Another consideration for tire wear is how balanced the car is; the
more balanced, the better the tire wear. A CS Miata would be fantastic
in this regard. It remains to be seen whether it can keep up with the
MR2s, though. Many think it will be just slightly off the pace on an
average course.
Phil Esra
--- Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com> wrote:
> David,
>
> I haven't seen any list experts reply so you get to
> listen to me instead. :) You will probably find that
> your major expenses (besides entry fees and travel,
> which are not elastic) are tires. There are no
> Nationally competitive stock class cars that could be
> called cheap to run, but generally the smaller the
> tire the less expensive, so 14" rims are preferred, or
> there are even a few HS possibilities that still use
> 13" (e.g. 4th gen Civics). Lighter cars will be less
> harsh on tires so this is something to look at too.
>
> I would say one of the best combinations of low
> purchase price, low running costs, and plain FUN would
> be a 1990-93 Mazda Miata (1.6 litre engine, C Stock
> next year). Spend the money you save on a drivers'
> school and LOTS of seat time and you'll be good to go.
>
> Others? Come on people, if you can argue about
> scoring Divisionals and how old Katie K. is, you
> *know* you can argue about good cheap cars!
>
> Craig Blome
>
> PS 4:35 PM CST...I'm timing how long it takes Katie to
> reply to this. ;)
>
> --- David Parr <dparr@volumeinvestor.com> wrote:
> > I am new to Solo II and am trying to decide which
> > type car to run. I have a
> > Corvette that I have had for a while, but can not
> > afford the Corvette, a few
> > driving schools, frequent new tires, etc. What is a
> > good car to trade down
> > in price?
> >
> >
>
>
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