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There comes a time with every car when a new payment is cheaper in the long run

Not true... Used cars are always cheaper. Buying a $500 beater every 6 months is cheaper than buying a new Kia every 5 years. A $500 car isn't going to be pretty, but it'll get you from A to B for at least 6 months. For the past 8 years I've driven nothing but 25+ year old sports cars (plus one rusty Bronco)and have never had to budget more than $1k a year for maintenance. Way less than a new car payment. Plus insurance on a used car is about 1/3 what it is on a new one. I finally broke down and bought a newish car this year, tho. It's nice, but I wonder if its worth bending over for the bank every month...

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Wow, that's worse than a "chick's car".

What's a gay guy car, I wonder?

A miata..... No self respecting straight man should EVER drive one.

Well, I'm well and truly fucked then- I've got both a Subaru *and* a Miata.

'Course, the Miata has a 220hp turbo kit and I regularly embarass Mustang and F-body guys, but, well... call me a queer I guess.

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Originally posted by PWS_SmokeyJones:
I hope not! wait, maybe I hope so..

Remember this, real life lesbians are more like Rosie O'donnell than your average aspiring porn actress.

It's true, I drive a Subaru, and I'm pretty butch.

I guess I'm kinda butch too

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Or this.

Ken Block is the shit.

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lesbian this

right, but that is NOT an outback. Subaru makes some cool cars - but the outback is not one of them. Maybe I forgot to mention that my car was an outback?

Hey, I've seen modded out sweet outbacks.

There is only one gay Subaru.

That is the Baja.

Anyone else see this video on Fox News this morning?

KEN BLOCK'S TRAX STI CAR

The roommates PoS Dodge Shadow has around 280k on it. He bought it after his in-laws had it totaled from a rear ender. He's trying to beat 300k on that car and will probably do it.

The Miatas ARE an absolute blast to drive on winding country roads. (They were originally designed after the MG... but with a better suspension and electrical system. ) I actually prefer the older models.

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Originally posted by PWS_SmokeyJones:
I guess the bitch is that I will be back into a car payment before I really wanted to be. I have had an Accord before and a Civic. I ran the previous civic to 160k and the only reason I sold it was because it was a two door and was really tricky to get small kids in and out of. Other than that there was nothing wrong with it at all. When it came time to replace the Subaru, there was almost no question that we would get a civic.

Well, if your wife is truelly driving all over the state. The gas savings alone, will probably eat a very good dent into the car payment if it's replacing a Tahoe's gas mileage.

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Originally posted by PWS_SmokeyJones:
I hope not! wait, maybe I hope so..

Remember this, real life lesbians are more like Rosie O'donnell than your average aspiring porn actress.

It's true, I drive a Subaru, and I'm pretty butch.

I guess I'm kinda butch too

Yeah, that's way cooler than my outback, ha.

It's a LOT different now.

All white bumper. Two toned. Different wheels.

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Sorry... but I think that a vehicle should go well beyond that mileage before it "dies". Toyota claims that the Miata line doesn't even start breaking in until the 100k mark. Other modern vehicles should be about the same. I had a old 1977 Impala stationwagon that ran until it hit 287k. It had just rolled over 100k when I bought it and I put nearly twice that on it over a decade. I'd expect that much out of a new vehicle.

why would Toyota say anything about the Miata???

(hint, it's a mazda)

tho,

IIRC toyota owns ~20% of Subaru's parent company,,,

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Originally posted by sjtill:
Wow, that's worse than a "chick's car".

What's a gay guy car, I wonder?

A miata..... No self respecting straight man should EVER drive one.

Whatever dude. Have you ever even driven one? You are aware that they are the most prolific sports car ever built and have entire racing series devoted to them right? For the money, it is the most entertaining car you can buy.

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I LOVE the new Miata's. I'd probably own one if I could justify a 2 door convertible at the moment.

Also the Outback seems a lot more "lesbian" than the Forester which is a great compact SUV.

I guess my wife and I both are double-gay :
Mine:

The Mrs:

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For the money, it is the most entertaining car you can buy.

i think Mini owners might argue that

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For the money, it is the most entertaining car you can buy.

i think Mini owners might argue that

I like Minis too and thought about getting one. My sister has one and I think it drives great.

Still think the Mazda is more fun though.

i think the Mazda is more fun too...i'm just not an open-air guy. the hardtop Miata does look interesting.

the Mini used to be a "turn in your man card" car too...but it is a blast to drive and it's easier to sucker the unsuspecting

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i think the Mazda is more fun too...i'm just not an open-air guy. the hardtop Miata does look interesting.

the Mini used to be a "turn in your man card" car too...but it is a blast to drive and it's easier to sucker the unsuspecting

Has it ever occured to you guys that if someone over 6' tall cannot fit into a Miata, it was NOT designed for guys to drive it?

I'd take a 3 year old Vette over a new Miata anyday of the week. The vette will out handle it, out brake it, and downright smoke it in a straight line, not to mention a real man can actually fit into it.

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I'd take a 3 year old Vette over a new Miata anyday of the week. The vette will out handle it, out brake it, and downright smoke it in a straight line, not to mention a real man can actually fit into it.

i'll bet you don't think you'd fit into a MG-B either

we won't even mention the time spent getting the sound right or the fact that Mazda is produced the most accurate BRG paint.

if you think a Miata is hard to fit into, you should try a Toyota 2000GT...and no one has ever call that classic a non-guy car

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I'd take a 3 year old Vette over a new Miata anyday of the week. The vette will out handle it, out brake it, and downright smoke it in a straight line, not to mention a real man can actually fit into it.

i'll bet you don't think you'd fit into a MG-B either

we won't even mention the time spent getting the sound right or the fact that Mazda is produced the most accurate BRG paint.

if you think a Miata is hard to fit into, you should try a Toyota 2000GT...and no one has ever call that classic a non-guy car

I've driven a Miata, and NO I cannot fit into it without being pressed against everything. The horrible days of valet parking about 10 years ago. An MGB is roomier, albeit a lot less reliable. Neither of those cars excell at anything, nor does the Toyota 2000GT.

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Has it ever occured to you guys that if someone over 6' tall cannot fit into a Miata, it was NOT designed for guys to drive it?

I'd take a 3 year old Vette over a new Miata anyday of the week. The vette will out handle it, out brake it, and downright smoke it in a straight line, not to mention a real man can actually fit into it.

Thought about buying a used 'Vette while car shopping. At the time, gas was $4 a gallon. I know that the Corvette gets great highway mileage, however the city mileage would become expensive at those kinds of gas prices.

I can have just as much fun in the Mazda, it costs way less to operate and insure, and I am much more confident in its reliability.

Besides, a 'real man' doesn't base his masculinity on the type of car he drives or how tall he is anyway. He drives what he pleases.

I got to drive a 180hp or so Miata.

My car has close to about 250hp.

The Miata literally scared me it was so fast. It was like a 180hp gocart.

Miata's are cool too.