Quote from: MrH on April 18, 2024, 08:33:50 AMI'd vote for number 1.  Better to have the bulk of your car money in your daily, not your toy.

You're more than welcome to drive my BRZ if you're ever back in Ohio for some reason.  It's fun, but I'd definitely prefer scenario 1 over 3 if it were me.

I appreciate the offer

I also would appreciate the relaxation of the Prius in the daily grind. I can't say I'd look forward to commuting in the 86 but maybe it's not so bad with the radar cruise. An auto 86 is a back of the mind thought to make commuting better

Quote from: CaminoRacer on April 18, 2024, 09:16:02 AMI'd also vote for #1

Regular Prius > Prime, the wait and expense of the Prime doesn't seem worth it. Unless there's one sitting at a dealer near you for a decent price.

Dealers are swarming with primes here. No regular Priuses on the lot. I took my test drive in a prime. The big battery gives a good torque fill on the low end

I'd still need to test drive an awd(and an 86), though.

Quote from: MrH on April 18, 2024, 08:33:50 AMI'd vote for number 1.  Better to have the bulk of your car money in your daily, not your toy.

You're more than welcome to drive my BRZ if you're ever back in Ohio for some reason.  It's fun, but I'd definitely prefer scenario 1 over 3 if it were me.

The 86 would be the DD except for snow on the roads.  Which usually seems about 10 days a year.

The upside to the 86 is having power/fun for hilly weekend drives through New England. As well as dual zone climate control and heated seats. The Miata is pretty slow with 2 people and AC on if it's raining.

Option 3 is also a much cheaper option at the end of the day at about $26k. Option 1 is about $39k

Quote from: Rich on April 17, 2024, 12:14:30 PMSeems like the options have whittled their way down

1) keep the Miata and sell the Subaru for a Prius AWD

2) keep the Miata and sell the Subaru for a Prius Prime

3)keep the Subaru and sell the Miata for an 86 (though I haven't test driven one, they are vaporware at the moment)

I'd definitely "want" an AWD option if I were still commuting to work up there.

I'd also vote for #1

Regular Prius > Prime, the wait and expense of the Prime doesn't seem worth it. Unless there's one sitting at a dealer near you for a decent price.

Quote from: Rich on April 17, 2024, 12:14:30 PMSeems like the options have whittled their way down

1) keep the Miata and sell the Subaru for a Prius AWD

2) keep the Miata and sell the Subaru for a Prius Prime

3)keep the Subaru and sell the Miata for an 86 (though I haven't test driven one, they are vaporware at the moment)

I'd vote for number 1.  Better to have the bulk of your car money in your daily, not your toy.

You're more than welcome to drive my BRZ if you're ever back in Ohio for some reason.  It's fun, but I'd definitely prefer scenario 1 over 3 if it were me.

Quote from: MrH on April 17, 2024, 02:06:37 PMExpecting?  It's already happening.  They cut prices to the bone to try to keep the growth narrative alive, and it still died.

Not just Tesla's own sales volume - Tesla is expecting (IMO) the whole of the EV market to nosedive (and it might be the whole of the auto market).

Good information.  As mentioned, the Ford V8 had some teething problems, but progressively got better.  The V8 flathead, in the '51 Mercury I had as my first car, it was 8 years old when I bought it, ran so smoothly and quietly you could hardly tell it was running, but there was a lovely sound coming out of the tailpipe.

Quote from: cawimmer430 on April 17, 2024, 02:39:55 PMThis is an awesome thread and the witty and fun writing style of Madman makes for an enjoyable read. Keep them coming! 

Was the Renault Floride sold in Florida?

Yes, it was sold in America as the Renault Caravelle.  According to legend, Renault executives were afraid the name Floride might offend people in the other 49 states!  Personally, I don't believe this story because since when have the French ever been afraid of offending anybody? 

By the way, while I was visiting you in Munich last year, I happened to be walking across a bridge near your place and noticed somebody  had thrown some bicycles into the river....




Okay, Christian, time to confess.  It was YOU, wasn't it? 

I know how much you hate cyclists and, having experienced Munich's Kamikaze cyclists for myself, I can certainly understand why.  But that doesn't mean you can throw their bikes into the river!  Why, do you ask?  Because they'll only wade in there and fish them out again, that's why!  Can't you see that water is way too shallow?  You've made it too easy for them.  If you want to do the job properly, you need to get an angle grinder and cut up the frames.  That's the only way to ensure they can never be used again!

Then you can throw the pieces into the river! 

Quote from: SJ_GTI on April 17, 2024, 03:00:31 PMWhenever I see "MBUX" my mind immediately goes to V-Bucks (Fortnite currency that my nephews always want for birthdays and Christmas). So I always want to think that it is money that you can only spend on Mercedes Benz accessories.

How many Stanley Nickels for an MBUX?