Currently DH and myself, along with his best friend who is our roommate, currently live in a 2 bedroom condo in the city, downtown area.
We're in the process of selling and moving out of the city (although still in the city limits) to a "suburb-like" area and L(er)COL.
We are buying a townhouse which will be almost twice as big (all 3 of us will be living in it to save money like we are now in the condo) but significantly less expensive. So reduced COL, reduced taxes, reduced HOA dues, and therefore save more and hopefully retire a little earlier than our current time frame.
One downside is the commute.
Currently DH takes public transportation since he works in the city. I work in an east suburb 20.5 miles away so I drive.
When we move, there aren't any viable public transportation options. So we'd both have to drive.
His commute would be 7.1 miles and my commute would increase from 20.5 to 24.7 miles.
So I'd probably be using the second car. We'd want something cheap but reliable, great gas mileage since I'm driving further and includes freeway driving for the majority of it.
What do you suggest for a mustachain car in terms of make/model, mileage, and prices? I don't care or need anything shiney, fancy-pants, and don't care what people think of what I drive.
I only care that it's reliable and as cheap to drive as possible.
thanks