VarmintCong
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in 18 months I'll need to buy a car, has to seat 4 and be fun to drive. We will also buy a 5 seat SUV so it won't be the primary car, just for picking up kids from school, going to sports etc. I expect the (field service) company to give me a company car, but if they give me a stipend (unlikely), then I probably have to get something I can beat on like a Civic Si or Sport hatch.
These three are all I can come up with, the IS500 is already pushing out of my comfort range on price, so something like a CT4 Blackwing is not in the cards.
I'd not normally consider the Lexus since it's an automatic, but with governments pushing IC cars off the cliff, it would be awesome to have a V8 in the garage, and my wife hates muscle cars. Also I love the cockpit feel of sitting in the IS, it has an awesome stereo and very comfortable back seat.
But I suspect I'd enjoy a manual car (with boring sounding engine) more than an automatic with a great sounding V8. I really enjoyed even my 2017 Sport hatch 6mT. My Focus ST-Line is a much better car but isn't as fun to drive thanks to the automatic.
ITS is really only on the table if 2025 still has markups on the Type R. If I can get one for MSRP I'll take the Type R.
These three are all I can come up with, the IS500 is already pushing out of my comfort range on price, so something like a CT4 Blackwing is not in the cards.
I'd not normally consider the Lexus since it's an automatic, but with governments pushing IC cars off the cliff, it would be awesome to have a V8 in the garage, and my wife hates muscle cars. Also I love the cockpit feel of sitting in the IS, it has an awesome stereo and very comfortable back seat.
But I suspect I'd enjoy a manual car (with boring sounding engine) more than an automatic with a great sounding V8. I really enjoyed even my 2017 Sport hatch 6mT. My Focus ST-Line is a much better car but isn't as fun to drive thanks to the automatic.
ITS is really only on the table if 2025 still has markups on the Type R. If I can get one for MSRP I'll take the Type R.
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