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Old January 11th 11, 08:11 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata
Don Q[_2_]
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On 2011-01-11 10:23:28 -0500, XS11E > said:

> Don Q wrote:
>
>> 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.

>
> Comfortable, decent handling, pretty damn good gas consumption and dead
> solid reliable = Lincoln Towncar, believe it or not....


Actually my first thought was an old Lincoln LS.
Glad to know I'm not that far off.
Right now Mark thinks it's too big.

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