If I didn’t have a different car with a boxer motor and zero useful interior space, there would be a BRZ (or 86) in the garage. They are ripping good fun. MX-5 works too. Lots of grins per mile.
Transit - The small one (Connect). We really wanted that to work. The size is right for two people and dogs and outdoor toys. But even with windows and comfy front seats, it’s a small contractors truck and good for local stuff but maybe not great on longer drives. No AWD, no hybrid (poor gas mileage from a small motor), small wheels. But like the useable space and the lower end model is in the mid-20K range for price.
Interesting that Ford is targeting our demographic. On their web site it’s happy middle age people with bikes and kayaks doing outdoor stuff. So they have identified the market we are talking about here.
For us… wife is getting the new van and I’m getting the Element. When the Element dies I’ll be having this entire debate again. Need to bookmark this thread and zombie it in a few years!