“Fast, reliable, cheap, pick any two.”

At least that’s how the saying used to go. However, thanks to today’s technology, that doesn’t have to be the case…

Let me start this by saying there truly is no one size fits all; but there is a one size fits most! And the truth is, most people on the road don’t care about performance anyway, as long as they can accelerate to safely catch up with highway traffic. Today, any car can do that.

The perfect car, on paper, is one that is reasonably priced and still equipped with some creature comfort luxuries, such as leather, air conditioning, power windows, power locks, and enough room not just to carry the average family, but to haul all of their stuff too!

It won’t be easy to get an interior this nice and still have money leftover to check the rest of the boxes.

The perfect car is a car that has a combustion engine, meaning it runs strictly on fuel. This is because hybrids and electric cars tend to eventually need their drive batteries replaced, which can be a costly procedure. But a car that offers a hybrid/electric option is still good for those who insist on that technology.

The gas engine powering this perfect car? It will need to be an engine with enough pep, but not too much where gas is guzzled, being expensive to drive. This could even be a vehicle equipped stock with a small turbocharger making it quick without being too powerful to still fall within this criteria.

The perfect car is also a car that requires Regular 87 octane fuel as that essentially makes the motor more fuel efficient as far as your wallet is concerned. Regular fuel is much cheaper than higher octane Super and Premium options.

When purchasing the perfect car, one can get fun and quick enough for the average driver, but not “fast.” That’s high-performance territory, which the average driver would probably be uncomfortable controlling anyway. Cars you used to watch on race tracks as a kid… today some regular street-legal cars are about that fast. Crazy, I know.