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This is what I've been going through. Keeping an eye on new cars I could afford over the last couple years.
Just ...
Nothing.
That appealed to me. Had an Alfa GTV and a Honda Civic S long ago. Now the current hooptie was wearing out and I needed to get serious.
Started looking at more upscale used models and was amazed at how little some <5 year old SLKs were going for. Hmm.
But then looked into common repair part prices.
So probably a Mini, 500 or a scooby of some sort. The Mini and 500 have had some pretty dire breakdown and bits falling off stories though.
Up here in pnw land we have ferries to get across the water.
There are different price schedules for vehicle length and tiny cars qualify for $3 less if under 168 inches.
Thought I'd be stuck with a Mini if I wanted to get that price break.
Then I happened across the spec sheet on the FR-S last Friday evening. 166.7 - WOW! On that all over.
Hadn't really been looking too closely at these up to that point.
Did some furious net diving that night looking up all the details and checking recalls and common problems. Didn't look bad at all.
A local dealer had 1 MT in stock in the color I wanted. Brought it home the next day.
The only thing I've found to be a bit disappointing is the rear visibility. If the Hachi was really a hatchback that would have been my dream car.
I'll keep an eye out for new variants on this chassis. Maybe a trade in if so.
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