We have a 2nd row bench with 2 car seats. We would much prefer having captains chairs because it makes accessing the 3rd row much nicer. As it stands, we have to remove a booster, fold down the 2nd row to let people into the third row then put it back together. Things we wish we would have considered when we bought it pre-kids.
I was pretty adamant for middle row bench. I have a 3 row vehicle and leave the rear row folded down 99% of the time. You would be losing a seat if you went captain's chairs and I didn't want cargo sliding/rolling into the gap between the captain's chairs. I have 2 car seats fwiw. If you'll never use the 8th seat, then your calculus would be different. Also things change as your kids age up into buckling themselves, obv.
My wife's car has 2nd row captains chairs, much more comfortable. I like them a lot. Not really great for bigger dogs though. And I'll look later but don't think it would be easy to bridge gap Also transmission is going out on my car so I'm about to have to buy a new one when hers is only 2 years old, fucking sucks that was supposed to be my kids cars when they turn 16 at the end of next year and then I was going to get me one Edit: found very similar car online, no clue if 2nd row console can be removed but would be in the way for your dog problem Spoiler
We have a Sienna that has those (or at least they're basically same as front seats) and has an insert in between to seat 8. They're just fine. My bigger issue with it is the third row, which is the shittiest of shitty vinyl.
First thing we did when we got our 2005 Odyssey was remove the middle insert. 2-2-3 configuration worked just fine for 18 years
Yeah, unless you need it, no sense in it. The Sienna has a little pocket in the back to store it. We do unless we need an 8th seat for some random reason.
So I need to buy a car before September when my son turns 16, currently driving his future car so not in a rush. Interest rates were 2.99 last month and then fed announced 3 rates cuts this year so I was patiently waiting for another drop. Treasury yields popped up on Monday. Now rates are 4.99 fuck me. I don't really follow financial markets like I used to, and honestly don't know how they really correlate to what dealerships set. Somebody smart help me out, TIA
Food $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Maserati monthly repair bills $3,600 Utility $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
For once, I think the Limited trim looks better than the TRD one. I still like the Land Cruiser more (especially the interior layout).
I showed that 4runner to my wife whose TRD is getting up there in miles - 150K - and she said the same thing to my disappointment. I don't mind the Land Crusher, but love the 4runner.
we are looking at mid size SUVs, consumer reports has bmw x5 rated as maybe the highest I’ve ever seen. So that (sorry for cheating on you Toyota after all these years)
what color & interior you go with? Right now thinking skyscraper gray with coffee interior but haven’t seen that combo in person yet
Tanzanite/silverstone Really liked skyscraper. Could not find one optioned the way I wanted. I like cognac better than coffee. Coffee is pretty but dark.
Bought a car in February and my rate is 7% and I have 800+ credit score so I'm not too smart, can't help ya bud.
was it 70k? after my other post, I looked up comparable lease prices and they’re only $1050/month so that’s great
I'd have to be earning 500k/yr to buy a damn car for 70k no I bought a used 23k car and my monthly payments are 313
Welllll the day finally came. Sold our 2011 MB wagon to a BMW factory worker from SC. I think we both came out well from the deal. There was a lot of $$$ for programming I'd have to have done at a dealer, and he has a hookup at one there. He paid about $3k under what they're doing at auction, too, so he has some cash to work with. I'll miss that car. They are beasts, especially in full spec like ours was.
Not sure. I was thinking about a facelift R class, but then I remembered my biggest issue with the wagon was dealing with Xentry and the electronic modules. I have all the tools for Saab, so I may end up getting another of those. It's getting hard to find the wagons, though, and a 9-3 combi is small for our kids.
Wife has had a bronco sport badlands for over two years now. It’s had no issues and is a fun little suv for our needs. I’ve almost bought a big bronco a few times but in the end couldn’t justify it.
Mechanic told me to set $5-6 grand aside to rebuild the engine of pretty much any American car when you get around 100k miles.
Can confirm on the Ecoboost. We have a 2012 3.5 F150, and it was around $5k at 150k miles for tensioners and chain guides.
Had to do the transmission on my wife's 2015 Buick Enclave at around that point. My 2017 Ford needed it at 90k miles. Opted to put that money we would've used for it towards a down payment on something else.
Is the used car market still absurd? I did one of the CarMax values online and I’ve been receiving email offers for my 2019 car that’s only 10% less than what I paid for it new. Seems absolutely insane but also making me take a peek at the growing number of 0-1% APRs out there on new vehicles.
My wife is trading in her 2020 Santa Fe for a 2024 Palisade. Getting market value on the Santa Fe but t she traded in a high mileage Tucson for the Santa Fe back in 2021 and got crazy money for it. Not so much this time. She has great credit but not getting any lower than a 4% apr. We have gone to 3 different dealerships and gotten them as about as low as We can. She does work for a financial institution and might refinance with them later.