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Old 04-18-2011, 02:26 PM
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You need a Civic or Corolla, something that you can forget about for 3-4 years and finish school.
This is probably the best advice. I love the little 2 seat insights though but I also love the TDI's.

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Old 04-18-2011, 02:26 PM
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Get the Insight. Cheaper fuel, better mileage, more reliable than anything VW has built in the last 20 years. The Mexican MK4 Jetta is a total chick car.


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to have the kind of body, always in demand
Jogging in the mornings, go man go
works out in the health spa, muscles glow
You can best believe that, he's a macho man
ready to get down with, anyone he can

Hey! Hey! Hey, hey, hey!
Macho, macho man (macho man)
I've got to be, a macho man
Macho, macho man
I've got to be a macho! Ow....

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Old 04-18-2011, 03:10 PM
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Every man wants to be a macho macho man
to have the kind of body, always in demand
Jogging in the mornings, go man go
works out in the health spa, muscles glow
You can best believe that, he's a macho man
ready to get down with, anyone he can

Hey! Hey! Hey, hey, hey!
Macho, macho man (macho man)
I've got to be, a macho man
Macho, macho man
I've got to be a macho! Ow....

Macho, macho man
I've got to be, a macho man
Macho, macho man (yeah, yeah)
I've got to be a macho!
Your new anthem?
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Old 04-18-2011, 03:18 PM
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Your new anthem?
You are the "Matcho", I am driving chick car .....TDI
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Old 04-18-2011, 04:05 PM
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This is probably the best advice. I love the little 2 seat insights though but I also love the TDI's.
Yep, finishing school is the most important, than securing a job that pays $$$. After that buy whatever car you want.

IMHO you should have sold the Cab when you first got it, now it has a ton of miles on it and the new ones are finally out so the value probably took a hit. You probably could have bought a nearly new Civic for what you could have gotten out of it.
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Old 04-18-2011, 04:20 PM
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Miata and pocket 5+ grand, and still have a fun car that gets 30MPG.
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:08 PM
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Fail.


I have been commuting in an SL600. O_O
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:32 PM
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Miata and pocket 5+ grand, and still have a fun car that gets 30MPG.
Really I thought you said a straight up trade for te miata. Regardless I kick myself in the ass everyday. Plus I was getting lowballed like crazy for the damn car.

It's hard to let go of the car.But I need something and I'd like a tdi. Hard to sell a car and get another car ASAP when I only have the one. Fml as usual.
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:38 PM
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My very nice Silver NB that I offered sold somewhere in the 6s if I recall correctly. I'm talkin' NA Miata. Cheap, reliable, and FUN!

Smurf Blue anyone?
http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2331813518.html

Sell the hardtop for $500-750.

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2310252642.html

Even some cheap NBs in your area:

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2274883380.html
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:43 PM
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I've got to figure a lot of stuff out. :/
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:48 PM
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I missed out on one of these when a few weeks ago for $5000. I imagine there's a few in your area.

http://www.fiero.net/mera/article.html
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:51 PM
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Yep - nothing more trouble-free than a 23-year-old Fiero...
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:53 PM
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Also, if someone put a gun to my head and made me drive a Honda for a year it would be an unriced version of this:

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/2278138805.html

Handles better than the insight, same gas mileage, faster, and a whole lot better looking IMO. That one is overpriced by about $1000-1500 IMO.
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:54 PM
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Yep - nothing more trouble-free than a 23-year-old Fiero...
He put on his facebook that he wanted a 308.

I would not recommend it obviously.
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:55 PM
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He put on his facebook that he wanted a 308.

I would not recommend it obviously.
The 308 would probably be more reliable...

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