What is your car buying future?

[G.Irish]

The last couple of months I've kinda been grappling with whether I should switch up my vehicle lineup, and it got me to thinking about what I wanna be doing 2-5 years down the line. In the short term I may need to downgrade so I can buy a house but after that I'm thinking my next sports car will be one of the following:

Cayman S: Relatively light, mid-engined rear wheel drive, good power
Toyobaru: Cheap, relatively light, RWD, can swap a WRX engine in
M3 sedan: Fast, practical, can still be a family car
Next gen WRX: ???
360: In a few years they'll be a bit cheaper and I'll be making more money, why not? Other than the maintenance and the possibility of it catching on fire...
996/997 GT3: Again they'll be cheaper in the future, less flammable than the Ferrari

What's on your mind for the medium term future?

[Mike]

RS4 Wagon. I'd like kids in the not too distant future. Budget/smart decision would be Jetta Wagon

[Ryan T]

I'm somewhat in the same boat Gerald. I sold the Corvette in order to buy a house and help with our wedding and in 2 or 3 years I'll be looking to get back into the sports car game. I will probably keep my Silverado and after Samantha's car is paid off we'll look into either a C6 Corvette or a 00-03 or so 911 Carrera Convertible. I'd love to get back into another Convertible and by then either should be able to be had at $20k with decent miles.

[Ken]

Next gen WRX is allegedly going to be a two door with 300+hp, which i guess begs the question, what the hell is the STI going to be like?

[Apoc]

RS4 Wagon. We might want kids at some point. More budget/smart decision would be S4 wagon or a Volvo wagon.

+1

We are going to try and move when the wife is done with grad school in 2 years. When we do, we want to move into a city and go down to one car. It is most likely to be a bitchin' wagon of some sort.

I'll probably trade the 848 for some sort of BMW sport tourer as well.

[Steve85]

I'd like to replace the Vette with a four seater to get more use of the fun car
-muscle car with modern running gear. Not an uber-done pro tourer (well if money allows why not), but a lot like Jeff has done with the Challenger.
-still very desirous of the 80's 911
-308 - 348 "what? no back seats, oh well, maybe next car" A more budget friendly entry to F-car.

DD - AWD, Wagon, good MPG. Hoping for Audi TDIs to be at good prices. With wanting to do family trips for skiing, camping (canoes/kayaks/bikes) and wanting to coach sports (lots-o-gear) I'm really liking the combo of good mpgs and utility from a wagon. Of course if someone finally wakes up and puts a TDI in a minivan, I'll consider that. If you're going to give up on life, you might as well have dual sliding doors.

[WRXtranceformed]

C6 Z06 has always been in the cards since I sold the STi. My responsible side has really kicked in within the past 2 years though and I have been putting as much money as I can into investments / savings. My brother just became a financial advisor for ING up in Reston so they put together a killer plan for me....but it takes money to make money and that cash has to go away and sit for a while instead of being used for instant gratification. Which is a good thing.

My TLS is paid off in about a year, so I might consider picking up a Vette at that point, but having no car payment would be really awesome and truthfully I just really don't NEED another project car right now. This Acura is one of the only cars that I've really enjoyed for more than a year so I'll probably run it until the wheels fall off or it becomes too expensive to maintain.

So in summary:

Project / Weekend Car - A project car would be awesome but I think a part of my desire to tune cars died during the long, painful STi build / process. I loved that car but I was pretty detached when I sold it to Travis. I will *at some point* have a h/c/i/nitrous? C6 convertible or C6 Z06 but I want to save as much money as I can now while I don't have a family and the added expenses associated with them.

Daily Driver - Going to beat this car into the ground since it has *knock on wood* been very reliable and serves its purpose well. I never see myself owning a German car, so the next ride when this thing dies will be whatever Lexus or Infiniti has to offer at the time (IS-class / G37 or M-class)

[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.

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.

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

[SlimKlim]

Replace Miata with S2000, E36 or some other track car with more horsepowers.

Find something nice to drive around every day, but I'm not sure what that will be, possibly:

E28 BMW 5er: If I went this route it would have to be perfect, lowish mileage, perfect body and interior and a well functioning AC
E39 5er
Scooby Legacy GT
E38 7 series with a manual tranny swap
E46 ZHP

Right now the M3 is functioning as my DD and my fun to drive street toy, I talk about replacing it, but when it comes down to it, I just don't know if I ever could. It was my dream car and I bought it when I was 18. Sooooo maybe I'd keep it and over the years slowly restore it back to it's original glory. And then boost it.

If I puss out and replace it, or If I ever have the means to have a track car, a DD, a spot for the M3 to sit around, AND another toy:

997 911S, 993 9114S (Winter funs?), E92 M3, Ferrari 355 (probably not), Z4 M coupe in alpine white.

EDIT: OH and another bike. I really miss having a bike, but I've decided I'm not even going to think about purchasing another one until I can drop the cash for one that doesn't need an engine, or anything but oil changes and tires for that matter, for one without batting an eyelid, and I have space to keep it, and the fact that its really only nice enough to ride a bike 20% of the year. (unless you're as badass as Kaan)

Thinking CBR 600, SV650, Duc 848 or Duc Monster, maybe a VFR.

[.RJ]

I'm itching for something fun to drive.... miata, s2000, some kind of honda, another GTi, RX8? I'm all over the place.

I'll probably end up buying another moto once I sell the CB750, $4-5k buys a lot of fun. Sure its impractical but I have a truck for practicality and I cant park a car on my back patio.

[Apoc]

Reading this thread, it seems like everyone's choices are relative to their age... except G, who is apparently having a mid-life crisis.

Z4 M coupe in alpine white.

<3

[WRXtranceformed]

Reading this thread, it seems like everyone's choices are relative to their age... except G, who is apparently having a mid-life crisis.

Z4 M coupe in alpine white.

<3

Truths. If you asked me this question 3-4 years ago my answer would have been a lot different.

[V1GiLaNtE]

2-3 Years.. Hmmmm

Probably keep XJ.. Maybe make it a suitable trail rig.. Who knows

Realistic DD:
STI/Scoobi WRX/Leggy GT Wagon( High on my list)
Maybe another Audi/VW(RS4 Wagon,A4 wagon,STRETCCCCHHHHH. Low Mileage W8 6spd Passat Wagon.. Sorry still have a soft spot for that car... I'm still not excited about anything German due to past pleasure of working on and buy parts for..

Realisitcaly don't see myself buying a sedan (except STI) EVER.. I like wagons waaayyy too much.. Grocery getters are BA

Case in point:

W8
( Would definitely buy another white one if I could find it..)


B5 S4 Avant


And pretty much an alpine white WRX waggy.. I have a thing for the whole "stormtrooper" Look..

[NTIman]

As I am working on my education (again), I will be keeping the Corolla as long as I can.

However, if things go right, I would like to buy with the Toyobaru, a WRX (or just regular impreza :dunno: ), or a Mustang. But for right now, I simply don't have the money for anything other than what I have although I am frustrated that I drive such a boring car. On the other hand, 40 mpg is pretty awesome, and it'll be paid off in a little over a year.

[.RJ]

W8 6spd Passat Wagon

I want one of those so bad, but then I think about all the things that could go wrong like with this and cringe a little....

[CaptainHenreh]

I would literally fly anywhere in the country for an S4 Avante, if I thought for a second it wouldn't be a constant drain on my wallet and patience.

[Ken]

My car right now is leased, but i plan on purchasing it at the end of the lease. It currently is valued at $23,500 by KBB and i only have under a year left on the lease and the buy-out is like 14ish, seems like a deal to me.

Ideally i'd like to get it up to about 300ish WHP, which should be achievable by just adding exhaust, fixing my intake, and a tune. Other than that i'm not really sure, i'd like to pick up a pick-up to be honest, i always find myself needing the ability to just throw shit in the back.

[SlimKlim]

My car right now is leased, but i plan on purchasing it at the end of the lease. It currently is valued at $23,500 by KBB and i only have under a year left on the lease and the buy-out is like 14ish, seems like a deal to me.

Ideally i'd like to get it up to about 300ish WHP, which should be achievable by just adding exhaust, fixing my intake, and a tune. Other than that i'm not really sure, i'd like to pick up a pick-up to be honest, i always find myself needing the ability to just throw shit in the back.

What happened to the 3000GT? I liked that idea

[V1GiLaNtE]

W8 6spd Passat Wagon

I want one of those so bad, but then I think about all the things that could go wrong like with this and cringe a little....

Oooooohhh Yea.... Especially if it's the camshafts/timing chain.. I've heard that alone is worth sending the thing off a cliff in flames... :vomit:

I would literally fly anywhere in the country for an S4 Avante, if I thought for a second it wouldn't be a constant drain on my wallet and patience.

Yup.. and then I remember spending money on a NA V6 in the dub.. But then again my financial outlook will be at least a little different in 2-3 years so it's still always a irresponsible choice to fly to WA and buy one?

Thinking CBR 600, SV650, Duc 848 or Duc Monster, maybe a VFR.

^ THIS x11nty billion.. I'm actually lusting over apoc's 848 evo in that gorgeous pearl white.. Or find a R1 Raven in the white... ABOSOLUTELY DROOOLLLL
:bow: :bow: hock: hock:

[.RJ]

I want to like that R1, but it looks too.... storm trooper.