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roadburner

As I've said before, If I had no choice but to drive a CUV I think that I would be reasonably content with a GLC 43 or -preferably- a GLC 63.

Michaell

laurasdada said:

The new KitchenAid DW was delivered Thursday, GE unceremoniously hauled away. The installer was focused, professional. He said he triple checked everything, should be no issues. Ran a light load the next day and miracle of miracles, it appeared to have washed the dishes! And it was almost completely dry inside.

Fingers crossed that the Covid GE fridge (compressor died after 5 months, fixed and fine since), range and nuclear oven continue to work for many more years.

Our new W/D for the basement laundry space are scheduled to be delivered between 8-10 tomorrow morning. If the daughter likes them enough, we may pull the trigger and order them as replacements for the main laundry room.

suydam

Let her look at a new Kia Sportage hybrid. Edmunds just did a comparo with it, the CR-V and the new 2026 RAV4 and it blew them out of the water.

I like our Kia Sportage PHEV. Our neighbor has the Hyundai Tucson PHEV which is also nice.
I do prefer the Chevy Blazer EV to both of them but it is a bigger vehicle. Depends on what size you are looking for. A compromise between a sedan and an SUV might be the Subaru Outback. Sits up higher but looks more like a station wagon.
And speaking of Costco, they often have coupons for certain auto brands. We got $1000 off the Blazer EV. They also have great deals on rental cars. It’s not just what’s in the warehouse. We also get our prescriptions filled there and eye exams and glasses too.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

nice pro tip there!

Also, optical department

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

I’m surprised how tight the rear seat seems to be.

Let her look at a new Kia Sportage hybrid. Edmunds just did a comparo with it, the CR-V and the new 2026 RAV4 and it blew them out of the water.

We recently drove a GLC back from NJ. The guy in the back seat abandoned us to ride in the back seat of a Kia Forte. It was that cramped.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

Reliability is a used often as a slur towards H/K vehicles, and in the past I too would have subscribed to that feeling. But from what I gather they aren’t awful these days. The RAV is such a penalty box to drive and its interior is so cheap-feeling and noisy it seems like a worthwhile trade-off to me.

The engines are still iffy based on all the recalls (I have another one tomorrow) but they certainly load them up with tech. If I had known about all the problems Kia has with their engines I might have bought the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport I was considering despite the CVT.

stickguy

Some of the engines are definitely a weak spot. But these days GM and even Toyota have been having massive issues with engine failures.

benjaminh

snakeweasel said:

Since I am planning on retiring within 2 years She Who Must Be Obeyed and I decided that since all our vehicles are over 10 years old that it would be a good idea to get a new car before retirement. I would like a midsized sedan she wants an SUV which means we will get an SUV.

Anyway I had the great idea to go to CarMax so we can look at several makes at one location. Big mistake as my wife fell in love with this:

https://www.carmax.com/car/27949596

Anyway looks like a mid sized SUV is in our future. Any suggestions from the crew?

I like that Mercedes. But if you're planning to keep it for ten years odds are that you'll have expensive repairs in that time. Since she picked out a Mercedes it's maybe unlikely you could get her to test drive an Outback, but they are nice vehicles inside and out. It's easy to get $3k off of list on the last of the 2025s + 0.9% financing from Subaru. I've gotten the 10 year/100k 0 deductible Subaru bumper to bumper warranty for $2500 additional, and so no worries about repairs for a very long time.