Buying it is not the problem, the problem is deciding what to do at the first $3000 repair estimate.

My only comment is for 3000 you can get a pretty decent Miata. I always beat the Boxters at the autocross. They're about a foot wider than a Miata (it seems).

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.