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Originally Posted by Nsxy
Wow! Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. This is such an awesome forum.
I daily my car, because i dont believe in paying for a car and let it sit. These cars are made to driven. This is just my opinion, so please dont take it the wrong way for those of you who garage your cars. The X is fun and a great daily driver, but it's also a hassel (esp. With parking). With a baby on the way and a recently purchased house, i think im at a point where i just need somthing that i dont have to worry about so much(parking, maintenace, roads etc...) about. However, i still want a small, agile, fun to drive car thats not too expensive to own. Like some of u mentioned. Why not keep the nsx and get an frs/brz. Yes, financially i can do that, but like i said i dont want a car just for it to sit and look pretty.
I will see if i can find the twin to test drive and then mKe my decision. Thanks again for all the replies. I will keep you all posted. Thanks!
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I can relate. I had an MX5 and drove my wife's Prius (or her old Forester) when transporting my boys. The Forester and Prius are fine vehicles... for soul-sucking econoboxes.
So I went for the BRZ as a somewhat practical jack-of-all-trades sports car that my kids can ride in. I considered also keeping the MX5, but the thought of one of them sitting around unused irked me, especially since I don't drive enough miles to warrant having two "fun" vehicles.
It's met or exceeded my expectations in every way: I love this car. That written, my boys are old enough that they can get in/out of the BRZ without my help.
ashtray is right: it'd be a PITA with a newboorn. 11 years ago, lifting my son's infant carrier out of my GSR's rear seat sucked, so I got a WRX.
It was a good car, but it took three test drives before I bought one. Its boost and loose-surface-AWD-drifting abilities? Big fun. Its understeer, lag, rubbery shifter, horrible brakes, mediocre steering, and heft? Not so much (and mods could only do so much). I ended up replacing it with an RX8, which like the BRZ had only moderate engine output, but was a blast to drive.
More recent WRXes (and STIs) are improvements over my old bug-eye, but they still don't compare to a proper sports car.
Good luck with whatever you decide.