Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I drive a BMW Z3 Coupe, not a soft top, but a cool fun drive. Otherwise it is a Caddy CTS, Audi A6. My wife drives a Jeep Commander, a Tank of a 4wd with lots of room. No, not rich, bought all used and one was a fixer upper. ;) Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Clayton McKee" <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:14:41 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Which car to buy... I thought a Miata would be a great little car.... and then I tried to drive one.? There is no possible seating position for a driver my size (5'10") in which the top bar of the windshield is not directly in front of me.? The most comfortable positions put it right at eye level; the BEST I could finally get had it blocking my view of signal lights in the midrange - right where I'd need to be able to see them to commit for an intersection. Wouldn't mind having one on a track where there are no lights, but on the street - nope. Personally given your choices I'd go a few years further back if necessary and get another 4Runner.... but I second the Toyota endorsement.? Current wheels here are a low-mileage 93 2wd 4Runner - and for a Toyota of that age "low mileage" is anything under 250K.? (mine's 150K, just barely broken in; I get 18 mpg around town and 27 or so highway when traffic lets me.) R. Clayton McKee PhotoJournalist from somewhere just south of somewhere else... _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information