WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions)

[Tyler.M]

Why would you recommend a 10th gen over your 8th? My price point?

i figured if you're cross shopping vettes and veloster N's, and having come from a built GTO, you probably wanted something relatively fast.  the 8th was already outclassed in 2006 and any modern turbo DI car will roast it.  you can absolutely make them fast, just like anything honda, but i wasn't sure if you wanted to go down that path.  its a very entertaining driving experience IMO, and why i went with one.

they are at the bottom of their curve now, though.  you can find a really nice coupe under 8 and a decent sedan around 10.  extremely functional cars.  but the 10th is better in every speed, safety, and economy metric if you were wanting to do DD stuff with it too.

That makes sense. I drove polen's 8th gen many moons ago and enjoyed it, but I'd be interested in checking out a 10th gen.  If I'm shopping Veloster N's though, I think a more direct competitor would be the CTR which may come down in price, especially if I'm getting the N with the performance package.  I'm seeing the veloster N with performance package for upper 20's and the CTR with low 30's. SI's look to be low 20's for a good example, too.  I need to find some places that will do test drives around here....