If You Could only Drive One Car for the Rest of Your Life, What Would it be?

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I plan on making this my next auto purchase, actually.
 
Zenith013
Yeah it makes sense in economic and practical terms...

But if that's all you look for in a car, why are you on these forums?
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Well since I'm stuck with only one car for the rest of my life, I would pick one thats reliable, cheap to run, practical, long lasting, and ready for whatever comes down the road (car pun:sly:) as far as fuel prices and supply goes. Now that doesn't mean that the Prius is my favorite car or that I hate anything fun. A Ferrari would be fun to have, but from a practical stand point, it would get really old really fast.

Now, if this were the "If you could have any car" thread, then I could really open it up.
 
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Essentially that.

So basically, what I'm currently driving. (Above is not my car but externally identical) It does everything well enough to never actually need to be replaced for any reason other than wear. Or having more than 2 kids. But at that point, I'd still drive it and buy the woman a 3-row wagon.
 
I'll be more practical with this choice: Subaru GD Impreza.... If I could only drive one car, I'd like it to at least be able to do a good job off-road. *looks at you guys wishing for supercars* :lol:

zr1chris
The shifter on that thing is freaking HUGE!!
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inb4 that's what she said :sly:
 
astrosdude91
Well since I'm stuck with only one car for the rest of my life, I would pick one thats reliable, cheap to run, practical, long lasting, and ready for whatever comes down the road (car pun:sly:) as far as fuel prices and supply goes. Now that doesn't mean that the Prius is my favorite car or that I hate anything fun. A Ferrari would be fun to have, but from a practical stand point, it would get really old really fast.

Now, if this were the "If you could have any car" thread, then I could really open it up.
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You can't find low cost, practical, cheap, and long lasting in a package that's a little more fun? I mean no disrespect, of course. It's an interesting discussion.

What about something like a Mazda 3/Atenza? That checks all your blanks. A BMW 3 series is also a great all rounder. MINI Cooper? Golf GTi?

What about battery replacement costs?
 
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Practicality? Running costs? Pff... My company hands out free bus tickets, so I'll take the bus if I need to get stuff like that done, but I could at least have a car I truly enjoy :lol:

If I really had to consider practicaility, 2006 WRX STI (the chassis code is GD-F, right?).
 
I think people are missing the point of this thread. This is about the one, and only one car you would drive until the day you die. That means you can't borrow a friend's pickup to move stuff, you can't rent a minivan for family vacations. This is the last car you see from the driver's seat. Your F40's, Veyrons, and Gumpert's are pretty worthless for living day to day with. Great dreams for a 14 year old, but not practical.
 
I hate wagons, so I go with Sedans instead....and Sedans are as far as I would go, because I dislike vans and trucks.... :P
 
Zenith013
I think people are missing the point of this thread. This is about the one, and only one car you would drive until the day you die. That means you can't borrow a friend's pickup to move stuff, you can't rent a minivan for family vacations. This is the last car you see from the driver's seat. Your F40's, Veyrons, and Gumpert's are pretty worthless for living day to day with. Great dreams for a 14 year old, but not practical.
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What's with public transport to help out with what a sports car leaves to be desired? Or a bicycle?!

I mean, seriously, most of us are probably not in their fourties (or even thirties) yet, so what should we answer? Another twenty years, and you might not even be able to fill up your car with fuel without taking out another mortgage.

So, if we were to answer this with that 'point' of the thread, which we are presumably missing, in mind, what car would one have to chose? Is there even a car that will be likely to still be running in fourty years when we don't even know whether there will still be some sort of fuel to operate a petrol engine with?
Should I be naming the BMW Hydrogen 7 just so I can hope that there is some of the stuff it needs to move left when I'm an old geezer?

Really, the only thing that I could think of that would probably work with that in mind would be an all-electrical vehicle. What good is the most practical car if there's no petrol left to operate it?

So, yeah, if we're being realistic, nobody is going to buy a car now and keep driving it for the rest of their live. That might have been a question a guy in his fourties could have properly answered in the sixties or something, but nowadays, where everyone and their mother is starting to research alternative energy sources, even for cars, such a question just isn't realistic in the first place. So, if the question this threat raises isn't realistic in the first place, why should it be met with sensible answers?

Besides, if I had to decide whether I wanted to have some fun for the next decade and then be left with public transportation for the rest of my life or to get a Prius to putter around in for the next decade and a half, before it becomes unusable, too, I'd rather enjoy myself for what little time I have left.

Anyways, rant over :D
 
everyday car would be the one I have now a subaru forester turbo fun weekend car would be the 2011 shelby GT350
 
Luminis
Proper argument
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Yes the primary fuel concerns will change over the coming years, but I think that's reading into it a bit much. I don't think the question is the possibility that we might stop using gasoline as a fuel source and you'll be stuck paying $20 a gallon. The question is more along the lines of "How many seats do you need?" or "Could you live with the racing car suspension?". The magic M3 question of balancing your lust for performance and the life you actually live.

A quick digression... I think people tend to overestimate their ability to live with hard suspension, especially the young and inexperienced who are yet to actually try driving over a bumpy road for an hour with a low racing suspension.

I was more addressing the practicality and comfort issues of driving a Gumpert Apollo over broken tarmac or trying to tow a trailer of moving supplies in a Bugatti Veyron.

And for the record, I'm not 40! :P
 
Zenith013
I was more addressing the practicality and comfort issues of driving a Gumpert Apollo over broken tarmac or trying to tow a trailer of moving supplies in a Bugatti Veyron.
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Yeah, I think I get your point... The question would be, does that car make a fine daily driver? But, I think for a lot of people around here, it also translates to the question of "what are you willing to endure if you're stuck with just one car as your daily driver?"

Either way, I doubt there's much merrit in thinking too much about this whole matter...

Zenith013
And for the record, I'm not 40! :P
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Never thought so :lol: I just didn't want to say something about most of us being still in their twenties and someone go "Hey, I'm thirtyone!" 👍
 

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