“I’m holding out for something better.”

So....I’m assuming you’re looking elsewhere or did you make any progress eliminating any of the  crap add-ons?

I consistently run all of our vehicles through Carvana every so often just to track the market and see what they’d offer. Our 28k mile 2017 Fit is consistently the king on price over everything else comparatively to what we paid/have in them. I think it topped out at around 21k on the offer, but that was at least a…

Love that orange.

This is a tough one to fit, but at 40-50k miles per year, I was tempted to cast out anything not named Toyota. However, I think you could decently fit the mark of what you’re looking for: longevity, fuel economy, spacious enough to fit most hardware runs, fits under 25k budget, fit you as a larger adult, fit 4 adults.

I tested an Si sedan around 2016, and felt underwhelmed compared to the prelude I had at the time. Came back to a coupe and 2020 and liked it so much I bought one...maybe I just missed the prelude too much, but I do think the handling is excellent--it does pull nearly a full g on the skidpad.  I wish they had given it…

Replacing shifter bushings would’ve definitely helped the shift feel, and who knows, maybe they were pretty worn compared with how they normally start out.  Tried to take that into account of my overall impression, though.

This was the very one. You could be right— I did try to take into account the droptop would be a looser experience, but I’m still not sure that a coupe would’ve swayed me.

2017? Honda Accord V6 with a manual. Was so hoping this was an under-the-radar slick enthusiast car. The manual is fine, but nothing really sporty about it the way it drove.  Just kind of plods along, which obviates the appeal of the manual.

2004 Lexus LS430. Automotive Geritol. Granted it was used, but low miles (30k-ish). Didn’t even seem like that smooth of a ride. The antithesis of driving engagement.

I have a different perspective. I had an MR2 and thought it was kind of a dog. Excellent handling, slower than cheese. Love my GTI—one of my favorite cars of all time and I’ll take exception to the “haven’t had dedicated performance.” —Coming from a Lotus Evora S, several V8 mustangs, Prelude SH...

The E46 M3. Always thought these were handsome and when values started to take off, found one for sale to test drive and see what all the fuss was about.

Your reply is clever and to the point, and it gets a weekend score of 8 out of 10.

Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out. I find Savagegeese to be my #1 go-to when I want a good review. Jason Cammisa’s Hagerty reviews can be quite good, but sometimes border on plain goofy.

Not TV....but I find Doug Demuro’s web series chalk board fingernail grating. Not that it matters, I’m sure he has made serious bank since his Jalop days.

Unlike some other modern muscle cars, the Challenger actually has a usable back seat for the kiddos.

Hmm.  I could’ve sworn my FJ had heated seats from the factory, but now I’m questioning my memory.  Oh well!

You could get an FJ that had heated seats. And there was a back-end NAV option from a collaboration b/w Toyota and Garmin (it was a Toy part #). I know you know all this as the forums guru, but just clarifying for those at large. And of course, the Garmin was outdated w/o update options, but you could remove it and…

It probably isn’t the driving experience so much as someone having to possess the “best one left of an iconic vehicle.” I know there have been some low mile ITR’s cross BAT (I think the lowest was a ‘97 iirc), but I don’t recall a phoenix yellow sub 10k miles.  Does that justify 6 figgies?  To you and me, no, but if…

Honorable mention: Acura legend