[s-cars] Car Advice

[Tom Green]

We should all defer to Hap on this one, Brian.

Is this a Professor of Surfing Technology position?  :-)  Congrats,  
sounds like a great
assignment.

Volkswagen thing with a fringed top says island car to me--local  
paint job, too.  I'm
not sure any original island vehicles still have an undercarriage.   
You might have
to import one or a jeep.

The pilots license and a flying club sound more useful than any  
performance car.
That means unlimited opportunity to visit the rest of Hawaii.

Tom

> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:50:17 -0800
> From: Brian Powell <brian at atomicham.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Car Advice
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> All, after a couple of years in California, we have decided to move
> further west. I have taken a faculty position at the School of Ocean
> and Earth Science Technology at the University of Hawaii in Manoa. The
> campus is about 1.5 miles from either Waikiki or the base of Diamond
> Head.
>
> That being said, I now face a dilemma of what to drive. Do I buy a car
> here and ship it over with me? Do I buy a car there (or is the salt
> contamination bad)? That said, what car do I even buy?
>
> Frankly, why Audi? Well, I have a lot of tools and domain knowledge of
> VAG so that tend to lead me back there. I've thought about getting a
> 2002/3 A4 1.8t avant to ship over, then buy a small pickup over there.
> I want a car for my wife to use (automatic) that can carry a good bit
> of stuff and fit the Recaro baby seat for little Henry; hence, my
> leaning towards an avant. I never replaced my S6 and have amassed a
> good car fund from that episode; however, I am now leaning towards
> spending a chunk of that on pilot's lessons, and not getting anything
> special as far as cars go (not many places in Hawaii to really open  
> up).
>
> So, What other cars are good choices?
>
> If Paulie would ship me his 930 for $20k delivered, I'll take that. A
> 930 to deliver me to the airport for flight lessons would be nice. Or
> maybe a Magnum PI Ferrari...
>
> Cheers,
> Brian