I want to surprise my wife with a new SUV...

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Anonymous wrote:She's 29. New mom. I make $200k no debt. What's nice without being too flashy and something that won't make her feel like an old soccer mom?

Didn't you say your wife makes only 75k a year? Instead of a flashy car you can't really afford, maybe she wants to stay home for a year with the baby? On a salary of 75k almost all of her income will be going to childcare. Add in a new car and you're in the negative.

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Mercedes GLE coupe.

This is a car for a family making a 500k plus HHI. not 200k!

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Get a couple of nice slick brochures from the cars you think she'd like, and pack those into a box. Then go with her to pick out the *actual* car you're going to buy.

Don't go out and buy it. As you can see from this thread, people are all over the place in what they want/like. Personally I love the Audi Q7, and my husband knows that (I'm on my second), but even so, I don't see him going out to buy one without us discussing it first. Even for the simple reason that I switched from a black one to a white one this year--not sure he saw that coming.

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Any baby SUV doesn't look too "soccer mom," and is fine for 1-2 kids.

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Get her a Subaru - safe & sporty

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Anonymous wrote:Volvo

Yes. New XC90

Awesome

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Mercedes GLE coupe.

I LOVE those but wouldn't consider one on a $275k HHI.

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Make sure you can return it within a few days of purchase, since she won't be test driving it first.

I think a better surprise would be to find a babysitter and surprise her some Saturday morning with a trip to the local auto dealers so she can choose what she likes!

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Mercedes GLE coupe.

I LOVE those but wouldn't consider one on a $275k HHI.

I won't consider it on our $550k income.

Our only debt is mortgage. We pay cash for cars and drive them for 10+ years.

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Mercedes GLE coupe.

I LOVE those but wouldn't consider one on a $275k HHI.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, never buy a Ford. Walk into any smaller mechanic shop and ask them what they think of Ford.

My Ford Escape for lasted for 14 years - never needed any major work until the last 1.5 years I had it. Even then, it wasn't anything crazy. Their SUVs are reliable.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, never buy a Ford. Walk into any smaller mechanic shop and ask them what they think of Ford.

My Ford Escape for lasted for 14 years - never needed any major work until the last 1.5 years I had it. Even then, it wasn't anything crazy. Their SUVs are reliable.

What a cute anecdote. The joke about Fords, from mechanics: Ford found a problem and they circled it.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you live in DC? I'm hoping you already own your own home and are on track with retirement savings if you're thinking about buying a new expensive car??

Yeah, some of these suggestions are crazy expensive for your income..

+1. On 200k you should be purchasing a used Honda CRV.

She makes 75k.

So even worse. You're planning on spending almost half of your take home pay on a car?! Very middle America.

Take the cash and put it in a 529 plan for the baby. Or pay off a portion of the mortgage. Add to your emergency fund.

You have a baby on the way and make 275k. Now is not the time to spend so much money on a car.

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Ford Escape.

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I'd vote for a Mercedes ML, a BMW X5 or a Cayenne