The wife has an 01' Tahoe with 125k on the clock. Bought new and was the dealer demo so it has every conceivable option. It's a really pretty truck and has served us well.
She drives 40 miles round trip for work and decided she needed something that got better fuel economy. Tahoe averages 13-15 MPG.
So two weekends ago we start shopping for a new but smaller SUV that gets in the 20-25 mpg range. Looked at pretty much every thing available.
We get home and she says she hates every one of them. One of the biggest issues is no Captains chairs, she's 5 ft nothing so without the Captains chairs she has no place to rest her arms.
She decided she wants what she has, just newer. We go out last weekend to see what's available in the used market and even though we did not plan on it ended up coming home with an 05' Yukon with 73k on the clock.
My driveway now looks like this.
My DD is an 06' Mazda 3 with 80k on the clock. I work from home and don't drive a lot during the week but we do use the Mazda exclusively on the weekends because it gets better mileage.
When she was looking for a more economical SUV the plan was to sell the Mazda and keep the Tahoe.
Now that the yukon is here the Tahoe will get sold and keep the Mazda. But I'm not sure. I really like the Tahoe and am considering keeping it for myself.
I guess it comes down to two things, mileage on the Tahoe and Mazda and fuel economy.
Mazda wins on that but I think the Tahoe has the leg up on longevity. That thing should be good for an easy 200k.
Right now they both bluebook around the same but I think private sale the Mazda would bring more right now but also not hold it's value over time like the Tahoe will.
Opinions?