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Originally Posted by dahamler  I hope the cars are worth a bit more than that but I know swapped TIs never really sell for much. I just hate having a car that is built with only one purpose in mind and never utilizing it potential. My wife has a 325xi and I just bought a F-150, I'm driving her 332ti from Athens GA to Beaufort SC because it gets about 10 MPG better than the truck. Her car is much more streetable than mine, it has A/C a full interior nice stereo and a more forgiving suspension. I got 26 MPG with a 3.73 diff on my last trip and I never had to downshift from 5th to pass. The problem is that 4 months from now won't be traveling as much (the truck world work fine as the daily) and I can't think of many situations where the entire family would cram into the TI for a Sunday drive. I have been looking at the Mazdaspeed3 as a more suitable replacement but I really don't know what would be the best fit for the family.  You are certainly right about the housing market, but in 8 years I can retire from the Marine Corps so the house may be a keeper. |
I too hope they're worth more than that, I know they're in GREAT condition. My number was probably low, you're right. I understand the not utilizing them for what they were built for. Heck, I bought mine as a track rat and it hasn't once seen the track in my ownership
I do like the Mazda 3's, but I like the last gen's looks better. Also, everything I've read is the torque steer is a big downside to the Mazdaspeed version.
For what you would put into the garage, even if you don't keep the cars it's probably still a good investment if you've got the spare cash. If we had the room I know we'd have a similar setup. The fact that you could pay it off in a couple years is a huge bonus too.
All in all, it's definetely a tough decision. There aren't too many people who would take care of the cars like you do and use them how they should be used, but then again, if you have no use for them then why pay the upkeep/insurance/registration etc?
Swap the M50 into the F150???
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