me. So, I went by on Halloween Friday, the last day of the month...10/31 and acted as if I didn't wanna buy it and truthfully, I wasn't in no rush since Christmas is about 7 weeks away. Well, you all know how the end of the month scurry is for car dealerships to move some inventory and sell some cars. They made me a stellar price and I couldn't refuse. So, I bought it and gave it to her on that following Sunday. Let's just say my ears are still ringing from all of the screaming and hollering. Although, no matter how many boxes arrived at the house, she never questioned what I spent and how much anything costs as long as all of the bills were paid and nothing fell behind...but, let's just say I'm winning right now.