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Been happy with the 2022 Kia Sorento. It's hybrid, but I'm digging it. 35-40mpg and seats 6. 600 mile range between fill ups.
There is a 7-seater option, but it wasn't available when we purchased.

The lane keeping and adaptive cruise are fantastic. Driving in traffic is no longer stressful. Like at all. In traffic the car almost literally drives itself...

Thinking we may upgrade to the EV9 in a year or two (looks awesome). And they are talking about an electric pickup in 2026... Might be time to swap in the 06 Ram by then if Kia keeps it up. Unless I jump for the Ford Lightning before then...
 
Phatguysrule said:
Been happy with the 2022 Kia Sorento. It's hybrid, but I'm digging it. 35-40mpg and seats 6. 600 mile range between fill ups.
There is a 7-seater option, but it wasn't available when we purchased.

The lane keeping and adaptive cruise are fantastic. Driving in traffic is no longer stressful. Like at all. In traffic the car almost literally drives itself...

Thinking we may upgrade to the EV9 in a year or two (looks awesome). And they are talking about an electric pickup in 2026... Might be time to swap in the 06 Ram by then if Kia keeps it up. Unless I jump for the Ford Lightning before then...
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We've been really pleased with the Niro. Went to Lincoln City last week and we got 48mpg.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I had a 2000 Cadillac Seville STS, fun car to drive. Surprisingly nimble considering how heavy it was. Of the sports sedans I've owned it was my 2nd favorite after my Lexus GS.
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I rented a cadillac CTS to go to Vegas, I loved it.
 
This Ioniq is great. I'd totally get one if they weren't marked up $3k with dealer add on accessories. 600 mile range on a tank of gas and its probably better than that. I drove probably 50 miles up Mullholland Drive in the hills last night, through hollywood near downtown, and the range only decreased by 15 miles.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
This Ioniq is great. I'd totally get one if they weren't marked up $3k with dealer add on accessories. 600 mile range on a tank of gas and its probably better than that. I drove probably 50 miles up Mullholland Drive in the hills last night, through hollywood near downtown, and the range only decreased by 15 miles.
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You try Costco?
 
SlyPokerDog said:
You try Costco?
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I already placed an order for a camry. Deposit is non-refundable. I did go through Costco.

There are only 2 Ioniq's within 50 miles of me right now.

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EL PRESIDENTE said:
I'm doing a whole photo shoot of me posing in front of it in Air Monarchs.
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SlyPokerDog said:
When you move to Vegas I give it 6 mos before you start sporting the suburban Costco dad look.

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I'm normcore.

I have a shit ton of 32 degrees polo shirts like that, mainly for work.

Nowadays, I just wear black v-necks and lululemon pants (not the yoga ones, license to train pants)
 
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NICE! That's a great outcome for that. If you had purchased it from a local used car dealership it would have been a lot more of a hassle.
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So I'm selling my car back to them and should have a couple/few thousand in hand for my next vehicle. Want to avoid having a payment if possible. What's my move now? Police auctions?
 
Shaboid said:
So I'm selling my car back to them and should have a couple/few thousand in hand for my next vehicle. Want to avoid having a payment if possible. What's my move now? Police auctions?
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How many miles and how old of a car are you willing to get? The thing is, sometimes it may be cheaper to get a new car due to gas mileage, maintenance costs, etc. Who knows. Never done a police auction, don't know if I'd trust it.

Police auctions may have resellers bidding too.
 
Shaboid said:
So I'm selling my car back to them and should have a couple/few thousand in hand for my next vehicle. Want to avoid having a payment if possible. What's my move now? Police auctions?
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Fuck, I really don't know. The used car market right now is insane. I imagine anything at a police impound auction that can run and drive is going to sell for big money.

If you buy used right now just know that car will be worth... at almost... I'm guessing as much as 40% less a year from now.

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Because of how crazy the car market is I would tell Carvana you don't want cash, you want the same make a model with similar current miles. I would tell them if they don't want to do that you have no problem telling the State of Oregon Attorney General and the State of Oregon DMV about this entire fiasco.

That would make you whole. Have you looked at what it would cost you to replace your current car with the same year and model here in the NW market? I bet it's more than what you originally purchased the car for.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
How many miles and how old of a car are you willing to get? The thing is, sometimes it may be cheaper to get a new car due to gas mileage, maintenance costs, etc. Who knows. Never done a police auction, don't know if I'd trust it.

Police auctions may have resellers bidding too.
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THIS^

If Caravana won't help you more than just the buy back I would look at new if you can afford it.

Again, Mrs SPD bought her 2016 Kia Soul in 2017 for $14k, it had 14,000 miles on it. She sold it for $11,500 and it had 89,000 on it. It's currently for sale at Beaverton Kia for $17k. The market is crazy. Anyone who buys that Kia Soul is going to have a car worth $4-5k in 12-18 mos from now when the chip shortage is over. They will be upside over $10k in their used car purchase.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
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If Caravana won't help you more than just the buy back I would look at new if you can afford it.

Again, Mrs SPD bought her 2016 Kia Soul in 2017 for $14k, it had 14,000 miles on it. She sold it for $11,500 and it had 89,000 on it. It's currently for sale at Beaverton Kia for $17k. The market is crazy. Anyone who buys that Kia Soul is going to have a car worth $4-5k in 12-18 mos from now when the chip shortage is over. They will be upside over $10k in their used car purchase.
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The whole reason I found out the issues with this vehicle was because I wanted to sell it to get rid of my monthly payment. So getting another used car with a payment doesn't really solve my problem. I am probably just going to buy a POS since my commute has been reduced my 95% since buying a house. I'll probably try and hold out on a new car until what you said has passed.

Honestly, I figured Carvana was going to just wait me out. This market is going to put them in Chapter 11 in no time, I'd bet.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
THIS^

If Caravana won't help you more than just the buy back I would look at new if you can afford it.

Again, Mrs SPD bought her 2016 Kia Soul in 2017 for $14k, it had 14,000 miles on it. She sold it for $11,500 and it had 89,000 on it. It's currently for sale at Beaverton Kia for $17k. The market is crazy. Anyone who buys that Kia Soul is going to have a car worth $4-5k in 12-18 mos from now when the chip shortage is over. They will be upside over $10k in their used car purchase.
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Yeah, but in 12-18 months, inflation is going to be 90% and we'll all be unable to afford the cars anyways.
 
WOMP WOMP.

Here's your weekly update. It looks like your Camry has been slightly delayed. It is showing a new ETA of 4/22 - 4/27. Not much Longer now.
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Using Lyft Car Rentals, pretty good rates, especially during the weekdays. Renting Monday AM to Friday AM (return Thursday night). Take Lyft to work on Fridays (rental rate is $70 on Fridays, $40 on weekdays)
 
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EL PRESIDENTE said:
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This is pretty much what I'm looking for, but I found one last night that is a bit more my style..

1994 BMW 325is. The guy is asking $2800. Might go swoop it up this evening..
 
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