Anonymous wrote:Thank you all for the great ideas. We’ll do more research accordingly. So far the only car that meets our requirements and offers manufacture discount is Buick Enclave, but it doesn’t look as sharp as the other SUVs and its reliability is somewhat in question. We had a Buick years ago and the engine of that car died in less than 3 years just before the warranty expired.

Honestly, you're going to have to get used to the idea that there aren't a whole lot of discounts right now. I'm the PP who liked the Palisade & Traverse, but bought a minivan. When we finally started talking numbers on the van, I had to walk out of one dealership that wanted the sticker price and refused to negotiate at all! This was in May. I walked out and bought virtually the same car (different color, one more option) for less at another dealership later in the weekend. The place where we bought had about 15 vans on the lot; right now, they have one.

Anonymous wrote:The bigger question isn't WHAT to buy, but what can you FIND without a massive dealer markup over MSRP right now?

OP if you can string along your 10 year old minivan for another ~12 to 18 months you'll have many more options at better price points.

Agree.

Thank you all for the great ideas. We’ll do more research accordingly. So far the only car that meets our requirements and offers manufacture discount is Buick Enclave, but it doesn’t look as sharp as the other SUVs and its reliability is somewhat in question. We had a Buick years ago and the engine of that car died in less than 3 years just before the warranty expired.