Miata Mailing List: October 1996, Message #0136
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   From: "Adam L. Seligman" 

Subject: 5 favorite & most beautiful cars

   Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 17:22:26 -0500



Ok, here are my lists:

 

most beautiful:

  Porsche 356 speedster, no paint 

  Miata (any, although BRG & Yellow stand out)

  63 Lincoln Continental Convertible (seats 8)

  Lotus Elise

  94 RX7 twin-turbo, dark blue, tan interior, no spoiler



most desirable to own (price + maintenance not considered):

  Lotus Elise

  Porsche 911 speedster

  Dodge Ram full-size extended cab, 2500 series, V10

  Lexus SC400

  BMW M3 w/new sequential, automatic clutch 6-speed  

  

what I've actually owned:

  '83 Dodge Ramcharger, brown & tan, 150k miles and still running strong

  '89 Mitsubishi Galant GS (5spd), was really fun car

  '94 Mazda 626 LX V6 (5spd), perfect fam. sedan, but I'm 23 and famless...

  '94 Miata base model, 16k miles, classic red.  Love it.



Ideal 3-car stable that I'd actually consider shelling out the $ for:

  my '94 miata

  some big sedan, like a Taurus SHO

  Chevy Tahoe or something similar & big



Cars I am really impressed with:

  Lotus Elise  -- if you build it light, you get great performance without

     a big engine & gas guzzling, etc.

  BMW M3 with said sequential 6spd auto-clutch -- as much of a race car

     as anyone might want, I suspect.

  Miata -- I paid $14k for a roadster that was essentially new.

  Hyundai Accent hatchback -- I rented one of these and drove across British

    Columbia with it.  Wow; it was great.  No power steering, tiny little 

    tires, and a 3 spd automatic.  But, it was the closest thing to a Miata

    I have ever driven.  Before you say I'm crazy, go test drive one, and

    then realize that you can get a new one for about $7500. 





Cheers,

  Adam Seligman

  adams@cs.utexas.edu

  











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