Your next car (and what you're driving now)

[sdifox]

2011 Subaru Legacy. It is so boring. The only thing that keeps me semi sane is that it is a 6-speed manual. What should I get next?

MB E63 AMG wagon

 

[RearAdmiral]

MB E63 AMG wagon

Heck yes! I love wagons. Would just need to choose between that and a Panamera maybe...

 

[Pardus]

Currently driving a Hyundai Elamtra, insurance on it is cheap, low theft car. Looking at a possible Kia Soul or Kia Optima, the warranty on them is amazing. Does anyone have any experience with either, all I am looking for is a compact SUV/Crossover. Dont want leather or moonroof. Dont fit in a lot of cars as i am very tall. Been looking for weeks and cant find much that I like. Thanks

 

[sdifox]

Heck yes! I love wagons. Would just need to choose between that and a Panamera maybe...

E63 AMG 3.4s VS Panamera Turbo 3.7s dude. The New Panamera Turbo S E Hybrid is 3.4

 

[T_Yamamoto]

2011 Subaru Legacy. It is so boring. The only thing that keeps me semi sane is that it is a 6-speed manual. What should I get next?

eh, depends if you need AWD or not and your price rnage

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Moving out in the next few months, after that I'll be able to track my savings and my spending to hopefully speed up my R32

 

[TheVrolok]

14 Accord. Still love it. I shop primarily for comfort. I'm tall and broad shouldered, makes a lot of cars really uncomfortable. Also, not a huge "car guy." I go back and forth about the idea of leasing after this car (will be paid off in June and has 86k miles.. Hoping to drive to 250..), but I may just buy another top trim Accord and drive it for another decade. Really looking forward to no car payment for a few years.

 

[sdifox]

Moving out in the next few months, after that I'll be able to track my savings and my spending to hopefully speed up my R32

Lol moving out cost more thus slows down saving for that car.

 

[Zivic]

2009 honda odyssey.

need a new ride in the the next year or two. seriously considering the new honda passport coming out in feb/2019. otherwise possibly a 4runner.

 

[debian0001]

2012 Buick Regal 2.4. Anything but GM since the timing chain broke on it and cost me 3,600 dollars to replace. If I get 3 years out of this car then it's worth it since I don't want car payments....

 

[foghorn67]

2013 Caddy ATS turbo. I like it, it's fun and refined enough.
I'm not in a hurry to replace it, but if and when I do, something that suits my lifestyle more.
Honda Ridgeline, Ford Ranger, GMC Canyon, Toy Taco.
If gas prices go bonkers, maybe settle for a Ford Escape/Honda CR-V type since they sip gas on the highway.

 

[007ELmO]

2005 E46 BMW 330 convertible, 2012 Honda Fit.

Both are paid off, but I've avoided the itch to get into another car payment or depreciating asset as I've gotten older. I will only replace when one or both die.

I paid the convertible off in 2 years, the Fit I took 6 years for some reason lol.

I've liked how the BMW X2s look, but only if I come into 500K somehow where I feel OK wasting 30K on something I don't need.

 

[RearAdmiral]

2013 Caddy ATS turbo. I like it, it's fun and refined enough.
I'm not in a hurry to replace it, but if and when I do, something that suits my lifestyle more.
Honda Ridgeline, Ford Ranger, GMC Canyon, Toy Taco.
If gas prices go bonkers, maybe settle for a Ford Escape/Honda CR-V type since they sip gas on the highway.

The ATS seems like a pretty curious car. Tons of cheap used ones out there. Could you give a bit more info on your thoughts?

 

[Tormac]

I got married a few years ago and got a step-son thrown in on the deal. After a year I had to admit that I was never driving my Lotus any longer, the logistics of a tiny two seater made the car difficult, so I started looking at four door sports sedans as a replacement.

I got a Cadillac ATS-V.

I am happy with the Cadillac, and plan on keeping it until my step-son leaves for college. Then I will look into another Lotus, Elise or Exige, assuming I can still get over the sill in the sill in the passenger compartment (I'm getting a little old unfortunately).

 

[hoorah]

I got a Cadillac ATS-V.

I want to justify the cost of the ATS-V.

I am curious how they fare reliability wise. I'm hesitant to buy a used BMW ///M car, but wonder if the ATS-V is any better.

 

[Tormac]

I want to justify the cost of the ATS-V.

I am curious how they fare reliability wise. I'm hesitant to buy a used BMW ///M car, but wonder if the ATS-V is any better.

Mine is a 2016. I have not had an issue with it yet, but it is still pretty new, so that is not surprising. I have never owned a BWM, but have a friend with an older Z3. His Z3 has had few problems, but when he does have a problem the car wants an arm and a leg. His Z3 was more expensive to own than my Elise was.

As far as the cost of the ATS-V, they are cheaper than M3's or AMG c63's, but more expensive than a Camaro SS or Chevy SS (if you can still find one). Just from a performance to cost standpoint a new ATS-V looks to be a better deal than the Germans, but they are not much better than a Camaro SS for more money.

In the used market when I was shopping around I found that clean ATS-V's were about 10 grand cheaper than M3's or AMG's. Used ones seem dirt cheap now, and from my experience the dealers are ready to haggle.

I suspect the ATS-V will be cheaper to own that an AMG or M, just because of the cost of the AMG or M parts. The cars are not really old enough to have a good feel for long term reliability. I am sure none of these cars will be as cheap as an Accord to own, but I hope to own my Cady for a while, and my instinct is I would rather have the Cady than a German car once it is out of warranty.

 

[hoorah]

Awesome, thanks for the feedback. I've owned 2 BMWs in the past, and the repairs just got...tiresome. I did all my own maintenance, and I was tired of putting the car on jack stands once/month for something. That something became increasingly electrical - some oddball sensor would fail, it would be expensive, and some of them required coding. I don't mind the increased cost of tires, or brakes, or bushings, but the weird stuff was taking its toll.

I like the Camaro SS, but I have no interest in owning one. I'm still at a point in my life where I need 4 doors, the Camaro isn't really in the running.

I looked up a used ATS-V and found a local one for $36k for a 2016. Thats do-able.

 

[EXCellR8]

ATS-V definitely cheaper to own than Euro alternatives. Sure, all cars require some type of maintenance at some point or another but GM parts, even less common ones, are typically cheaper than anything M or AMG.

Luckily I'm not in the market for a car at the moment but I am looking for property with a decently-sized detached garage for future wrenching projects. I've learned over the years that you can have all of the tools under the sun but if you're forced to share a garage with parents, room mates, and other tenants that projects are almost always a headache.

I could use a nice lift too, but that will probably have to wait.

 

[hoorah]

Luckily I'm not in the market for a car at the moment but I am looking for property with a decently-sized detached garage for future wrenching projects.

I'm waiting for permit approval on my 24x32 detached garage. Its one of the things thats had me hanging on to the car I have now so I can focus on building the garage. Once thats done though I may start looking more seriously.

I'm doing a metal building, and I haven't quite decided how far I'm going to take it. Right now my plan is that it will just be storage for my old truck, the Chumpcar, lawn equipment, and stuff like that, leaving me to wrench in the attached 2 car garage for now. In the future though, I might insulate it and put A/C on the new garage, but I understand that insulating a metal building is an exercise in frustration. I'm just going to see how it goes.

But yeah, the garage is the priority over a new car.

 

[KentState]

I've owned my fair share of GM performance cars and they all share the more performance oriented parts/technology. The biggest concern I'd have with the ATS-V is the 1) engine 2) differential 3) shocks.

The engine is unique to that single car a distant relative to the one found in the CTS VSport and CT6 (I believe). Being a twin turbo, DI engine, not sure how they will handle the timing chain and carbon build up. Both of which are more common issues with their V6 DOHC DI engines.

The e-diff was in the first iteration in the Corvette and ATS-V. While they have more in common with a mechanical diff than a torque vectoring one, they still showed some signs of weakness. It was more flaky for me on my '15 Corvette than my '18 ZL1.

The magnetic shocks are just something to understand from a replacement perspective. It's not a $100 to replace one of those and they do fail. I had one pop on my CTS-V and it was at the time an $800 part. However, the Corvette and ZL1 didn't seem to have problems, but they were a newer generation.

IMO, the "best" V car to own in a 2nd gen CTS-V. The parts are common and easy to find. GM sold a boat load of the 2nd gen CTS and the LSx platform has a huge aftermarket and port injection is so much cheaper to deal with.

Also, look into the CUE system and see if that's something you can deal with. Personally, I avoided Cadillac because of it.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Lol moving out cost more thus slows down saving for that car.

I did the math and I should still be okay with saving 50% of take home, just won't be able to travel much and stuff but meh

 

[kt]

2002 Lexus GS300. Said I would drive until it dies when I bought it, that was 15 years and 245K miles ago. Love the 2JZ engine, not the easiest engine to work on but it's bulletproof.

 

[hoorah]

I've owned my fair share of GM performance cars and they all share the more performance oriented parts/technology. The biggest concern I'd have with the ATS-V is the 1) engine 2) differential 3) shocks.

Thanks, thats all good info. Hopefully reliability shows to be well as they age.

Im not too worried about the CUE system. Im not a fan of it, but as long as bluetooth syncs properly, I jsut use my phone and stream from pandora or podcasts.

 

[ibex333]

2004 Lexus RX330 118k miles.

Hoping to ride it till the engine quits. Not looking forward to buying or leasing anything else.

 

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