We're Deliberating a Different Vehicle
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (60)
United States
September 2, 2025 12:49pm CST
Yeah, I know, we trade cars a lot. But we get used cars and we pay cash.
I have had my 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trail Hawk for 5 years now. Hubby just bought his 2024 Toyota 4Runner 1 year ago.
I don't drive much. Just one day a week. Now mind you I don't want to give up my freedom or my driving, but sometimes it seems silly to have an asset (Jeep) sitting in a garage paying insurance on it for no reason.
So we're thinking about going down to just 1 car to share. We're both retired and our schedules have never conflicted that would leave one of us without a vehicle to drive.
Here's a photo of what I think we want. Yeah, it's big. Yeah, it's really Orange. It's a hybrid, though. 2023 Toyota Sequoia.
We're watching review videos on it now and reviewing the CarFax on the vehicle's history, etc. The car lot has had it on their lot for 3 months so maybe they're willing to negotiate.
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8 responses
@LindaOHio (199754)
• United States
3 Sep
Toyota is usually a good car. I'm thinking about getting rid of my second car. I haven't driven in several years. Cousin #2 is titled to get it when I die. I could sell it to her for $1. Good luck with your purchase.
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@LooeyVille (60)
• United States
3 Sep
You have two cars and you don't drive? Aren't you worried about the tires dry-rotting or the fluids drying up?
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@LindaOHio (199754)
• United States
9h
@LooeyVille I sold one a few months ago. The one that's left is driven every couple weeks by one of the cousins. I probably won't keep it.
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@LooeyVille (60)
• United States
9h
@LindaOHio That car money would get you more money to hire professional help rather than the airhead cousins.
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@FourWalls (78432)
• United States
2 Sep
Best of luck in your decision....just remember that you did go down to one car a few years ago, so remember what happened then while considering everything. 
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@snowy22315 (195479)
• United States
2 Sep
Friend used to have a Honda Hybrid, but he doesn't have one now. The batteries are very expensive to replace. He finds the gas mileage to be identical with the vehicle he has now. It's a Honda pretty sure but not sure of the model. I keep forgetting. He gets mad because I have told people its a Toyota Prius which it is not. It's not my car so I don't pay that much attention.
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@DaddyEvil (158740)
• United States
2 Sep
We just had the motor rebuilt in our old car. We paid $1700 cash for that so we don't need to buy a new-to-us vehicle right now. (Pretty doesn't have a driver's license.) We've had our 2002 Buick LeSabre since 2010 so the insurance is cheap on it.
I hope you enjoy your new car.
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@RasmaSandra (88629)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Sep
I like the look of that car and the color, Best of luck to you with your decision,
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@RebeccasFarm (95857)
• Arvada, Colorado
2 Sep
I love the look of that Lou! Is a hybrid electric?
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