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Tax Dude's idea sounds great mileage-wise, but I imagine that would require you to take more time off work.
I'm more in cow and drvannostren's camp, that's a super cheap fare to actually go do something fun with. Heck, buy all 4 and you could bring a significant other or friend on a trip.