Wife needs new car
My wife is unhappy with her 2023 kia forte. Her budget is around $35,000 for must haves and She is open to $38,000-$40,000 for premium trims and features that have must haves and would likes. Must haves: -Must be high enough to get into our driveway. The…
My wife is unhappy with her 2023 kia forte. Her budget is around $35,000 for must haves and She is open to $38,000-$40,000 for premium trims and features that have must haves and would likes. Must haves: -Must be high enough to get into our driveway. The driveway is at a 40 degree angle to the garage and is very steep so the Kia currently scrapes the concrete and will not get into the garage. -Must be shorter than 6’2” -4 wheel drive NO EXCEPTIONS -Heated preferably cooled as well seats -Leather accented or fully leather seats -Apple car play -2025 or newer -Steering wheel controls -Minimum 250 hp maximum 350 hp (drives like a psychopath) -Good for snow -Option to shift in manual -Cannot be a mom car. No soccer mom shit -No EVs -Backup cameras more is better Would like to have: -Trunk space -Easily accessible hood latches and trunk latches -Low center of gravity -Heated steering wheel -360 view cameras -Two ports for phone charging -Can transport five people
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A 40 degree driveway is no joke, my neighbor's subaru outback barely clears a slope like that. If she's driving like a psychopath maybe check the approach angles on a few of the smaller crossovers, something with a short overhang up front so it doesn't scrape before the wheels even hit the incline.
I can’t.
No kidding, Jesus dude I can feel OP’s anxiety in having to deal with this, like, halfway down the Atlantic seaboard
Also, is AWD OK in the place of 4x4? I know it's not the same but does she know that?
Therapy would be cheaper.
Contact all of the good divorce lawyers in town before she does. Priceless.
She needs a reality check lmaooo
What even is a mom car these days? Asking for a crossover SUV but no mom car is an oxymoron.
Wants CUV and not a mom car. Bruh all CUVs ans SUVs are mom cars. Get a certified used Durango R/T plus or GT plus. Its the only non momish mom car I can think of.....
Have you found any vehicles that meet the criteria?
Best I can come up with is the new Canyonero. Have you tried plugging this list into AI?
The only thing missing from this list of demands is ‘unmarked, nonconsecutive bills’ and ‘no dye packs’.
Acura RDX, Mazda CX-50, BMW X1
This vehicle does not exist. You're wants list has a lot of mutually exclusive things. Either your wife needs a reality check, or you do. Either way you have to redo this checklist.
build you own car kit lol
Look at the Volvo xc60, bmw x3/5, Audi q3/5
I love my Audi q5 but I’d get one before 2025, there’s a lot of issues with updates for tech that won’t be out til next year. More tech = more issues.
2025 CX-5 2.5L turbo
Acura RDX
What does shorter than 6'2" even mean? The car can't be that long?
Pathfinder
Is this bait?
Let her find the vehicle. Why are you even involved? Surely you have something better to do.
Aren't low center of gravity and having enough clearance for 40 degree angle of attack kinda impossible? I am picturing a pimped out He-Man Attak Trak now. Really,though, Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler can supposedly attack that kinda grade head on. If it checks the myriad of other boxes who knows.
2024 (they have a long warranty) CPO Honda Passport. Will be previous generation model, so maybe don't mention that so that she doesn't add another criteria.