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Old 10-08-2020, 01:35 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by clyde View Post
Agree with the others' general direction...

Drive your cars, enjoy them, don't worry about the miles.

If/when maintenance becomes a headache, do something then.

Beyond that, I get the internal dialog/debate.

But, only you can answer the question of where you'd rather spend your routine commuting time and what it's worth to you in extra depreciation/maint/repairs vs noise/discomfort/annoyance/other-maint/other-repairs.

I spent a few years doing a short commute in a beater NA Miata (that I guarantee was not nearly as nice, comfortable, or livable as your NC) because I couldn't justify spending coin on something nicer because it worked just fine and made a few moments enjoyable along the way.

If the commute had been 25 one way miles of anything other than fun two laners, I don't think I would have lasted more than a month.
Right. That's what I'll find out in time. If traffic keeps the commute at <30 minutes, I may be ok with the Miata 2X/week. But if COVID subsides and traffic is 45+ minutes of annoying hwy driving, that could get old fast.
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