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Just an oil change. Salesman stated that was our price. It didn't strike me as odd considering so many other dealers offer free oil changes or reduced oil changes in our area. I just figured it was a loss leader and/or baked into other sales costs That and I'm betting their oil costs are WAY...

We just got a new Kia with the 2.5 NA motor. Kia dealer said I can get my oil changed for around $20 and recommended it as all service would be documented in the event of a warranty claim. That said, my gut tells me the oil they use in a $20 change likely isn't as good as some of the other...

Not that I would necessarily argue that point concerning size but I mentioned these models in my OP as the models we were looking at.

I was given $2k for the trade in. Though, they clearly only did this to move numbers around. They didn't even check out the car before the paperwork was ready. They just poked their head out the dealership door and saw it was in one piece before proceeding. And this car was a bomb. I was getting...

$3k down and traded in a 22 year old car. We found several new models at or around the $30k mark. Hondas, Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, VW, Subaru, Mazda etc. Used didn't even seem worth it in most cases. We went with a new Kia Sportage. I was leaning toward thr mazda CX 5 or 50 but the Kia should...

Update: Wife made a decision that she liked the Kia Sportage X Pro with the 2.5 NA she looked at. It is larger than the Mazda 5/50 she liked and the Kia interior feels and looks pretty darn good for the price. So this morning we signed a 3 year lease deal for $400/month. I just hope it...

Anyone have any experience with the Subaru Ascent?

Honest question and not being a smart alec. I don't understand why people post these photos of oil filters. How would I be able to discern much with the naked eye except for a defect or complete failure. All of these photos basically look thr same to me.

My ~$30k mark was meant as a target for just the vehicle price and not an 'all in' price

Wife doesn't like them Believe me. I tried.

Probably. But we have found mazdas, crv's, Kia, and rav 4's at the $30k mark new. They were just basically base models which is (usually) fine for us.

We have found models around $30k that have the features we want for all of those models new or used. We don't need a ton of options.

There's some wiggle room in the budget. Ideally under 30 and lightly used is fine.

Wife decided she wants to upgrade the family SUV and is looking for a midsized option. She has tentatively narrowed it down to the Ford edge, Toyota highlander, or Honda pilot. Would like to stay under 30 if possible but there's wiggle room Anyone have any insight into what to avoid/look for...

Its funny and all but I've never seen a car salesman start to be nicer due to a high credit score. Realistically, they don't really care as long as the credit score is high enough to get approval through one of the lenders.

I've been down that road myself. Even made a homemade brew once. In the end though, I discovered light oil and a quick polish with semichrome worked best in that location. Grease hangs onto fouling and crude while not actually offering any real benefit in that location. Lightly grease the...

My saturn vue sub frame rusted completely out in the front due to a design flaw. But it is an AT V6. Your saturn looks much nicer 👍

Weird things can happen and it isn't predictable. ECU could be fried, radio fried, battery fried, fuses blown, or nothing at all could happen.

At205 works well

Mine was a 5 speed fiesta. Bought it very lightly used in 2017 for like $9k. I knew it was slow and thought I could live with that. However, during the summer with the AC on it was too slow to even merge onto the highway safely. The sync system never worked right. The car would randomly shut...