>>>>Hello all.
>>>>Over the weekend my lovely wife's car died. It was a 1995 Mitsubishi Galant.
>>>>She didn't buy it new.... but anyway, it died.
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>>>>Well she has had couple of promtions since and is making more money, so she wants to get something "nice", a high end Toyota or even a Lexus.
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>>>>What do you all think?
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>>>ewwwww...everyone has one of those. go with a Lotus Elise! ..or perhaps the Exige model if you want to go a little quicker. (Although I see there appears to be a baby in your picture so maybe not)
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>>And I'm going to pay for it with my looks and charm? :)
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>??? We're talking like $40,000. A high-end Toyota or Lexus will cost just as much.

But a sport car is not practical for us right now, not to mention what the insurance must be like for a car like that... maybe after I retire and kids are gone. :) Besides, I prefer a Porsche Boxter.... Come on retirement!