Every time I see one of those lifted Minis I vurp. 2 family members own Minis, an S and a Clubman (almost vurp-worthy) and have had great luck with them. If it were me, a VW Diesel Wagon would seem the most frugal choice, but I'd hands down choose the Saab, kind of quirky like you JD.
But I honestly see you more in something like this...........
I don't know how much cargo you need to haul around for work but you might want to check out the Escape. I'm not thrilled about the new Santa Fe looking Escape but the previous model is pretty sweet. The AWD is really refined and includes traction control for the lousy weather. The back is pretty big with the seats folded, as far as mileage it's incredible for a truck, I'm sure near thirty on the highway is about right. You already have one expensive German child, for me I like to make the DD something with reasonably priced parts and less specialized technology to break. Oh and I like my DD to have a spare and a jack too that seems like a no brainer.
Last edited by Ghostrider 310; 11-27-2012 at 03:13 AM.
Well, if someone's gonna start tossin' WRXs into the mix, I might as well throw this in as well...
Got this (a 2007, but you could get a new one ) last December to replace my former DD ('96 Camry). Not going to give you quite the mileage as the Mini, but good cargo space and good fun to drive. (Keep both hands on the wheel if you stomp it---this car taught me the meaning of torque steer!) All in all, I've been real happy with it.
Every time I see one of those lifted Minis I vurp. 2 family members own Minis, an S and a Clubman (almost vurp-worthy) and have had great luck with them. If it were me, a VW Diesel Wagon would seem the most frugal choice, but I'd hands down choose the Saab, kind of quirky like you JD.
But I honestly see you more in something like this...........
It's missing the simulated wood panels .
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Every time I see one of those lifted Minis I vurp. 2 family members own Minis, an S and a Clubman (almost vurp-worthy) and have had great luck with them. If it were me, a VW Diesel Wagon would seem the most frugal choice, but I'd hands down choose the Saab, kind of quirky like you JD.
But I honestly see you more in something like this...........
I can personally vouch for the '66 rambler S/W. This was the family DD we used to move from Alaska to STLouis via the AlCan Hwy which was half paved & half gravel then.
Every time I see one of those lifted Minis I vurp. 2 family members own Minis, an S and a Clubman (almost vurp-worthy) and have had great luck with them. If it were me, a VW Diesel Wagon would seem the most frugal choice, but I'd hands down choose the Saab, kind of quirky like you JD.
But I honestly see you more in something like this...........
That's a RWD car, but JD stated he wanted FWD or AWD, which would put him in one of these:
With all of this talk about a looming fiscal cliff, I decided to scrap the idea of getting a new daily driver and buy someone second hand. Besides, the color is right !
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With all of this talk about a looming fiscal cliff, I decided to scrap the idea of getting a new daily driver and buy someone second hand. Besides, the color is right !
) last December to replace my former DD ('96 Camry). Not going to give you quite the mileage as the Mini, but good cargo space and good fun to drive. (Keep both hands on the wheel if you stomp it---this car taught me the meaning of torque steer!) All in all, I've been real happy with it. 
Dangermobile
Mean Motor Scooter
Hybrid Mode
