JimMIA
There's more to life than mice...
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2005
I lease my cars and trade about every 3 years, primarily because I don't want to be nursing an out-of-warranty car or paying for extended warranties.
I tend to stick with one family, and for the last 10 years or more that has been GM -- mostly because of reliability, but also because of Costco discounts. And I really had 4 of the same vehicles -- one Saturn Outlook SUV and three Buick Enclaves. I loved the Enclaves (and the Saturn) for their amazing drivability and cargo space.
This last time, however, I wanted to downsize...but not too much. I found Edmunds extremely helpful for accurate comparisons -- especially of cargo space. I've used Edmunds many times and really like their "car comparison" feature for side-by-side comparisons.
I ended up with 3 choices: another Enclave, which I love; a GMC Acadia, which started out as the same vehicle, but is now smaller than the Enclave; or a Cadillac XT6 which is the same size as today's Acadia.
I finally decided on the XT6 because of a nicer interior and better discounts. It actually came to the same price for a nicer car with the discounts. Now if I can only figure out the techie stuff!
I tend to stick with one family, and for the last 10 years or more that has been GM -- mostly because of reliability, but also because of Costco discounts. And I really had 4 of the same vehicles -- one Saturn Outlook SUV and three Buick Enclaves. I loved the Enclaves (and the Saturn) for their amazing drivability and cargo space.
This last time, however, I wanted to downsize...but not too much. I found Edmunds extremely helpful for accurate comparisons -- especially of cargo space. I've used Edmunds many times and really like their "car comparison" feature for side-by-side comparisons.
I ended up with 3 choices: another Enclave, which I love; a GMC Acadia, which started out as the same vehicle, but is now smaller than the Enclave; or a Cadillac XT6 which is the same size as today's Acadia.
I finally decided on the XT6 because of a nicer interior and better discounts. It actually came to the same price for a nicer car with the discounts. Now if I can only figure out the techie stuff!