Any other 5th gen + weekend car owners? Need advice

bRYANT619 · 2019-08-24T06:07:51+00:00

I've been juggling with the idea of selling my 18 Civic Type R this whole week. To keep the post short and to the point, I currently daily my 15 4runner PRO (which I still make payments on) alongside my 18 CTR (also making payments). I've been fortunate financially with my career which allows me to make payments on these 2 vehicles but in my honest opinion, its a bit excessive having 2 car payments. I also currently have a little one on the way (our first, due Oct/Nov) which has me contemplating on letting the Civic go and putting that extra money aside and/or invest it elsewhere and purchase another fun car in a few years(Something I can build and enjoy with my son in the future). I like the Civic a lot and I do believe it checks off a lot of the boxes for me with what I look for in an "enthusiast". I will say, next to my old S2000, the Civic has been one of the most enjoyable cars I've owned and driven. But paired with the 4Runner as my daily, I am maybe taking the Civic out 3-5 times a month. I guess the reasonable, practical part of me says to sell the Civic and continue daily'ing the 4Runner which would eventually become the main family hauler. The selfish- YOLO part of me says to keep the Civic. If I'm being honest, I'm not sure I have a car in mind that I see as a suitable replacement to the Civic at this moment. P.S. Selling the 4Runner is not an option, I absolutely love the thing. TLDR: Own a 15 4Runner PRO + 18 Civic Type R, have 2 car payments. Finances are not an issue, have first child on the way and keeping 4Runner for family/off road duties. Responsible thing to do is sell Civic, save and invest the extra payment money and eventually buy something cheaper in the future that I can pay mainly with cash. Or YOLO, keep the Civic, continue to pay it down and make memories with my family, maybe someday pass the car off to my son (Not sure if I can see myself keeping a car that long).

Thread starter bRYANT619
Start date Aug 24, 2019

arehman11

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Aug 26, 2019

We're about to start trying for our first kid. My wife has a 400hp BMW that she daily drives but shes realizing that we should probably just make her car our fun car and pickup a smaller crossover for her to drive like an X3 vs buying a true weekend car. Me personally, while her car is fun, there's just something more fun to me about driving the 4runner.