Vehicle purchase considerations ............

Mikado463

Mikado463

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Next year this lifelong railroader is planning on 'pulling the pin' (46 years come April), anyways 40 of those years I've had the luxury of a company vehicle (current ride, Chevy Traverse LTZ). So, the first thing I need to do when I retire is buy a vehicle.

My vacillation is taking me between SUV/Crossover and a small pick up.

What I'm considering.......

SUV/Crossover

Chevy Traverse or Blazer RS
Ford Edge ST
Honda Pilot or Passport
Porsche Cayenne (CPO)
Audi SQ5

pick-up's

Honda Ridgeline
Chevy Colorado
Toyota Tacoma

Anybody care to share their thoughts on any of these ?
 
Mikado463 said:
Next year this lifelong railroader is planning on 'pulling the pin' (46 years come April), anyways 40 of those years I've had the luxury of a company vehicle (current ride, Chevy Traverse LTZ). So, the first thing I need to do when I retire is buy a vehicle.

My vacillation is taking me between SUV/Crossover and a small pick up.

What I'm considering.......

SUV/Crossover

Chevy Traverse or Blazer RS
Ford Edge ST
Honda Pilot or Passport
Porsche Cayenne (CPO)
Audi SQ5

pick-up's

Honda Ridgeline
Chevy Colorado
Toyota Tacoma

Anybody care to share their thoughts on any of these ?
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My wife and I are considering the Honda Pilot. We really like it. You won’t like the ride in any of those pickups. You either need the top Ford F-150 or too Chevy with magnetic ride for a smooth ride. Porsche and Audi are $$$ for repairs and maintenance.


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Mikado463 said:
Next year this lifelong railroader is planning on 'pulling the pin' (46 years come April), anyways 40 of those years I've had the luxury of a company vehicle (current ride, Chevy Traverse LTZ). So, the first thing I need to do when I retire is buy a vehicle.

My vacillation is taking me between SUV/Crossover and a small pick up.

What I'm considering.......

SUV/Crossover

Chevy Traverse or Blazer RS
Ford Edge ST
Honda Pilot or Passport
Porsche Cayenne (CPO)
Audi SQ5

pick-up's

Honda Ridgeline
Chevy Colorado
Toyota Tacoma

Anybody care to share their thoughts on any of these ?
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A few Questions:
- How many total cars in your family you plan to end up with?
- aside from the vehicle that you plan to purchase what is the make and model of the other car(s)?
-you said buying not leasing, correct?
 
Mike said:
My wife and I are considering the Honda Pilot. We really like it. You won’t like the ride in any of those pickups. You either need the top Ford F-150 or too Chevy with magnetic ride for a smooth ride. Porsche and Audi are $$$ for repairs and maintenance.
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The Ridgeline is a very smooth ride. Likely far better than any big truck no matter the suspension. It drives more like a car.
 
vortrex said:
The Ridgeline is a very smooth ride. Likely far better than any big truck no matter the suspension. It drives more like a car.
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Don’t care for the looks myself. My F-150 Platinum rides amazingly well. Everyone comments about the smooth ride. The base model F-150 was awful.


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nicoff said:
A few Questions:
- How many total cars in your family you plan to end up with?
- aside from the vehicle that you plan to purchase what is the make and model of the other car(s)?
-you said buying not leasing, correct?
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well mama has her Subaru(Outback) and I have my 'toy' ('67 BB Corvette) so my purchase or lease will be my daily driver.

jdandy said:
Dave.......Congratulations on your impending retirement. You earned it.
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Thank you Dan, yeah April 1, 1974(day I hired out with Penn Central) actually seems like yesterday, my golly how time flies !

Mike said:
Don’t care for the looks myself. My F-150 Platinum rides amazingly well. Everyone comments about the smooth ride. The base model F-150 was awful.
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Interesting Mike, buddy of mine has a '18 F-150 Platinum and you're right, superb ride but I do not want nor need a full size pick up anymore. In the world of small pick up's with respect to ride quality Honda has NO competition. Vortex is 100% correct, smooth as silk. Will it tow and or haul compared with body on frame construction, of course not, but I don't need that. One other thing, if there's a better N/A V6 out there that surpasses the Honda 3.5, I've yet to see it.

As for the Porsche / Audi thought, well I I just might want one more 'fun' vehicle before I settle down and get practical !
 
Dave, Congratulations! What kind of driving / hauling do you plan? My friends who have BMW sedans and a crew cab F150, always take the F150 on long drives. Eg up and down I95. If you plan on that and need to still carry loads, a crew cab pickup is perfect. Luxurious in the right trim and comfortable for long trips. If you don’t need to haul things, think take care of a yard, pull horses, race cars etc, an SUV would be even better. But not necessarily ride better than a long wheelbase pickup. My wife and I bought an X5 to meet our needs. It is awesome. Craig
 
Hi Craig, my 'hauling' days are over(race car and snowmobiling no longer) thus the small p/u thought. The Honda Ridgeline is a crew cab and IMO has 'the' most ingenious pick up bed out there not to mention its tailgate.

Truthfully my current company ride (Chevy Traverse) has been a great vehicle, thus the thought of it. Truthfully I have not given the BMW much thought, I will do so !
 
crwilli said:
My wife and I bought an X5 to meet our needs. It is awesome. Craig
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Craig, did the two of you look at the X4 M40i ? if so, thoughts ? Granted it appears less utilitarian than the X5 but I assume a better handling / road vehicle. With a back seat that folds down and a rear hatch I would think I would have no trouble loading up my gun gear, especially my gun buggy without issues.
 
Hi Dave, congratulations on your retirement.

Jeep Grand Cherokee?

You can tow if needed, you can fold down the backseat and haul items, you can go off road without issue, the cockpit is luxurious & comfortable and with the 5.7L Hemi option, has power in spades.

I'm unsure if you need four-wheel-drive or not, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee is no slouch in the 4x4 capabiity dept.
 
MikeCh said:
Hi Dave, congratulations on your retirement.
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Thanks Mike, while I can go anytime I want, plans are 'later' next year. But I want to get going on vehicle research.


Jeep Grand Cherokee?
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maybe, but truthfully, I've never been a 'Jeep guy'. As with Craig's mention of BMW I need to look further , thanks !
 
Mikado463 said:
Craig, did the two of you look at the X4 M40i ? if so, thoughts ? Granted it appears less utilitarian than the X5 but I assume a better handling / road vehicle. With a back seat that folds down and a rear hatch I would think I would have no trouble loading up my gun gear, especially my gun buggy without issues.
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No. We only looked at the comparably sized Mercedes (Hated the look of the touch screen) and Volvo, Range Rover. Zeroed in on BMW and then drove an X3M..., 2018 X5 and 2019 X5. Momma fell in love with the 2019 X5. The X3M has a V6 with lots of pop and if you don’t need the room of the X5, it would be a great road eater.
 
Craig, I assume your X5 has that 'start / stop' set up, can it be easily disabled ?
 
Mikado463 said:
Craig, I assume your X5 has that 'start / stop' set up, can it be easily disabled ?
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Yes and Yes. Easily disabled. But it defaults to ON so you have to turn it off each time you start it OR always drive in SPoRT mode and it always disabled. The car has waaaaay too many ways to customize dozens of functions.
 
My wife fell in love with the X3 for her around town use. All the amenities and comfort she desired. The start/stop is disabled by the press of a button found attached to the actual “start” button. Always turned off in her X3 as it makes her uncomfortable. It has functioned perfectly in my 5 and 7 series so always turned on in my vehicle.
 
crwilli said:
Yes and Yes. Easily disabled. But it defaults to ON so you have to turn it off each time you start it OR always drive in SPoRT mode and it always disabled. The car has waaaaay too many ways to customize dozens of functions.
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Thanks ......

Drrsutliff said:
My wife fell in love with the X3 for her around town use. All the amenities and comfort she desired. The start/stop is disabled by the press of a button found attached to the actual “start” button. Always turned off in her X3 as it makes her uncomfortable. It has functioned perfectly in my 5 and 7 series so always turned on in my vehicle.
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Did you compare against either Audi or Porsche ? Does the X3 fall in line with Q5 and Macan or is it closer to Cayenne ?
 
Dave,

Have you considered an electric car? The Jaguar i-Pace looks like a winner and Audi and Volvo have electric SUVs as well.
 
asindc said:
Dave,

Have you considered an electric car? The Jaguar i-Pace looks like a winner and Audi and Volvo have electric SUVs as well.
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Anthony, I have not. Given the fact that none that I know of can go 350 plus miles on a given charge they don't make much sense for me. I know one person that owns a Tesla and unfortunately got into an accident, the wait on parts for repair was almost 2 months !
 
Mikado463 said:
Next year this lifelong railroader is planning on 'pulling the pin' (46 years come April), anyways 40 of those years I've had the luxury of a company vehicle (current ride, Chevy Traverse LTZ). So, the first thing I need to do when I retire is buy a vehicle.

My vacillation is taking me between SUV/Crossover and a small pick up.

What I'm considering.......

SUV/Crossover

Chevy Traverse or Blazer RS
Ford Edge ST
Honda Pilot or Passport
Porsche Cayenne (CPO)
Audi SQ5

pick-up's

Honda Ridgeline
Chevy Colorado
Toyota Tacoma

Anybody care to share their thoughts on any of these ?
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Regarding your SUV/Crossover considerations...
I assume that you are aware that size-wise the Cayenne uses the same platform as the Audi Q7. The AudiSQ5 uses the same platform as the Macan.

Have you considered the VW Arteon? There is a very favorable review of it from Dan Neil the WSJ.
“With its fabulous, sophisticated styling, a dependable engine and significant cargo space, Volkswagen’s Arteon is a standout among the hordes of SUVs and crossovers on the road, says Dan Neil”

Also... YouTube review here:

https://youtu.be/prJ85-3xlNI

FWIW... I just read an article that lists the cars with the worse depreciation and several BMW vehicles make the list.
 
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