Topic: New family vehicle - spend my money!

[ktm525]

Reimbursed for mileage? That Pilot will print you money....

[draghon]

and a lot of money it is:

A Toyota Sienna Limited AWD. $71947.10 out the door in Ontario. The 72 month finance term at 7.89% has you paying $90 547.92 for a Sienna minivan..      I would drive the old Pilot lol.

LE trim would meet the OP's requirements if sunroof is only a "nice to have" and not a "must have" for WAF.

[ktm525]

What is really needed is a Dodge Grand Caravan Canadian Value package.       Perfect for schlepping. It could be had for $20k. Now we have fancy version for 4x.

[valuator]

What is really needed is a Dodge Grand Caravan Canadian Value package.       Perfect for schlepping. It could be had for $20k. Now we have fancy version for 4x.

No idea what that buyer is gonna do when those are miled out….still see a ton of them at the rink.

As conservative as I am with my funds, I think we’ve moved beyond the CVP stage of our lives….we want something reasonably nice to drive and live with.

[PJungnitsch]

When those things were popular every second person seemed to have a horror story of getting stranded somewhere on a trip with those things. Everything that went wrong was a mobility kill

[bridgecity]

Ya, still see tons of them around.  Pump them out for $29,995 now and they'd likely sell like hotcakes with todays prices. 

[ktm525]

Yes the used market has made things stupid pricewise but there are lots of options that are not "mile'd out", Maybe 41k kms is mile'd out on a Dodge? 

As I said before. Sign for a Sienna and wait.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

Yes the used market has made things stupid pricewise but there are lots of options that are not "mile'd out", Maybe 41k kms is mile'd out on a Dodge? 

As I said before. Sign for a Sienna and wait.

That's the correct answer.

[valuator]

Yes the used market has made things stupid pricewise but there are lots of options that are not "mile'd out", Maybe 41k kms is mile'd out on a Dodge? 

As I said before. Sign for a Sienna and wait.

That's the correct answer.

Wife is vetoing minivan.

I can live with that, because I want to retain my veto rights when it's time to replace the Subaru.   

[ktm525]

Yes the used market has made things stupid pricewise but there are lots of options that are not "mile'd out", Maybe 41k kms is mile'd out on a Dodge? 

As I said before. Sign for a Sienna and wait.

That's the correct answer.

Wife is vetoing minivan.

I can live with that, because I want to retain my veto rights when it's time to replace the Subaru.   

Not surprising, most women do not like minivans.. Dodge Journey it is then.   

[marcus_go]

My vote would be for a new Pilot. I think the proven V6 is appealing over many rivals that have gone to a turbo 4 cylinder. Also, the AWD system is one of the best in the segment.

Curious if you have had any transmission issues with your 2016. The 6-speed is not the most reliable unit, especially in the '16 to '20 Pilot and '17 to '19 Ridgeline.

[valuator]

My vote would be for a new Pilot. I think the proven V6 is appealing over many rivals that have gone to a turbo 4 cylinder. Also, the AWD system is one of the best in the segment.

Curious if you have had any transmission issues with your 2016. The 6-speed is not the most reliable unit, especially in the '16 to '20 Pilot and '17 to '19 Ridgeline.

It’s actually been pretty much fine.  Had an issue where rpm would fluctuate under light load, in 2021, I think there was a service bulletin and maybe a software update, they also did a free transmission fluid change, and it’s been fine ever since.

[ktm525]

I forgot that it has the 6 speed. There is also a new recall for bad cranks. I retract my suggestion of driving the wheels off. Sell or trade in and get new sled.

[marcus_go]

I forgot that it has the 6 speed. There is also a new recall for bad cranks. I retract my suggestion of driving the wheels off. Sell or trade in and get new sled.

Yeah, my thoughts too. Get rid of it now before bigger powertrain issues come up.

[2JDM]

Father's 2022 MDX Platinum Elite seems to be the best deal, assuming he'd give you a family deal. 

Otherwise, its a new Pilot (at inflated Honda MSRP pricing).

[rrocket]

Yes the used market has made things stupid pricewise but there are lots of options that are not "mile'd out", Maybe 41k kms is mile'd out on a Dodge? 

As I said before. Sign for a Sienna and wait.

That's the correct answer.

Wife is vetoing minivan.

I can live with that, because I want to retain my veto rights when it's time to replace the Subaru.   

Go baller.

Lexus TX

[Guy]

Kia EV9! 

[ktm525]

Put your ass in some class.

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/lexus/lx/calgary/alberta/19_12725812_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&ursrc=pl&urp=1&urm=1&sprx=100

[bridgecity]

Ooo that’s nice. Imagine if I had two 5.7s. 

[rrocket]

Put your ass in some class.

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/lexus/lx/calgary/alberta/19_12725812_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&ursrc=pl&urp=1&urm=1&sprx=100

Yep, that's nice.