I'll agree with the Avalon. Really liked the last one
Less than 1 year until daughter gets my Nissan...help
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Avalon or Lexus. Very reliable IMO.
Look at the CarFax. And yes, money is money. Cars are depreciating assets
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The Avalon would be slightly bigger than the ES350 wouldn't it?
Dang! That's WAY too nice for a kid that has a 50/50 chance of rubbing it up against something or running it into something in her first year of driving. Buy her a pre-dented minivan and remove all the back seats. She'll learn humility and be safe(r) at the same time.
Your OP sounded like you were asking about buying a replacement but that you were open to buying another vehicle in the meantime. Perhaps, I'm mistaken. But that is a better approach IMO. Your budget should allow for something decent & last you a long time. I don't think you can go wrong with a Toyota product, although I've never owned one. That Mazda I pointed out has some good safety ratings.
Too many Chargers/300s are stolen. They also get a lot of attention from the police.
All true, and I am glad that you are looking at the Pathfinder. But I would ask you to consider that when you add up the value of a warranty from a manufacturer, the likelihood of immediate or soon to happen tire replacement, any other wear and maintenance items, and the depreciated physical condition of the car, etc. etc., you are paying a very small premium for the new model. Again, generally speaking you are absolutely spot on that you can benefit from the immediate rapid depreciation on a new car, but in this case, the cash on the hood, the number of these things in inventory really make a case for this particular sled. Of course, that's not the case for, say, a Honda Passport, which gets close to list and might be another ten or fifteen K over the cost of the new Pathfinder. I am one of the biggest penny-pinchers there is, and will not buy anything that I don't perceive as a good deal... so....
PS. Not sure I would be grabbing a 2WD in this vehicle, and regardless of carfax, view 70K as very high mileage for this car... Best wishes.
Daughter gets my ride, I get something new
The 9T65 is an awful transmission. GM has no idea what they're doing and they don't give a rat's behind about their customers either.
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The early ones had TC shudder problems. Many leading to TC replacement, but there's lots of high mileage 2018-2023 Traverses out there without issue. The nice thing about the 9T65E is, they're as easy as an engine oil change to spill and fill the ATF on them.
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The first video says 2018-2025 and is lumping the Acadia in the mix that uses a slightly different 9T65. The last year for the 9T65E in the Traverse was 2023. Like said, the 2018-2019 were notorious for the TC shudder. Beyond that, not so much. The Acadia used the push button E-shift version of the 9T65E which is not a great unit in that nearly all the problems with it are associated with that E-shift system. The GMC Terrain used an E-shift verison of the 9T45 that is also problematic.
The 2020-23 cable shift 9T65 is not too bad for something made by the general.
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I'd avoid a used top trim level Buick like this, just due to all the GM electronics & modules on it.
A mazda 3 or mazda 6 (both have FWD, 2.5 liter 4 banger, +/- 185 HP, more than adequate of power for merging, passing, etc. Great gas mileage, Mazda's well known handling, above average interior materials, good mechanical history and reliability and most importantly great bang for the buck. If you need an AWD, you can't go wrong with a CX5.
Don't need AWD, don't want it either. A 3 series is too small.