This is going to be the strangest vehicle cross shopping post ever....
We owned a 2008 Toyota Rav4 V6 AWD Limited that got written off last week after someone blew through a stop sign and my wife went into the side of them (nothing she could do at all, not at fault, other witnesses said she had no chance, etc. and thankfully she wasn't hurt). Insurance has paid out (a healthy amount too, more than we could have sold it for since they kicked in sales tax to the settlement) already and we had been planning on replacing the Rav4 before Covid hit anyway, have money set aside, but aren't in a huge rush as we are both working from home still and barely driving. We also own a 2016 Lexus NX200t F-Sport, I have typically been driving the Lexus, my wife the Toyota, although I probably get the new vehicle and she gets the Lexus.
Problem is deciding wtf to get and the list of what we're considering is all over the place, we have cash to buy any of these without hurting our financial situation and would be buying new. So here goes...
Porsche Macan GTS - most expensive of course, but amazing all around vehicle, hard to stomach dropping $100k CAD on a vehicle.
Toyota Rav4 Prime - apparently won't be able to get our hands on it for over a year, probably out.
Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road - not as sporty/performance, but really practical and I do a lot of DIY so having a truck would be handy.
Lexus IS350 - facelift version is due out in a month or two, decent performance, reliable, etc.
Mazda CX-5 Signature - I've owned Mazda's before (had a speed 3 and a regular 3 before that), they're decent enough.
Mazda 3 Turbo - just released, but similar to my old speed 3 in some ways, decent 250hp and AWD now, but kinda done with economy cars (hence no golf or wrx or whatnot).
Ford Bronco Badlands - not out and I doubt we'll get our hands on one until this time next year at the earliest, wife loves the look though (she's always wanted a wrangler but they're such POS's, even the brand new JL Sahara Unlimited we test drove was awful).
So yeah, as you can see, all over the map, cars, SUVs, Trucks...the big requirements are reliable (hence no bmw/merc/audi or much domestic), will last 10 years, decent performance (e.g. 250+ hp, not some wimpy ass 4 banger), good in the winter in Canada, and generally something enjoyable to drive. I'm not the kind of person to get the latest flavour of the month and flip it in a year or two, and I'm not a hellcat or mustang or other douche bag "bro" type vehicle with big rimz kind of person.
What am I forgetting that's out there that would be a good fit? Or should I just get one of the ones on the list? If the Porsche was $20-30k less, I'd have probably already ordered one...but it's a big jump from our Lexus ($60k CAD) to the Porsche and that just seems like so much for a vehicle, though the Lexus did at the time too.
We owned a 2008 Toyota Rav4 V6 AWD Limited that got written off last week after someone blew through a stop sign and my wife went into the side of them (nothing she could do at all, not at fault, other witnesses said she had no chance, etc. and thankfully she wasn't hurt). Insurance has paid out (a healthy amount too, more than we could have sold it for since they kicked in sales tax to the settlement) already and we had been planning on replacing the Rav4 before Covid hit anyway, have money set aside, but aren't in a huge rush as we are both working from home still and barely driving. We also own a 2016 Lexus NX200t F-Sport, I have typically been driving the Lexus, my wife the Toyota, although I probably get the new vehicle and she gets the Lexus.
Problem is deciding wtf to get and the list of what we're considering is all over the place, we have cash to buy any of these without hurting our financial situation and would be buying new. So here goes...
Porsche Macan GTS - most expensive of course, but amazing all around vehicle, hard to stomach dropping $100k CAD on a vehicle.
Toyota Rav4 Prime - apparently won't be able to get our hands on it for over a year, probably out.
Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road - not as sporty/performance, but really practical and I do a lot of DIY so having a truck would be handy.
Lexus IS350 - facelift version is due out in a month or two, decent performance, reliable, etc.
Mazda CX-5 Signature - I've owned Mazda's before (had a speed 3 and a regular 3 before that), they're decent enough.
Mazda 3 Turbo - just released, but similar to my old speed 3 in some ways, decent 250hp and AWD now, but kinda done with economy cars (hence no golf or wrx or whatnot).
Ford Bronco Badlands - not out and I doubt we'll get our hands on one until this time next year at the earliest, wife loves the look though (she's always wanted a wrangler but they're such POS's, even the brand new JL Sahara Unlimited we test drove was awful).
So yeah, as you can see, all over the map, cars, SUVs, Trucks...the big requirements are reliable (hence no bmw/merc/audi or much domestic), will last 10 years, decent performance (e.g. 250+ hp, not some wimpy ass 4 banger), good in the winter in Canada, and generally something enjoyable to drive. I'm not the kind of person to get the latest flavour of the month and flip it in a year or two, and I'm not a hellcat or mustang or other douche bag "bro" type vehicle with big rimz kind of person.
What am I forgetting that's out there that would be a good fit? Or should I just get one of the ones on the list? If the Porsche was $20-30k less, I'd have probably already ordered one...but it's a big jump from our Lexus ($60k CAD) to the Porsche and that just seems like so much for a vehicle, though the Lexus did at the time too.
must be the difference between just living next to the sea and bringing the ocean to the highways
