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Wife Getting a Company Car

Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:45 pm
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:45 pm
Wife got a nice promotion a couple of weeks ago, and is getting a company car. We have two cars, both with notes, and will have to get rid of one and we're struggling on which one to get rid of. I don't see the difference much in a financial sense, so I'll ask y'all if I'm missing something.

One is a 2011 Ford Edge. We owe about $5,000 on it, and it has 105,000 miles on it. Current note payment is $290, but we always pay $500 per month. Interest rate of 2.9%. It is her primary car right now.

Second is a 2012 Subaru Outback. We owe about $8,000 on it, and it has 41,000 miles on it. Current note payment is $220, but we also pay $500 per month on it. Same interest rate as the Ford. It is my primary car.

I think both have enough equity in them so we could pay off the other with the sale proceeds, though we're not in quite as good shape on the Ford. But rolling over the $500 we put towards the Ford to where we're putting $1000 towards the Subaru I think we'd have it paid off pretty quickly.

Anything y'all see that I'm overlooking? My preference is to keep the Subaru because I love it, and it has less miles. Wife doesn't like the Subaru and wants to keep the Ford. There's always the option of trading both in. I'm guessing we have around $11,000-$15,000 in equity, combined. Would rather not take on a new note though being so close to having both paid off.
Posted by SLafourche07
Member since Feb 2008
9928 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:50 pm to
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Wife Getting a Company Car





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2012 Subaru Outback

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It is my primary car.

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My preference is to keep the Subaru because I love it, and it has less miles





I think the answer is obvious.



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Wife doesn't like the Subaru and wants to keep the Ford.


Oh nevermind.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:54 pm to



That's my struggle, because financially speaking it looks like about a wash either way. Though I can argue future maintenance & repair costs would likely be less on the Subaru.
Posted by yellowhammer2098
New Orleans, LA
Member since Mar 2013
3850 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:55 pm to
Sell your extra car to agalloch.
Posted by lnomm34
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
12614 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:59 pm to
Subaru is a no brainer. Better resale, less miles, lower note. What the frick is your wife thinking?
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32557 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:01 pm to
What if you took both to trade and compromised (model-wise) on something new?
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:03 pm to
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What the frick is your wife thinking?



She calls it the Lesbianmobile, and it has less room than the Ford. We have 2 kids, and she's concerned with room when we go on a trip. She just needs to learn how to pack lighter.
Posted by stevengtiger
Member since Jul 2013
2778 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:05 pm to
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She just needs to learn how to pack lighter.


Let me know how much you want for that Subaru.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:07 pm to
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What if you took both to trade and compromised (model-wise) on something new?



That is on the table, and may be what we end up doing.

I really just want my Subaru though. I think she'll relent.
Posted by Chris4x4gill2
North Alabama
Member since Nov 2008
3092 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:09 pm to
Have fun driving your Edge.

Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:35 pm to
Which is fine. I like the Edge just fine. I just like my Subaru better.
Posted by crazycubes
Member since Jan 2016
5256 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 2:22 pm to
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SLafourche07
, so true
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 3:44 pm to
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She just needs to learn how to pack lighter.

let me know how this turns out.
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41819 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 3:53 pm to
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2011 Ford Edge

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Current note payment is $290


Posted by jeepfreak
Back in the BR
Member since Oct 2003
19433 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:09 pm to
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She calls it the Lesbianmobile


Aren't all straight guys lesbians?

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and it has less room than the Ford


Didn't get the roof rack, huh?

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We have 2 kids, and she's concerned with room when we go on a trip.


It's a wagon. If you need more room than that, get an SUV.

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She just needs to learn how to pack lighter.



Good luck with that.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19829 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:23 pm to
Keep the Subaru
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:30 pm to
Yeah, we bought it used towards the end of 2014 and didn't put much down. Not our best financial decision, but whatever. The Expedition she was driving had become a money pit.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
9380 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:34 pm to
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She calls it the Lesbianmobile


I think this is more directed to the Subaru Forresters, not Outbacks. Outbacks are very common out west (mountains).
Posted by seawolf06
NH
Member since Oct 2007
8159 posts
Posted on 2/10/17 at 9:13 am to
Subaru is the easy answer.

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Wife doesn't like the Subaru and wants to keep the Ford.


The struggle is real.
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37706 posts
Posted on 2/10/17 at 9:23 am to
Tell your wife to nut up and keep the Saburu.

Those lesbian mobiles are fantastic vehicles.
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