help me pick put my next ride.

[mopinko]

so, i’m dumping my ford transit connect, which i absolutely despise. i bought it from carmax, and it didnt have the tech i wanted. but i’ve found many reasons to hate it, including the small fortune it just cost to replace the battery. it’s halfway under the dash, and required quite a bit of disassembly to get to.

but other than that, it’s what i need. small landlord, urban farmer, need to cart fairly large stuff around. dont have passengers often, but appreciate being able to cart a few ppl, esp as the election is upon us. i dont drive that much and dont believe in new cars.

looking on carvana today. they dont have a category for crossovers. but looking at a nissan kicks, maybe a jeep. had an 86 grand cherokee, and adored it. renegade looks cute.
or i cd just go w a subie outback. but taller wd b better.
saw a mitsubishi i liked too. dont remember the name.
no place to plug an electric anything.
no korean cars. hopefully this is my last car, and i am told that the parts r expensive and slow to ship.

thoughts? need to do this soon, as i let the city sticker expire on the ford, so i’m hiding it off street.

[Srkdqltr]

1. I have a 21 Chevy Blazer. Good size, with back seats down it transports stuff.

I like it.

[mopinko]

7. yeah, looked at a couple.

how bad that ford is makes me a tad skiddy about american. but i did have a gmc suburban that died at 289k. bought it w 217k, and my mechanic couldnt believe what great shape it was in. fleet car.

[we can do it]

2. Subie should have plenty of room, especially Forester.

Also like Nissan Kicks as rental a few times.

[mopinko]

4. subie is tempting. i've had 2 that ended up w my kids. grrr.

wasnt my idea.

[bahboo]

3. bought a Kia Sportage back in January...

love it. A surprising amount of space and storage.

[mopinko]

5. no koreans.

[flying_wahini]

6. I'm partial to my 2011 Subaru Outback. Bought it new.

4 wheel drive , 4 cyl has plenty of pep. I get 23 mpg on the hiway.
It’s got great headroom for tall people and leg room too.
Plenty of space in the back esp when you flatten my back seat. Easily carry 12 bags of mulch or a dresser on its side.
Good safety rating, extra bottom clearance for bumps in the road and I’ve needed that a couple of times.
The new Forester is almost as big, if you don’t need the room.

[mopinko]

8. i do have some furniture shopping in my future.

have a 2flat, and going to furnish the 1st flr for mid-term rental. have a lot of stuff already, but yeah, dressers and a few other big items on the list.
also been known to do some ‘alley shopping’. chgo is great for that.
ty.

[Old Crank]

17. When our house partners and I

needed a truck we went to a rental company and could rent a pickup for 4-8 hours at a time.
Came in under $100.

[flying_wahini]

18. I'm not above picking up wooden pallets or other curb goodies.

It’s pretty handy.

[mopinko]

19. 1 of the things i love about chgo.

i pick up chairs and put them around at my urban farm. when they get too weak for ppl, i put plants on them.
but i have quite a bit of furniture that i alley picked. and some real goodies, too. twice found boxes of jewelry. nice stuff.

[multigraincracker]

9. I've found the best deals from dealers on used vehicles

can be found in the last week of the month. They have to pay their bills and more willing to deal.

[mopinko]

12. i like no hassle.

got the last 1 from carmax, but the nearest 1 is a truck.
so planning on carvana.

[CMYK]

10. Consumer Reports

Picked the Jeep as one of the five worst.
My brother has one and replaced the transmission twice, his wife loved it when they bought it, but now hates it compared to the Toyota Highlander, which is now their go-to. I myself have a '07 4Runner with 226k on it, still getting same mileage as when I purchased it new. In all those miles, the rear wheel bearings (at over 150K), one alternator (at 215K), right front wheel bearing (at 220K), a few batteries and wiper blades.

[mopinko]

11. yeah, it's only on my list cuz my ex has 1 and he likes it.

it’s a mid-size, dont remember the name. tho i think he likes it mostly cuz it’s a diesel and gets great mileage.
they’ve mostly been shit for a long time.

[Clouds Passing]

13. Toyota or Subie

My husband says Toyotas are the easiest to work on. Daughter has a subie, does all the work on it herself.

[mopinko]

14. big selling point.

once upon a time i did my own. frustrates me no end to not even b able to figure out where shit is.
on this ford, the neg batt terminal is under the dash, even tho it’s wired over from the inaccessible battery. for a nickel more, they cd b where u can find/reach them.

[Clouds Passing]

15. Ford trucks are hard to work on. Stuff is hard to get to. Same with Honda.

[usonian]

16. A deer totaled my 20 year old Tacoma. (Sigh)

An AWD pickup would have cost twice a Forester, which I got in 2018. I really miss the pickup but stuff stays dry in the Forester. Last model with no internet anything!!!

Flat panel is terrible, all glare, but they are much better these days.