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Any particular make/model you were thinking of getting?

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Sort of but not really. If we’d go second hand, ideally I’d like something like a hybrid corolla, but if we were to get a new car probably a mid sized suv hybrid.

If we get a second hand car, it’s most likely gonna be a stop gap (and it’ll replace my car in a few years time, and we’ll get another larger car)

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I’ve got a Ford Kuga I can sell you, which is a mid-sized SUV.

Just kidding, I’d never do that to you. When we get rid of it, it will be a trade in, as I couldn’t look someone in the eye while selling it to them. I think we’ve probably spent $5k+ on repairs and maintenence since we obtained it in a Great Family Car Swap a few years ago. Just need to wait for another year or two until we don’t need 3 car seats side by side.

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Oof. I’m pretty confident that I’ve spent less than that servicing every car I’ve ever owned, which is… 15 years or so?

Japanese subcompacts are so cheap that it’s more or less impossible for me to justify buying anything else.

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Haha the three side by side by side car seats sounds like a bit of a handful 😳

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Good luck whatever you decide! I’ve been looking on and off for awhile to replace our Prius, but there’s barely anything that grabs my interest locally that is 6+ seats, hybrid and with a lot of space. It’s either 10+ year old Nissan Serena’s or expensive late model Toyota Highlanders or Sante Fe’s and nothing in between here in the Waikato.

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