John Vilsack
02-26-2011, 10:56 AM
Those of you who have talked to me in the past six months are probably already sick of hearing it, but I want to get a new daily driver. I'm absolutely torn as to what I want, so I'd like to hear some thoughts from other people who will help me make a decision :)
I will be keeping my Cobra, but getting rid of the Cougar. Its a great car, but I want something that is a bit newer and I don't think something is wrong with it after driving the Cobra. I used to think the Cobra was fast.
The goal is to get something that I WANT TO DRIVE. Now that I'm much happier with where the Cobra is, I want to drive it less and that means something that has some X-Factor to it so the Cobra isn't commuting when its nice out. I'm looking in the 15-20ish range. Here are the current contenders.
New Mazda 2 (Manual) - 200lbs heavier than a Lotus Elise and 150 pounds lighter than the Fiesta, the reviews about the 2 are that its a fun little go cart. It gets 35MPG which is nice but the thing the reviews talk about is that the interior is less than the Fiesta and the cabin is loud. Plus, its kind of a Ford and the Green color is way cooler than the Fiesta version.
New Ford Fiesta (Auto Clutch) - Keeping it in the Ford Family proper, the Fiesta carries 20 more hp but due to more refinement, its less whippy than the 2. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, since the general public thinks my commuter vehicle should be less aggressive anyway :) Its way more tech saavy and the 40MPG would get the statistics nerd in me to start trying to eek as much out of the fuel as possible.
New Honda Fit (Auto) - 38 Miles Per Gallon, the outer look of the Fit basically shows the world that I've given up on trying to be cool, which means I'd have to put a bumper sticker on the back that says "I'm not dead, My other car is a Mustang" just to show I still have taste. The Fit is typical Honda, carries great resale value, enormous cargo space for a giant dog, and gets about 38MPG. It does come with a flappy paddle gearbox, so that's always fun...on the inside.
Used Subaru WRX or other AWD - Less gas mileage, but oh my god the fun that could be had in the snow. I'm open to an AWD car that's used. Gas mileage would be the same as the Cougar
Used VW CC - I absolutely love the look the CC has. Almost like a baby Phaeton, the car is the closest I would get to luxury, and I could see myself enjoying it every day. It gets 30MPG, so it'd be meh in that department. I can get a 2009 for around the top end of my budget.
So what do you think? Give me some help!
I will be keeping my Cobra, but getting rid of the Cougar. Its a great car, but I want something that is a bit newer and I don't think something is wrong with it after driving the Cobra. I used to think the Cobra was fast.
The goal is to get something that I WANT TO DRIVE. Now that I'm much happier with where the Cobra is, I want to drive it less and that means something that has some X-Factor to it so the Cobra isn't commuting when its nice out. I'm looking in the 15-20ish range. Here are the current contenders.
New Mazda 2 (Manual) - 200lbs heavier than a Lotus Elise and 150 pounds lighter than the Fiesta, the reviews about the 2 are that its a fun little go cart. It gets 35MPG which is nice but the thing the reviews talk about is that the interior is less than the Fiesta and the cabin is loud. Plus, its kind of a Ford and the Green color is way cooler than the Fiesta version.
New Ford Fiesta (Auto Clutch) - Keeping it in the Ford Family proper, the Fiesta carries 20 more hp but due to more refinement, its less whippy than the 2. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, since the general public thinks my commuter vehicle should be less aggressive anyway :) Its way more tech saavy and the 40MPG would get the statistics nerd in me to start trying to eek as much out of the fuel as possible.
New Honda Fit (Auto) - 38 Miles Per Gallon, the outer look of the Fit basically shows the world that I've given up on trying to be cool, which means I'd have to put a bumper sticker on the back that says "I'm not dead, My other car is a Mustang" just to show I still have taste. The Fit is typical Honda, carries great resale value, enormous cargo space for a giant dog, and gets about 38MPG. It does come with a flappy paddle gearbox, so that's always fun...on the inside.
Used Subaru WRX or other AWD - Less gas mileage, but oh my god the fun that could be had in the snow. I'm open to an AWD car that's used. Gas mileage would be the same as the Cougar
Used VW CC - I absolutely love the look the CC has. Almost like a baby Phaeton, the car is the closest I would get to luxury, and I could see myself enjoying it every day. It gets 30MPG, so it'd be meh in that department. I can get a 2009 for around the top end of my budget.
So what do you think? Give me some help!