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i like xntrx's model too, the audi a2 3L. But more practically, I think of three cars when I think of what I would do if "black & green" got smashed badly. The Prius C2. The 1.0L ecoboost Fiesta. The Cruze Eco, with manual 6 speed. An 07-08 Fit is a buy, right away: cheap and capable of good hypermiling, as Pale is proving weekly.
But if I had 5+thousand dollars, maybe 10k, a dream would be to invest it in my current daily driver, with a highgrade kammback, done with the aid of someone skilled in bodywork. Then I'd find a good, small diesel or gas mill to drop in, with tall gearing, spending cash for low mileage and the fabrications necessary for whatever can be fit. All the other issues with the car are minor, and I'd continue attending to them myself.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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