BrewBillfold
Silver Member
If you have to sometimes haul your gear around in your own vehicle, do you tend to:
(1) Buy drum sets/additions to drums sets based on how well they'll fit into the car you have or maybe the car you plan on buying in the future?
or
(2) Buy cars based on whether your drums and possible future additions to your kit would fit in the vehicle?
I definitely do (2)--if the drums won't fit and/or there's not enough room for more stuff should I decide to add it, it's not the right car, so I look for other vehicle choices. But I've noticed some comments that suggest some folks take the (1) approach, so I thought it would be fun to do a bit of a poll.
If you do (2), and you have a significant other, how do they feel about this? Do they mind that you have to own something like a cargo van rather than something more fashionable or mpg-friendly just to accomodate your drums? I had to make kind of a compromise choice--a larger SUV, which was more expensive than something like a Ford Econoline or Chevy Express because of that.
I should also add this bonus question:
* If you had the urge to move up to a much bigger set-up than what currently, comfortably fits in your vehicle, and you could manage to swing the budget for this, would you tend to (i) see it as a reason you need to buy a new vehicle, or (ii) just be satisfied with your current setup because you like your car too much?
(1) Buy drum sets/additions to drums sets based on how well they'll fit into the car you have or maybe the car you plan on buying in the future?
or
(2) Buy cars based on whether your drums and possible future additions to your kit would fit in the vehicle?
I definitely do (2)--if the drums won't fit and/or there's not enough room for more stuff should I decide to add it, it's not the right car, so I look for other vehicle choices. But I've noticed some comments that suggest some folks take the (1) approach, so I thought it would be fun to do a bit of a poll.
If you do (2), and you have a significant other, how do they feel about this? Do they mind that you have to own something like a cargo van rather than something more fashionable or mpg-friendly just to accomodate your drums? I had to make kind of a compromise choice--a larger SUV, which was more expensive than something like a Ford Econoline or Chevy Express because of that.
I should also add this bonus question:
* If you had the urge to move up to a much bigger set-up than what currently, comfortably fits in your vehicle, and you could manage to swing the budget for this, would you tend to (i) see it as a reason you need to buy a new vehicle, or (ii) just be satisfied with your current setup because you like your car too much?
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