I'm looking forward to buy a second car. Expectations are
1. Small in size
Smaller the better. I have enough space to park a Suzuki wagon R in addition to my Lancer. Therefore, the car should be similar or smaller than a wagon R.
2. Fun to drive
My expectations are not very high. Nimble steering, responsive throttle and decent power to take me from red light to red light without hogging up the lane would be enough.
3. Cheap to buy and run.
This is the tricky part. I don't have a fixed budget. I'm looking for a fun car. There's nothing fun about loosing my sleep over leasing payments or massive repair bills. I'll have a look at the car, go for a test drive, speculate about the cost of maintenance and decide if the expense is worth the fun.
4. DIY friendly
A good community support with easy to find spares and mechanics who can work on it. One that doesn't need many special tools, no electronic gizmos.
5. Not noisy
I don't want the whole neighborhood to wake up when I bring home my date 😜
5. Has to be petrol, manual gear
6. Bonus points for a convertible, two door coupe.
7. Should not be a mini Cooper
Edit -
Forgot the most important factor. It has to be a vintage/classic car
Edited by varotone Forgot the most important thing
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I'm looking forward to buy a second car. Expectations are
1. Small in size
Smaller the better. I have enough space to park a Suzuki wagon R in addition to my Lancer. Therefore, the car should be similar or smaller than a wagon R.
2. Fun to drive
My expectations are not very high. Nimble steering, responsive throttle and decent power to take me from red light to red light without hogging up the lane would be enough.
3. Cheap to buy and run.
This is the tricky part. I don't have a fixed budget. I'm looking for a fun car. There's nothing fun about loosing my sleep over leasing payments or massive repair bills. I'll have a look at the car, go for a test drive, speculate about the cost of maintenance and decide if the expense is worth the fun.
4. DIY friendly
A good community support with easy to find spares and mechanics who can work on it. One that doesn't need many special tools, no electronic gizmos.
5. Not noisy
I don't want the whole neighborhood to wake up when I bring home my date 😜
5. Has to be petrol, manual gear
6. Bonus points for a convertible, two door coupe.
7. Should not be a mini Cooper
Edit -
Forgot the most important factor. It has to be a vintage/classic car
Edited by varotoneForgot the most important thing
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