Last week we asked you a question that’s similar to a few we’ve asked you in the past: what’s the best daily driver that you have ever owned? Unsurprisingly the Jalopnik audience didn’t disappoint, with over 100 responses on the blog alone, not counting answers on social media. Isn’t it nice when you’re among likeminded folks who are equally obsessi… I mean, excited about similar interests? This is just a roundup of a handful of my favorite answers, so feel free to go back and read through the litany of other responses on the original post, or leave a comment on this one.

I said the best daily driver I’ve ever owned is my four-door 2017 Mini Cooper S, and I gotta say, it proved that again this weekend when I drove about 80 miles round-trip to a friend’s place to wash our cars and averaged 34 mpg. Right now, with gas prices where they are and my salary where it is, I’m thoroughly grateful for my car’s efficiency, but it’s also a total hoot to whip around canyon roads or urban streets when the mood strikes. Enough about me, though. This is about you, the doting Jalopnik audience, so here are a few of my favorite answers from the audience. 

I owned a 1991 Honda Accord EX 5 speed for 12 years and drove 350k miles. I sold it for $1500 to a single mother who had never owned a car before, never drove a stick shift and had recently moved from Boston. We both worked part time at RH, and chatting with her one day she asked if I would help her to find a car. I had another vehicle at the time and couldn’t ignore her predicament. She was so grateful for the opportunity to purchase a 1-owner, fully documented, well maintained, reliable car to drive in her new city. Therefore, I taught her how to drive a manual shift car. I missed the car but it was the right thing to do.

Submitted by: CatfishandGrits

Though it was much shorter than I liked, my 95 Acura Legend was appropriately branded. 18 months of the most comfortable, reliable and practical commuting and road trips I ever had and it never made me feel like I was missing anything faster or more fun.

Submitted by: JaredOfLondon

My 2010 VW Golf Wagon. I think they were called the Jetta Sportwagon in the US. Mine was black and had the TDI engine and a six-speed manual. I loved that car. I traded it in on a 2013 Passat TDI and as much as I loved the Passat too, I still look back with regret for not keeping the wagon longer. The deep well of torque made the car fun to drive. It was comfortable and got great fuel mileage. Being a wagon, it was eminently usable for household stuff. I put a hitch receiver on it and if something was too big to fit in the back, I hooked up my six-foot utility trailer. It was a great car and I miss it.

Submitted by: Mike-NB