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MendoDave

#75
September 19, 2016, 10:59:23 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on September 19, 2016, 10:52:57 AM
Here's the plan for my next car.

1) CHEAP
2) RWD
3) Stick
4) Sporty
5) 20+ MPG
6) Not a ragtop
6) A/C
7) Not a maintenance pig

Anyone have any bright ideas?



#7 is of primary importance to me. Looks like you have it covered.

Used Mazda 3? They come with Manual's or "Autostick"

Speeddog

#76
September 19, 2016, 11:00:36 AM
Not RWD, are they?
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ducpainter

#77
September 19, 2016, 11:02:56 AM
Quote from: triangleforge on September 19, 2016, 09:23:42 AM


Yeah, but it'd be a glorious two years. When I lived in the DC area with my first Land Cruiser - a rusty 1973 FJ40 I bought for $500 in Northern PA, just a few miles from the NY Finger Lakes - the Cruiser folk I got to know would all speak in reverent, hushed tones about this mythical beast we called the "Arizona Truck." The sun down in the Valley around Phoenix will strip the clearcoat off some new cars in just four or five years and roast tires, but rust isn't something I think much about any more.  [beer]

Dave - I'll send you a PM with details later today.
My 98 GMC pickup is starting to suffer from both at this point in it's life.

I either paint it or it'll be done in a couple of years. Now that we're hauling a 28' camper I really don't want  to have to replace this thing. It runs good, has all the power and suspension for camper hauling I need even in the hills and mountains, and I have no payment.
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kopfjäger

#78
September 19, 2016, 11:07:20 AM
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Speeddog

#79
September 19, 2016, 11:40:42 AM
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Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

kopfjäger

#80
September 19, 2016, 11:46:38 AM
^^ That 83 RX7 is pretty clean, and having owned 3, I can testify they're a lot of fun. Not very fast, but miles of smiles.
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Duck-Stew

#82
September 19, 2016, 12:10:12 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on September 19, 2016, 10:52:57 AM
Here's the plan for my next car.

1) CHEAP
2) RWD
3) Stick
4) Sporty
5) 20+ MPG
6) Not a ragtop
6) A/C
7) Not a maintenance pig

Anyone have any bright ideas?



Miata w/a hard top?!?
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

triangleforge

#83
September 19, 2016, 12:11:01 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on September 19, 2016, 11:02:56 AM
My 98 GMC pickup is starting to suffer from both at this point in it's life.

I either paint it or it'll be done in a couple of years. Now that we're hauling a 28' camper I really don't want  to have to replace this thing. It runs good, has all the power and suspension for camper hauling I need even in the hills and mountains, and I have no payment.

I sure do love that no payment smell.  ;D
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2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon

kopfjäger

#84
September 19, 2016, 12:18:35 PM
Quote from: triangleforge on September 19, 2016, 12:11:01 PM
I sure do love that no payment smell.  ;D

Haven't had one since 94. The thought makes me sick to my stomach.
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ducpainter

#85
September 19, 2016, 12:27:46 PM
Quote from: triangleforge on September 19, 2016, 12:11:01 PM
I sure do love that no payment smell.  ;D
Yeah, me too Brad.

Quote from: kopfjäger on September 19, 2016, 12:18:35 PM
Haven't had one since 94. The thought makes me sick to my stomach.
I have one...it's all I can manage.

The way they build things today, and with the amount of salt they use here, the Escape probably won't last much past the last payment. There oughta be a law. :P

"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Popeye the Sailor

#86
September 19, 2016, 01:39:45 PM
I don't think Ive ever had a payment, and I like it like that.

Although now that I can expect things to rust out post move, maybe having a truck with a lifespan longer than rust isn't worth it.

I do love the capability though.

Mebbe I'll just buy used California cars, cheap, no rust, will die in a few years anyway.
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MendoDave

#87
September 19, 2016, 02:03:27 PM


Cheap
RWD
Manual
Plastic Body (No body rust anyway)
Fair amount of maintenance but not too bad.
20+ MPG
A/C
Not a ragtop, but some have removable glass sunroofs.

DarkMonster620

#88
September 19, 2016, 02:04:49 PM
Fiero?
Carlos
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