So, on July 4th about 2 a.m. I got a knock on the door…the police.
“Ma’am, you car has been hit, here is the police report number.”
I found out today my car was totaled. Of course the guy who hit me left the scene, leaving his car…As I was surveying the damage in the middle of the night, and the cops were impounding his car, the idiot who demolished my car came back and they charged him with hit and run. Of course he has no insurance.
So, I need to buy a used car. If anyone out there in slowtwitch land knows someone in and around California who is selling their car that is suitable for an triathlete (i.e. a bunch of gear) please PM me.
I could probably swing around 7-8K.
My car was paid off so, this really sucks.
Thanks in advance,
Trisha
p.s. I could throw in some powercranks to sweeten the deal.
I’ve got a '76 Honda Civic CVCC Wagon I could sell you for a lot less than 7-8K. With the rear seat folded down it fits a bike with the front wheel off plus a lot of other goodies. Good fun, very clean interior, CD player, gets just north of 30mpg, insurance is dirt cheap, doesn’t need to be smogged, registration is next to nothing, etc. Just thought I’d throw this out there, although I’d put the odds at about 1:10,000 you’d be interested.
Getting rid of it, possibly, because I recently bought a new Subaru when I moved to the mountains. Keeping it, possibly, because having it down as my primary car saves me insurance money overall.
try a civic which is great for gas mileage and spend the extra on a thule criterium roof rack which keeps the bike safe and plenty room for gear and people … contrary to most SUVs I can fit 4 bikes and 4 people plus gear into my car that way for races
FWIW - Get yourself a used Toyota 4Runner and forget about repairs/problems for the life of the truck. 1996 or newer 4Runner will last for 250,000 miles.
The rear seats go down, the rear window goes down…simply a perfect car for an active lifestyle.
A tad more than your budget, but you must factor in repair into the equation.
