I still miss my first-gen Sequoia. Great people and stuff hauler, amazing in the snow, unfailingly reliable and cheap to own, and very comfortable to boot. Sold it with 160k to my wife’s cousin, who still has it some 80k miles later. Completely unremarkable except for it’s utility and reliability. It was even beige on…

I think identifying a truck as the “best ever” really depends a lot on your use case. That said, my daily is a ‘21 Ram 1500 Laramie and it is my favorite material object ever, by far. It’s like driving an old-school American luxury car that can also tow my boat, drive over large objects, haul all sorts of heavy and…

Neutral - I leased my EV, and it was fantastic.  Leasing company took the tax credit and discounted the car directly, which made it dirt cheap.  I personally think the credits are a poor solution, but I have to play the game by the current rules as well as I can.  I suppose in my case it did push me over the top on…

I need someone to explain to me how an extra $2500 rebate for union-made vehicles isn’t just blatant corruption. Paying off political allies. I mean, I really don’t think any of the tax credits are great policy and am sure they don’t work as intended, but that one seems particularly egregious.

I love these Broncos, and this one looks so clean. I can’t buy it without AC though. I recently spent a day driving a similar year F150 with the same 6 and it was SLOW, but pleasant.

So, I leased mine, which means the finance company takes the $7500 credit and applies it immediately against the capitalized cost. Your personal tax situation doesn’t matter.

Great choices here.

The old KDM badge was great - I don’t know why they just didn’t use that.

Both my Ram and my Niro EV have rotary shifters. In the Ram it’s great, because the put it on the dash and gave me a center console that can hold a full Chick-Fil-A drink carrier. The Kia is in the same spot as this one and works fine, but it doesn’t save any space - it could be in a much better spot. Or just put some…

My Niro EV was $46k sticker, but with tax credits and incentives got down to around $27k.  If they do even half that on the EV6 it will be a bargain.

Exactly. I have 2 leases with significant equity, but I couldn’t get anywhere close to the deal I got on them today, if I could even find one.

It’s not “trickle-down economics”, it’s just plain economics. I’m not advocating for a change in tax policy to benefit the wealthy (personally I think a flat tax is the key to more equity and less corruption), I’m saying that the more money moves through the economy the better off we are.

Some of you here act like when somebody spends $2M on a handcrafted car the money just turns to vapor. In fact, it goes to the fine craftsmen (and women I’m sure) who built it, who will in turn spend it on things built by other people, or services from other people, who will then do the same.

I’m in AZ.  I was about to get another one to sell when Kia changed the rules.  Mine is a premium - it had been sitting for a while and I know the GM he was extra kind.  I think they needed to hit a number.

$0 down, includes tax and license and everything. I wish I would have gotten two of them.

100% agree.  I hate paying insurance, but I’ve decided to view it as tuition.  I want my kids to be fully self-sufficient adults, and in the US that means driving.  They have to learn to get themselves to school and work at the right times, to manage a budget so they can pay for associated costs, and just in general…

I have 3 teenagers. For them to drive, we have an ‘07 FJ Cruiser, an ‘09 328i convertible, and a ‘20 Niro EV. They’re all great in their own way. The FJ is indestructible, fun, and cheap to fix (painted bumper corners are $40) and to insure. Added a modern headunit for CarPlay and camera and it’s great. Worth $6k more…

I leased a Kia Niro EV for one of my 3 teens a few months ago.  So far, it’s been great.  Under $200/month, no gas cost, low insurance cost, and it’s the perfect size for her with all the latest stuff.  I have a little heartburn about putting a teenager in a brand new $46k car, but when it comes down to actual cost of…

I was about 8 when my dad got a new job that came with a Cutlass Supreme Brougham sedan. It replaced a Ford Fiesta. That Olds was just classy, and I thought we were rich. It was super comfortable, had all the power switches (except for rear windows), and with wire hubcaps and cursive badging it just looked expensive…

My son’s friend has a 2002 Lesabre with 175k miles on it. I had to replace a burst brake hose for him last week (he’s extremely lucky it popped in front of my house and not on the freeway or something), and I have to say that car is a remarkable survivor of abuse. It will likely run and drive (poorly) for at least…