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why? · 08-21-2015, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by strat61caster

3rd Gen MR2 is a viable DD imo, zero practicality though...

yea but it is a convertible. the first gen has an extra trunk in back, and you can strap everything else to the roof, or if it has t-tops, might as well leave them home because odds are they leak like a sieve anyways.

Oh and the snap oversteer, get to learn how to drive like they did in the 50's.

venturaII · 08-21-2015, 01:43 PM

2nd gen RX-7 with the optional jump seats. That ought to be cheap enough.

thill · 08-21-2015, 03:50 PM

I just cannot imagine trying to reliably drive 25K a year in some of the cars you guys are recommending. Don't get me wrong they are fun cars. But many of them I would consider more of a project/fun weekend car and not a reliable daily driver for someone who drives 25K a year. Especially when you factor in maintenance, gas, etc.

Brndn704 · 08-21-2015, 03:58 PM

Ending thread now.

You want a fun car that is reliable and practical? Get an early Civic hatchback. You can find a real nice one that doesn't need work for well under $10k. You can easily squeeze out 300k miles off a stock engine if you take care of it. Plus they are extremely agile. You can't go wrong. Big enough for your musical gear, great gas mileage, extremely reliable.

There ya go.

KenTK808 · 08-21-2015, 04:12 PM

Infiniti G35 are reliable if they have been taken care of. Our G35 has 150k miles and the only things we have had to replace is the normal wear and tear stuff. For the money they are hard to beat. Lexus of thr same year have less luxury features and are slower, but admit ably more reliable.

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Tcoat · 08-21-2015, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by thill

I just cannot imagine trying to reliably drive 25K a year in some of the cars you guys are recommending. Don't get me wrong they are fun cars. But many of them I would consider more of a project/fun weekend car and not a reliable daily driver for someone who drives 25K a year. Especially when you factor in maintenance, gas, etc.

Ya, things have now gone from helpful, to funny, to ludicrous and there appears too be no end in sight.

why? · 08-21-2015, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ya, things have now gone from helpful, to funny, to ludicrous and there appears too be no end in sight.

wait, that wasn't the point? Oh I know, the perfect commuter car. a DeLorean!! Hey did you know there was an actual DeLorean factory opening up soon! No really!

juliog · 08-22-2015, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by why?

wait, that wasn't the point? Oh I know, the perfect commuter car. a DeLorean!! Hey did you know there was an actual DeLorean factory opening up soon! No really!

There's a guy in my building who daily drives a DeLorean. True story.

Tcoat · 08-22-2015, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by juliog

There's a guy in my building who daily drives a DeLorean. True story.

As long as he doesn't hit 88mph.
Then he would be a guy that used to live in your building (or will live in your building I suppose).

EAGLE5 · 08-22-2015, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by soilent

What should I get instead??

Herpes.

Jegan_V · 08-22-2015, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by why?

Those are all compact cars. well technically the fit might not be, but it has always been heavy.

The spark is 2269, the yaris is still 2315 so there are lighter ones out there. The rio is a real pig.

No, the Fit has never been this heavy. 1st gen and 2nd gen were below 2400 lbs. The Accent is the same car as the Rio, there's no difference other than the badges and the body styling. If you consider one a subcompact, the other is as well.

It seems you're looking at EPA classification rather than their actual size, remember the EPA classification looks at interior volume rather than exterior dimensions, as far as they're concerned the new 2014-2015 Corolla is a bigger car than a Camry because the interior dimensions are larger. Put a Yaris beside a Sonic hatchback and there's no way you could consider a Sonic anything more than a subcompact. Sure the Sonic is 6 inches longer, but compared to the Spark the Yaris is 9 inches longer than that.

KritiK · 08-22-2015, 01:39 PM

I don't know in the US but you consider a nissan s14a? Is rwd, easly to mod, 4 seats and good cargo.
The bad thing is not new, but... Who cares about that?!
Good luck on your choice anyway.

raven1231 · 08-22-2015, 02:28 PM

So, OP, basically get every car ever made.

Tcoat · 08-22-2015, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by raven1231

So, OP, basically get every car ever made.

And some that weren't but guys wish had been.

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Brndn704 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 622 Thanks: 72 Thanked 564 Times in 271 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ending thread now. You want a fun car that is reliable and practical? Get an early Civic hatchback. You can find a real nice one that doesn't need work for well under $10k. You can easily squeeze out 300k miles off a stock engine if you take care of it. Plus they are extremely agile. You can't go wrong. Big enough for your musical gear, great gas mileage, extremely reliable. There ya go.

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KenTK808 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: White 2014 Scion FRS Location: Honolulu Posts: 159 Thanks: 26 Thanked 54 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Infiniti G35 are reliable if they have been taken care of. Our G35 has 150k miles and the only things we have had to replace is the normal wear and tear stuff. For the money they are hard to beat. Lexus of thr same year have less luxury features and are slower, but admit ably more reliable. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

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