Keep car or is it time to move on?

[Obioban]

I'd sell it. Can always buy another one later when you have the means, plenty of these cars around. If you DD with winter salts it'll turn into a rusty battered pile of shit in no time anyway.

Unless it has a crash history, it really doesn’t— the rust proofing is quite good. I dailied mine for a decade and it never turned into a rusty battered pile of shit.

[lapoune]

Unless it has a crash history, it really doesn’t— the rust proofing is quite good. I dailied mine for a decade and it never turned into a rusty battered pile of shit.

Depends on location of course, he seems to be in philly which I was under the impression was pretty bad (especially with salt), though their winters might be milder than I'm thinking. I have it worst in Quebec but a recent one I bought is pretty rusted with only 40k miles. Gets sandblasted with the rocks and salts they pour on the roads also. Parking in the streets in a city means trying to cross snowplow mounds, paint scratches from snowbrushes, high chances of damaging bumpers\mirrors\wheels. Just sounds like overall hell to me and a big contrast from the way he uses it now.

[Obioban]

Depends on location of course, he seems to be in philly which I was under the impression was pretty bad (especially with salt), though their winters might be milder than I'm thinking. I have it worst in Quebec but a recent one I bought is pretty rusted with only 40k miles. Gets sandblasted with the rocks and salts they pour on the roads also. Parking in the streets in a city means trying to cross snowplow mounds, paint scratches from snowbrushes, high chances of damaging bumpers\mirrors\wheels. Just sounds like overall hell to me and a big contrast from the way he uses it now.

I am also in Philly, so sound be a similar experience.

Certainly street parking will be hard on it. I'm not trying to say that (or winter driving it, for that matter) won't result in more wear. But... so what? Better to sell it to someone else and let them enjoy it than enjoy it yourself? Doesn't make sense to me.

Even from a value perspective, the CRV will lose 50% of its value over the next 10 years. The M3 should stay ~same, even DDed. So, even financially, with no thoughts given to the increased enjoyment of driving, better off DDing the M3. The M3 would likely appreciate more if not driven, but he doesn't get the benefit of that if he sells the car, either.

[oceansize]

Me personally, daily driving a "fun" car in any moderately large city isn't well... fun. Red lights aren't fun, traffic isn't fun, cops aren't fun, pedestrians aren't fun, people dinging your car isn't fun, parking isn't fun, you get the point.

[Obioban]

Me personally, daily driving a "fun" car in any moderately large city isn't well... fun. Red lights aren't fun, traffic isn't fun, cops aren't fun, pedestrians aren't fun, people dinging your car isn't fun, parking isn't fun, you get the point.

Well, that's true. In fact, everything about living in a city is pretty miserable, IMO. Have always avoided, will continue to avoid.

[DJAM3]

I daily drove a 240Z for years in the SF Bay Area with no heat or AC, no PS, etc. All those things are worth it when you get to wring the cars neck 😎. Everyone has their own level of tolerance though.

If it were me, I would also lean towards keeping the M3 and getting rid of the CRV.

[usdmej]

Now my predicament is that I have this M3 that I just don't really drive much anymore.

imo your mistake was getting a DD (CRV) to supplement what is a perfectly fine DD (E46 M3)


factoring in the additional insurance/registration/maintenance i can't fathom you're saving all that much by owning a second car

[CachacoE46]

First things first. Do you like where you live? Are you the city person and don't see the need for moving to the suburbs?

if you know you will move in the next 5y, I'd totally keep it. If you/wife prefer city life then sell it or factor in the annual costs (which I don't find that horrible. When I lived in NYC I paid over 500 per month for parking...)

[jbfrancis3]

That's ridiculous, he isn't going to be DD'ing an M3 around Philly streets.

The question that should be asked is, if he gets a house w/ garage in a couple years, how much will he stare at the empty parking?

[Obioban]

That's ridiculous, he isn't going to be DD'ing an M3 around Philly streets.

The question that should be asked is, if he gets a house w/ garage in a couple years, how much will he stare at the empty parking?

When I worked in Philly routinely, I bought an e36 M3 just for when I had to go into the city. Super ratty looking, but all the go fast bits were maintained to be like new, so drove wonderfully. Zero regrets.

[Epsilon]

This is the future you telling you to not be that guy who tells everyone how you regret selling the car you loved.

[repoman89]

This is the future you telling you to not be that guy that tells everyone how you regret selling the car you loved.

lol

I constantly used to want to sell my E46 before I started tracking it and before I fixed the biggest flaws on my particular car. My girlfriend at the time, now fiancee and soon to be wife, would convince me each time to keep the damn car. We were essentially in your situation OP .. renting a small apartment in Cambridge MA with street parking only and the car was kept at my dad's in NH barely driven at all. We have a house with detached garage a little further north now and I am sure glad I kept the car, would have seriously regretted letting it go. $30k is a pretty small dent towards a house in most desirable areas these days in the grand scheme of things, can always make more money.

[Richtings]

I'd keep it if I were you

[Kdubski]

If you have to think about it, sell it so someone else can enjoy it.

[Tom Day]

Sell both. I'd rather light money on fire than spend a single dollar maintaining a CRV.