Optimus Prime
10-22-2008, 11:58 AM
The 330i gets returned next march and we're likely to go down to a one auto household.
Here's the situation. I live 2 miles from work, and there's a very good chance that my best friend is getting hired where I now work. He's got a truck very much like mine and just paid it off and he'll be keeping it for a long time. My wife is only 3 or 4 miles to work. We have two large dogs that we take everywhere.
When we turn the 330i in our vehicles will include:
-bicycles (MTN bike set up for urban commuting, touring bike set up for commuting, wife's bike is a hybrid)
-Motorcycles (I've got a BMW R1200RT that I can ride in anything but snow, wife has a Honda 400 that is a great around town bike)
-Truck (2006 silverado ext cab, long bed. We used this a lot when we were remodeling the house, but it's essentially an extra car now. We've got a 0% loan, but with the way truck values are tanking I bet I'm upside down on it)
Since I don't use my truck for hauling much anymore, I figure it won't be an issue to just borrow my friends when needed. So I'm looking for a solid, inexpensive (sort of a sliding scale, but I'm looking for high value), do it all car/wagon/cross over. I'd really like over 30mpg. I plan to either ride my bicycle, motorcycle or carpool with my friend to work. So we'll just have one car for the family.
Currently I'm considering the Honda Fit, Jetta Sportswagen (TDI?), Mazda 3 (I hate our local mazda dealer)
Feel free to add comments or suggestions.
Here's the situation. I live 2 miles from work, and there's a very good chance that my best friend is getting hired where I now work. He's got a truck very much like mine and just paid it off and he'll be keeping it for a long time. My wife is only 3 or 4 miles to work. We have two large dogs that we take everywhere.
When we turn the 330i in our vehicles will include:
-bicycles (MTN bike set up for urban commuting, touring bike set up for commuting, wife's bike is a hybrid)
-Motorcycles (I've got a BMW R1200RT that I can ride in anything but snow, wife has a Honda 400 that is a great around town bike)
-Truck (2006 silverado ext cab, long bed. We used this a lot when we were remodeling the house, but it's essentially an extra car now. We've got a 0% loan, but with the way truck values are tanking I bet I'm upside down on it)
Since I don't use my truck for hauling much anymore, I figure it won't be an issue to just borrow my friends when needed. So I'm looking for a solid, inexpensive (sort of a sliding scale, but I'm looking for high value), do it all car/wagon/cross over. I'd really like over 30mpg. I plan to either ride my bicycle, motorcycle or carpool with my friend to work. So we'll just have one car for the family.
Currently I'm considering the Honda Fit, Jetta Sportswagen (TDI?), Mazda 3 (I hate our local mazda dealer)
Feel free to add comments or suggestions.