
I had been looking for a replacement commuter for the terminal '94 Toyota Camry for a while. However, narrowing down on the finalists based on my three criteria of fun, efficient and inexpensive was proving difficult. I had narrowed down the list to a Mazda Mazdaspeed3 or a Subaru Impreza WRX, but while both were successful at "fun" and somewhat successful at "efficient", neither was exactly inexpensive at $25k+.
After three weeks of sharing a single family car with Sarah (the Nissan Murano) and a highly successful and exciting MSF Basic Motorcycle Training class at Safetyville USA however, I found that a motorcycle would fit my needs quite well!