I know asking this on this Reddit will be biased but I’m in the market for a new car, I can either get a 2023 RT base model or a hybrid Toyota RAV AWD. I love muscle cars and with the challengers going away I reallllllyy want one. I live in San Diego and commute about 40 miles a day. It is hard to justify a V8 gas eater for the same price as a car that gets 40 mpg in this state. My last car was a 2013 ford fusion. I make about 120000 a year and could afford the challenger and the increase in gas and insurance but it is a lot more than the practice option. Any advice would be great!
The Challenger seems fun, but novelty wears off after time. My FIL got the Camero when it came back and fully loaded. Two years later he was keeping in his garage 80% of the time and driving his comfy Chevy Avalanche. In retirement he got a Chevy SSR convertible for cruising around and drives out to the beach. He’s spent more on batteries from it sitting then on gas in the last three years. Instead he enjoys his Tacoma far more, wishing he had skipped buying the SSR and put down more money to get into the Tundra to match the Avalanche’s size and comfort. In your shoes, I would go with the Rav4 and try to get the Prime model.