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Its not something I have shared here, but I have not been out of Seattle’s metro area since last summer when everything happened. It started as medical necessity to stay nearby but it’s also become some low-level anxiety. I picked up the infection I had while traveling and as illogical as it sounds, I still connect the two.
I am starting slowly with a trip to Vancouver in a few weeks and then we are going as a family to Philly at the end of March to see my folks. I’m hoping that the slow roll breaks me out of this travel funk I’m in. Hard to believe that 12 months ago I had just wrapped up a year of 125k miles of flying....
The good news is that Sam turns 1 on Thursday and both my Mom and Dad will be out in Seattle for a long weekend. Can’t wait to take my Dad out in Hans (that’s what I’ve named the MB).
We went last year on a Saturday. This year we are going to leave work a little early one day and try a week night. It’s usually a little less crowded.
I’m not really shopping anything this year but always try and hit all the manufacturers.
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Never owned a brown vehicle ...
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
@ab348 You can always get out of a lease early, just like a loan it has a buyout number that decreases as you make payments. A lease is essentially financing a set amount of depreciation over a given time, so wherever you are on that schedule determines what you could buy the vehicle for during the lease.
In this case I would be essentially selling the current Touareg to a dealer, since I don't own it and haven't paid taxes on it there isn't a trade credit for the sales tax (thanks to @breld for pointing that out). So I shopped around, most dealers were at $29.5 and Carmax and Echo Park (an AutoNation alternative to Carmax) offered $30k and $500 is $500 so it will be going there today.
I did leave that part out, but in posting my novella yesterday I learned Edmunds has a character limit on posts so I had to edit some stuff.
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2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
No doubt inspired by @jpp5862's transaction, I was eying this Q7 TDI:
2013 Q7 TDI
Nice low miles, but it does strike me as a lot of money for a 2013 out of warranty. But I do like the color inside and out.
Then did a nationwide search for new TDI's (again, like what @jpp5862 is doing with the Touareg) - not too many out there, but there are some Audi dealerships, mostly on the east coast, that are looking to sell their brand new 2015 Q7 TDI's at about 20% off. That's still about $50k. For a little more, I can find a lightly used current gen Q7 - no TDI, but the 3.0T doesn't have a power deficit.
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The new TDI is a purchase, hopefully one I keep for the long haul. Eventually I'd like to get a second "fun" car but that will be a little bit down the road.
On the Durango - I'm driving it a lot. It's a 2017, about 15 months old and has almost 25k miles (it was about 4-5 months and 5k miles old when I bought it). So...at what point does something like this really start taking a hit on depreciation? 50k miles? 70k miles?
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DOOOOO IIIIIITTTTTTTT.
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Did have a brown Bonneville - as a rental once ...
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2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe Granite Crystal over Saddle
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
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If it has not had the fix applied (which I seriously doubt), then you're looking at about $9,500 compensation for a Prestige. (or half of that if another owner already claimed part of it). I received a little over $8,300 for mine, with the payment arriving the day after the mod was complete.
It was not, apparently, of the type that would generate a tsunami, though it did cause a minor disruption of the tidal cycle.
You should suggest to the powers that be at Edmunds that they should create some CCBA schwag - maybe a decal or similar?
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Or we could just do the bumper sticker.
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Its not something I have shared here, but I have not been out of Seattle’s metro area since last summer when everything happened. It started as medical necessity to stay nearby but it’s also become some low-level anxiety. I picked up the infection I had while traveling and as illogical as it sounds, I still connect the two.
I am starting slowly with a trip to Vancouver in a few weeks and then we are going as a family to Philly at the end of March to see my folks. I’m hoping that the slow roll breaks me out of this travel funk I’m in. Hard to believe that 12 months ago I had just wrapped up a year of 125k miles of flying....
The good news is that Sam turns 1 on Thursday and both my Mom and Dad will be out in Seattle for a long weekend. Can’t wait to take my Dad out in Hans (that’s what I’ve named the MB).
I know how you feel. I’m a transplant recipient and have had 2 serious infections away from home since then. It made me feel leery of traveling overseas, even though I’m in very good health and didn’t acquire either infection while traveling — I probably took them with me on the trip. It was a big decision for me to go to Prague last year and I’m really glad I did. Nothing happened, and if it did, well, they have good hospitals there too. We are planning a trip to Dublin and Bristol this summer. I’m sure I’ll get anxious before the trip, and I’m pretty sure it will be fine.
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Thanks for the feedback on the warranty - I figured there was some sort of extension, but wasn't sure what it actually covers.
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But yes, I imagine the bloom is wearing off a bit - if nothing else, it's just not the newest, shiniest thing anymore and isn't on the cover of every car mag. A revised 2018 Golf R (and GTI) will get some attention, as well as the upcoming WRX revision (I just assume it has to be coming soon).
Having said that, I still don't get the sense that these are even close to accumulating on Honda's lots yet. Those auction values are strong - at least for those of us who didn't pay exorbitant mark-ups.
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So overall, you think it's a higher level of quality and workmanship than the Golf R...what about the S3?
I assume most of the reason folks go with the TT is simply the beautiful, exotic look of the car. That's certainly the primary impetus for my interest.
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I actually love the color, but am undecided whether I'd actually own one.
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