First off, thanks to the Admins & Mods who have created and manage this forum. It's their efforts that differentiate this site from the others and member participation is the barometer that measures success.
I've always been partial to sport coupes starting with a '73 Capri (4MT) through my last which was an '07 E92 (6MT) and probably my favorite one. I was semi-retired when I purchased it, did PCD in SC and expected to have many happy miles together. I was very active on E90Post.com. Alas, in '08 I went back to an office job and it became my DD, rowing the gears from light to light in a 6 mile commute. The last straw was in '13, when a few inches of snow gave me that uneasy feeling of lack of directional stability, so I purchased my current ride, '14 CX-5. Fast forward: within the next year, I plan on retiring for good and since I won't need a DD that must go in all weather conditions, the desire to get back into a sport coupe came into focus. Had my heart set on an MX-5 GT(6MT) but SWMBO is not coming around. All you married guys realize that Happy Wife=Happy Life so I don't need to explain further. There lies the reason that I have now focused my research on the 86. Seems to satisfy most of the check boxes. Been perusing this forum and there's a wealth of info. I still know how to use the
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At this point, I have my sights on an 86 GT (6AT) in Oceanic Blue. I'll be chiming in from time to time to ask some questions that I can't find and offer some suggestions/knowledge that an >60yo enthusiast has accumulated over the years.
Stay safe out there and looking forward to a new chapter in my catalogue of "Cars That I've Owned".
All the best,
Steve