Operation find a new daily

"Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes) 08/08/2017 at 11:51 • Filed to: None

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Looks like the insurance settlement means the Corolla is going away. Ballpark budget of 5k to get the Mrs. a new daily she will feel safe transporting our kiddos in, requirements below.

2 car seats, one front facing and one rear facing at this time.

Reliable, and cheap to maintain.

Must be in good cosmetic shape as the Mrs has a home based business

Transmission doesn’t matter but her last 3 cars  have been a manual.

I may also give her the cx5 and drive whatever we find.

Cash Rewards > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 11:57

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How old is the younger kids? You need more room for the rear facing car seat, but that’s until 2 or so? If you only got another few months but plan on keeping this car for years, I wouldn’t plan around that. My current car sucks for the rear facing seat, but after November it won’t matter.

BLCKSTRM > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 11:57

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Um... is it Thursday already?

Definitely give her the CX5 and get something cool (but with back seats).

What do you like? Hot hatch? Muscle cars? German metal?

Echo51 > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 11:58

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So obvious choice is give her the CX5 and buy a mx5+ fun parts?

Ash78, voting early and often > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 12:00

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Must be in good cosmetic shape as the Mrs has a home based business

Tell her to up her game and she’ll have a pink Cadillac SRX soon :D

I’m going with just about any compact crossover, maybe Hyundai Santa Fe. They aren’t bad, sort of anonymous, but plentiful and cheap. Also RAV-4 and the like. Maybe CR-V, but prices on the Japanese models can be a little inflated.

That said, I’d probably just give her the CX-5 and take your time with shopping for yourself.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > BLCKSTRM 08/08/2017 at 12:02

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I’ll second this. With a budget of $5k (CAD? Metric dollars?) you can get something cool, with back seats and a manual transmission so both of you can enjoy it, even with the kids in it.

I’d say E46 sedan with a manual...
Or R53 Cooper S - huge inside for something so small, front wheel drive, and tremendous fun to drive. Decent examples are trading around $4500 US so $5k CAD could get you a decent driver.

iSureWilll > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 12:02

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I have an ‘06 Acura TL for sale in Philly for $6k. A little out of your budget but a nice car nonetheless.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Cash Rewards 08/08/2017 at 12:03

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Almost 3 and almost 1. A backseat is most certainly a thing that is required, so no Miata.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 12:07

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i’d transfer the cx5 as thart is probably big enough/ better for kiddo hauling, then you can get something

Wacko > Echo51 08/08/2017 at 12:07

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can’t be oppo if miata ain’t at least one of the answers.

Now we wait till some says old volvo

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 12:08

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This is reliable, cheap, it be great for advertising her business everyone would look at it. You could put scrap yard mini van in the back to put the kids in. Do it.

Echo51 > Wacko 08/08/2017 at 12:10

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I dunno man, an 850t5 or something similarly high-powered/easy tuneable would be fun aswell

Wacko > Echo51 08/08/2017 at 12:13

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and oppo is now complete

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > BLCKSTRM 08/08/2017 at 12:24

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I would love a got hatch but I have no space to wrench with our townhouse. I saw a Mazdaspeed protege that was turned and wanted to run screaming. I do live in emissions land.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 08/08/2017 at 12:25

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5k us, I live in metro DC on the Virginia side, but farther out from the city than Jagvar.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > OPPOsaurus WRX 08/08/2017 at 12:26

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That is current plan, the cx5 is new as it was funded by VW.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Ash78, voting early and often 08/08/2017 at 12:29

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I would love to wait but we need a replacement asap as the insurance company wants a decision on the settlement asap.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 12:40

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Suzuki grand vitara. Or an isuzu ascender. Basially go for a more obscure japanese SUV - ample room, cheap to buy, cheap to maintain.

Here’s what 5000$ gets you for a grand vitara - http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Suzuki-Grand-Vitara-XSport-2WD-/112498413399?epid=109918489&hash=item1a316d8f57:g:xcMAAOSwXBtZelBM&vxp=mtr

And here’s an isuzu axiom. Because you definitely forgot about the isuzu axiom - http://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-Isuzu-Axiom-XS-/172737326421?hash=item2837f26d55:g:5sgAAOSwi8VZRpNF&vxp=mtr

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > BLCKSTRM 08/08/2017 at 12:51

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I would love a hot hatch but am not seeing a lot around me that aren’t modded. If it’s my new daily I would like to add not appliance and not premium gas, my daily round trip commute is only about 25 miles. Japanese manufacturers are leading right now as I know nothing of early 2000s Volvo’s as there a bunch near me as well as a local independent Volvo mechanic.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 12:55

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I hear Jagvar has a Chrysler Concorde with super low mileage in the driveway...

Stapleface > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/08/2017 at 14:05

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How about a Mazda 5? IIRC they made them with a manual as well. It’s essentially just a Mazda 3 minivan.