07-25-2005, 02:52 PM
So I need a daily driver, driving the integra to work is really getting old. I've been back and forth about a lot of cars, thinking about a lot of things - A4, miata, accord, civic, 240sx, prelude etc. I want something thats going to be reasonably fun to drive, cheap to own, easy on gas, etc.
I thought about the Audi A4, but I think its going to be a bit more than I want to spend on the car, the insurance and the maintenance. I test drove a civic and an accord and I just hated it. Crappy seats, huge bus steering wheel, just sucks to drive. Most of the cars I'm having a hard time even finding anything worth calling about. Same with most of the cars, it seems like a really slow time on the used car market and I dont want to buy from a dealer. I also want something I wont have any problem selling in 8-10 months (i'm not in denial anymore about this) since I will probably want a truck next year.... and of course I still "need" a bike as well.
Aside from the lack of storage, I cant see any reason not to pick up a miata - fun to drive, flip top lid, easy on gas and cheap to own. Sure there's the 'stigma' but I dont care about that. I rarely haul a bunch of stuff around, and the trunk will easily fit my typical trip to wal mart - I had no problems with the 96 miata I had when I was in atlanta.
I looked at this car on saturday and I'm going back tonight to do a compression test on the motor and make an offer on it
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I would need to take some foam out of the seat to make it sit about 2" lower but doesnt need anything else that i can tell.
I thought about the Audi A4, but I think its going to be a bit more than I want to spend on the car, the insurance and the maintenance. I test drove a civic and an accord and I just hated it. Crappy seats, huge bus steering wheel, just sucks to drive. Most of the cars I'm having a hard time even finding anything worth calling about. Same with most of the cars, it seems like a really slow time on the used car market and I dont want to buy from a dealer. I also want something I wont have any problem selling in 8-10 months (i'm not in denial anymore about this) since I will probably want a truck next year.... and of course I still "need" a bike as well.
Aside from the lack of storage, I cant see any reason not to pick up a miata - fun to drive, flip top lid, easy on gas and cheap to own. Sure there's the 'stigma' but I dont care about that. I rarely haul a bunch of stuff around, and the trunk will easily fit my typical trip to wal mart - I had no problems with the 96 miata I had when I was in atlanta.
I looked at this car on saturday and I'm going back tonight to do a compression test on the motor and make an offer on it
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I would need to take some foam out of the seat to make it sit about 2" lower but doesnt need anything else that i can tell.