Need vehicle opinion other than my wifes

[vcode]

Don’t waste money buying new cars, especially if you’re young. That’s the best advice I can give you. I don’t know why people willy nilly spend so much money on depreciating assets. You don’t need a new car for it to be reliable, don’t fall for that myth. Buy something used for a lot less and enjoy not owing tons of money every month in payments.

I know a lot of young couples making $250K a year or more. $80K is nothing to them. There is a lot of money out there.....

 

[Fless]

The difference between my Yukons lengths are almost a foot so I’m surprised the burbs didn’t grow as much as well. That’s good to know

Those measurements were for the Yukon XLs. The 2025 Suburban is an inch longer than the same MY Yukon XL: 226.3" likely due to different trim.

 

[Chuma]

I’m currently bouncing between four different vehicle choices and really need the opinion of someone who is not my wife. Basically I need an outsiders perspective.

Here are the four vehicles I’m looking at:
2025 Yukon AT4
2025 Tahoe Z71
2025 Lincoln aviator
2025 Genesis GV80

The exact build of each of these vehicles is sort of irrelevant but they all hover around the same purchase price, which is important

We’re two relatively young people with no kids as of yet and history of GM vehicles.

Looking for general opinions about the vehicles themselves and if anyone has any experience that they can share. Hoping for some info thay may help us shed some light on this decision. Thank you.

I think you're all wet outta the gate. Go big or go home. Yukon XL.... if you have the space you'll never WISH you had the space. Big can haul little. Little can not haul big. Investing the green you're talking I would want to park at the back of the low away from everyone who might be stupid and hit my new ride. Wide open spaces and the walk will help you live longer.

 

[91RS]

I know a lot of young couples making $250K a year or more. $80K is nothing to them. There is a lot of money out there.....

You should NOT be buying an $80k vehicle only making $250k a year. Especially a mundane family vehicle that will be worth half that at 5 years old, that is in insane amount of money to lose when the excuse to buy it is usually either just to get the neighbors to gawk over it or because “used cars aren’t reliable.” While I don’t necessarily fully agree with Dave Ramsey that all debt is bad no matter what and you can’t afford it if you can’t pay cash, having a $1000 car payment is absolutely insane no matter how much you make.

$250k is not a lot of money in today’s economy when rent/mortgage is $2500+ a month, health insurance is $1000 a month, groceries are $1000-1500 a month, and so on. Now, if you do save up and pay cash, then, I guess, go for it, but that’s still an insane amount of money to lose for no reason. You could buy the $40k used 5 year old vehicle that will be just as reliable, but maybe with a tad less new features (which are mostly gimmicky anyway), and put $40k in the stock market and be way better off in 5 years. You’d probably have enough them to trade in and take $20k out and get another $40k one and not spend any more money.

 

[mountie]

At a stop light, I get offers to sell my '05 XL..... The offers are by drivers sitting in a 2024 Yukon, or Tahoe....
Funny.... I bought mine with 140, 000 miles ( perfect maintained / perfect condition ).... $9,50.00, 6 years ago.

 

[ZKWBQD]

I’m currently bouncing between four different vehicle choices and really need the opinion of someone who is not my wife. Basically I need an outsiders perspective.

Here are the four vehicles I’m looking at:
2025 Yukon AT4
2025 Tahoe Z71
2025 Lincoln aviator
2025 Genesis GV80

The exact build of each of these vehicles is sort of irrelevant but they all hover around the same purchase price, which is important

We’re two relatively young people with no kids as of yet and history of GM vehicles.

Looking for general opinions about the vehicles themselves and if anyone has any experience that they can share. Hoping for some info thay may help us shed some light on this decision. Thank you.

I wouldn't take the genesis for free. You cannot control the lights. You're forced to keep them on all the time. The other vehicles give you various levels of control. With General Motors, devices are regularly available to defeat. The engine stop-start.

 

[vcode]

You should NOT be buying an $80k vehicle only making $250k a year. Especially a mundane family vehicle that will be worth half that at 5 years old, that is in insane amount of money to lose when the excuse to buy it is usually either just to get the neighbors to gawk over it or because “used cars aren’t reliable.” While I don’t necessarily fully agree with Dave Ramsey that all debt is bad no matter what and you can’t afford it if you can’t pay cash, having a $1000 car payment is absolutely insane no matter how much you make.

$250k is not a lot of money in today’s economy when rent/mortgage is $2500+ a month, health insurance is $1000 a month, groceries are $1000-1500 a month, and so on. Now, if you do save up and pay cash, then, I guess, go for it, but that’s still an insane amount of money to lose for no reason. You could buy the $40k used 5 year old vehicle that will be just as reliable, but maybe with a tad less new features (which are mostly gimmicky anyway), and put $40k in the stock market and be way better off in 5 years. You’d probably have enough them to trade in and take $20k out and get another $40k one and not spend any more money.

Agreed, but they simply don't care. And a lot depends on where you live. The grocery bill for my wife and I never exceeds $400/month. And yeah, we have steak and shrimp every week.....

 

[justchecking]

I am a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess.

That said, my wife’s Hyundai Palisade is the best car we have owned in a long time.

And that is the first New car we have bought since 1999. But we are retired and can afford it.

Good luck on your purchase!