[People wont' think times are any worse if he goes from driving a beat Monza to a nice bicycle]
to be fair to my friend, his monza was voted the best resto in the national monza club a few years back

But you never get out of a car what you have into it, I know
And yes, it is pretty Misserble in Missory in the summer. But to be fair its really nasty in the winter as well. I lived in Branson MO, and bike commuted there in the summer during the boom years in the ninetys. In fact my freind lived downstairs from me, and I remember we all rode to classes one day.
I have started two bikes for him(three actualy, one for his wife would be nice). One is going to be a faster road type bike that will look sporty and cool for him, a Fuji Monteray with 700c conversion and just some good solid Deore components.
The other is a Raleigh Capri, going roadster SS with it, and a matching Capri stepthrough frame for the wife. both are decent frames with nice paint and good chrome to sooth the riders ego.