Doxory?

zkzkz has decided I've been going in circles trying to figure out what kind of car to get.

I procrastinated. Incidentally y'all misread the unsafe option above "classic Mini" means a Rover Mini, not a BMW Mini!

Asked 2 years ago

I picked something else

Practical, safe, (late 90s Saab 9-3 or Golf)

lakmiseiru
Safe is better than cool. It's hard to appreciate cool when you've been smashed to bits by an SUV.
photon
Something with decent millage.
chaz
You're only in your car for a few hours a week. Get a practical car, and surprise people by being crazy in other areas of your life.

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Completely impractical, unsafe, but terminally cool (classic Mini, Smart Roadster)

kevinr
Minis actually do okay in crash tests, at least with stationary objects. See this comparison with a Ford F-150 pickup: http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/CrashTestingMINICooperVsFordF150 (found via Neil Gaiman's blog)
tibbetts
Saabs and VWs break a lot when they get old.
Mark
zoom! (I drive a modern mini convertible, having been too lazy to figure out how to actually by a Smart around here)
geoff
Statistically, you're young. Go for it.

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Skipped (with comments)

fyfer
Late-90s Golfs have reliability problems. Get a Smart fortwo - they're actually quite safe, especially over there where the roads aren't covered in SUVs. They bounce.
jtu
I actually read "Smart [fortwo]" instead of "Smart Roadster" at first and thought that would be really cool. The little Smart cars are both practical and cool!

If you make a stupid choice because a website tells you to, it's your own damn fault.