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Thread: Car replacement dilemma
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06-21-2022, 09:00 AM #101
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06-21-2022, 09:08 AM #102
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06-21-2022, 11:26 AM #103
How much time do you have for the story? Fuck it, I don't have the time. I'll cut to the answer.
She couldn't decide between some luxury SUV thing or some off-road thing, so she ended up on a Grand Cherokee Trailhawk which is kinda in the middle. She wanted an Overland trim, but due to an eLSD shortage you can't get them with an off-road package, so you have to get a Trailhawk for that. She also wanted a 4xe (as did I) which is the hybrid version, but after 6 months they are still vaporware with another 6 months minimum till they exist. So we unfortunately got gas. Every so often she waivers, and I send her a video of another cool thing about the car.
Gotta make it three more weeks. My next selling point is the 3D photo of the cabin interior. She's stoked on the red stitching and the suede seats but hasn't seen the video yet. The latest concern is that she might hate the red color or the trailhawk sticker on the hood. I think we've gotten over the red paint color, but I might be having a body shop doing things to stickers in a few months...
It's a pretty badass car. She's one of the only people I know who speeds up when she turns on to dirt. She was in Moab once driving with her dad, who is a contractor, and he made her stop the car and let him out cause he was freaked out by how she was driving. He walked the last half mile. When her last Jeep was maybe 3 months old she skidded the thing down about 50 yards of a very, very steep scree covered high country road above Montezuma with the brakes fully locked. Backwards.
So I think it was a good choice for her. If I can just make it to the pick up date.
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06-21-2022, 11:28 AM #104Dad core
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We have 2 vehicles other one is a 2013 leaf that my wife drives in town. This will see 1-3x week trips to MTB or ski and road trips with minimal in town use. We are also in the process of downsizing our camp trailer but still want 3500lb capacity to tow a tent trailer.
I don’t want to road trip with my wife and son in a 20 yo beater the safety factor of something <10 yo is worth money to me and I can afford something nice I’m just cheap. Given the current market the middle ground doesn’t seem to exist pricewise.
Currently deciding between another suv and a truck. I have always been a wagon guy but fun to drive with space and towing don’t go together so erring on big. I want good seats for back issues and adaptive cruise would be nice for trips but is not required.
A 2006 tundra double cab with 200k miles is a $20k truck right now for example. I can get a 2016 platinum or 2019 xlt f150 for $40k which seems like a better idea.
Also looking at a Honda passport or pilot for boring and reliable space.
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06-21-2022, 11:46 AM #105
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06-21-2022, 11:55 AM #106
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06-24-2022, 10:13 AM #107Dad core
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2014 cx-9 a decent buy? The Mazdas don’t hold value like Toyotas so there is one locally with 45k miles for under 20k
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06-24-2022, 12:20 PM #108Registered User
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Yes
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06-24-2022, 03:01 PM #109
Kia telluride. A 48k optioned out version is more car than the Q7. Test drove both. Not an armchair opinion.
More of a boxy wagon than an SUV. More safety features than most. Better suspension than the Hyundai version.
3rd row or abundant cargo space. Better reliability than Toyota (go ahead, laugh). Maybe not older, simpler Toyotas, granted.
Made in US if you like that sort of thing.
Only downsides for me:
-Can't turn off engine auto-off
-seat doesn't tilt up as much as other seats that tilt
-mileage is meh around town.
- it says Kia on the outside despite being a better vehicle than the Q7, let alone anything comparable in the non-luxury segment
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06-24-2022, 03:09 PM #110
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06-24-2022, 04:06 PM #111Registered User
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06-24-2022, 04:27 PM #112Dad core
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Kia dealers around here all want $5k+ markup over msrp fuck that. Almost bought a 2017 q7 but they wouldn’t hit the price I wanted.
Decided I don’t need or want a fancy car and negotiating on price for the 2014 cx9 gt. Hoping to get it under $20k out the door. Drive it until I can get a similarly sized electric with 300 miles of range that’s not a Tesla or 100k.
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06-25-2022, 01:31 PM #113
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06-25-2022, 06:00 PM #114
Buy a 3000$ shitbox Econoline van that barely runs, tell your wife and kids to go fuck themselves, drive to slab city to "make art", drink 30 hamms a day, discover what it really means to live.
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06-25-2022, 07:00 PM #115
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06-25-2022, 08:01 PM #116
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06-25-2022, 09:04 PM #117Dad core
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Decided I didn’t want a truck and bought a 2016 Honda Pilot today. 45k miles from the original owner with a stack of dealer service records. Exl with sensing, roof rails with crossbars and a factory hitch with wiring but without the transmission cooler. $28.5 with almost new falken wild peaks seemed like a deal.
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06-25-2022, 09:07 PM #118Dad core
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06-27-2022, 11:31 AM #119
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06-28-2022, 03:27 PM #120
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