Yeah, the plan all along was to get a nice/fun car to be my good weather toy. I don't mind driving old beaters for a daily, but if I'm driving around town for work like I will be a lot this year, I would prefer something newer for peace of mind. At some point down the road I'll hopefully be at a point where I can afford a toy AND a nice newer daily, but in the meantime I'm willing to compromise and have a car that doubles as both.
That being said, as long as I still have a beater that is running well, I'll probably still drive that a lot. Especially on days when there's salt on the roads. I'm really enjoying the S10 I got from you, in fact I've been driving it every day since fixing it. I'm obviously not banking on it to last a long time, but when it blows up I'll just buy another beater to replace it. Right now I just feel like I have two beaters and no fun cars, so something has to change.
Another reason why I love CR is hearing several different perspectives from a lot of intelligent people. Gives me a lot to consider.