(09-20-2017, 01:34 PM)Apoc Wrote: Buying a brand new car that you don't like to mod it seems like a horrible idea and, as a result, I love it for you.
This is the only time I will say it and I hope this notion passes before consuming me with a cloud of dread:
Right now, today, I regret selling my A4 Avant.
There, its out there. I thought I'd have an easier time finding an E91 wagon.
And, I'd rather drive an automatic F31 than the golf alltrack. The cargo space on the alltrack is quite a bit larger, its new/warrantied, I have to admit the ground clearance would be nice for camping. The wife really likes it but she also likes very practical things and her family only buys very boring and practical cars and keeps them for 200k miles.
So, I'll indulge you Chris, and admit you're right that one car to rule them all is a fools errand given the current state of cars in America. The right answer is the Alltrack as the camping/dog/wife car and just fire up the revolving door (dog) for whatever occupies the other driveway spot. But in the mean time, I'd have to not hate driving it, so if I buy one, it gets tuned and some pipes.
I dont know how I went from being OK with the Ridgeline as my only vehicle, which is far more boring to drive than any golf ever made, to the idea of a 3-pedal stock alltrack being intolerable, I'll never know. My brain works in a very curious and broken way.
We're going to Chicago tomorrow and on the way from the airport to the hotel, stopping to kick the tires on an E91 at a small dealer.
(09-20-2017, 01:52 PM)WRXtranceformed Wrote: I guess i don't see the allure of a manual transmission daily driver when you live in NOVA. Just get the nicest flappy paddle BMW wagon with a warranty that's in your budget and call it a day man. I feel like you're making this way harder than it needs to be
I live 4 miles from work and go to the office at 7:30am and my wife takes the train into DC. As a life rule, I dont make a habit of sitting in traffic.
And yes, I'm making this harder than it needs to be but I'm a stubborn ass and because I dont have long commutes or other inconveniences in my life I have to find new and interesting ways to make it difficult.