So, since we're having freezing rain and another 6-12 inches of snow today, we won't be going out anywhere to run errands. They've cancelled almost everything in town today, including bus service and even the casinos are closed. Each storm system seems to be worse than the one before it.
So, some stats on cars I've been researching:
(I looked primarily at model year 2000 cars, just to get an even comparison)
Year, Make, Model, HP, EPA Economy, Agerage cost
2000 Mazda Miata (base),140HP , 25/29mpg $6715
2000 Mazda Miata (LS),140HP , 25/29 mpg, $8034
2000 Mazda Miata (Special Ed.),140HP ,25/29 $9234
2000 Honda S2000 240HP, 20/26MPG $13,693
2000 Audi TT FWD, 180HP, 22/31 $9550
2000 Audi TT Quattro, 180 HP, 20/29, $10,375
2000 Porsche Boxster Base, 217 HP, 19/27MPG, $15,200
1997 Porsche Boxster Base, 201 HP, 19/26MPG, $11,818
1996 Honda Civic Del Sol S, 106 HP, 30/39MPG, $3518
1996 Honda Civic Del Sol Si, 125 HP, 30/36MPG, $4008
1996 Honda Civic Del Sol VTec, 160HP, 26/30MPG, $4369
2000 Toyota MR2, 138HP, 25/30MPG, $8874
What am I forgetting?
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Civic si?
VW GTI? (or better yet, R32)
Mazda Speed3?
I'd steer away from VWs and Mazdas actually because of the repair records, but they could be pretty fun.
Why is it some cars do so much better on the highway than others? Some see only a 10% gain or so while others jump like 25%. Any ideas?
Yeah, it has mostly to do with aerodynamics (drag increase is a square of speed) and the ratio in top gear (is cruising at 65mph taking place at 2500rpm or 4000rpm?)
Honda Civic? Really? You don't know me very well.
Oh, I know you well and the Si is a little rocket - a more powerful & sporty choice than either the Del Sol or the Miata (a girl's car if ever there was one by the way...)
http://www.motorsports-exchange.com/about_spec_miata.htm
Go with the TT quattro. Good HP and good mileage. Now, do you fit and will anything else fit at the same time?
LP
Del Sol is another 10 year old Honda and I don't think that it is that well suited to Wisconsin winters.
I disagree with Kevin- the Miata would be a best bet in my opinion, though the driver environment may be a bit cramped for you.
the TT will be too cramped and too expensive and likely repair intensive. Having just spent a long weekend in an Eclipse, the TT will be claustrophobic for you.
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