LucrativeSid
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I think I've been an idiot in the way that I've selected my cars in the past. I have to challenge some of my inner beliefs.
For example, I've always wanted small or mid-size SUVs. Do I haul stuff? No. Do I have a family? No. Why would I need an SUV? Well, I like the power and the 4 wheel drive... but is that a smart way to pick a vehicle? My 4x4 came in handy in the winter a lot, but I never deliberately went off road with it. Is that extra little advantage really that much better than having a front-wheel drive car? I was always somewhat practical about it because I've never wanted a large V8 gas-guzzler. 6 cylinders seems perfect to me. I've always felt unsafe in 4 cylinder cars because I don't think I'll get up to speed in time when merging onto the highway. However, I think modern cars with 4 cylinders are a lot faster and more efficient than the ones I've driven. Maybe it's not such a sacrifice anymore. I certainly don't ever speed or race. A small SUV still costs more to insure and costs more on gasoline.
Another thing is that I've always wanted to buy American vehicles. It's a world market now. All the auto companies work together. Kia, Honda, and Toyota are just extremely practical... I'd have a hard time buying a foreign car but it's only my stupidity that is holding me back. I'm a manly man and I want a tough American vehicle!
I want to play guitar on top of a Jeep, not a Honda CRX! I laugh at all these kids driving around with pimped out, turbo charged, tiny little foreign cars. Is that a toy car? Nice rims.... Nice plastic body mods that makes it look "sporty".
Everything else I own was made in a different country, and America is losing the car market fair and square. Time to accept reality. I'm not the one making crappy cars that people don't want.
What's REALLY important to me in a vehicle? Let's think.
Cost. (Base price, gas mileage, and repairs.)
Reliability. (Still new enough, good history for that model and company.)
Safety. (Decent acceleration and able to drive in heavy northern Illinois snow.)
Looks. (I don't want something that looks like a bubble or too feminine.)
Comfort. (AC/Heat, electronic windows, etc.)
Space. (I'm not a big fan of coupes.)
Any ideas? I'm thinking that it will probably have to be a few years old so I can afford it, but not too old. The newest car I ever got was 10 years old. My current one is 16. I want a car that hasn't had a chance to have everything go wrong with it yet.
For example, I've always wanted small or mid-size SUVs. Do I haul stuff? No. Do I have a family? No. Why would I need an SUV? Well, I like the power and the 4 wheel drive... but is that a smart way to pick a vehicle? My 4x4 came in handy in the winter a lot, but I never deliberately went off road with it. Is that extra little advantage really that much better than having a front-wheel drive car? I was always somewhat practical about it because I've never wanted a large V8 gas-guzzler. 6 cylinders seems perfect to me. I've always felt unsafe in 4 cylinder cars because I don't think I'll get up to speed in time when merging onto the highway. However, I think modern cars with 4 cylinders are a lot faster and more efficient than the ones I've driven. Maybe it's not such a sacrifice anymore. I certainly don't ever speed or race. A small SUV still costs more to insure and costs more on gasoline.
Another thing is that I've always wanted to buy American vehicles. It's a world market now. All the auto companies work together. Kia, Honda, and Toyota are just extremely practical... I'd have a hard time buying a foreign car but it's only my stupidity that is holding me back. I'm a manly man and I want a tough American vehicle!
I want to play guitar on top of a Jeep, not a Honda CRX! I laugh at all these kids driving around with pimped out, turbo charged, tiny little foreign cars. Is that a toy car? Nice rims.... Nice plastic body mods that makes it look "sporty". Everything else I own was made in a different country, and America is losing the car market fair and square. Time to accept reality. I'm not the one making crappy cars that people don't want.
What's REALLY important to me in a vehicle? Let's think.
Cost. (Base price, gas mileage, and repairs.)
Reliability. (Still new enough, good history for that model and company.)
Safety. (Decent acceleration and able to drive in heavy northern Illinois snow.)
Looks. (I don't want something that looks like a bubble or too feminine.)
Comfort. (AC/Heat, electronic windows, etc.)
Space. (I'm not a big fan of coupes.)
Any ideas? I'm thinking that it will probably have to be a few years old so I can afford it, but not too old. The newest car I ever got was 10 years old. My current one is 16. I want a car that hasn't had a chance to have everything go wrong with it yet.
