What car will you have in the future a year to 10 years from now?

[toad]

I worry that vehicles are becoming more of an appliance than something that invokes any excitement. 10 years from now the demand will be for something you can just hop into, say 'Alexa, take me to work', play on your phone for 30 minutes, and it will park itself once you reach your destination. Yes...I realize we have those today and they're called 'taxis', but this where I see us headed.

I will probably still be driving whatever gasoline-powered subcompact I can still buy in the $20-25k range. All this new technology will push our average vehicle prices even higher and the only people driving 'traditional' cars will be enthusiasts(like me) or people who can't afford all the technology(also like me). In the meantime, I will drive the Yaris and Echo.

[jannes]

the new Audi A5

[brad187]

Den neuen BMW X6

[DarkShadowFox]

probably a big luxury boat.

[Runethecursed]

I changed my battle plans. over the next 10 years


Colorado Zr2 Diesel
Some sort of sporty car for scca game of cones
68 dart/70 gto
2004 Mercury Marauder
Some sort of rotary.

and probably one of them new electric pods when POV vehicles get banned

[Leegamer]

Car goals 10 years from now:

DD - R32 Skyline GTS-T
Project 1 - My Z31
Project 2 - My wife's current DD, pontiac vibe base model. Want to do a built 1zz or a 2zz swap
Truck - some kind of beater early 90s nissan or mazda truck to take trash to the dump
Yaris - I'm sure I'll still have it, who knows what I'll use it for

[mikkelkasper]

I was reading on reviews of the Buick Enclave and it seems to be a car i would want to own soon..in the next few years of course..it has quite a price tag on it..
The Toyota Camry Hybrid is also in the list of cars i would want to own in between the decade.

[junorico24]

Been waiting for these manufacturers to give me want I want. Hatch, AWD, manual. I waited and it looks like only 1 has listen to me.

MAZDA 3 AWD 2.5 ltr coming in june this year.

[Leegamer]

Originally Posted by junorico24

Been waiting for these manufacturers to give me want I want. Hatch, AWD, manual. I waited and it looks like only 1 has listen to me.

MAZDA 3 AWD 2.5 ltr coming in june this year.

Those do look awesome.

[junorico24]

Originally Posted by Leegamer

Those do look awesome.

I always wondered what this zoom zoom hype is all about. Everyone says Mazda are fun to drive. So I said what the heck. Let's see what the fuss is all about.

I'll take the Silver or Blue one.

[eTiMaGo]

A flying DeLorean, hopefully :D

[kimona]

With only 5 payments left on my 2017 Buick Encore lease, I'm planning to get another Encore soon. I'm 100% happy with the car.

However, I drove the new Cadillac XT4 for a week, and I thought it was an outstanding car. A Cadillac??? Yup. If GM offers a special lease programme, I'd consider getting that car.

[justanotherdrunk]

Originally Posted by kimona

With only 5 payments left on my 2017 Buick Encore lease, I'm planning to get another Encore soon. I'm 100% happy with the car.

We loved our 2013 Encore.

What kind of sweet lease deals have you found on a 2019 in your area? I haven't found any here.

I'm thinking <$4K total for a 2 year lease

[kimona]

Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

We loved our 2013 Encore.

What kind of sweet lease deals have you found on a 2019 in your area? I haven't found any here.

I'm thinking <$4K total for a 2 year lease

In Dec., Penske (Torrance) had 24 month lease at $1500 cash, $99/month.

This week a dealer in Ontario has them for $1300 cash, $129/month.

[Leegamer]

Originally Posted by kimona

In Dec., Penske (Torrance) had 24 month lease at $1500 cash, $99/month.

This week a dealer in Ontario has them for $1300 cash, $129/month.

Wow, that's nuts. I have considered leasing but I think I'd go over the mileage caps.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by Leegamer

Wow, that's nuts. I have considered leasing but I think I'd go over the mileage caps.

Yup, these are 2 year 20,000 mile leases. But, I have 2 cars, so no problem. In fact, my 2017 has just 8000 miles on it now.

[roadknight]

Probably a GMC Sierra truck.

[KALISPEL II]

I really like the idea of trying a hybrid subcompact/compact vehicle, but just can't stand the U.S. market hybrid offerings. On the Toyota front, the Prius line is just an abomination to look at, and the upcoming 2020 Corolla hybrid is an eyesore as well (IMO). Also not a fan of the bloated-looking 'unibrow' new Honda Insight 'fastback' sedan. The refreshed, facelifted 2020 KIA Niro that was unveiled recently at a European auto show looks pretty decent (for a quasi-crossover anyway), but I doubt that version will make it to the U.S. market intact, and I'm still not sure if I want to take a chance on the KIA brand as of yet.

The most likely scenario for me still is that I will track-down & pick-up a unicorn-rare low-mileage 2018 Yaris SE hatch (automatic) in a few years. I know that it will be trustworthy/dependable, I know what to expect from it, & it will be joyfully lacking in both a CVT and GDI and/or Turbo engine. The styling has even grown on me since its debut, just like it did for the 2015 version. I know that I am the minority around here, in that regard.