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My husband thinks we are at a crossroads with our current minivan. It's a 2014 dodge grand caravan. It's still in really great shape, but we have a repair in the near future that we need to do. Some of the oil gaskets need fixed. Best case just under $1000...but hubby says it could end up being a worse case of over $5000 if the whole "whatever" needs replacing. When I picked up our van the guy only mentioned the gasket stuff but when I got home, I guess hubby talked to the mechanic a bit more in depth about the worst case scenarios if it's more than just the gaskets when they open everything up. Just fyi...I also question my husbands motives...he may just want an upgrade... I'm sure he's also thinking about trade in value while it's still decent, and if this is the beginning of the inevitable money pit that is on the way considering our van is 10 years old now...
Anyway,
I've been looking online and the choices and prices are absolutely ridiculous! I also tried to start live chats with a few dealerships and none of them will give me a straight answer if "base models" are even a thing anymore.
We don't need nor can afford to spend fifty grand on a friggin' minivan with so many unnecessary bells and whistles.
So have any of you purchased a new vehicle lately? Do base models exist for poor folk like me?
Anyway,
I've been looking online and the choices and prices are absolutely ridiculous! I also tried to start live chats with a few dealerships and none of them will give me a straight answer if "base models" are even a thing anymore.
We don't need nor can afford to spend fifty grand on a friggin' minivan with so many unnecessary bells and whistles.
So have any of you purchased a new vehicle lately? Do base models exist for poor folk like me?
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