Warning: Off Topic!
This group has been dormant for a while. Here is a bit of an armchair challenge for all you car enthusiasts:
A friend of mine got a new job, driving to various company facilities for inspection and problem solving as required. The job means a lot of time on the road (which he doesn't mind) and staying at motels, and no home cooking, but hey, it's a job. The company told him they would pay, subject to approval, 80% of the purchase price and 80% of fuel. (I think the logic here being that there is always some personal use of a company car.)
Anyway, we'd like to pick your brains about the ideal car for this job. The criteria off the top of our heads:
- Comfortable and quiet for hours of highway driving.
- Reasonble gas consumption.
- Not tempting to thieves sitting in a motel parking lot overnight.
- Anything else?
What is NOT required, obviously are 4 doors, 4 seats, lots of trunk space, high performance, off-road ability, most of the usual stuff that makes us car nuts.
Love to read your thoughts.
Don