[Spridgets] Thinking about buying another car

[Andrew Payne]

I've always liked Parisian Blue, but white could be very useful as a fill card for photography. 
Drew
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lester <oldsaabguy at comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:28:16 
To: <andrewpayne at intrex.net>
Cc: Spridgets<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thinking about buying another car

With all of your qualifications, there is still one question not asked, What color of Miata are you going to get?

;-)

Lester

... from what I've read, long distance in a Lotus in not a good thing.


On Sep 15, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Andrew Payne wrote:

> I've spent the past few days thinking hard on a cross country trip that I've wanted to take for years. Next year I may be able to do the trip. The basic idea is to be on the road for about 80 days and spend a day or two in each of the 49 states. (Hawaii until you build a bridge, you're dead to me! ;) I will camp most nights, stay with friends some, and a few nights in hotels.  I will likely do it in several regional trips so that I can keep my business afloat. 
> As a car guy, the question of what car to take has always been important. I had thought an Elise until yesterday when I came to terms with the prohibitive cost. I can do the trip, I could buy the car, maybe both. I can't afford to take that car on this trip. Tires, depreciation, maintenance, parts... So back to planning. 
> Years ago I thought a BGT was the perfect car. Fosters goodwill, fun, plus it would plan my trip: I drive till I breakdown, and I explore the town until parts arrive. I still think it would be a good choice. A Miata might be perfect. 
> So the open question is what car do I start looking for? Below is my criteria. 
> 
> *My budget will be a max of $5000. This is for road ready condition. 
> *Manual transmissions only!
> *The car must be fun to drive. 
> *The car must be reliable. 
> *Parts should be readily available, and affordable. This includes tires. 
> *I need a securely lockable trunk at least as big as a Miata's. 
> *I need to be able to reasonably expect 30,000 miles of mostly trouble free driving. 
> *A/C and cruise control would be ideal. 
> *25+ MPG
> 
> Drew
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