Fellow mustacians. I've been toying with the idea of selling my yota pickup for a while now but my ambivalence has waned and I finally pulled the trigger and got what I considered to be a good price for an eleven year old truck (almost 13k). We are now a one car (Prius) household and I'll be looking to replace the truck with something more fuel efficient for longer trips (short distances and commuting are covered by bike). The current contenders are a Leaf, Fit, Focus, Versa and Prius. Hoping to stash some cash from the transaction in the process. My preferred criteria: good quality/reliability, 35 mpg highway minimum, less than $8k, less than 110k ish miles and hatchback/wagon design for ample gear hauling. If we went with a leaf, the prius would be the road tripping car and we'd need to bring some cash to the table since the expected cost for a new leaf after rebates is around 16k. However, it would potentially save money in the long run since we have solar PV installed and have a surplus in generation.
It feels weird to not have a car even although I was currently putting less than 3k per year on the truck. Hopefully I won't miss the 4WD and clearance too much in the mountains. I'll patiently wait for the right vehicle while also looking to maximize carpooling to ski resorts etc for now and in the future as well. Looking forward to switching things up. Cheers!
