1987 Honda Accord

Friday my car started making an awful racket as I got off the highway going to work. It sounded like one of those noisemakers that people have on New Years Eve. It turned out to be coming from the alternator, you could see the pulley was cocked, so I thought the bearings were shot. I used a rental car for the weekend since I didn’t really have time to fix it, and it didn’t seem wise to drive it in that condition. I replaced the alternator today, although it seems that perhaps the pulley just worked itself loose. The alternator had a warranty, so I won’t have to pay for it anyhow. I also replaced the left side driveshaft. The old one was making a lot of noise, and you have to take the axle out to replace the alternator anyhow, so I figured I’d just do it. I’m getting fed up with my car, I’d like to find a good condition mid 90s civic hatchback. I want a car that gets 40mpg, and there isn’t a new car on the market that can do that, but there are some cars from the 90s that can.