locks66
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So my 21 GT was tboned if you saw my other post there was a lot of hard parts of making this decision especially because you just don't have the downpayment ready to go.
ev9- I found a used one that was CPO but had battery issues. All the others were too expensive for the features I have become accustomed to, and when you don't plan for a car replacement, the lack of a significant down payment makes it hard. The 24s have some first-gen issues, and the forums made it clear customer support is not great outside of warranty, and I wouldn't have lemon laws to protect me. Would love the third row, but the timing of everything made new impossible.
Rivian- It would have been 5k more for double the miles and a higher insurance rate.
Anything else- Tried a equinox and that is the most boring car I have ever driven with terribly numb steering, blazer is not a bad choice, but less cargo space than the mustang, lucid is a sedan and that's no good with dogs and at the top of my price range, ev6/inoiq are smaller in overall storage space though I did really like the experience
Update: I have narrowed it down
Background - Drive about 30k miles a year. Drive to Chicago 2 to 3x a year from MSP. Realtor. I do go in and out of the city. Have a todler, wife, 3 dogs in the 15-50 pound range, and we are working on having at least one more kid.
Option 1 - a 22 Lariat Lightning with only 25k miles on it. Surprisingly, it was never a lease. $45,000. Spray in liner, tonneau cover, and all-weather mats, and it was a car kept as a pavement princess in a significant way. I have never gotten into such a premiumly kept used car. 6 year loan
The big reason here is that I am someone who would use a truck for truck things. Towing is just not one of them. Hauling in a bed is. It also has such a big back seat that my kid can be in a car seat, and the other half of the bench can be folded up so the dogs can ride in the open space. Downside is trucks are freaking massive these days.
Option 2 - a 23 Mach E GT in grabber blue (wife hates it, I love it) with 20k miles for 33k. Less of an upgrade. My loan would be 4 years . The payment is almost negligible in terms but two years shorter. Theres just no real upgrades other than I get a more modern blue cruise and google maps integration.
Thoughts??
ev9- I found a used one that was CPO but had battery issues. All the others were too expensive for the features I have become accustomed to, and when you don't plan for a car replacement, the lack of a significant down payment makes it hard. The 24s have some first-gen issues, and the forums made it clear customer support is not great outside of warranty, and I wouldn't have lemon laws to protect me. Would love the third row, but the timing of everything made new impossible.
Rivian- It would have been 5k more for double the miles and a higher insurance rate.
Anything else- Tried a equinox and that is the most boring car I have ever driven with terribly numb steering, blazer is not a bad choice, but less cargo space than the mustang, lucid is a sedan and that's no good with dogs and at the top of my price range, ev6/inoiq are smaller in overall storage space though I did really like the experience
Update: I have narrowed it down
Background - Drive about 30k miles a year. Drive to Chicago 2 to 3x a year from MSP. Realtor. I do go in and out of the city. Have a todler, wife, 3 dogs in the 15-50 pound range, and we are working on having at least one more kid.
Option 1 - a 22 Lariat Lightning with only 25k miles on it. Surprisingly, it was never a lease. $45,000. Spray in liner, tonneau cover, and all-weather mats, and it was a car kept as a pavement princess in a significant way. I have never gotten into such a premiumly kept used car. 6 year loan
The big reason here is that I am someone who would use a truck for truck things. Towing is just not one of them. Hauling in a bed is. It also has such a big back seat that my kid can be in a car seat, and the other half of the bench can be folded up so the dogs can ride in the open space. Downside is trucks are freaking massive these days.
Option 2 - a 23 Mach E GT in grabber blue (wife hates it, I love it) with 20k miles for 33k. Less of an upgrade. My loan would be 4 years . The payment is almost negligible in terms but two years shorter. Theres just no real upgrades other than I get a more modern blue cruise and google maps integration.
Thoughts??
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