2nd Car

[Hack]

I’ve been looking to replace my 2008 CRV with something newer, but it just really doesn’t make any sense right now. Just spent the money to replace the whole suspension and that was less than tax and title paperwork would be for anything newer I’d buy.

Seems like a smart move. In the last couple years, many new vehicles became stupidly expensive.

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[JoeSpeed]

Budget, then answer.

Did you mention anything about transmission btw?

 

[Tucker80]

Honda Civic 5 door hatch. Sport manual trim.

Best advice so far! Just picked up a used 2020 civic sport hatchback. I'm now a firm believer that there are only 2 types of people; those that own a civic sport, and those that haven't driven one yet. I replaced my 4runner with it. 90% of the utility and 3x the efficiency. Incredibly fun to drive. It's like a street legal go-cart.

 

[Zrussian13]

Best advice so far! Just picked up a used 2020 civic sport hatchback. I'm now a firm believer that there are only 2 types of people; those that own a civic sport, and those that haven't driven one yet. I replaced my 4runner with it. 90% of the utility and 3x the efficiency. Incredibly fun to drive. It's like a street legal go-cart.

Not a bad choice but personally I'd be looking for an ef/ ee civic. Maybe I'm old/ bias but nothing beats the looks and reliability of an early 90s civic.

 

[Tucker80]

Not a bad choice but personally I'd be looking for an ef/ ee civic. Maybe I'm old/ bias but nothing beats the looks and reliability of an early 90s civic.

I'm incredibly partial to the older Honda's as well. I owned 2 Integra's back in the early 2000's and an original 2000 S2000. But I will admit after getting in an 2001 Integra I don't miss them nearly as much as I thought I did. The new Civic sport hatchback brings back all the memories of the original CRX's, but at a substantial power increase.

Whenever I really start to miss the S2000 I can always look back to google street view. Hasn't been updated in at least a decade. lol. Right next to it is my old 2000 CR-V (5 speed). Racked up 270k miles on that thing with only a timing belt change and some other basic maintenance. Legendary reliability!

 

[MCS]

My commuter car is a 2013 Mazda 6 GS. Has 120k km on it. It's beat up and is a beast but it works and I can fit stuff in it plus it has 4 doors. Cost 8k CDN. Anything newer than that, that has any chances of lasting at all, will be more than that as of December last year.

 

[Polski]

I switched my Jeep for a 2020 Edge ST. Not as much comfort in the ST, but I like it

 

[Crew4991]

If reliability and practicality are what you are looking for, get pretty much anything Toyota/Honda. If you are looking for a better price, skip the the trucks/suvs and look at the sedans. In this weird age of everyone wanting a big car, the sedans are way better value for what you pay.

 

[RowdyRam]

I agree with what most have said here - Ranger, Civic, Toyota, Honda, etc. We have a 2020 Highlander Platinum and I gotta say it's supremely comfortable and great at covering distances easily, especially with all the modern tech. '20-'22's have the 3.5 v6 or n/a hybrid, '23's + are turbo 4 or n/a hybrid. V6 has plenty of pep as does the turbo 4. May be worth a test drive in one...

 

[Hack]

If I wanted something cheap and reliable, I would stick with an older Ford. I've had bad luck with the Japanese brands. You can't abuse a Honda or Toyota like you can a Mustang or an Explorer.

 

[Dana Pants]

The financial optimum is likely to pile miles onto your Mustang and buy another one once it wears out. This is my approach anyway. And I would do it again and again.

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