My dream car is a T-top, any make/model, and afaik the only vehicle even remotely in my price range that has a T-top option and isn’t old as shit is a corvette. I priced it out well over a decade ago and it would cost more than my house did just a couple years prior…
Yep, doubt I could ever justify that even if I had that kind of money, just because of the mental money breakdown of what a car should cost relative to a house…
What’s sad is fast forward to today and just about -any- new car is in that same price range… yet my wages never really increased by that much… hmm…
Thanks for the suggestion, it probably drives very similarly to my civic, I’ll keep it in mind! But honestly it’s not really something I want to pursue at this point even if it is a dream car thing. Maybe in the future when things are more stable all around, and I can afford to keep it running properly, get it a nice wrap, you know, dream car stuff :)
For now it can stay in my dreams; I’m gunna either drive my current car into the ground and figure it out whenever I have no choice, or (hooooopefully) pick up a reasonably cheap used EV soon before they get more expensive. I have big power outlets in my garage that a charger could plug right into (town is mostly hydro power, though I have space for a couple small solar panels too and with how much I drive that’s probably more than plenty), and it could work as a battery backup for certain things in power failures. Win win.
This is why the play is to have a cheap car as your dream car. First gen Miata my beloved ❤️🥺
Not that I can afford one yet anyway but still, achievable
My dream car is a T-top, any make/model, and afaik the only vehicle even remotely in my price range that has a T-top option and isn’t old as shit is a corvette. I priced it out well over a decade ago and it would cost more than my house did just a couple years prior…
Yep, doubt I could ever justify that even if I had that kind of money, just because of the mental money breakdown of what a car should cost relative to a house…
What’s sad is fast forward to today and just about -any- new car is in that same price range… yet my wages never really increased by that much… hmm…
Is a Honda Del Sol close enough? I know it’s a one-piece roof instead of a two piece, but it’s still a cheaper car with a removable hardtop.
Thanks for the suggestion, it probably drives very similarly to my civic, I’ll keep it in mind! But honestly it’s not really something I want to pursue at this point even if it is a dream car thing. Maybe in the future when things are more stable all around, and I can afford to keep it running properly, get it a nice wrap, you know, dream car stuff :)
For now it can stay in my dreams; I’m gunna either drive my current car into the ground and figure it out whenever I have no choice, or (hooooopefully) pick up a reasonably cheap used EV soon before they get more expensive. I have big power outlets in my garage that a charger could plug right into (town is mostly hydro power, though I have space for a couple small solar panels too and with how much I drive that’s probably more than plenty), and it could work as a battery backup for certain things in power failures. Win win.