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Old 08-15-2018, 06:44 PM   #1
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Advice on Large 2nd Cars

Am seriously considering going with the Model 3 and trading in the Model S, for a variety of reasons.

That would leave me with a Model 3 and a Golf R. I think that's perfectly cromulent; the Model 3 can take a surprisingly large amount of luggage and with a 300 mile range would be a better trip car in some ways than the Model S.

But let's play it out and say in 12 months I decide I need a bigger 2nd car. What to buy?

The largest semi-fun car with a stick I can think of is the 2.0L Accord. Am I missing any others? The A4 is dead now, but even that didn't have a huge amount of space beyond a Model 3.

I don't want to buy something dumb like an Outback wagon, or something dumber like an Explorer or Velar or something. But assuming I'm willing to lift my "no automatics" out of necessity, what would I even buy?

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Old 08-15-2018, 06:51 PM   #2
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Advice on Large 2nd Cars

Do you just need a bigger sedan? A wagon? Are you willing to go totally wild and consider an SUV?
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Old 08-15-2018, 06:58 PM   #3
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Am seriously considering going with the Model 3 and trading in the Model S, for a variety of reasons.

That would leave me with a Model 3 and a Golf R. I think that's perfectly cromulent; the Model 3 can take a surprisingly large amount of luggage and with a 300 mile range would be a better trip car in some ways than the Model S.

But let's play it out and say in 12 months I decide I need a bigger 2nd car. What to buy?

The largest semi-fun car with a stick I can think of is the 2.0L Accord. Am I missing any others? The A4 is dead now, but even that didn't have a huge amount of space beyond a Model 3.

I don't want to buy something dumb like an Outback wagon, or something dumber like an Explorer or Velar or something. But assuming I'm willing to lift my "no automatics" out of necessity, what would I even buy?

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Old 08-15-2018, 07:17 PM   #4
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Old 08-16-2018, 12:06 AM   #5
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Fernando's M3?
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I’m telling you, let go of the hate and you would find there is no better fun, stick shift car.
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Old 08-15-2018, 08:12 PM   #6
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Sarafil—for this thought exercise I am willing to consider anything, including SUVs.

Lemming—the Panamera is interesting, but part of the criteria here would be “can it transport 3 kids,* 2 adults, and luggage 4 hours to the beach?”


*ie, my two kids and one friend.
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Old 08-15-2018, 08:26 PM   #7
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Ugh, I think you'd quickly regret the Accord. I ride in them and wonder what happened to Honda's engineering.
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Old 08-16-2018, 07:10 AM   #8
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I believe an Accord does make a lot of sense here. You didn't mention anything about wanting to tow ski boats or haul pallets of concrete mix home from Home Depot. You want something that can carry the kids and one of their friends, and a necessary amount of luggage, comfortably. For that you want hip and legroom, both of which come in generous quantities in the Accord. Add to that the great reliability, economy, and damn good resale, it seems like a slam dunk to me. And like you said, you can get it with a stick, which is a big plus.


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Ugh, I think you'd quickly regret the Accord. I ride in them and wonder what happened to Honda's engineering.
I think the previous gen (2013-18) is nicer, in every way, than any Accord before it. I haven't been inside the new ones, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't in the same ballpark.
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I believe an Accord does make a lot of sense here. You didn't mention anything about wanting to tow ski boats or haul pallets of concrete mix home from Home Depot. You want something that can carry the kids and one of their friends, and a necessary amount of luggage, comfortably. For that you want hip and legroom, both of which come in generous quantities in the Accord. Add to that the great reliability, economy, and damn good resale, it seems like a slam dunk to me. And like you said, you can get it with a stick, which is a big plus.

I think the previous gen (2013-18) is nicer, in every way, than any Accord before it. I haven't been inside the new ones, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't in the same ballpark.
This may all be true, but I don't think JST will end up liking it. He is coming from Model S, 3-series, 5-series, M3, Golf R, 987 level cars... An Accord may be a more rational purchase than those, but that doesn't seem to be his history.
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