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a sedan
26.83%
an SUV / station wagon
37.07%
a pickup truck
29.27%
a minivan
1.95%
whatever gets the highest mpg
4.88%
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What is the ideal car to pair with your sports car?

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Old 01-14-2016, 12:30 PM
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Voted pickup truck. Have a 2015 Ram mega cab. Only put about 4000-5000 miles on it a year so dont worry too much about fuel. Love the utility of it though.
Old 01-14-2016, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by vader1
Originally Posted by VTECJUSTKICKEDINYO' timestamp='1452804724' post='23852509
but the past two years I have had a Toyota Tacoma, Toyota 4Runner, Mazda Miata, Nissan Xterra, Honda Civic RT4WD, Subaru WRX, Subaru Impreza, and Nissan Pathfinder as daily drivers/primary cars.
Wow, that is a different car for about every two and a half months.
Yep that's not even all of them, those were just the "daily drivers". The longest I had any of those was 4 months and that was the Tacoma, the only reason I sold it was because my work pays 3/4 of my ATS lease and I sold the Tacoma for about $5k profit to an exporter.
Old 01-14-2016, 12:34 PM
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voted pickup.

have one myself and it's one of the best decisions i've eve made.
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Nissan Pathfinder thanks to Saki's recommendation
Old 01-14-2016, 12:43 PM
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I think pick-up is the logical choice given the question asks about getting the most utility out of your fleet.

I have a small sedan and another sports car. I plan to trade the sedan for a coupe. So I'm going in the wrong direction.
Old 01-14-2016, 12:46 PM
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Sometimes logical choices might make sense, but your brain just says no.

Like me, when I had a brand new 2014 BRZ I was building (over $50k CAD into it including the car when I sold it) and chose to buy a supercharged shitbox NA Miata to daily drive. I am neither a smart, or rich man.
Old 01-14-2016, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RedCelica
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If I'm single, I'd say a sedan of some sort.

If I'm married, probably a pickup truck for the inevitable hauling of furniture, home reno materials, lumber, potting soil, etc, etc, that is bound to occur.

If I'm married with kids, go straight to minivan (despite the fact that I continue to fight it for at least two more years).
The wife and I had the minivan vs suv debate...decided on the suv...then talked her into the F150. The trick is to just get them to drive it, that's all it took for me. She loves it. Just make sure it's got all the nice bells and whistles.
At this time last year, I had a sportscar, a pickup and a sedan. We now have a pickup and two sedans, with one sedan to probably be sold shortly. Sportscar is always an option for me - I buy and sell them every year or two, it seesm.

She doesn't like the size of the pickup at all. A minivan is way easier to drive and easier to load kids as well (we have an 8-month old, plus 12 and 7 year olds). Neither of us like SUVs - too big and not enough utility.
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SUV for me. I've done a lot of sedans, the last one was considerably quicker than the S so the S remained parked and I rarely drove it. Now having an SUV I can do what I need to with it and get my jollies in the S again.

My wife's Jeep Wrangler was supposed to fill the SUV role, but we found its limitations, so on the radar next for her is either a sedan or a wagon. We've got 6 cars currently (one is a project car) so we need a sedan to fill the void. The IS300/350 F sport is at the top of the list right now.
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5DR hatch, and not an option
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Originally Posted by sam_spider
SUV for me. I've done a lot of sedans, the last one was considerably quicker than the S so the S remained parked and I rarely drove it. Now having an SUV I can do what I need to with it and get my jollies in the S again.

My wife's Jeep Wrangler was supposed to fill the SUV role, but we found its limitations, so on the radar next for her is either a sedan or a wagon. We've got 6 cars currently (one is a project car) so we need a sedan to fill the void. The IS300/350 F sport is at the top of the list right now.
Question for you Sam - do Jeep Wrangler's drive as poorly as I have been told?


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