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Which Ride?
- Thread starter ChuckMK23
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Exactly. I want to buy a car from someone who tried and iterated at... building cars. Not someone who killed it in the tech sector and now thinks they know exactly what I want in a car.
I like having choices- if an EV is your thing, great. But don't be surprised when some of us prefer old-school. For me, I like a daily driver that is reliable, has plenty of range, and can haul a lot of stuff when I need it to. So that's my '21 Silverado for the forseeable future. For fun, some kind of sports car is probably in the cards eventually, but the priority now is training my kids who are just coming into driving age. I would personally love to get them an old Fiesta ST, but I'm sure they'd cry about it being a manual (even if they'd be better drivers for it!). We'll probably wind up with something like an Accord or CX5- wife and kids get the majority vote.
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I wish I still had my '94 Ford Ranger. 6 cylinder, manual transmission, RWD, small pickup with half extended cab. Thing was great.
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My former boss still drives his ‘01 Ranger with a standard cab that he bought brand new while on active duty. Dude’s a millionaire.
Probably a lesson in that.
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Plan “A/B” Retired
I bought a brand new 2004 Ram 2500 diesel in 2004, haven’t bought a vehicle since.
The lesson is that you can't buy a pickup truck that small anymore.
True. My 2022 Ford Ranger is almost the size of an early 2000s F150. There are few smaller ones, like the Maverick, but that's a car (unibody) that looks like a truck. I bought my current Ranger when it was a year old with all the extras (Lariat, 4wd, Tremor pkg). Sadly, I doubt I could buy a new one at double what I paid a year or so ago.
50*F in Cincinnati and the road salt has been mostly washed away due to recent heavy rains…got to drive both my old Fords today [see blue arrows]…2001 Mustang Bullitt GT and 2007 Police Interceptor respectively…our ghetto regional airline FO house in the background [the smaller, ghetto looking one]…
January 1st, 2026 - a Fantastic day for fans of the internal combustion engine. RAM is bringing back the TRX with now 777 HP from its Hellcat supercharged 6.2L V-8, and for icing on the cake, a diesel Power Wagon.
After owning a bunch of BMWs -- notably four BMW M3s over thirty years with a Porsche 981 Boxster S thrown in to the mix some years ago, I traded my 2022 M3 with manual transmission for my "golden years" car: 2025 BMW M850i gran coupe. 4.4 liter twin turbo V-8 with 523 hp, 8-speed automatic, all-wheel drive. Tanzanite (dark) Blue with black & red bicolor full leather. Fantastic car.
Is the auto a DSG?
I went auto 7 years ago and still miss my manual every day, but the Venn diagram of cars I like, with manuals, and within budget is empty. Gotta get these kids outta the house. The DSG is definitely faster than I can shift, and I like not having a clutch in heavy traffic. There is something lost when two limbs go unused though.
How is the software stack?
Nope -- an automatic, but not exactly old school. 8-speed and very good. My other ride (mostly driven by my wife) is a '21 Porsche Macan GTS and that one's got a 7-speed dual-clutch PDK. Also a great car. I'm not thrilled with paying Porsche prices for routine maintenance, but the Macan only has 31k miles on it and it has never had a problem.
No glitches for me.