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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
I'm retired and certainly looked at cost. I started out looking at used cars.
As I mentioned in another thread, I found that the price spread between used and new is not all that much (residual Cash for Clunkers effect?). Then you factor in the effect of factory/dealer financing incentives, and the Total Financed Cost differences narrow even further. Plus the 2018 model included enhanced soundproofing.
I was all ready to pull the trigger on a new 2018 and the turbo became available when I went in to finalize the purchase. The upcharge spread over 60 months was not all that much, and I was oblivious to the interior change.
I'm with you in that I would have preferred fabric seats, but I'm still glad I went the way I did. Now I've got my break in miles behind me, I'm enjoying the turbo and the manual shift mode big time. It's not a stick shift, but it's fun to keep it on the power curve on these hilly curvy back roads.
As I mentioned in another thread, I found that the price spread between used and new is not all that much (residual Cash for Clunkers effect?). Then you factor in the effect of factory/dealer financing incentives, and the Total Financed Cost differences narrow even further. Plus the 2018 model included enhanced soundproofing.
I was all ready to pull the trigger on a new 2018 and the turbo became available when I went in to finalize the purchase. The upcharge spread over 60 months was not all that much, and I was oblivious to the interior change.
I'm with you in that I would have preferred fabric seats, but I'm still glad I went the way I did. Now I've got my break in miles behind me, I'm enjoying the turbo and the manual shift mode big time. It's not a stick shift, but it's fun to keep it on the power curve on these hilly curvy back roads.
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