Real talk, though... nothing should be purchased for full price.

Full price is for suckers.

“crafted”

You seem to be unfamiliar with the sturdiness of 1980's Italian barn-craftsmanship.

I was going to recommend my current “Commuter Car” (AKA car I threaten to drive into anyone driving like a doofus) - Toyota Yaris. Mine is a 2007 with almost 130,000 miles on it. Doing great! It’s got a timing chain and coil packs for easy long term maintenance. Regular maintenance includes: change oil. It gets 40…

Yeah, the answer is pretty much whatever Toyota $5k buys near you.

I have a 15 SFE 5 speed fun in the snow. Also have a 09 WRX. I guess I better go rally cross them.

Truly the swiss army knife of cars.

Who spends rent money on a car?

What no crown Vic p71?

Not really unfortunately, though I’m particularly fond of the new drivetrain (8-spd auto and direct-injection V6). I’m not sure when that was introduced but it’s pretty damn nice...2K RPM @80 MPH is the shit! The only thing I’d like to add is paddle shifting and I know how ridiculous that sounds.

We have a Sienna as well - Love it, so easy, so comfortable, so much space.

What we need is to promote Japanese style van modding so that the kids can start to think that they’re cool again.

I’ve been in a few in central america, they really are fantastic machines.

One of the top three reasons to love Canada is the 15-year import rule.

4 seats only I’m sorry to say. BUT you can get it as a 4x4...

Drove a white one in Costa Rica for 6 months, manual diesel with a push bar on the front. We couldn’t hurt it no matter how hard we tried, and it went everywhere. I’m sure there’s a few down there you could get a great deal on. Mine was a ‘95 - but you could import a ‘93 now.

So, y’all went and had a minivan conversation while I was busy at work and didn’t invite me. I see how ephemeral the collective memory of the internets is.

Bring back the Conversion van, and I might agree.

I would lean towards the Chicago metro area as far as the U.S. goes. Centrally located, varied arena selection, has a really strong local indie scene (including a local lucha scene). Sears Centre, where TNA ran one of their biggest shows (Bound for Glory 2008) is the perfect size. Dunno what the rent is, but one would…