Apollyon12
Active member
Here in maine, if you are dumb enough to buy a high-powered sportscar (that isn't all-wheel drive) and think you can drive it all winter, you get exactly what you deserve. A fast trip into the ditch, upside-down.
My problem is that is exactly what I want. I have owned my Mini for just under a year and there are really only two downsides to it. It's an awesome daily driver, I get about 30MPG, it's a blast to drive and it's very autocross capable in stock trim. The problem is that it's a very small car, you can't haul all that much. My wife and our two dogs are about the limit. It's also great in the snow, ***for a front wheel-drive car***. Coming from a stage II WRX wagon that was AWESOME in the snow, that's a major downside. Normal steady state driving on a little snow was fine in the Mini, but being one-wheel drive, and having a traction system which kills everything once that one wheel slips, it had a hard time getting going. Also the ground clearance leaves something to be desired. About 3" and it would be plowing.
I almost bought the STI that Evergreen had back in january, but the rising gas prices, extra payment, and the amount I would have to roll over held me back. I feel justified in worrying about MPG's but it really would have been nice to buy one of my dream cars.
I am not really willing to go with another WRX, because I would want to take it right back to were I had my other one modified too. Big waste of time and money. I would rather take a step up to something I won't feel like I need to modify. The Mini is completely stock and I'm fine with that. I would leave an STI alone as well.
So I'm trying to look at other options and seeing what they can give me.
I really like the new Genesis coupe's but other than styling and being new they have too many downsides. Rear-wheel drive, small coupe, ok-to-marginal gas milage.
The 350z or 370z's are an obvious choice for me as well but share the same downsides with the Genesis.
A Legacy GT also really appeals to me, AWD, good amount of cargo room, but basicly the same MPG's as the Impreza's and is really not autocross capable.
As much as I hate to admit it, what I really should do is keep the Mini and buy a small 4WD pick-up truck or an older Suby for a winter beater. The big problem is that I hate small trucks and I really don't want to work on an old rust bucket.
That's as far as my thinking takes me...
My problem is that is exactly what I want. I have owned my Mini for just under a year and there are really only two downsides to it. It's an awesome daily driver, I get about 30MPG, it's a blast to drive and it's very autocross capable in stock trim. The problem is that it's a very small car, you can't haul all that much. My wife and our two dogs are about the limit. It's also great in the snow, ***for a front wheel-drive car***. Coming from a stage II WRX wagon that was AWESOME in the snow, that's a major downside. Normal steady state driving on a little snow was fine in the Mini, but being one-wheel drive, and having a traction system which kills everything once that one wheel slips, it had a hard time getting going. Also the ground clearance leaves something to be desired. About 3" and it would be plowing.
I almost bought the STI that Evergreen had back in january, but the rising gas prices, extra payment, and the amount I would have to roll over held me back. I feel justified in worrying about MPG's but it really would have been nice to buy one of my dream cars.
I am not really willing to go with another WRX, because I would want to take it right back to were I had my other one modified too. Big waste of time and money. I would rather take a step up to something I won't feel like I need to modify. The Mini is completely stock and I'm fine with that. I would leave an STI alone as well.
So I'm trying to look at other options and seeing what they can give me.
I really like the new Genesis coupe's but other than styling and being new they have too many downsides. Rear-wheel drive, small coupe, ok-to-marginal gas milage.
The 350z or 370z's are an obvious choice for me as well but share the same downsides with the Genesis.
A Legacy GT also really appeals to me, AWD, good amount of cargo room, but basicly the same MPG's as the Impreza's and is really not autocross capable.
As much as I hate to admit it, what I really should do is keep the Mini and buy a small 4WD pick-up truck or an older Suby for a winter beater. The big problem is that I hate small trucks and I really don't want to work on an old rust bucket.
That's as far as my thinking takes me...
