Serge944

Lease a Smart or 500 electric.

niche

^^^
Nice

ipse dixit

Nissan Leaf?
Free 2 year charging in SF.

If not electric, then a Focus ST.

Guest89

993 by default for now.

I won't park the GT3: (1) at the airport, (2) at any valet, (3) outdoors for any significant period of time (hail is a not infrequent issue during the summer here), etc.

Spyerx

If you are getting a beater for leaving at Bart, just get something cheap to insure, run, repair, that you won't give a crap about if it gets dinged, hit, etc. I like the used Honda civic or GTI idea. Miata maybe. Skip the cooper, it doesn't meet 2 of the 3 criteria (cheap to run, repair, I have one, it's high maintenance).

Mike in CA

You could buy our 2011 A3 TDI.....loaded, low miles......

Just ordered a BMW i3 Rex. It will make a great runabout but doesn't exactly meet your criteria for being inexpensive.

montoya

328xi is my daily driver, holding the plate for the new GT3 when she comes.

I also have a 2000 Mercedes ML430 which is my winter beater and ski/mountain car with 190K miles. This would make a perfect BART parking lot bruiser that could take a ding or two and even hurt the car that dinged it!

These are great multipurpose vehicles that are a good deal and less than 10K now. Find a grandma/grandpa model that was well maintained- the motors and transmission seem to last forever, but do need better than factory recommended flushes. If you are a skier, you have the perfect snow vehicle. They have amazing traction for their size and weight- ours is much better than our 2010 X5D in the snow and ice.

mooty

so close
bike

Engeljizzle

The e36 m3 is a great car. I picked one up for 5k with 155k mi. Fun, easy to fix and find parts.

SamFromTX

This. No one wants to park close to it.

TRAKCAR

He said "but not totally soul-less."

The voice of reason.
I like the ML 430 as well.

0Q991

Touché!

I guess my soul was too stirred by the ability to save 45 minutes / way via the HOV lane.

Former beater was an r56 JCW Mini hatchback.

Bacura

I bought a 2014 Jetta GLi (DSG to match the PDK). It is a hoot to drive,lots of soul and a large trunk. MT available if you so desire.

TRAKCAR

I keep forgetting the left communist priviledged lane.......
Do you get to pick a color or are you assigned a number and get the next one of the line ?

TRAKCAR

Of GDI Golf, but these are getting up there new and now cheap used even..

Not soul less, cheaper than most and everything works: