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So, I've covered 100 miles on it so far. I have some fairing bolts on order from Germany ($4.75 per bolt for a screw with a squashed end!). It's running great, and I'm enjoying it, but it is also clear that I will need to do the clutch over the winter. Luckily, there is a 45 minute step by step video on Youtube for doing exactly that.

@ccap41Numbers 1 and 3 are the most important things. Unless you have an urgent need for a 3-row right now, just wait. Open a high-yield savings account and make your "car payment" to that each month, plus whatever you might have now as a down payment. AMEX is offering 4.25% Poppy Bank is offering 5.5% - $1000 minimum balance SmartyPig is offering 4.25% - this is SallieMae And if you get the Apple Credit Card you can get a savings account through that that pays 4.5% and 2% of all of your purchases gets deposited directly into it as cash back. What I personally like to do is set up the auto transfers in such a way that they go weekly or bi-weekly, that way it's not as big a shock to your checking account. Now, personally, I'd recommend leasing a Lightnining and not buying. But the process is the same and when you set up your lease auto-pay, just have it withdraw from the same account you've been saving in.

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You know how I feel about the Flex and yes, the MKT "twin" is a just hideous lol.

It was more about how much 4WD was really needed in the crappy weather. i.e., do you both need AWD, or is just one vehicle with it sufficient? Would a decent set of snow tires be enough? Remember that EVs have a different weight distribution, so RWD isn't as much of a negative for them; any vehicle with a 50/50 weight balance is decent in the snow with good tires.

ChargePoint Gets $19M Funding to Install Fast Charging Ports (yahoo.com) Very cool that all 248 DC fast chargers will be able to handle pushing power up to 500kW to an ev and they will be dual charging poles allowing 2 evs to charge at the same time. Faster charging, less time sitting around.

So, you pulled a "Me" with the impulse to get certain vehicle at a certain time and screw everything else lol. Then once it doesn't pan out, that's it. No more searching because the moment and impulse is gone. Have done that SO many times in my life. In all seriousness though, if nothing is "clicking" for you right now and your Lincoln is doing fine (while being paid off, most importantly), then I see no reason to pull the trigger on "maybe" cars. You'll know when the time is right to pull the trigger. Best of luck, either way.

I was reading and analysing your question and came up with an answer: As you know, or maybe have forgotten, I prefer to buy new. I could guess and assume your budget and needs with our long history together, (congrats on your first born and I have come to learn that a second one is on the way!!! HOORAY!!!) And I have come to also learn that a fullsized SUV and that big of a price tag on a new OR used one is not on the menu for you, but you wouldnt want to pass up on a good deal...understandable, even thought this deal is kinda gone now... I actually did come to an opnion for you, and its one that you came up for yourself actually... Id say...save and buy a Ligntning. 1. Its what you want... 2. It is going to be big enough for your family needs going forward whether you say it might be too big for your family. You will find uses for it. 3. its what you want 4. its an EV and we have been down this road before, EVs are the future because it is what the governments of the world want. 5. the Lightning has all kinds of neat features for the house that only EVs could give you. Like acting as a generator to power your home, etc...