Perfect car for a high school parking lot! I'm going to miss Bernadette, but she deserves a better home. She isn't getting enough attention lately and it's time for someone else to learn how to drive a manual transmission. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights, plus a potential deal that's worth thinking about.

Highlights:

• It's a Honda and will run forever

• It's a Honda and will run forever

• Clutch was replaced by Larry H Miller Honda in 2024 ($3,300 value)

• Tires installed by Costco in 2025. Have less than 1,000 miles on them ($800 value)

• Alternator replaced by Auto Enhance in January 2026 (Jimmy Johns for the boys)

• Single family ownership. Purchased brand new in 2001 by mother. Passed down to son when he moved away for college.

• Clean title in hand

• Driven on average of 50 miles/week for the past 7 years.

Lowlights:

• Windows have an electrical short so they don't operate. Window motors were replaced in 2022. Worked for a few days, then stopped again. Only diagnosis left is an electrical short and I'm not savvy enough to find it.

• AC works best if temps are less than 70 degrees. It's a bit tempermental. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it works for 10 minutes in a 25 minute drive (although it worked all day today - 7/1/2026).

• Small oil leak. Can't locate the origin, but it's nothing that a top off at Jiffy Lube can't solve.

Potential Deal:

I would love my kids to learn how to drive a manual transmission vehicle, but I'm still 6 years away from that reality. I can't have Bernadette in my garage for 6 years. Maybe she can bless someone else's high schooler and give them the chance to learn how to drive a manual for 5-6 years, then depending on the condition, I buy it back for a fair price when my oldest needs a vehicle. You'd just be responsible for any necessary maintenance and repair while it's in your possession.

Any takers?