Our car's lease is up in February, and I am already having dreams (dilusions, whatever) about its replacement.
The current ride is a 2006 Honda Accord. It is leased. It is a flawless car and as much fun as a dishwasher. It served its purpose admirably when reliable transporation was a must.
Today, my wife and I both work in walking distance to our apartment. Therefore, an occasional vehicular hiccup can be tolerated because we can still get to work.
So I would like to get something that will be fun to AutoX and maybe even (gasp!) get onto a track now and then, seeing as how I may eventually have the money to do so.
Here are the requirements:
1) Must have a place for the dog to reside. This rules out pure 2 seaters. It is a greyhound, and she's too big for a lotus elise trunk
2) Must have A/C. Its not an option to go without one down here.
3) Must be reasonably reliable. I know an older car is going to have a seal go bad here, a window motor there... but I don't want an abomination, as I still don't have a garage.
4) Price- I think that north of $10k is pushing it.
I've seen some E36 M3s for good prices, although I have no idea if they are actually any good. I have had RX7 fantasies since driving Jims car, but I don't think the dog would do very well in the hatch.
Anybody have any cool ideas?