If you had go back to a commute car, which?

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I’m in a similar situation as you with RTO. We picked up a 2015 Civic Si with a few cosmetic issues (little bit of hail damage, cloudy paint on roof) but only 66k miles. All stock and very well maintained. It’s a manual and fun as heck to drive. It gets in the 30s for mpg. The tundra sits more now, but it’s still around. Zero regrets.

 

My next car is gonna be a Prius and I don’t even commute. I just think they look good lol. Just wished it wasn’t a Prius. 57mpg is crazy.

 

My 14 535d has been an excellent commuter...

Mid 30's MPG, avg 500mi per tank and fun as hell to drive with a Race Chip tuner and XLR.

 

I think corolla takes the crown for blasting around town running errands. I was a passenger in one not very long ago and they are very capable machines! ULTRA roomy too! I had no issues sitting in the back tied up, plenty leg room!

 

My cousin bought a Camry with 80K miles on it for $10,000. He sold it 6 years later with 120K on it for $7500. Trouble free.

 

Subaru Crosstrek!

 

^ Probably the best bet. As soon as someone sells a truck, they will end up needing one the following week for one reason or another. Good to keep a truck on-hand for sure.

 

The car I had before my Tundra was a 2015 Honda CR-V EX-L. It got good gas mileage. Being AWD, it handled decent on winter roads. And the extra cargo space was nice versus a Corolla or a Civic. There is a lot I miss about that car. I'd still be driving it today if I didn't come across the insane deal on my 2006 Tundra.

 

Why is Crown unpopular? It’s my favorite city crawler…

 

The Crown is a gem to drive. I live in the hills and dip in the cities. B mode is nice and fun to operate.

 

Gang, we are talking about corolla. Whoch crown do you mean? Here, it is being spoken of crown, as in trophy. First place.

 

Crowd, not crown.

 

Well, now I'm all confused!!

 

Sorry never heard of a Toyota crowd model

 

I'll take it home and train it!

 

My answer is a Toyota Crown

 

I’ve thought about getting a commuter, but I’m just not sure it’s worth it to me. Over the long run, if you buy a cheap enough car, you can save money. But I don’t really care about miles on my truck. Speaking of, I am self-employed with a home office. All of my work mileage, maintenance, and cleaning gets written off with a pretty massive tax credit at the end of the year (I track all mileage, fillups, oil changes, tires, everything down to car wash soap and take actual deductions).

I mean, it would be fun to have another car like a WRX or a performance Tesla, but I would rather just drive this for 10-15 years than buy a cheaper commuter.

 

I hate crowds. But sometimes this crowd cracks me up!

 

A crown from the late 80’s could be had with a 1uz. All these fwd suggestions are depressing.

 

Same as the OP, back to the office this year, with a 40ish mi commute each way. Been debating what to do. Have been driving my 12 4runner, and have been thinking about selling it and my 18 f-350 and buying a tundra. At least that was plan before the RTO came about.
Racking up 80 mi days on it with not great gas mileage seem less than ideal also. So have been thinking about selling just the 4runner and looking for a car. Stupid back to the office.

 

Depends on the daily commute, if you are at 100 miles a day just drive what you have. It will always be cheaper than everything that goes with the second vehicle. You live once.