The new small Mazda wagon (Mazda3?) is great looking, supposed to be fun to
drive, and my sister takes hers skiiing and backpacking all the time. Oregon
isn't Minnesota, but it could be worth a look.
I never really cared for those Boxer motors in the Subarus. Noisy, shaky,
and inherently inefficient compared to an I-4 (insofar as packaging and
plumbing).
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 4/29/06 5:52 AM, Paul Root at ptroot@iaces.com wrote:
> Living in Minnesota, and being 40, I'm not going to drive
> a hobby car in the winter. 2 mornings this past
> week I got up and didn't feel like taking the MG to
> work. Something I do about 3 times a week in the height
> of summer. It was 40, but I didn't want to deal with
> it.
>
> No, I need a "soulless" (if it must be) turn the key
> and drive car. Probably something to go on campouts
> with the Boy Scouts occationally. And be able to
> haul stuff (not huge stuff).
>
> I know of a few year old Outback Sport, that may
> fit the bill. I don't really want 2 new car payments
> as there is still a couple years of my wife's
> 6 Wagon (damn MG wouldn't bring the ZTT over :-) ).
>
> Good news, is that I'm no more sore this morning
> than I was last night (or most mornings when I
> don't sleep right). So medically, no problems.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> On Apr 28, 2006, at 11:07 PM, Aaron Whiteman wrote:
>
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:49 PM, Paul Root wrote:
>>
>>> Any suggestions for the next daily driver. I haven't even
>>> begun to think new or used yet. I don't think I want to
>>> go with 2 big car payments, so maybe used. I don't know.
>>
>> Might I suggest perhaps an MG? They do rather well in most
>> conditions, are a rather fun car to drive. You could probably find
>> a car in reasonable condition for less than $10K, which is rather a
>> bit less than those modern cars that have no soul. :)
>>
>> If you must go more modern, go for the Subaru. My parents have a
>> new Outback, it is a very nice comfortable and roomy car, with
>> decent mileage, power, and capabilities to go places I wouldn't
>> take the MG. You might as well get a car that supplements what you
>> already have.
>>
>> --
>> Aaron Whiteman -- http://www.panix.com/~awhitema/MG/
>> '75 B (red for now), HIF4 carbs
>> '02 Suzuki Grand Vitara, boring little SUV; used to haul the bikes
>> to the mountains
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