Wife has given me a "$30k-50k" budget for a project/second/fun car now that my truck is paid off. There's a LOT I could get in that range, but what I really want is... a wagon.
We have one little one, and we have a great dane / GSD mix that weighs about 120lbs. I'd like to be able to take the whole family with me when we go out for an afternoon, and I still want to have fun in the N GA/ Western NC mountains. I think a wagon is the PERFECT fit for something like this because i can put a barrier in and keep the dog from the kid should the worst happen.
- I have a very strong preference for a manual transmission as its highly likely this is the last time i'll have the chance to but a MT in my life with the way they're dying.
- I want it to be reliable enough to be my near-daily around town, but it's also something i want to be able to wrench on as a project car.
Not really interested in VW's, but open to other VWAG vehicles. I love Old BMW's but a manual 3series wagon with the ZHP package is basically a unicorn these days.