Bassmanbrett
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My situation is similar to yours. It's only me and my wife now, but we plan on having a couple of kids within the next few years. I was in the same older car I had through college, so we decided to finally upgrade to a MYP. If we have more than 2 kids and need more space a few years down the line, we'll be looking at replacing our other car anyway.Context:
- Today- Wife, me, 1 year old and one 30lb dog
- Tomorrow - planning to try for another kid in maybe 2-3 years
- budget of 75-80k
- would ideally like to purchase this year 2022
- currently driving a very beat up 2009 Sentra
- mostly be used to do short drives, with maybe 2-3 road-trips a year with whole family
Questions
- what would be best for family of 4 plus a small doggie? Budget is somewhat top of mind and would love to “future proof” as much as possible when / if our family grows to 4.
Many posts here are recommending you get the MY 7 seater, but I think you'd be fine with the standard 5 seats, regardless if you go with the LR or P. Even with two kids, the dog goes in the back. As far as your timeline is concerned, keep in mind if you get a LR, you probably won't accept delivery until the end of the year or early 2023.
To get a MX down to your price range, you're probably looking at one from 2016-2018. I wouldn't be interested in that deal.