What car should I buy? For old time's sake...

[Senor_Taylor]

I also heard the 2nd gen Fits are 100 times better than the first gens.

[WRXtranceformed]

Just please don't be that guy who buys a SMART car, because I would pay for the plane ticket for Rex and I to fly out there, stop by your house and poop on it

[SlimKlim]

Or we'll all fly out there and flip it upside down in your driveway one morning.

[BLINGMW]

I've always heard mini's were horribly unreliable.

hmmm well look at that! Consumer Reports isn't *quite* as hard on them, but wow ok, I rescind my recommendation as it was admittedly based on our rather pleasant ownership of one (an '03 maybe) years ago. It didn't even leave us stranded when I ran over a truck tire, which hit the front hard enough to bend the AC condenser. Later it was sold just like that, plus a few zip ties to re-align the bumper cover. :thumbup:

I think your Porsche fits all those requirements except the maintenance part. But still, if you only drive it a couple times a week, I don't see the issue. :dunno:

That's two of us. Seems like ideal use case. Maybe too raw for a DAILY driver, but sure beats having it sit around on a battery tender, taking up space.

[Sully]

Or we'll all fly out there and flip it upside down in your driveway one morning.

It has a tridion safety cell so it should be fine to flip back over and drive. You can also put a full size excursion on top of one and have no damage what so ever or so I've seen.

[BLINGMW]

You can also put a full size excursion on top of one and have no damage what so ever or so I've seen.

Well then we'll do THAT!

[Mike]

1993 Honda Civic CX with an LS motor and ITR trans. BAM.

[Senor_Taylor]

Or we'll all fly out there and flip it upside down in your driveway one morning.

It has a tridion safety cell so it should be fine to flip back over and drive. You can also put a full size excursion on top of one and have no damage what so ever or so I've seen.

Except for the tires exploding. I'm pretty sure I know what you're talking about and they just had the frame sitting on the ground with a big car on top. Shit, you can do that with an egg, but you don't see me driving around in an omelet

[Sully]

[Mike]

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[davej]

Honda fit has like 12 cup holders if that helps your decision at all.

Finally, a thread I can speak to.
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Yes, yes they do.

[.RJ]

My requirements:
>Two seats; not necessarily four
>Enough storage space for a suitcase
>Cheap - $12k is good, $10k is better, $8k is great
>Absolutely zero maintenance, other than oil changes
>Small footprint
>Not a piece of shit
>Something I won't hate every single day

So you want a small, reasonably lightweight and fun to drive car that has a torquey motor, 3 pedals and reasonable storage space. Something like a Miata or a Prius or Smart car is out, then.

My short list:

- Later model Civic Si. Those are supposed to drive pretty nice, and Honda reliable.
- 5th/6th gen VW GTi. Before errybody goes all vw hater they are pretty reliable cars now, and lots of fun to drive. Only downside I see is that its too similar to the Mini you already own.
- 350z - why not? You dont rate gas mileage as primary concern.
- BRZ/FRS - out of budget but could probably find one that's taken the initial depreciation hit
- Volvo C30 or S40 - no idea if they are reliable or within budget

[SlimKlim]

- 5th/6th gen VW GTi. Before errybody goes all vw hater they are pretty reliable cars now, and lots of fun to drive. Only downside I see is that its too similar to the Mini you already own.

Hey at least I didn't suggest it.

(If you actually want to know anything about a MKV PM/Facebook me, now that the MKVII is out the MKVs are well within your price range (MKVIs are still high-teens low-20s), but I can tell you right now it won't be "zero" maintenance.)

[HAULN-SS]

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42mpg, no batteries, 6 speed, zero maintenance

[SlimKlim]

Well, zero maintenance until the next time Chevy recalls it because they forgot to bolt transmission in or something.

[Apoc]

I think your Porsche fits all those requirements except the maintenance part. But still, if you only drive it a couple times a week, I don't see the issue. :dunno:

That's two of us. Seems like ideal use case. Maybe too raw for a DAILY driver, but sure beats having it sit around on a battery tender, taking up space.

I've done it for 1.5 years and it was okay. It's manual steering and the clutch is tougher than my 944, which makes for terrible parallel parking in the second hilliest city in the nation and isn't great in a city setting (we in the city, not the burbs). It also has ZERO climate control (read: defogging capabilities), which is fine during the summer months but is terrible when it's dark and moist for six months. I literally use one of those defogging shammy wipe things every 10 minutes on my commute come in the winter and it's impossible to see out the rear window. There are other smaller things that add up, but none worth calling out.

To clarify, I'm likely looking for automatic.

[D_Eclipse9916]

FYI - You could get hit by a bus tomorrow. Get something you don't hate. Rex doesn't hate his Prius, so that is an option, but I have driven one; I hate it. I guess that is why different cars are made for different people.

[.RJ]

To clarify, I'm likely looking for automatic.

VW w/ the DSG would go to the top of my list, then. The interior, torque and fun to drive factor would outweigh any maintenance costs for me.... but i'm a retard that just bought an 8 year old Audi to daily drive.

[Goodspeed]

My requirements:
>Two seats; not necessarily four
>Enough storage space for a suitcase
>Cheap - $12k is good, $10k is better, $8k is great
>Absolutely zero maintenance, other than oil changes
>Small footprint
>Not a piece of shit
>Something I won't hate every single day

[.RJ]

What do those sell for now? I have to admit they've grown on me.