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      07-11-2020, 05:02 AM   #67
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The more cars the better as there is no single car that will do everything. Having just one car takes a lot of the enjoyment out of it for me. I consider my M as a daily for the most part but having the ability to choose not to drive it and take the keys to the pickup truck is awesome. I've logged ~7k mikes this year alone on my F80.
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Sometimes its nice to not drive it for a while. That way when you hop back in the seat you realize how good it really is.
I need at least one street terror, either car or bike. Currently C6 Corvette for weekends and 135 for DD in the barn, both cars are performance enhanced and the wife has a Lincoln. Been thinking about moving the 135 for a SUV or PU but I still really enjoy the quick 1. When a daily still gives so much pleasure it’s hard to get rid of.

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      07-20-2021, 05:56 AM   #68
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I need at least one street terror, fps mouse either car or bike. Currently C6 Corvette for weekends and 135 for DD in the barn, click test both cars are performance-enhanced and the wife has a Lincoln. Been thinking about moving the 135 for a SUV or PU but I still really enjoy the quick 1. minecraft festival When a daily still gives so much pleasure it’s hard to get rid of.
On the off chance that you can manage the cost of it and is pragmatic, I would have more than one vehicle. A sports vehicle, an extravagance, sports car, and an extravagance, sports SUV.

In the event that I just can have one vehicle to do everything, I would pick an X5M.
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      07-20-2021, 02:39 PM   #69
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I need at least one street terror, [COLOR="Black"]fps mouse[/COLOR] either car or bike. Currently C6 Corvette for weekends and 135 for DD in the barn, [COLOR="black"]click test[/COLOR] both cars are performance-enhanced and the wife has a Lincoln. Been thinking about moving the 135 for a SUV or PU but I still really enjoy the quick 1. [COLOR="black"]minecraft festival[/COLOR] When a daily still gives so much pleasure it’s hard to get rid of.
On the off chance that you can manage the cost of it and is pragmatic, I would have more than one vehicle. A sports vehicle, an extravagance, sports car, and an extravagance, sports SUV.

In the event that I just can have one vehicle to do everything, I would pick an X5M.
X5M is a solid choice if you are only having one. My dream garage would be something like this:

LR Defender - wife's car, family car, off-roading camping etc
GT4 - my track car
Taycan - My commuter, going to dinner date car
Golf R - groceries, gym, errands, driving through the 'hood.
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      07-20-2021, 03:32 PM   #70
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No one believes me but I really do enjoy driving my clown car i3 every day.
That's fully understandable! I had an i3 for a few years and loved it! May they rest in peace!
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      07-21-2021, 05:48 PM   #71
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Otherwise, I drive a M2 Comp and my wife has a new GTI. You'd be surprised how much stuff you can put in that GTI. You can actually put a bunch of stuff in a M2 Comp surprisingly. Hell, you can even put 2 shorter adults in the back. And if you need to go somewhere farther, take the VW.
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      07-21-2021, 06:37 PM   #72
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      07-21-2021, 08:55 PM   #75
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Wife and I decided a couple years ago to get a “beater” suv for the grocery shopping and long road trips. We got a used Acura RDX and it’s worked out great. We have our daily cars then another car that we don’t mind parking in a lot.
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      07-21-2021, 09:05 PM   #76
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Otherwise, I drive a M2 Comp and my wife has a new GTI. You'd be surprised how much stuff you can put in that GTI. You can actually put a bunch of stuff in a M2 Comp surprisingly. Hell, you can even put 2 shorter adults in the back. And if you need to go somewhere farther, take the VW.
It looks nice but I'm not sure about the wheels though. They are unique but something is odd about it.
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      07-21-2021, 09:42 PM   #77
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It looks nice but I'm not sure about the wheels though. They are unique but something is odd about it.
Yeah, oddly awesome!
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      08-02-2021, 11:11 AM   #78
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I pride myself in being relatively young & carefree and having a "sporty" two door that is more impractical than not. And I often lament about the constant stream of vanilla lifted hatchback CUVs that are currently flooding the market, at the demise of fun sedans & coupes. However... I spent an extended weekend in the woods with my significant other and our 80lb dog with a newly redesigned Nissan Rogue that we had hired and it kills me inside to say this but I get it now lol.

There was absolutely no soul to this box on wheels but for that I loved it for how unremarkably drama free and adept that it was. There was no way we would've kept the dog in the back of my 440i for 6+ hours and him not having a shit fit. The Nissan's CVT wasn't miserable, the modest 181 hp was peppy enough and returned 30+ mpg, it had the modern requisites like carplay, and the driver assistance packages made the miles fly by effortlessly. Had enough room to carry just about anything, and enough clearance to handle light off-roading.

All that is to say, my vote def goes for a fun sports car and a more utilitarian CUV to handle the rest of life (if you need the space ). I wasn't mentally exhausted worrying about scratching the interior, dinging the exterior, scraping the underbody, etc. I was just content living life and for a lot of people who don't frequent the forum boards, that is more than enough.

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I think that the X3M is the best all-rounder that BMW makes right now. A good friend has one as his only car right now and loves it, he upgraded from a F80 M3 Competition. Pretty much the closest you can get to a M3 wagon.

Besides that, something like the last year of the diesel X5 with mixed with something like a Z4 or F32 440i is a good combination.
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Lots of praise/recommendations for the Macan, and it's well deserved. But I've had Macans (Turbo, GTS) since the model's introduction, and even the best jack of all trades is still the master of none. It's not a dedicated sports car, not even close. But i love it because when we need to drive a bigger car the drop-off in driving experience is not as bad. The Toyota/Ford/GM SUV's and trucks are almost undriveable for me.

But I'm lucky enough to not be constrained to a single car so i have Macan + sports cars. If you don't have those constraints then i highly recommend 2+ cars. If you can only have one car there are some good recommendations in this thread
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Lots of praise/recommendations for the Macan, and it's well deserved. But I've had Macans (Turbo, GTS) since the model's introduction, and even the best jack of all trades is still the master of none. It's not a dedicated sports car, not even close. But i love it because when we need to drive a bigger car the drop-off in driving experience is not as bad. The Toyota/Ford/GM SUV's and trucks are almost undriveable for me.

But I'm lucky enough to not be constrained to a single car so i have Macan + sports cars. If you don't have those constraints then i highly recommend 2+ cars. If you can only have one car there are some good recommendations in this thread
How has the Macan been as far as reliability? I'm really tempted to pull the trigger on an S, been doing a ton of research.
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How has the Macan been as far as reliability? I'm really tempted to pull the trigger on an S, been doing a ton of research.
Very good. Solid build quality and very few issues from a reliability standpoint. Only downside is the maintenance cost at Porsche.
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Or you could just go down this route, the best route.

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Lots of praise/recommendations for the Macan, and it's well deserved. But I've had Macans (Turbo, GTS) since the model's introduction, and even the best jack of all trades is still the master of none. It's not a dedicated sports car, not even close. But i love it because when we need to drive a bigger car the drop-off in driving experience is not as bad. The Toyota/Ford/GM SUV's and trucks are almost undriveable for me.

But I'm lucky enough to not be constrained to a single car so i have Macan + sports cars. If you don't have those constraints then i highly recommend 2+ cars. If you can only have one car there are some good recommendations in this thread
How has the Macan been as far as reliability? I'm really tempted to pull the trigger on an S, been doing a ton of research.
Let's see, 2 Macans in 7 years and iirc I've had two warranty trips, both for wonky sensors that threw various warning codes. That's it, nothing more.

I agree with the person above me that says maintenance is a bit expensive. One expense that you might not anticipate is how expensive the tires are and how frequently they'll need replacing. It's easy to forget you've got high wear rate, sticky rubber on there when you're driving a little crossover and not a 911
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