A popular form of transportation here on the Island is called the "Maui Cruiser." It's a cheap, funky, older, small car that's got a lot of miles on it, but still passes the safety inspection that's required yearly for all vehicles here. Because of the strong trade winds in Hawai'i, an emissions test (which would probably disqualify many Maui cruisers) is NOT part of that inspection and is not required anywhere in the state.
So, as gasoline prices creep up,
and because of that big V-8 Engine and Auto Transmission in our still much loved Ford Van, "Morrison" we decided it was time to go shopping for a "Cruiser". Of course, the best way to do that is Craigslist. If you are curious you can go to Craigslist Hawaii, click on the Maui tab and then search "maui cruiser" and check out the marvelous inventory of crap on wheels. It's fun to read the descriptions and about half include photo's.
Didn't take long to come up with this deal. I should have taken these picture before we cleaned it up, it looks pretty darn good here, and it is, actualy.
It's a 2000 Ford Focus ZX3 Hatchback with a 2.0 Liter Dual Overhead Cam 4 cylinder engine and a 5 speed transmission and only 93,000 miles! The price was right at $1,500.00 with a MPG of 25-35 (the van get's around 15 at best), we'll feel a little better about those snorkel trips to the other side of the island that we like to do once or twice a week.
Nobody would enjoy riding in the back seat for very long however, so the Van abides as our airporter and island hopper for any more than the two of us.
