Honda Civic 2004: What could be the problem?

Okay so I just got a car from a dealership almost a month ago. Everything worked fine except today. I was about to drop off my son to school and when I press my remote to unlock my car nothing seemed to work so I decided to use my key to open doors. I tried to unlock passanger doors from inside but nothing seemed to work as well. So I sat down and start my car but car did not start or crank. No sound at all and brake pedal was tight and hard as well as the steering well so I thought maybe it was locked so I decided to start again and move the steering wheel like youtube says but nothing. The interior lights still works. I finally gave up after 45 minutes. An hour later I decided to try it again and this time the remote control to open doors worked so I got in and start car. This time I heard gentle cracking sound and dashboards was flashing and then the car started. I turned off and start again and it works fine now. Although it seems to be working fine now I still worry coz I got that car "AS IS". What could be the problem? Btw the radio resetted.

Griding Noise on 2000 Honda Civic?

Every time I turn my steering wheel to the left, it sounds like a grinding noise coming from my driver side wheel, it gets louder at certain speeds, I have already replaced the wheel bearing and it's still doing this, I'm going to replace brakes soon as well but any ideas what can cause this

btw the other side may also grind but can't hear it since the driver side one so loud

Do you think I should sell my car?

I'm debating on doing it. Here is my situation.

I'm selling my 2009 corolla for 8k. It has 63k miles.

I have some things I need to pay for such as finishing my tattoo, microdermabrasion, medical things that aren't a necessity, and college emergency funds as well as a trip to India.

I'm buying a honda civic with 146k miles on it. I drive about 16k miles a year. I need this car to last me until I'm out of college and go to South Korea to teach English. So it's going to be four years.

All I need is a car to last me four years and the extra money would help me immensely. Is this something that I should do? The honda civic is in great condition and I would keep up maintenance.

Defroster in my 98 Honda Civic is out?

I press the button on my panel and the button lights up indicating that the windshield defroster is "on" however no air blows out the top of the dashboard. The air just continues to blow out the front facing vents. In fact, the floor directional and the floor/defrost don't work either. Air only blows out the front. I checked my fuses and none of them pertaining to the the RR/defrost or A/C unit is out. So my only thought is that there's a motor or something inside the dashboard that directs the airflow, and said motor needs to be repaired or fixed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Added (1). upon further research, I've discovered that it must be my "mode motor" that is not operational. Any help on where the motor is, and how to replace it?

Should I change my tranny fluid?

I have a 1999 Honda Civic Ex that had brown transmission fluid. It was pretty bad so I drained 3 quarts and refilled it. I was told to get it all out that I would need to do this 3 times but to drive a few hundred miles in between drains to let all the fluid mix. I have done this and now I'm ready for my second drain and refill but, when I checked my transmission fluid yesterday to see if it mixed at all and got a little brown, I saw that my transmission fluid was red. Should I go ahead and do the second drain and refill anyway? Or should I just let it ride out until it's time to change it again?

2015 Mustang V6 or 2013 Mustang GT?

All spoiled rich kid comments aside, I have been saving money for 2 years and it is time for me to get a new car. Just taking a public survey, but should I get a 2015 Mustang V6, or a 2013 Mustang GT? Both cars are right in my price range. I'm driving a honda civic now so either car will be a dramatic increase power for me. The 2015 styling is awesome, but the 2013 still looks good and i would have the intense power of a V8! I need help deciding!