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DW's car is way too old, but she's clinging to it.
I've been involved in a thread like this elsewhere, and I thought I'd see what kind of responses we get here.
Like most here, I'm a diehard LBYMer, but I've also been interested in cars my entire life. As a baby, my parents told me my first word was "wheel." We're not afraid to spend more for better value, we just hate to waste money.
We keep cars longer than the average person, most 7-10 years. We've had a few nice cars (BMW, Audi, Volvo) but we've had way more Honda's and Toyota's. My Dad always had very nice cars (some would be bonafide classics today), so I was exposed to other premium marques. Every time we get a new car, we struggle with priorities - cost, value, reliability, performance, safety, prestige, features, service locations, etc. As much as I admire nice cars, ultimately it's just transportation. Many of the features and better performance premium cars offer are grossly underutilized, the average driver (self included) can't really never appreciate higher performance. Some people are talented enough to drive a performance car to it's potential, but most people aren't, including most who by performance cars. DW had an Audi TT, a competent sports car - that she drove like a Buick. It was mostly an image thing for her.
So since I'm sorta shopping, I thought it might be interesting to get some perspective from others.
I've been involved in a thread like this elsewhere, and I thought I'd see what kind of responses we get here.
Like most here, I'm a diehard LBYMer, but I've also been interested in cars my entire life. As a baby, my parents told me my first word was "wheel." We're not afraid to spend more for better value, we just hate to waste money.
We keep cars longer than the average person, most 7-10 years. We've had a few nice cars (BMW, Audi, Volvo) but we've had way more Honda's and Toyota's. My Dad always had very nice cars (some would be bonafide classics today), so I was exposed to other premium marques. Every time we get a new car, we struggle with priorities - cost, value, reliability, performance, safety, prestige, features, service locations, etc. As much as I admire nice cars, ultimately it's just transportation. Many of the features and better performance premium cars offer are grossly underutilized, the average driver (self included) can't really never appreciate higher performance. Some people are talented enough to drive a performance car to it's potential, but most people aren't, including most who by performance cars. DW had an Audi TT, a competent sports car - that she drove like a Buick. It was mostly an image thing for her.
So since I'm sorta shopping, I thought it might be interesting to get some perspective from others.
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