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Re: 2024 & 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S Lease Deals, Incentives, Rebates, and Prices
Looking for info on 2025 Wagoneer S Limited.00017 and 61%
24/12
36/12
44483
Thank you!
.00041 and 52%
$7500 incentive
Michaell
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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
I know not everyone reads the "Subaru Crew" discussion, but the question was posed to me about keeping the Outback. Here is my detailed response:
As far as whether I'll keep it or not, that is the $64 question. Because my wife doesn't read these forum posts, I can tell you that I've been seriously considering making a change in the next 6 months or so. Not that there's anything wrong with the car, but because I think it's time for something new - and, likely, at my age, to be the last car we get (gasp!). I'd like to pay cash for this one, using my retirement funds along with the trade value.
But, I struggle with what to get and how much to spend. Today, I think the budget is about $40K-ish - $10K in trade and $30K in cash. Lots of nice cars in and around that price point.
I'm pretty sure I'd go hybrid, and I'm a sucker for sedans, so I've been eyeing the Accord, Sonata, or Camry Hybrids. The Camry is available with AWD, but that's not a deal breaker. I'd prefer something other than a black interior, and each model has an alternative color - grey for the Honda, a rich brown for the Sonata, and red for the Camry.
If, however, the wife wants an SUV, then the options change - still a hybrid, but I'm now thinking CR-V, CX-50, or Tucson.
I'd also consider a used 5-series, though my budget would limit me to the 530i or 530e (PHEV).
I'm sure you all would have plenty of other recommendations, so offer 'em up! Not likely to get a 3rd car at this point - like @stickguy has mentioned, it would have to live outside, and I don't see the logic of spending more on insurance to have two cars that would get driven about 10,000 miles a year between the two of them.
As far as whether I'll keep it or not, that is the $64 question. Because my wife doesn't read these forum posts, I can tell you that I've been seriously considering making a change in the next 6 months or so. Not that there's anything wrong with the car, but because I think it's time for something new - and, likely, at my age, to be the last car we get (gasp!). I'd like to pay cash for this one, using my retirement funds along with the trade value.
But, I struggle with what to get and how much to spend. Today, I think the budget is about $40K-ish - $10K in trade and $30K in cash. Lots of nice cars in and around that price point.
I'm pretty sure I'd go hybrid, and I'm a sucker for sedans, so I've been eyeing the Accord, Sonata, or Camry Hybrids. The Camry is available with AWD, but that's not a deal breaker. I'd prefer something other than a black interior, and each model has an alternative color - grey for the Honda, a rich brown for the Sonata, and red for the Camry.
If, however, the wife wants an SUV, then the options change - still a hybrid, but I'm now thinking CR-V, CX-50, or Tucson.
I'd also consider a used 5-series, though my budget would limit me to the 530i or 530e (PHEV).
I'm sure you all would have plenty of other recommendations, so offer 'em up! Not likely to get a 3rd car at this point - like @stickguy has mentioned, it would have to live outside, and I don't see the logic of spending more on insurance to have two cars that would get driven about 10,000 miles a year between the two of them.
Michaell
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Re: 2026 BMW X5 Lease Deals, Incentives, Rebates, and Prices
36/12Looking for RV, MF, and incentives for:
2026 X5 40i at 36/10
2026 X5 40i at 36/12Zip 20002
Thanks 👍
.00225 MF and 51% residual
No lease incentives
kyfdx
1
Re: Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II
@Michaell Sounds like you're still happy with your Outback with the powerful 3.6. What kind of mpg do you get? Do you think you're likely to hang on to it for another five years or so, or are you thinking about trading it in on something newer?I started a detailed mileage log when I started to drive the car on a regular basis in 2019 (when my Jetta lease was up, we realized we didn't need two cars, as my wife and daughter commute together).
I've got about 6 years of data at this point, and the numbers are as follows:
Average MPG = 21 (I would say this is 70:30 city:highway driving; the EPA numbers from the sticker are 21 and 27)
My best tank was 24 MPG; the worst, about 18 MPG (living in Colorado with extreme hot and cold temps affects the mileage)
In that time, I'm averaging about 17 days between fill ups (COVID pushed that number pretty high; at the moment I'm filling up every 2 weeks)
As far as whether I'll keep it or not, that is the $64 question. Because my wife doesn't read these forum posts, I can tell you that I've been seriously considering making a change in the next 6 months or so. Not that there's anything wrong with the car, but because I think it's time for something new - and, likely, at my age, to be the last car we get (gasp!). I'd like to pay cash for this one, using my retirement funds along with the trade value.
But, I struggle with what to get and how much to spend. Today, I think the budget is about $40K-ish - $10K in trade and $30K in cash. Lots of nice cars in and around that price point.
I'm pretty sure I'd go hybrid, and I'm a sucker for sedans, so I've been eyeing the Accord, Sonata, or Camry Hybrids. The Camry is available with AWD, but that's not a deal breaker. I'd prefer something other than a black interior, and each model has an alternative color - grey for the Honda, a rich brown for the Sonata, and red for the Camry.
If, however, the wife wants an SUV, then the options change - still a hybrid, but I'm now thinking CR-V, CX-50, or Tucson.
I'd also consider a used 5-series, though my budget would limit me to the 530i or 530e (PHEV).
Anyway, today I have to fill up the Outback, and I'm likely to swing by the car wash and do a degrease and rinse of the engine bay - something I haven't done in the 10+ years of ownership. I'll try to remember to get before and after pictures.
Michaell
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Re: I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!
I had seen this before on my walks and finally got a picture of it today.
Usually, I only see it in the garage.
Usually, I only see it in the garage.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@corvette said:
@28firefighter - good luck! Honestly, if parts aren't available, the humane thing for the insurance company to do would be to total it, but carriers aren't exactly known for being humane.
They don’t necessarily have to total it - but they can buy him out and repair / resell on their own to maximize their profit
tjc78
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Re: Acura Owners Club - Meet the Members
After my Acura service advisor suggested I'd need new tires soon I decided to get this...finally. And here's my TLX at a park, and the nice path I found to ride on that morning with my folding bike.
Re: I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!
@imidazol97 said:
You're right. You missed the correction post I made that's quoted above. I mix up Mitsu and Isuzu. My mistake.And Wiki, I assume it's right here, says the vehicles were also built in another plant. Oklahoma? Kansas?
I know GM had a plant in OKC, as my cousins husband worked there when they were building the Malibu and Cutlass in the late 90’s. When the plant closed he transferred to Arlington TX (he commuted) where they continue to produce the GM full size SUVs.
Michaell
1
Re: 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Lease Deals, Incentives, Rebates, and Prices
@apprentice75 If you plan on keeping the car past the 3/36 bumper to bumper warranty, then consider at that time just before it expires, to pay for a FORD extended warranty.
Check the Ford extended warranty T&C as there are LOTS of coverage exclusions.
3rd party warranties are usually not worth the paper they are written on.
Check the Ford extended warranty T&C as there are LOTS of coverage exclusions.
3rd party warranties are usually not worth the paper they are written on.
