Get a comfortable AWD daily driver family car that meets your budget and forget about performance. A daily should be reliable, cheap to own, comfortable for all passengers and get OK gas mileage.
Then twin turbo the mustang and your fun meter will be pegged.
I currently have a Fusion for a DD and my Mustang. I do not get to drive the Mustang much (Only in summer and only a fraction of that time) with 1 child. I know I will never drive it with 2. That leaves me driving the Fusion most of the time and its boring. I also do not want to keep putting money into the Mustang and I don't just want it to sit there.
The rational was to get a DD that serves as DD and Fun car. Something comfortable when just driving and something I can whip around when I want to have fun. I was really locked on the RS but in the back of my head something kept telling me to keep looking. I finally listened to the back of my head(thanks to you guys). That's when the Audi S3 really hit me hard(The style of Golf R i just cant get past it, and pre-owned the go for around the same). Looks good, room to make it look better. Seems very capable in the corners for those fun times. I love Dual clutches so I'm good with that. I will miss a manual but dual clutches make me happy too. Will be better for a DD and for the wife.
audi = unreliable, expensive, POS ....oh, and doesn't hold value worth a shit
Plan is to get this car while still under some factory warranty and extend said warranty. I do not plan on doing any warranty voiding mods (tuning) while I have this vehicle.
Overall wife is on board with doing this. The plan is to get her a 4 door jeep as a toy next year,(We will still have her Escape as well) so we will still have a toy....
Mustang just has to sell first. I don't have to sell it first but would prefer to do so.