twice in the last week someone has asked me “so steve… what’s your next car going to be?” and both times i really could not answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
i am due, over due actually. i’ve had the s4 for 5 years now. when was the last time i kept the same car for more than a year? i can’t even remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
admittedly the s4 is good… it’s been 100% reliable, it doesn’t look dated, it’s still mint inside and out. it’s taken all the mods i’ve thrown at it really well, and nothing has broken despite pushing just shy of 500 and i can shoot fucking flames out the tailpipe if i want. the only thing that mayyyyybe isn’t the best is the suspension, but that’s my own dumbass fault for wanting to live the low life, so i can deal. at least rene levesque and st laurent have been repaved recently in the worst spots so i can make it to work when i need to get to the office now, just can’t enter the parking without scraping lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
if i were to get into something else, what the hell would i go for that makes sense?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
rs5? they’re fucking expensive and stock, my s4 wins all day. so that doesn’t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
golf r? i’ve already had one, but could see myself getting another. except i can’t deal with the stupid haptic touch infotainment crap vw did. mk9 is supposed to go back to buttons. so for now it’s a no, to be re-evaluated next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
porsche macan? other than the turbo or gts, it’s a q5. lame. and the turbo and gts both have the same problem as the rs5, expensive, and not that fast stock. also, it’s basically a snooty sq5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sq5? arguments could be made… stock it is slow, but not that expeez to fix that. but since when am i an suv guy? mehhh…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
so what if i keep the s4 and instead buy someone else’s problem, i mean project car?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
late 80’s porsche 944’s are nice, and reasonably affordable… parts are a little harder to find, but not impossible. they’re also simple enough that i could probably do most of the wrenching myself. they are slow af though. that’s a problem. and i’m not about to turbo or sc a 30-40 year old porsche motor. swap? 1.8t? vr6? hmmm i’ll put this in the maybe column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
late 70’s mki vw rabbit is another one on my list of cars i must own before i die. but unfortunately, ’round here they’re all rusted to shit by now. i could try to import one from the us… they would classify as classic so no special retrofit or anything. but what a colossal pain in the ass. i dunno. also, they’re getting more and more expensive now, and parts are basically unobtainable. dan’s had one in his shop for like a year now waiting on parts… not sure i can do that. might need to find one that’s already mostly restored. $$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n
eugh.. so what do i do? talk about first world problems here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
i should probably wash the s4 and take some pics this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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