That is exactly my point. I am thinking about keeping this one instead of buying a new one for $45K ish. Only to get basically the same thing.
So, what I am looking for is a sporty car that is not going to be in the shop every other month. At $1-2,000 per crack.
In my older age, I’ve come to the conclusion that when it comes to cars, that the best approach is to not overthink it and just go buy a Toyota.
My brother and his son have both gotten really great deals shopping for 2-3 year old lease turn-ins on Mercedes, their preferred fetish. Bro has bought his last 3 Mercedes this way and I’ve been impressed by the landed cost he got each time. I have zero idea if that notion has any applicability to Toyota trucks, people seem to keep them longer and if they are work or semi-work trucks, people do not want to get dinged for scratches, etc; on turn-in with a lease. Ergo, they mostly do not lease them, they buy or finance them cash. That’s just my impression, I have no empirical data.
But if you are looking for a sedan, I’d bet you’ll find some cars. You probably know that Lexus costs a fair amount more to repair than Toyota. They see you coming.