Need Help.....I'm going Rice!

[Grim Reaper]

Gas prices are killing me. My DD is a 88 R20 454 burb. I'm blowing through about $60 in fuel a week. Round trip to work is 44 miles.
Short term fix is I'll start driving my wifes 89 Honda Accord bomb. I figure it will save me about $150 a month.

Problem is I HATE the car.....well that might be strong. It runs fine now that I replace the timming belt but It's over 200k and the front end is shot . full off rattles etc. I feel like a clown thring to get in and out.

Wife drove the Burb for the first time last week since we bought in April of 03. Understand her last DD was a 79 K5 and the reason we sold it was lack of doors and the seat hight was a reall pain in the butt for her to load our youngest. Well the yongest is 3 now and can get in the seat so not a problem. Her Comment is "It's so big and hard to park". It's true, it's a Pain in the butt at the supper market and she knows I would get really pissied if something happend to it. The burb is pristine with 82k on it now. It was bought to tow our Airstream so It will be staying in the family.

So I'm looking for a ride that gets about 30mpg or better. Looking at late 80's Preludes and CRX's. I found a couple promicing Ludes for under $1500 starting and found a CRX SI for $1100 asking. The CRX I figure will get about 40mpg and save me $300 a month in fuel. Either will set me back about $50 for insurance (I'm old fart and married very clean record).

So If I own rice I have to be rice....so what sort of tachy crap do I need to do and get?

I'm thing the Blaxk CRX wouyld look real sporty with a yellow racing stripe and one of the Luds is red so the yellow would work even better.

How big around of a tail pipe should I get and what the most anoying muffler I can run?

Need some help with my new life style here.