@Walper if you can come close to this deal in state or in a neighboring state I think you’ll have a much better deal than either the Caravan or something much less practical like a RAM
Welp, picked up the car for a 24 hour test drive which was actually completely painless, in and out of the store in less than 10 mins. The car drives nice and handles well, but it just feels like a rental car and feels dated. The car seems ok mechanically, nothing too major aside from a few little chips, but just doesn’t give that “new car” or just bought a new car feeling. I don’t consider myself “boojee” but just want that new car feeling for such a huge purchase.
A huge thank you to everyone for their input, going to bite the bullet and look for an Odyssey now that I have a 4.2k equity check from selling my 2020 Ioniq Hybrid to autonation.
Edit: just my luck I am hearing there is a stop sale on all Odysseys for some recall but trying to find out more information.
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To be fair, I don’t know that a brand new Grand Caravan ever gave that “new car” feeling. I mostly recall rough shifts and rattling plastic.
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Good decision IMO.
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Yep exactly this, rough shifts on the highway. Just gave it back to Carmax. Someone else’s problem now.
I’m picking up an M240 Convertible from CarMax this afternoon. Aside from it having old tires, which technically meets their inspection criteria and some minor bumper lip cosmetic scraping (that you can’t see), it’s basically like new. Priced fairly. And the CarMax warranty seals the deal on a potential Germanic nightmare like this.
As an aside because it was a sports car, they made me go through the complete buyers order process before doing a 24 hour test drive.
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I guess it depends on the vehicle. I showed my insurance and license and off I went. It’s just like any other used car lot, luck of the draw. Good luck to you and enjoy the car!
I am not at all surprised to see the order of magnitude increase going from 75k on the odometer to 100k. That 25k miles is probably a doozy.
Mine is a 2018 M240i Convertible with 15k miles on it. $150 deductible for up to 75k (gives me 5 years, 60k miles - more than enough for my driving) is $2689. To go to 100k is $2889. Up to 125k it balloons to $3779.
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I mean I price out 10 year unlimited mile warranties for under 2500 but ok sure
I didn’t even notice that. I’d only put on 3-4,000 miles a year so my eyes never really dropped below the first line.
Bumper to Bumper for manufacturers besides Volvo? I’m really curious who that’s through and what it’d look like on, say, a 2017 S550.
Its for volvo cpos
OK - that’s different though. I’m guessing the warranty exposure for a 2017 Mercedes S550 (like what @trism posted pricing for) is wildly different than a CPO Volvo.
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Lmk if you can get me that pricing on my Panamera with 39k miles 
100k seems a no-brainer over 75
Normally yes. But I won’t even come close to the 75k
Your best exit strategy in 4-4.5 years may be private party and it could help.
Fair. But if I kept it 4-4.5 years my wife would throw me a ticker tape parade…
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That allowed them to import those trucks as passenger cars which lower taxes or tariffs or what not at that time (late 70’s?), a friend who owned a Subaru dealership told us.
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