[2001 ZTS]

Well my soon(?) to be ex does not want either car now.

She can’t drive the WRX (manual) and thinks the Focus is unsafe in winter.

I guess she has never seen the WRC stop in Finland, isn’t aware that the Focus is the BEST front driver around and forgot the fact that it would have come with the best snow tires money can buy (Hakka’s) and is actually better in snow than the Subaru with respect to stopping. Typical of what I have had to go through the past 8 months.

I’m actually guessing she may get a normally aspirated Subaru wagon with an automatic. At least she learned to do one thing right over the years.

I am obviously keeping the WRX under all circumstances and as far as money goes the value of the Focus is pretty small (compared to things like house, RRSP's, pensions and everything else on the table) so I may just keep the Focus as well.

Pros:

-I’d never recover anywhere near what I have put into it
-I enjoy it and hanging with you guys
-It is in fabulous shape
-better than the WRX for being stuck in traffic, which for me is often
-uses mid grade fuel as opposed to high test and gets better mileage
-keeps miles off the Subaru
-extends the life of the Subaru

Cons:

-won’t help get me laid
-about $1000 to insure
-some maintenance costs

I think my plan will be to make the Focus a fair weather car, ditch the stock wheels, ditch the winter wheels, get the OZ wheels chromed and buy some good no season “touring tires” with a good wear rating and just forget about tire changes three times a year not to mention all the space having 3 complete sets of wheels for EACH car takes up.

I’d probably save as much money in gas not filling the WRX so often as I would to insure the Focus. Adding in the fact that the WRX insurance would go up a few hundred because I would be doubling the miles operated in a year as well if teh Focus was gone.

Darkpuppet’s going to be pissed*, but I think I have made my choice.

*he wanted my OZ wheels something fierce.