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Old 03-01-2004, 07:27 PM
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I wanted to address the two-seater issue.

I have to admit that atwo seater is not for everyone.
For example, if you have a family of more than two people and can only afford one car, a two seater is not an option. But if you can afford more than one car, I encourage you to assess whether a two seaterr might make sense.

Here's my story...
In our family we have 5 people: Two adults; Three chilrden under age 8.
We have two cars: A minivan and an Insight.

Before we bought an Insight I had a Colt Vista Wagon (which I loved!).
In order to assess whether a two seater was feasible, I tracked how often I drove in my car alone. And for the times I was not by myself I looked at whether the van would have been available for me to drive instead. In 99% of the cases, I could have taken the van instead. I had just opted to drive the wagon. usually out of convenience.
To me this made it obvious that a two seater was feasible for our family, and, in fact, it probably made a lot of sense to make a change.

Eric

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Eric Powers

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