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OT: Trade-in or Keep and Service

Keep/service 2014 Subaru with 67,000 miles or trade in

  • Keep forever

    Votes: 41 71.9%

  • Trade now

    Votes: 10 17.5%

  • Trade in the summer

    Votes: 6 10.5%
  • Total voters
    57
Chin Diesel said:
Going through this right now with Mrs. Diesel. We are going to be empty nesters within next 18-20 months. We are close to wanting to trade in her GMC Acadia and she wants a UConn. We have absolutely zero need for a vehicle that size, so it's a slow process talking her out of it.
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Have u considered the Genesis Gv80. I was waiting for it to be avail but couldn’t wait any more. It’s supposed to be a mid size Lux suv for 10-20k less than competition and almost certainly less than the new Uconn. I had the genesis sedan a few cars ago and loved it. Best value (cost/features) I’ve ever had in a vehicle.

Maybe she’ll prefer a smaller suv if it’s more lux?
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
A Land Cruiser is basically a Lexus right? Makes sense parts are that steep. On my legacy that was $25k off the lot?
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My Land Cruiser with 40k in the clock cost me $28k when i bought it. Much of parts price on. Subaru or Toyota is more driven by OEM vs aftermarket parts than the brand. Its one of the reasons why my friends salvage yard is incredibly busy - OEM parts for cheap. Different conversation when you go to BMW, MB, Rover, etc



I’ll get 250-300k out of the Land Cruiser. I will spend to keep a car that has the functionality I need and I like it. I am 100% not a new car every 5 years guy in fact i avoid any new car purchase at all costs. I think the last new car i bought was a rover and it was great for 125k - only one problem a drivers side window regulator.

i’ve got 5 daily drivers and 4 in various stages of restoration. One thing i guarantee you - It costs money to drive a car - cars have limited life parts - tires, brakes, filters, pumps - it’s unavoidable that those will need to be replaced.
 
If you are mechanically inclined as well, those are pretty cheap fixes (like $80 for the Front Rotors, $15-60 for the pads, whether you go cheap or nice low brake dust ceramic pads (EBC Red Stuff are my favorites). And some DOT 4 at Autozone is like 3.99.

Diff / trans fluid are a bit of pain to get to but not tough. I really like the fully synthetic amazon basics motor oil, it's super cheap - I run it on both my VW's and my wife's CR-V. Then you could either go to an independent mechanic ( I think $100 for the brakes is reasonable, the rears are much more difficult) or go to Harbor Freight / Amazon and get the tools you need for $50-100
 
NJHusky said:
Have u considered the Genesis Gv80. I was waiting for it to be avail but couldn’t wait any more. It’s supposed to be a mid size Lux suv for 10-20k less than competition and almost certainly less than the new Uconn. I had the genesis sedan a few cars ago and loved it. Best value (cost/features) I’ve ever had in a vehicle.

Maybe she’ll prefer a smaller suv if it’s more lux?
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Yes, I would consider a Genesis SUV. Currently have a 2012 Hyundai Genesis sedan which our son mostly drives. I would actually like to get her in a Telluride and see what she thinks. As all of us know, male or female, car buying is still highly emotional, and Mrs. Diesel likes Yukons.
 
AtlHusky said:
Also on my 2nd CX-9, bought a '20 GT just before covid hit. Looked at the Pilot and Telluride, but they couldn't come close to the car-like driving experience, and the slightly smaller cargo room was not a factor. Zoom-zoom.
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Wasn’t a Mazda fan until i got a used 2011 CX-9, & now can’t get enough of them. The ride and kick on these vehicles is like no other.
I don’t really like the newer design but I’m all-in on Mazda. Zoom-zoom
 
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Dean Wormer said:
Wasn’t a Mazda fan until i got a used 2011 CX-9, & now can’t get enough of them. The ride and kick on these vehicles is like no other.
I don’t really like the newer design but I’m all-in on Mazda. Zoom-zoom
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My niece had a cx-7, and had lots of issues. Bought new a few years ago. Think she traded it after it was paid off.
 
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uconnfan68 said:
My niece had a cx-7, and had lots of issues. Bought new a few years ago. Think she traded it after it was paid off.
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until very recently Mazda's were basically just nicer Fords. The CX9 was a Ford Edge and the CX7 was on the focus platform.
 
JMick said:
until very recently Mazda's were basically just nicer Fords. The CX9 was a Ford Edge and the CX7 was on the focus platform.
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Now they are using Volvo tech and engineering
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Now they are using Volvo tech and engineering
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I don't think that's current. They did things with Volvo when Ford owned Volvo and Mazda. Volvo is owned by China now. Toyota has a 5% stake in Mazda now.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Yes, I would consider a Genesis SUV. Currently have a 2012 Hyundai Genesis sedan which our son mostly drives. I would actually like to get her in a Telluride and see what she thinks. As all of us know, male or female, car buying is still highly emotional, and Mrs. Diesel likes Yukons.
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Just got the telluride last month. So Far its great. Now is not the time to buy one if u can avoid it. Inventory is low so full sticker. Palisade is almost the same vehicle.
 
JMick said:
I don't think that's current. They did things with Volvo when Ford owned Volvo and Mazda. Volvo is owned by China now. Toyota has a 5% stake in Mazda now.
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Mazda and Ford split ways in '08, but even then the platform that was shared with the Edge was designed by Mazda. The CX-9s have always been built in Japan.
 
uconnfan68 said:
My niece had a cx-7, and had lots of issues. Bought new a few years ago. Think she traded it after it was paid off.
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CX-7 was such a red headed step child. The CX-5 and CX-9 hit their market segments so squarely there were only a few people who didn't want to save a few bucks and get the 5 or spend a few more and get the 9.
 
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JMick said:
you can also buy an OBDII scanner for $35
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Blue Driver is a good OBD II. Very helpful. Have often have stayed with the dealer's service in the early years of owning a car but increasingly dislike that it's a service advisor that communicates the issues and not the mechanic doing the work
 
I wish Mazda remade the CX-7 instead of the redundant CX-30. Their lineup is missing a rugged midsize SUV a la the Passport between the CRV and Pilot for Honda.
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
I wish Mazda remade the CX-7 instead of the redundant CX-30. Their lineup is missing a rugged midsize SUV a la the Passport between the CRV and Pilot for Honda.
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The CX-5 replaced the CX-7. The CX-30 is replacing the CX-3. The CX-5 is supposed to shrink a bit and be renamed CX-50 while the CX-9 will enlarge a bit. I heard that the CX-7 is due to come back as a hybrid.

Rugged had never been their thing. Towing capacities being a prime example.
 
AtlHusky said:
The CX-5 replaced the CX-7. The CX-30 is replacing the CX-3. The CX-5 is supposed to shrink a bit and be renamed CX-50 while the CX-9 will enlarge a bit. I heard that the CX-7 is due to come back as a hybrid.

Rugged had never been their thing. Towing capacities being a prime example.
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The old Tribute aka Ford Escape was pretty tough. By the by, the new Escape is an absolute eyesore
 
Keep the car it will run for an extremely long time with the recommended maintenance. Find somebody local to do the work. I stopped going to the dealership with my 2017 Forester when they mentioned I needed new brakes during a recall fix. My car was already up on the lift so I was like sure. Got the bill and it was about $700-800 for just the rears. I found a local guy who comes to wherever you are and I get them done for around $300 now. Not sure if you are in CT, or where, but I believe he covers the entire Eastern part and some of central CT.

I just had the spark plugs, diff fluids, transmission fluids, and brake lines done at a local mechanic for about $800 which was more than half what the dealership would have wanted.
 
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JMick said:
the bronco sport looks awesome though. feels like a true successor to the escape.
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It looks great but it’s just the Renegade to the Wrangler for the Bronco. Can not wait to see the Bronco. Some of the different trims are ridiculous
 
superjohn said:
The best deal is on sedans/sport sedans coming off of 3 year leases because for some reason Americans are obsessed with trucks, SUV's, and crossovers. You can get some pretty badass sport sedans at a steal but if you care about resale it's not so good because again, Americans are obsessed with unnecessarily big cars.
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I don’t know how people who own a house don’t have a truck.
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Right? I can’t wait to load my wife and daughter into a miata
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i want to see you load that Miati up with wood chips and other landscaping materials
 
That’s not a crazy price for brakes. I pay the same and I don’t go to the dealer and I know my mechanic. I bought a 2007 Honda Accord brand new for $23K and still drive it. It now has 130,000 miles. Zero issues. Total value. I would recommend a Honda to anyone.
 
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the Q said:
i want to see you load that Miati up with wood chips and other landscaping materials
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I have landscaping materials delivered to my house if bulk purchased. Otherwise I can handle a few bags of mulch, pavers etc. worst case scenario, Home Depot hourly truck rental is cheap.
 
the Q said:
I don’t know how people who own a house don’t have a truck.
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I can't fit a modern pickup in my garage unless I get rid of my beer fridge. My SUV carries all the stuff I need. Wood chips are delivered free of charge and dumped in my driveway.
 
XLCenterFan said:
What!? How are the two related? Own home so must own a truck?
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Agreed... I've been a homeowner for better than 20 years, and while I've owned an mid-sized SUV or minivan since that time (Pathfinder, RX, Sienna, CX-9), I can count on one hand the number of times I've had to rent a Home Depot truck for $20.
 
XLCenterFan said:
That’s not a crazy price for brakes. I pay the same and I don’t go to the dealer and I know my mechanic. I bought a 2007 Honda Accord brand new for $23K and still drive it. It now has 130,000 miles. Zero issues. Total value. I would recommend a Honda to anyone.
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I bought a 1999 Ford Ranger and recently sold it. It had 307k miles on it and never gave me a bit of an issue.
 
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