We're a Honda household. I daily a 2007 Civic Si 6-speed. My wife drives a 2014 CR-V. We have the old 2007 Pilot in reserve for hauling stuff and driving in the snow.<p>My choice of car says I'm frugal and practical. (With the Civic being an Si model I guess maybe a bit impractical too. I didn't seek out the Si, though. I got it cheap and we both love driving manual transmission cars.)
2013 Honda Accord LX. Just bought it last week, 80,000 miles on it. Plan on driving it only on the weekends, to do errands and take a dog to the park. Keeping it under a car cover during the week to prevent paint peeling as long as I can. 60-month loan, will likely spend more for my monthly coffee budget than on my car payment. Looked for a car that would be low-stress and that wouldn't give me heartburn if it got scratched up, and I feel like that's what I got.<p>EDIT- would have loved to buy a classic Ford F150 6th gen, but sadly my parking space and lot are too small to maneuver such a car easily.
The only people who will respond is those who want to claim some status by saying they drive a reliable old car or some rare version of Porsche or Saab.<p>Nobody who drives the most recent bme x3 or Audi a8 or Nissan kicks is gonna respond.<p>I drive a Hyundai Ioniq5
2024 Santa Fe Hybrid. Not the expensive calligraphy version.<p>Fits everything I want it to, has two full size pull up seats in the rear when I need the extra, and gets me 40Mpg for all the travel I do.
'22 Subaru Outback Touring XT.<p>My choice of car says I (respectfully) don't particularly care about cars. That or I'm a happy lesbian.
Ford Focus Estate 2007 with manual transmission.<p>Love this thing that's worth about the same as my phone.<p>It says I'm practically minded and cheap.
BMW 135is convertible. It has a recognizable license plate and is located in Silicon Valley.<p>I’ve considered other cars but it’s hard to find anything else that hits every mark that I want. I considered a boxster spyder but I didn’t like the fiddly roof. I use the roof every time I drive unless it’s 100+ or raining hard and I’m driving slow. A lot of other Porsches have engines that don’t sound appealing to me and that’s important. The insanely high gearing is also unappealing and I don’t like the idea of buying a brand new car then immediately ripping apart the transmission.<p>If I could find a sb-100 Ariel Atom 500, I’d give up my car instantly. It’s been years since I’ve seen any street legal atom for sale in the bay. I’m sad I didn’t buy the last one I saw but I wasn’t in a good place for it.<p>It’s hard. I like sporty convertibles that are smaller sized. Once you get to M4 convertible size, the car is too big for me. I want the option of backseats but I want you to be a bit uncomfortable. It’s tough. The car has everything I want - just wish it could rev higher and go a bit faster.