re: You get to pick 3 cars to own for the rest of your life. No budget.

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You get to pick 3 cars to own for the rest of your life. No budget.

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Is that no budget for the car, or no budget for car and upkeep? Because maintenance can be a bitch on a lot of things; I've done German and won't go back, no matter how nice it is when it runs.

I seem to be doing this already, as I own 3 cars, and none are newer than 2000

1999 Chevy Silverado; I just had the tranny rebuilt right at 300k. I also had the spider injectors replaced about that same time, otherwise it just seems to keep running. And if I do need to do something with it, parts are everywhere and cheap. And Mobil One Synthetic seems to have that engine purring.

I also have a couple Miatas, an NA (original, 1990), and an NB (2000). They're fun, and more importantly they're durable and reliable, and there's a big aftermarket community. About the only thing I've done with them is put in some MeisterR coilovers. For purposes of unlimited budget, I think I'd send the 2000 in to Flying Miata and get a V8 dropped into it.