Ive been driving my 2008 toyota corolla for quite a while now and thinking it might be time to move on.
Currently the corolla is clean, no damages (bit bumper scratches from rocks etc), replaced break pads, transmission fluid, break fluid,etc about 1.5years ago. Oil change every 4,000miles.
Currently at 190,000miles and no issues.

Do i run this into car into the ground as I think it can easily go to 200,000miles easily or do i sell/trade in before its too late?

Currently single 28years old living in suburbs and looking for mph efficient SUV/crossover. High end would be used audi q5 but told thats completely foolish considering im single and only been in current job for 4years.. another option ive looked into is 2016 lexus rx350 which im told is a great year for rx350. Looked at prices and believe itll be possible depending on the year.

However im told that i should just look into a rav4 or cr-v... at my age its just money wasted to go for higher end luxury even if its lexus.


should i run my corolla into ground and then buy a car or do o trade in now?
If i trade/sell do i go for rav4/CR-V or do i just get the higher end $40-55k car?

I should mention im getting an SUV purely for vanity. There wont be extra bodies or luggage in the car, no towing, or no offroad.

Just go from suburb to city to suburb.

I looked into lexus es350 but id rather drive an SUV as it gives a more "family-man", dependable, and safe appearance if a client were to ever see me driving.

People waste money on other ridiculous things like weddings, clubbing, music concerts, vacations right? Is it really that wrong to buy an suv at this point?

Whats your budget?

Ideally dont want to go over 45k

Might be just a bit higher than your budget with options but volvo xc60 is the best mid range suv ive tried this year


It goes for 45k here in canada might be cheaper if youre in usa

This post was edited by Subban3gr0 on Jun 6 2019 05:18pm