[s-cars] Car Advice

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Actually, there are interstates on Oahu.  The H3 is one place you can definitely have some fun, but watch out for the cops and their radar.

Ian Duff wrote:
> For a beater that leverages my VAG knowledge, and isn't really all  
> that much of a beater after all, my 2004 Jetta TDI sure does sip the  
> go juice for my 130 mile daily commute.
> What're you looking for your new car to do? Carry surfboards and  
> umbrella drink ingredients? Suck the headlights out of the beach vans  
> in the stoplight grand prix?
> How much driving do you plan on actually doing? From the vast depth of  
> intimate Hawaii knowledge I've gained exclusively from the teevee,  
> driving in Hawaii is mostly local stuff, isn't it, no real place to  
> stretch 'er legs, is there? Kinda like a Viper on Nantucket.
> -Ian Duff.
> On 19 Feb, 2008, at 13:50, Brian Powell wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>
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