My only beef with some of the foreign brands is they do not depreciate as much as I want them to.
My experience is that my American cars have allowed me to add more money to my net worth given their lower purchase cost and nearly non-existant maintainance costs.
Has anyone had experience using a 4Runner as a tow vehicle? 5000lb capacity.. enough for an 18-21' with trailer. Forgive me for being un-American but I do like Toyotas and have had great experiences with my Rav4 (3500lb) and the Solara I used to own.
Those of us who buy them new are kinda glad they don't. That's one reason I own a Toyota... resale value!
Step back from the pipe slowly... its frying your brain!...lol. Just kidding with you, but after owning both domestics and foreign brands, I can say that it will cost me more to own (for example) a Chevrolet than a Toyota. I might be the only one, but every domestic I've owned need more repairs, more parts, more of my time, and they've been worth less when I try to trade them.
Ha Ha, I know there are two sides to the resale value coin. I love a great, high content vehicle with a good depreciation clip that I can pick up from the first owner right after the bumper to bumper warranty expires. My current daily driver depreciated $32,800 in four years time. A lot of SUV for the money from an original owner that must just feel ripped off. They could have almost taken a limo every time they went somewhere for how much $ they lost on the sale. Meanwhile I get way more car that I'd ever spring for.
Like I said, i've only owned one troublesome foreign car to take over my sister's loan when she got in financial trouble and so I realize that one bad apple doesn't tell the story. However every single american car I've owned excluding the 1970's early 1980's beaters I had in highschool have literally been trouble free even in difficult MN. I must be the luckyist American car owner ever. No exaggeration, no BS, weld the hood shut and never look back and count the extra money in my networth.
Must have been an Escalade? QUOTE]
Not an Escalade but an insanely overpriced GM product. Still can't believe the deal I got, low miles, one owner, never had a single rear seat passenger, zero wear and tear anywhere whatsoever inside even in the cargo area, and a lot of warranty left with a 5.3 liter v8, G86 rear end, 3.73, AWD, Navigation, rear dvd never used, and every single option available.
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Hey VMax...what part of Colorado do you reside?