Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
if budget is really a limitation..
at 50K, nothing can beat the reliability of a classic air cooled beetle. of course, it has its quirks. but hey! you won't have to worry about radiator water and carnappers. and trouble-shooting is easy. the only problem is, its design is a love-it-or-hate-it thing. and many people hate it. but if your objective is learning to drive...
There is something to be said about learning how to drive on a rear-engined car with skinny rear tires and insane amounts of positive rear camber in the wet...

I love the Beetle... kinda hard to find a decent one on sale at a decent price, though... and the AC conversions are kinda finicky.