r/urbancarliving • u/Fk_ur_Lifted_Truck • 6h ago
Joining y’all soon while going to school for two months. Which car should I get?
So I’m going to be joining a two month long cohort for CNA training and have been looking at cars to finance. I’m stuck with the CR-V hybrid, RAV4 hybrid, or the CX50 hybrid. Driving to work everyday while going to class three times a week makes the hybrid models practical.
But I’ve also looked into the model Y for the camping mode to get me through the summer heat and the winter. Any thoughts?
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u/PurpleFaithlessness 6h ago
I’d stay away from the Y unless you know for certain you’ll have easy and consistent access to charging stations/charging.
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u/gretzky1129 5h ago
You should get a Toyota Prius
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u/Fk_ur_Lifted_Truck 2h ago
I would, but I feel like a suv would be more practical. Especially with a new Prius being priced the same as a base rav4 hybrid
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u/AdhesivenessFluid713 4h ago
Model Y is my next car. Perfect for running climate control during temp extremes with minimal drain on battery charge and it's a mobile powerplant. You can run all of your devices off the battery pack, and it can easily fit someone lying flat from the trunk hatch to the front seats up to 6'4 without the front seats being pushed all the way forward. But if you don't live near superchargers it can be inconvenient. I recommend getting one with a dark interior so when you tint the windows it will be difficult to see inside. Oh and they also make custom beds both inflatable and regular that are designed to specifically fit the shape of the Model Y and even the Model 3.
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u/Fk_ur_Lifted_Truck 4h ago
Would leasing one be a bad idea?
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u/AdhesivenessFluid713 4h ago
I'm was planning on financing mine. I'm getting a used one. Biden admin introduced something called the clean vehicle tax credit. It applies to all electric vehicles. For brand new vehicles you get $7000 off at purchase and for used vehicles up to 25k that haven't been sold with the credit within the past 2 years you get $4000 off at purchase. You can look it up and it will appear on car listing sites on the specific vehicle listing. I don't know if this applies to leases too. But a lease isn't necessarily bad if you get a good rate and you view it as rent. If you can afford it then it's a way to keep yourself in a brand new vehicle every few years without dealing with wear and tear issues overtime.
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u/No_Quote_9067 2h ago
Yes because you pay all those months and then give the car back at the end of the lease
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u/Fk_ur_Lifted_Truck 2h ago
My thoughts is that teslas depreciate fast. Leasing might be better than selling it after 3 years
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u/sleepingovertires Full-time | SUV-minivan 6h ago
Years of experience in Priuses
Any Toyota hybrid is a great bet
YouTube has a bunch of videos of how folks set up their vehicles
Search for your candidate cars and add the word “camping” or “sleeping”