Gentle Christian Mothers Community - View Single Post - Let's talk about what car to buy. ETA: SUV vs minivan?

kiloyd · 01-16-2020, 08:10 PM

Sounds like I need to stay with a minivan. Down the road maybe a smaller SUV/crossover like the Chevy Equinox my parent's have, but not now.

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[QUOTE=Soliloquy;6201527]Based on your OP I would not be looking for another car. I'd keep that one until repairs started costing thousands, with an s.

Regular maintenance and replacing worn out parts is so much cheaper than a car payment. Plus, insurance goes up with a newer vehicle because of the replacement value.[COLOR="Silver"]

I'm thinking we wait at least until the end of this year then.

DD1 will get her license some time this coming summer and I could see us letting her drive herself to school after the first semester. And it makes more sense to give her the van then to go buy a car for her for $4,000 that is 10+ years old.

01-16-2020, 08:10 PM	#21
kiloyd Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 16,108	Re: Let's talk about what car to buy. ETA: SUV vs minivan? Sounds like I need to stay with a minivan. Down the road maybe a smaller SUV/crossover like the Chevy Equinox my parent's have, but not now. ---------- Post added at 03:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:07 AM ---------- [QUOTE=Soliloquy;6201527]Based on your OP I would not be looking for another car. I'd keep that one until repairs started costing thousands, with an s. Regular maintenance and replacing worn out parts is so much cheaper than a car payment. Plus, insurance goes up with a newer vehicle because of the replacement value.[COLOR="Silver"] I'm thinking we wait at least until the end of this year then. DD1 will get her license some time this coming summer and I could see us letting her drive herself to school after the first semester. And it makes more sense to give her the van then to go buy a car for her for $4,000 that is 10+ years old. __________________ k-i-loyd, not kill loyd ISFJ/P Katherine, married 8-9-97 ds1 22 (adding a dil in August!) dd1 18 dd2 16 ds2 10

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