Dale, in all seriousness, all the joy/grief that you have gotten out of your car and you have yet to touch the one thing that will cause you the most grief/joy - the engine/tranny. Multiply times 2 that amount of joy, and money. I would think you could get a really, really nice used Miata for, say, 10 grand or even less. Heck, brand new ones are in just the low 20s. They are sweet little cars and very reliable. The same amount of joy as driving an LBC, without the breakdowns. Just being practical, bud. Shucks, I have considered the same for my beast, it is just that my wife would kill me.