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Hey everyone. As you may know I have a 370Z which only has two seats and sucks in snow. I've always wanted a sports car and while I don't regret my decision, I know it can't be my daily driver forever.
I've done well with winter tires and I think I can squeeze another winter out of them. But I've just started to think in my mind for possible second car to go along with a sports car. I also envision getting married/having kids soon because I've been with my gf for 4 years now.
Would I be able to find a good car for under 3000?
Possible choices I've been looking at:
Early 2000s outback or forester
Eary 2000s ford escape
Any small compact fwd box
Awd would be a plus but not required. Would also like at least 30mpg highway or close. Anyone have any insight? I would want to keep it for as long as possible and not have many issues. Of course I would get an inspection before I buy.
Honda Civic's a no brainer, I had a 2006 coupe and it was great in the snow.
Just make sure you get one that was adult owned and avoid the riced out hoopty's.
At that price point, I would shop condition more than brand. A decent mileage, well taken care of car will likely serve you very well compared to settling for a car in worse condition hoping that brand reputation carries the day.
I live in Connecticut but moving (hopefully to nj) in a couple months.
I do fine on winter or snow tires (called Dunlop winter sport) but this is mainly because my car only has two seats and if I have kids I would definitely need something. I want something high performance though so I was going back and forth between a sports car and a beater or something like an audi S4 as an only car. But this is still a while off, I'm not going to buy anything for a year at least. I just want to think about this a long time cause my Z was sort of an impulse lol
I have a Z as well and with a kid on the way and moving to Denver within the next year I am thinking the exact same way as you. In sunny Arizona I had no second thoughts about buying the Z, but I know it won't be very safe in the snow and ice. I'm liking the idea of the late 90's/early 2000's Outbacks/Imprezas, or perhaps something like an early 2000's Camry or Protege with some snow tires. All of those cars mentioned will run a very long time with proper maintenance.
Also one additional reason: I don't like this salt corroding my paint and causing rust lol the paint looks fine now but while it is fun to toss it around in snow I would rather have nasty salt on a beater car than my nice car
I am in NY, so snow isn't horrendous. If you plant to have kids, I'll just get a super safe vehicle. if its a daily, sporty fun factor & 4wd is a must....there are a few choices...yeah...audi comes to mind.
I have bmws as my fun cars and my kids ride in the lexus tank. The bad is I don't get to drive all that much
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