Just genera curiosity as far as what others would do in my situation car/truck wise.
TL;DR - Do I ditch the Accord and Suburban for a 2009-2014 Suburban/Expedition, a 2016-2017 Suburban/Expedition, or should I pump some money into the Suburban and sell the accord to Avoid having the note to sock away extra cash
Right now we have 2 car notes; the 2019 Subaru STI and the 2019 Accord Sport.
the notes are $600 and $550 respectively, the Subaru is only 1.49% for 72 and the Honda is 2.9%
I own a 26 foot, ~5000lb camping travel trailer that we used frequently last season and I fully intend to use even more heavily this year.
The tow rig is my 2003 Suburban Z71.
First the Bad;
Front diff whines noticeably while in 4x4
Rust has claimed the pass side rear most rocker, and itās likely bad under the plastics as well.
Trans has slight 2-3 flare while cold. Doesnāt manifest at all while in tow/haul.
The good;
It has 156,000 miles on it
Grey interior with second row captains chairs
Fuel pump and brakes lines already replaced
Brakes and hubs also done.
Just installed a new Y-Pipe.
Is āsetup how I like itā - Aux lighting, tow mirrors, hard wired dash cam/radar, generally did a killer job on the 3 hour drives we took the trailer on.
So hereās the dilemma; the Accord is an excellent car, smooth, comfortable, fast, feature reach, good mpg, etc etc; but my work commute is only 16 miles either way and Iām not comfortable towing long distance with the Suburban as it sits.
I donāt know what I expected to happen honestly, but I donāt think the Accord is the right thing to have a payment on.
that being said; Iām looking to do one of 3 things;
Trade in the Accord and sell the Burb for;
1) 13-14 Suburban/Expedition EL with under 100k miles for 15-20k (big round numbers, but about what I see them go for good examples). My payment would be about the same, but the term would only be 3 years (2.9 for 3 years via Penfed).
2) 2016-2017 Suburban/Expedition EL with under 100k miles for $30k (expos seem to have 70k Vs 100k on the Burbs). Financially the payment would still be about the same
Fuel will cost about $800-1000 more annually; insurance will go down by about $300 going from 2-1 vehicle.
3) sell the accord and drive the Suburban until I send the 4L60 into the stratosphere while towing my trailer and entire family........ maybe buy an HP Tuners to help increase the transmissions longevity. Deal with the replacement another day.
TL;DR - Do I ditch the Accord and Suburban for a 2009-2014 Suburban/Expedition, a 2016-2017 Suburban/Expedition, or should I pump some money into the Suburban and sell the accord to Avoid having the note to sock away extra cash
Right now we have 2 car notes; the 2019 Subaru STI and the 2019 Accord Sport.
the notes are $600 and $550 respectively, the Subaru is only 1.49% for 72 and the Honda is 2.9%
I own a 26 foot, ~5000lb camping travel trailer that we used frequently last season and I fully intend to use even more heavily this year.
The tow rig is my 2003 Suburban Z71.
First the Bad;
Front diff whines noticeably while in 4x4
Rust has claimed the pass side rear most rocker, and itās likely bad under the plastics as well.
Trans has slight 2-3 flare while cold. Doesnāt manifest at all while in tow/haul.
The good;
It has 156,000 miles on it
Grey interior with second row captains chairs
Fuel pump and brakes lines already replaced
Brakes and hubs also done.
Just installed a new Y-Pipe.
Is āsetup how I like itā - Aux lighting, tow mirrors, hard wired dash cam/radar, generally did a killer job on the 3 hour drives we took the trailer on.
So hereās the dilemma; the Accord is an excellent car, smooth, comfortable, fast, feature reach, good mpg, etc etc; but my work commute is only 16 miles either way and Iām not comfortable towing long distance with the Suburban as it sits.
I donāt know what I expected to happen honestly, but I donāt think the Accord is the right thing to have a payment on.
that being said; Iām looking to do one of 3 things;
Trade in the Accord and sell the Burb for;
1) 13-14 Suburban/Expedition EL with under 100k miles for 15-20k (big round numbers, but about what I see them go for good examples). My payment would be about the same, but the term would only be 3 years (2.9 for 3 years via Penfed).
2) 2016-2017 Suburban/Expedition EL with under 100k miles for $30k (expos seem to have 70k Vs 100k on the Burbs). Financially the payment would still be about the same
Fuel will cost about $800-1000 more annually; insurance will go down by about $300 going from 2-1 vehicle.
3) sell the accord and drive the Suburban until I send the 4L60 into the stratosphere while towing my trailer and entire family........ maybe buy an HP Tuners to help increase the transmissions longevity. Deal with the replacement another day.
