TLDR; I’m trying to figure out how to convince my wife that getting a cheap driver’s car for weekend fun is a good idea.

Here’s my dilemma. I’ve always been a manual, RWD sports car guy in my teens/20’s. My wife has always been the “keep it simple and practical” car owner who’s owned 3 cars over 24 years of driving (a Camry, Escape, and Odyssey). Due to life and circumstances, I currently drive an older Subaru Outback that we’re both ready to upgrade. I’m ready to enter my mid-life crisis a little early and go back to my teenage/20’s car days. Obviously my wife wants to go practical and get something like a Honda Pilot to give us a reliable, long-lasting second family car.

So I’m thinking we get the Pilot or similar to daily but then also get a cheap, fun car. The problem is convincing my highly practical wife that getting a third car for fun is a good idea. I’m not thinking about my dream car or anything like that. Just something to have a little fun with, maybe even a small project car.