I love my car, but I kind of want to sell it

"71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors" (adamprotter)
12/16/2014 at 18:21 • Filed to: None

My 2013 WRX is amazing and I love her, but I've never really formed a connection to it. It's fast and comfortable and lovely and it does everything I ask of it, but I would rather have an 1970's MGB-GT and a 2008 Subaru Forester. I feel like I'm cheating on my car but just thinking about this, but if my first car ever comes back up for sale, I would gladly ditch my TurboPumpkin. Thoughts? Opinions? Am I making sense or just rambling to procrastinate writing my essay?

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jkm7680 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
12/16/2014 at 18:23

But Pumpkin WRX!

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > jkm7680
12/16/2014 at 18:26

I know, I really like my TurboPumpkin, but it just doesn't have the same soul as my MGB-GT. Like I feel crazy saying this. The WRX is objectively better in almost every way. I think it also has to do with that whole "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow" thing.

E. Julius > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
12/16/2014 at 18:28

If you've got the space, I say go for the two car system.

wkiernan > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
12/16/2014 at 18:33

Well, you know, a car isn't like a pretty girl where you fall in love and get all googly-eyed overnight. It takes several years and tens of thousands of miles to get to know a car so well that you become one with it. There's no way that could have happened in a car as new as a '13 model. Give it some time.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > E. Julius
12/16/2014 at 18:34

The problems are that I don't really have the space, and I want a specific MGB-GT (my first car) that lives on the east coast and it's not for sale. I could conceivably get a different one, but that just adds another variable. But in general, the 2 car solution does sound more appealing to you?

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > wkiernan
12/16/2014 at 18:35

True, I only have like 17,000 miles on her. That's a really good point, thanks for bringing that up.

E. Julius > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
12/16/2014 at 18:46

Ah those are some difficult constraints unfortunately : (

Like you said though, I do think the two car solution is superior if it can be executed. To me, it seems like it would be a choice between

A) a single car thats practical, but fun to drive when you push it

B) one car that never lets you down, and one car that always puts a smile on your face, even when it's just sitting in the driveway.

Disclaimer: I've only ever had one car at a time, entirely paid for by my parents. I have no idea if that's what either of those situations is actually like.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > E. Julius
12/16/2014 at 18:56

You hit the nail on the head, thanks for the input. All of this is just hypothetical now, and I know that I'm exceptionally fortunate and I do enjoy my TurboPumpkin very much. Moreover, when I think about really modifying my WRX (Like spending 3 grand and making it stage 2), I can't help but think I'm just going to make my primary means of transportation less efficient and reliable and more likely to get myself in trouble and that tuning a little MGB-GT and having a normal car to depend on would be safer, better, and more fun.

FromCanadaWithLove > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
12/16/2014 at 19:01

Forget the MGB-GT, and go for a Triumph GT6. Then you have my blessing.

Vicente Esteve > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
12/17/2014 at 00:18

What was your first car?

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > Vicente Esteve
12/17/2014 at 00:23

A 1971 MGB-GT

Kinja'd!!!

This one specifically ^

Vicente Esteve > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
12/17/2014 at 10:26

I get exactly why you'd feel that way about your pumpkin.