David,
I haven't seen any list experts reply so you get to
listen to me instead. :) You will probably find that
your major expenses (besides entry fees and travel,
which are not elastic) are tires. There are no
Nationally competitive stock class cars that could be
called cheap to run, but generally the smaller the
tire the less expensive, so 14" rims are preferred, or
there are even a few HS possibilities that still use
13" (e.g. 4th gen Civics). Lighter cars will be less
harsh on tires so this is something to look at too.
I would say one of the best combinations of low
purchase price, low running costs, and plain FUN would
be a 1990-93 Mazda Miata (1.6 litre engine, C Stock
next year). Spend the money you save on a drivers'
school and LOTS of seat time and you'll be good to go.
Others? Come on people, if you can argue about
scoring Divisionals and how old Katie K. is, you
*know* you can argue about good cheap cars!
Craig Blome
PS 4:35 PM CST...I'm timing how long it takes Katie to
reply to this. ;)
--- David Parr <dparr@volumeinvestor.com> wrote:
> I am new to Solo II and am trying to decide which
> type car to run. I have a
> Corvette that I have had for a while, but can not
> afford the Corvette, a few
> driving schools, frequent new tires, etc. What is a
> good car to trade down
> in price?
>
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