{"id":491,"date":"2006-07-26T12:04:16","date_gmt":"2006-07-26T12:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2006-07-26T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2006-07-26T12:04:16","slug":"car_shopping_updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/car_shopping_updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Shopping (updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve got a car. A Nissan SE-R. It’s getting old. 14 years old! And 155K miles on the clock.
\nIf it were a kid, it would be going to high school now…
\nAnyhoo, I’ve always had a thing for sports cars. And cars that can go topless. Being raised in a 1966 Mustang convertible may have something to do widat. But living in San Francisco, a convertible is not always practical. But this is!
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\nThe best thing is that the Miata<\/s> MX-5 is affordable to start with and this option is projected to be only US$2000 more! Not baaaad. Here’s more info<\/a> from Mazda<\/a>.
\nExcept gotta wait until Spring 07! Then they’ll be the rush where the dealer markup is hella high. Then it’ll come down eventually. Maybe 2008. Of course, Alfa Romeo<\/a> is supposed to be returning to the US by then<\/a>…hmmm.
\nUPDATE: But, if you live in Japan, there’s no wait! Roy from Q-Taro.com<\/a> is an avowed Roadster owner and he got to check out a Hardtop Roadster in the flesh!<\/a> Lucky…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve got a car. A Nissan SE-R. It’s getting old. 14 years old! And 155K miles on the clock. If it were a kid, it would be going to high school now… Anyhoo, I’ve always had a thing for sports cars. And cars that can go topless. Being raised in a 1966 Mustang convertible may … <\/p>\n

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