What is your car buying future?

[Jake]

I'll probably keep the Miata around. It's cheap enough to run that keeping vs. selling is a no-brainer, even if I move to a faster track car down the line.

Well, this prediction came true with the M3.

For DD/street use, I'll probably sell the E34 (which will have north of 200k by then) and move to something a bit newer. I hesitate to take on a payment but I would, if it got me in the right car. I'd rock an E39 540/6 or M5, although they aren't the best for "ease of working-on"... would love a fast wagon (bright blue RS4? Giggity) or maybe I'll downsize from the E34 and get a two-door coupe of some sort.

E34 did get sold with ~200k on it. Never managed an E39 although the M5 is still on my wish list.

"Two door coupe" kind of came true with the 128i and now the 328iC (coupe-with-no-roof?).

My car-buying process is about as scattered as a game of 52-card pick-up.

This still rings true. Never thought I'd own a boosted FWD Ford hatchback, a Firebird with T-tops, or the ultimate cocaine-slinging mommy-mobile Denali, but they all provided some good stories.

I also never reeeeally thought I'd have the truck/trailer/fully-built-not-street-legal track car setup, because only rich people have stuff like that. And yet, here we are and I ain't rich.

Moving forward... I still have a weird thing for P-cars, would probably enjoy owning a Cayman S at some point. But, the 328iC is very much paid for, very reliable, good on gas, and a fantastic driver. I'd rather save the money for now.

The F150 is fantastic and I'd like to put a ton of miles on it. It'd tow an enclosed trailer if I got the right one - so while my fantasies of an F250/350 are still out there, they won't be fulfilled for a while. Ford is releasing all-new SuperDuties later this year, so maybe I'll let them get to be a few years old and pick one up.

I figure I'll keep the M3 until something happens to it that renders it not worth fixing. It's ultimately been cheap and reliable to run, all things considered.

Shit, am I getting complacent?