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My next car
Hi,
It looks like I may be changing jobs soon, and going for a longer commute. I'm pretty sure I can use this as an excuse to get a new(er) car. So, I'm asking for advice!
My desires:
o Fun to drive.
o Manual. (Because they're more Fun to drive)
o Good gas mileage (mostly highway)
o Reliable
o Probably less than $10,000 - $6 or $7k would be ideal.
o Quiet (Machines should be quiet - a loud machine is a poorly designed machine, in my mind)
o A convertable would be awesome, but not required.
o Used is fine, obviously.
What do y'all recommend? Obviously I can't have everything that I want, but what do you guys think I should be looking at with these needs in mind? What trade-offs should I look at making? I don't need a speed demon, and I have no desire to drive like an idiot...but at the same time, I want something that is more fun than my current car (Which, since it is a '91 Chrysler leBaron with no A/C, shouldn't be hard).
I drove a friend's miata last week - it was definately fun to drive, but a little loud for my taste, and I think it was tuned a bit towards 'racing'...I don't really need that. Would a decent used Mustang be something to look at?
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