Wife and I are expecting our first baby in August. We currently have a 2020 M340i (not exactly “family friendly” given that our 60 pound dog sits on the back seat where the car seat is supposed to go), and have been sharing 1 car since our other car’s lease ended during the pandemic (perfect timing actually).
We really want the Volvo XC90, but I’m considering waiting for the 2022 models to come out. I was thinking I’ll take over a lease on another SUV while we wait, but there isn’t much out there (e.g. the private transfer forums for so-cal is almost entirely void of available leases).
So I have a few questions:
Should I wait for the 2022 XC90?
If so, anyone have any creative ideas for what to do in the meantime? We still need two cars.
2022 XC90 will be a redesign though there is no word of a release date. Probably not this year . I would personally not get a car due for a redesign shortly. I would think of it this way for XC90 - Would I be happy driving the old design 2 more years after the new design hits the road? I would be itching to upgrade…
Exactly. That is 100% why I’m hesitant to get a 2021 XC90. I wish I could just take over a BMW X3 lease for a year until the redesigned XC90 comes out.
There’s nothing concrete about the next gen XC90 yet. Maybe sign a 2 year lease and by the time it matures, new gen XC90 would be at a good place to lease.
With a new baby on the way, I couldn’t see myself substituting one of the safest cars on the road (probably the) for any Jeep, forget one whose crash ratings are all still TBD.
I won’t argue with that. But otherwise he’s facing the choice of paying nearly full boat on vehicles that he will almost assuredly be underwater on in a year or so.
Now that you mention it, the MDX is a decent choice. Not a value option like a 2020 which are mostly gone, but there are worse options in these times.
Nobody knows when the market will return to normal, or what that is. If the XC90 is top of the list, it’s about the best leasing 3-row (after the Highlander, or a non-existent leftover 2020 MDX). Needing something, now, for a baby, I’d focus on the best deal today. But that’s me.
A GV80 or a Palluride would also be great choices, dreadful leases. One could buy a Minivan. Everything I mentioned is in the same safety realm. Definitely not intending “Volvo is safe / rest is trash” but you get it.
Please. No. Use one of the many, many, many, many 3-row tasting menu threads. Please?
Reminder that 1 does not require a 3 row SUV, in which case you you get a few more choices. An XC60 T5 AWD would be great for 30 of the 36 months before you pull-ahead with loyalty into an XC90 that is all new but not leasing like a mugging (which they will). Also look at X3/X5, Q5, etc.
does not require a 3 row SUV, in which case you you get a few more choices. An XC60 T5 AWD would be great for 30 of the 36 months before you pull-ahead with loyalty into an XC90 that is all new but not leasing like a mugging (which they will). Also look at X3/X5, Q5, etc.