Miata Replacment... suggestions?

[MadMonkey]

Who pays your insurance?

Was that directed at me? If so, I do... why?

[Radio-Active]

Was that directed at me? If so, I do... why?

If you are like most you are paying about $50-60/month more in auto insurance. That calculates out to $600+ per year, which would take an awful lot of mileage to recoup the extra expenses of the second "economical" vehicle. In otherwords it might be wiser to buy a car that costs a bit more that has fewer miles/problems and is less economical than keeping around two less reliable cars that raises your insurance costs and maintenance costs. Just in case you do have a breakdown, save a little bit of money in a savings account for the day you may need to find a taxi or a rental car.

[MadMonkey]

If you are like most you are paying about $50-60/month more in auto insurance. That calculates out to $600+ per year, which would take an awful lot of mileage to recoup the extra expenses of the second "economical" vehicle. In otherwords it might be wiser to buy a car that costs a bit more that has fewer miles/problems and is less economical than keeping around two less reliable cars that raises your insurance costs and maintenance costs. Just in case you do have a breakdown, save a little bit of money in a savings account for the day you may need to find a taxi or a rental car.

I only have liability on my cars... when I had both the Miata and Integra (both well over 160k) I paid $375 on my last bill (6 months). Would it be that much different?

With my budget, paying $4k is a "bit more". Previously I was looking in the $2500 range... baby steps, baby steps...

[creek]

Buy a single vehicle that you like and buy or build a small enclosed trailer for your airplanes. I was heavy into RC at one time and owned a motorcycle and a Beetle as transportation. I carried a giant scale Corsair in a little "tire trailer" I pulled with the Beetle. I enclosed the trailer with plywood and fiberglass. Perfect, made to fit and I didn't have to load and unload everything to go fly.