The search for my next car begins...

Joey_V
Joey_V Posts: 8,582
edited May 2019 in The Clubhouse
So, if anyone knows me personally, I’m pretty careful with my money. Some have actually called me cheap.

Next year I will hopefully (fingers crossed, things go well and as planned) God willing, I will have paid off my parents house. This time next year I will have no debt aside from my house mortgage (hoping things go well and I will have my house paid by 2022 right before I turn 40).

So my wife has greenlit the car.

My friends and brothers have some ostentatious plans but I want to be somewhat reasonable.

I don’t need a true family car, I can stick with something that is a little more me. I would need enough room to have Atleast 2 car seats in the rear. I would use it to go to work and the wife would have the minivan when she’s home. She works 4 days a month (every other weekend) so she will take my car and I’ll take the minivan because I’ll have the kids those days.

So this means she needs to be able to drive it. So no stick shifts.

I would like to have a car that is somewhat reliable so no exotics. I would not like an Audi or a BMW.

I had a bad experience at Audi and I will never buy a car from them after they profiled me.

Any thoughts?

4 seater is good. It has to be good enough to be a daily. Budget will top out within any reasonable realm.

Purchase time like 2020. Next year. I want my parents’ house paid first.

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,456
    edited May 2019
    Bentley Bentayga would be right up your alley...
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Bentley Bentayga would be right up your alley...

    Hahaha

    No way. Too much and I don’t fit the Bentley persona. And reliability is meh
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,180
    edited May 2019
    This looks NICE!
    Sorry, I just saw your 2020 purchase time period. Oh well. The Lexus SUVs get great reviews don't they?

    Last years model. Maybe you can get a BIG discount on one. B)

    https://autocarweek.com/2018-lexus-ls500h-the-sophisticated-sedan-for-the-younger-generation/
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
    Joey, you have to have some ideas already. What have you been thinking about other than the 2 brands you mentioned that you DON'T want.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    Tony M wrote: »
    This looks NICE!
    Sorry, I just saw your 2020 purchase time period. Oh well. The Lexus SUVs get great reviews don't they?

    Last years model. Maybe you can get a BIG discount on one. B)

    https://autocarweek.com/2018-lexus-ls500h-the-sophisticated-sedan-for-the-younger-generation/
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    Yes!

    Lexus LS500 non H is definitely in the running.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    kharp1 wrote: »
    Joey, you have to have some ideas already. What have you been thinking about other than the 2 brands you mentioned that you DON'T want.


    Lexus
    MB
    Porsche

    Maaaaybe an Acura NSX but there are things I don’t like about it for the price.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    This one looks nice.

    The chassis is completely new, lots of aluminum. V8, awesome sound. No fake stereo’d noise.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    DSkip wrote: »
    Why no Infiniti? I’ve got 120k on my JX35 and no issues whatsoever. The QX70 would be a top contender for me if I could pull it off.

    Cant speak for the Porsche but the Infiniti’s are more fun to drive than MB and Lexus.

    Had Infiniti. Back when I was a resident before I was married and before my wife showed me how to properly handle money, I had the nicest car in residency.

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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I would like to have a car that is somewhat reliable so no exotics. I would not like an Audi or a BMW.
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    Maaaaybe an Acura NSX but there are things I don’t like about it for the price.
    Lol, NSX not exotic... :p
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    DSkip wrote: »
    Also, Porsche is going to be in the same breadth as Audi so not sure why you’d consider them. MB is insanely expensive to maintain which is the one and only reason my parents got rid of their E class.

    I had a 2010 e550 sedan for a bit, it was an awesome experience. The people there are nice, the service people were fantastic. The sales staff were nice.

    Reliable for me.

    Knock on wood.

    The Porsche I have no experience with but my friends say they are quite reliable, which is a reason why you see older ones around.

    The sales people and the dealer experience might turn me off....
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I would like to have a car that is somewhat reliable so no exotics. I would not like an Audi or a BMW.
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    Maaaaybe an Acura NSX but there are things I don’t like about it for the price.
    Lol, NSX not exotic... :p

    It’s Asian!! Lol

    Oriental.... my neck of the woods haha
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    And savagegeese on YouTube (very good reviewer) looked at the Infiniti Q60 red sport vs the LC500 and no contest. LC500 was a better built coupe.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    Joey_V wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I would like to have a car that is somewhat reliable so no exotics. I would not like an Audi or a BMW.
    w04hiyvpsjq8.jpg
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Maaaaybe an Acura NSX but there are things I don’t like about it for the price.
    Lol, NSX not exotic... :p

    It’s Asian!! Lol

    Oriental.... my neck of the woods haha

    It is a beauty!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I would like to have a car that is somewhat reliable so no exotics. I would not like an Audi or a BMW.
    w04hiyvpsjq8.jpg
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Maaaaybe an Acura NSX but there are things I don’t like about it for the price.
    Lol, NSX not exotic... :p

    It’s Asian!! Lol

    Oriental.... my neck of the woods haha

    It is a beauty!

    Ah yes

    Too bad the road clearance might preclude it from being a daily.

    Price is a little up there also. At that price point, my brother says go Mclaren.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    edited May 2019
    New NSX White

    This is for you.

    Very nice but that’s a little expensive for a car.

    It would have to be absolutely perfect at that price.
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I would like to have a car that is somewhat reliable so no exotics. I would not like an Audi or a BMW.
    w04hiyvpsjq8.jpg
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Maaaaybe an Acura NSX but there are things I don’t like about it for the price.
    Lol, NSX not exotic... :p

    It’s Asian!! Lol

    Oriental.... my neck of the woods haha

    It is a beauty!
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    Joey_V wrote: »
    New NSX White

    This is for you.

    Very nice but that’s a little expensive for a car.
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I would like to have a car that is somewhat reliable so no exotics. I would not like an Audi or a BMW.
    w04hiyvpsjq8.jpg
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Maaaaybe an Acura NSX but there are things I don’t like about it for the price.
    Lol, NSX not exotic... :p

    It’s Asian!! Lol

    Oriental.... my neck of the woods haha

    It is a beauty!

    Yeah, I just drooled on my phone...
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    If you wanted big, Lexus LX 570. I’m going to pick up a 2015 it’s looking like. It’s the dressier version of the Land Cruiser, and has all the bells and whistles I’d want from a comfort perspective. A gas hog but can go anywhere in style.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,456
    Mid engined C8 Corvette is coming...
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    jflail2 wrote: »
    If you wanted big, Lexus LX 570. I’m going to pick up a 2015 it’s looking like. It’s the dressier version of the Land Cruiser, and has all the bells and whistles I’d want from a comfort perspective. A gas hog but can go anywhere in style.

    Can’t do big

    Already have a minivan

    4 seater is enough
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Mid engined C8 Corvette is coming...


    Oh
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,535
    Frugal? Reliable? Two car seats in the back?

    Toyota Camry for the win! Or a Toyota Avalon. Same platform. :)

    Someone driving a Mercedes S Class should also have a butler to drive them around.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    Emlyn wrote: »
    Frugal? Reliable? Two car seats in the back?

    Toyota Camry for the win! Or a Toyota Avalon. Same platform. :)

    Someone driving a Mercedes S Class should also have a butler to drive them around.

    Emlyn

    Someone w a Rolls needs a butler.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    This one is really nice.
    Certified preowned so I don’t get the first depreciating hit.

    https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/770925573/overview/

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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    Pushing 40, you need a Buick. Nothing says old person like Buick.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    edited May 2019
    Omg that’s a good looking car... MB S550 coupe
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    Or a convertible

    Never had a convertible...
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    rpf65 wrote: »
    Pushing 40, you need a Buick. Nothing says old person like Buick.

    Will be 38 next year haha
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    Another good choice:

    Lexus GSF

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,582
    Lexus LS500 F sport though... yikes. Nice one too

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    Just no red interior... I can’t handle the tackiness
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,793
    I can afford the LS500 F Sport. Just don't need it.
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