We’ve been dealing with three cars in our two car garage house ever since we brought home the Tesla. Since Tesla doesn’t have dealerships, it didn’t really make sense to trade in my husband’s BMW, as they would only give us the wholesale value for it. He asked the BMW dealership to give him a price for a straight up sale, but wasn’t too impressed with their offer. So we’ve been playing musical cars while we figure out what to do. For now, the BMW has been languishing on a wide concrete patio adjacent to our driveway.
I was planning to wait until we were in our new house before buying a new vehicle. Mine is eight years old, but I still really enjoy driving it. Plus it just seems a little extravagant to buy another brand new vehicle when we are going to be spending all this money on the house. I also hate the whole process around selecting and purchasing a new car, so I prefer to put it off as long as possible.
However, with our one car too many dilemma, we started thinking about trading in both of our “old” cars for one new one. My husband had identified the Porsche Macan as a potential replacement vehicle for me, so before we left for Indianapolis, we visited the Porsche dealership to check one out. Short version – we decided it was a little too small, so we started looking at the Cayenne. I test drove several, as it comes in no less than seven different versions.
Unfortunately, most people who buy them order them, so they didn’t have any I would consider purchasing laying around for sale. We left with a little more information, but no decision. Today we decided to go look at BMWs. I’m not a huge fan of the X5, but I had seen an X6 when we were out to dinner last night and I was kind of intrigued by it. So I test drove one. Again, they don’t have any stock available, but I could order one and get it in 4-6 weeks, as opposed to the three months it would take for the Cayenne. Plus it’s quite a bit cheaper. But I don’t love the look of the interior. The indecision continues.