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I'll take a look at the Outback, but vehicles 2 and 3 are absolutely no gos. 2 is too old for a daily driver and 3 is just too old period. I'm well aware I can get 2 cars and a truck for a lot less than $100k. That wasn't what I was asking for.
Thank you. I have not ever really considered a Mazda and will definitely take a look at how the Lexus stacks up against BMW.
A 10 year old Miata probably has 15,000 miles on it, just getting broken in.
If you're going to put 2-4000 miles a year on a pickup truck, you don't need a new one.
$100k:
1 - Buick Regal Tour X. $30k
2 - Miata Is Always The Answer. With $100k, go ND. 21 Club, MT, red or blue, Brembo package. $36500
3 - Slightly used Taco. Or a new Taco TRD with V6. $35k
You gotta look hard for a NA or NB Miata for under $10k that is in good condition. They are the best, but really nice NAs are going for over $20k today. 40' cars are going for $9-10k!
This is a cool problem to have. What's even more interesting for me is that we also have 3 household vehicles, SUV for wife, truck and sports car for me. All are old but not ready to replace any of them. If I were in your position:
1) Any midsize SUV of your wife's choice within budget ($30-$40k)
2) Tesla model 3 performance, or dual range, since you don't want manual transmission ($50-$60k)
3) Old truck that looks decent when restored, for low mileage use since there's really no use for new truck. I like F150 ($10k)
We had a CX-9 as a rental earlier this year, and it was nice in many ways, but Mazda seems to assume all drivers are 5'6" or shorter. My 6'2" husband had to put the driver's seat so far back that the seat behind of it would have been unusable for a passenger behind it. (Fortunately it was just the two of us)
Our 2020 Outback does a lot better with cabin space for taller people and can easily handle four taller adults on road trips.
I'll take a look at the Outback, but vehicles 2 and 3 are absolutely no gos. 2 is too old for a daily driver and 3 is just too old period. I'm well aware I can get 2 cars and a truck for a lot less than $100k. That wasn't what I was asking for.
Thank you. I have not ever really considered a Mazda and will definitely take a look at how the Lexus stacks up against BMW.
No problem .I try helping the helpless on the internet
Why spend $35k on a truck that only sees 2k-4k miles per year? I'd go with the $10k territory for the pickup and turn the Toyota into a ~2018/19 Lexus RX in the $40s and the husband's daily driver into a used Tesla Model S or Model 3 in the $30-$40k territory. And maybe have $10k leftover.
Why spend $35k on a truck that only sees 2k-4k miles per year? I'd go with the $10k territory for the pickup and turn the Toyota into a ~2018/19 Lexus RX in the $40s and the husband's daily driver into a used Tesla Model S or Model 3 in the $30-$40k territory. And maybe have $10k leftover.
Given a total budget of $100,000 for 3 vehicles and the following use cases, what would you guys recommend. Also, if we were to bump the budget up to $150,000, where would you put the money and what vehicles would you go with?
Vehicle 1: Wife's daily driver, also used as family SUV for longer road trips, two row seating is fine, 8k-10k miles per year
Vehicle 2: Husband's daily driver, sporty/quick but not really looking for a track car, 2 seater is fine but certainly not required, 10k-12k miles per year
Vehicle 3: Pickup truck for pickup truck stuff (hauling firewood, small moves, taking to football tailgates, etc), 2k-4k miles per year
All the vehicles should have modern technology conveniences like heated seats, adapative cruise control and/or basic self-driving (I know I'm not getting a full autopilot Tesla here), Carplay/Android auto (or if not that, then at the very least bluetooth and a good navigation system; perhaps a little more wiggle room on the truck for this requirement). No manual transmissions even on the sportier car. Located in Alabama so not too concerned about performance in the mountains or snow. Reliability and safety should be a given, and the fact that modern conveniences and comfort is important probably eliminates most cars made before 2016-2017 (though again, I probably have a little more flexibility here with the truck). I expect most recommendations to be ICE, but am open to hybrids and electrics as well.
Here's what I've come up with so far (all reasonably well optioned):
2019-2020 Toyota Highlander or 2022 Kia Telluride (~35-40k)
2018 BMW 330i (~30k)
2013-2015 Ford F150 (~30-35k)
If I were to increase the budget to $150k:
2022 Kia Telluride or 2021 Toyota 4runner (~45-50k)
2018-2019 BMW M4 (~60-65k)
2015-2017 Ford F150 (~35-45k)
What would yall reccommend?
1) Tahoe or Suburban.
2) Miata
3) An old pickup.
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