It's a milestone anniversary coming up so I want to buy my wife a SUV (she prefers SUVs to sedans. She has one right now, a 2011 model. I want to buy her something which is in the Audi, Mercedes level. Any suggestions? I bought my last car 10 years ago so am clueless about what is out there.

The price I am thinking is $50-60k.
Any brands more expensive than this? Any brands to avoid?

What's the current SUV she drives?

mwlkr said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Happy 25th anniversary, honey! Here's a vehicle you have to drive daily and was picked out by Complete Idiot from Texags.com!

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This x 1,000,000.

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Well, I'm joking, like everyone here he wants feedback from successful purchases from others. My wife will look at a photo of a car and thumbs up or down based on aesthetics, not sure anything else matters to her. I buy her cars optioned out and then she never touches the sunroof, never uses adaptive cruise. She has pretty basic needs around cars - WHICH I DONT RELATE TO AT ALL

drummer0415 said:

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infinity ag said:

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I want to buy her something which is in the Audi, Mercedes level.

The price I am thinking is $50-60k.

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When those two statement are combined, I hope that means you're thinking used, and not that you can get a new Audi or Mercedes at that price range. That's Ford and Chevy price range now. If you want new Audi or Mercedes, you're gonna need to add at least $20k to those numbers.

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I think both Audi Q3 and Audi Q5 are in that price range, although you may consider them Crossovers and not an SUV

drummer0415 said:

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infinity ag said:

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I want to buy her something which is in the Audi, Mercedes level.

The price I am thinking is $50-60k.

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When those two statement are combined, I hope that means you're thinking used, and not that you can get a new Audi or Mercedes at that price range. That's Ford and Chevy price range now. If you want new Audi or Mercedes, you're gonna need to add at least $20k to those numbers.

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Used but not by much.
Looking for model year 2024 that has less than 10k miles. I bought my car that way 10 years ago.

If I have to add some more, I will consider. I last bought a car in 2014, so there is some amount of sticker shock.

Matsui said:

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What does she want. Start there

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I am buying something for her. She doesn't "want" anything. She currently has a 10+ year old Highlander.

Complete Idiot said:

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Happy 25th anniversary, honey! Here's a vehicle you have to drive daily and was picked out by Complete Idiot from Texags.com!

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You are right, it is 25 years.

However the difference is I won't just buy because someone here recommended it. I will use that to do my research. I have also gotten some good stock tips on the investing board that made me a lot of money over the past years so TA has a lot of smart people.

dodger02 said:

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What's the current SUV she drives?

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10+ year old Toyota Highlander.

Complete Idiot said:

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drummer0415 said:

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infinity ag said:

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I want to buy her something which is in the Audi, Mercedes level.

The price I am thinking is $50-60k.

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When those two statement are combined, I hope that means you're thinking used, and not that you can get a new Audi or Mercedes at that price range. That's Ford and Chevy price range now. If you want new Audi or Mercedes, you're gonna need to add at least $20k to those numbers.

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I think both Audi Q3 and Audi Q5 are in that price range, although you may consider them Crossovers and not an SUV

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Q3 seems a bit too small. Minimum of Q5 as it has to be comparable to her Highlander.
I have to go to the dealership to actually see them this week.

Complete Idiot said:

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Happy 25th anniversary, honey! Here's a vehicle you have to drive daily and was picked out by Complete Idiot from Texags.com!

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Oh my bad!
I didn't realize "Complete Idiot" was a poster here! Just saw that.
I thought you meant "by a complete idiot". I did wonder why you had it in caps though. ha ha

Martin Q. Blank said:

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used GX460 or LX570

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Thanks, will check out!
I am open to other brands outside of Merc and Audi. I already have a BMW (sedan) so avoiding BMW.

CPO Lexus RX350 or BMW X5.

If she's coming from a Highlander, the GX will be too truck like.

The RX shares the Highlander platform. X5 if she would prefer German.

Lexus TX

A new Highlander

They have good deals on Nissan Armadas now in the range brand new.

You could get an XLT Expedition in that range possibly.

Look at the Genesis GV80.

We really like the QX60 we recently got.

A family member has the Audi Q7. It's ok. Just very...clean...not as comfy if that makes sense.

Volvo XC90

Find the gently used Lexus she likes. No regrets there.

Sell us the Highlander

For sale in Clear Lake


For sale in Boerne with better interior

What size vehicle is she comfortable with? We're in a similar spot in life (30 years) and our kids are grown and gone. When they were kids and she was hauling them around everywhere she drove an Expedition. When they were teenagers and mostly hauling themselves around she downsized to a Ford Escape and has liked that size. Right now she has a Cadillac SRX and really likes it but when we get rid of it she'll go down again to a Cadillac XT4 which is her favorite right now.

If she isn't hauling kids all the time that small crossover segment has some good stuff. The XT4, BMW X1 and X3, and the Mercedes GLB and GLC are good options in the smaller sizes and they'll all fit that budget.

Is she/you opposed to a Tesla? We just bought me a Model Y and it's been fantastic so far. Not sure Mrs LOYAL AG would get one but she really likes it as my car.

Grand Highlander.

AgGrad99 said:

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Look at the Genesis GV80.

We really like the QX60 we recently got.

A family member has the Audi Q7. It's ok. Just very...clean...not as comfy if that makes sense.

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I am not very familiar with the Genesis brand but I see some driving around. I will check it out.

The other requirement is I am not just buying "an SUV" for her, I am buying her an anniversary gift, so there is some amount of paying for the brand involved. The goal is not to just get her from A to B, but also for her to feel good that she is driving something nice, somewhat expensive. Of course, that is subjective but it is compared to where we were in terms of affordability. She always felt that we could not afford some things others could but now we can thanks to my investing success, so I am trying to make her feel happy for the occasion.

So no Honda, Nissan, Toyota etc. We got past those 20 years ago. I am looking for Mercedes, Audi and (maybe) up. I am flexible with budget depending on how I feel about the brand.

LOYAL AG said:

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What size vehicle is she comfortable with? We're in a similar spot in life (30 years) and our kids are grown and gone. When they were kids and she was hauling them around everywhere she drove an Expedition. When they were teenagers and mostly hauling themselves around she downsized to a Ford Escape and has liked that size. Right now she has a Cadillac SRX and really likes it but when we get rid of it she'll go down again to a Cadillac XT4 which is her favorite right now.

If she isn't hauling kids all the time that small crossover segment has some good stuff. The XT4, BMW X1 and X3, and the Mercedes GLB and GLC are good options in the smaller sizes and they'll all fit that budget.

Is she/you opposed to a Tesla? We just bought me a Model Y and it's been fantastic so far. Not sure Mrs LOYAL AG would get one but she really likes it as my car.

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SUV. We currently have a 2011 Highlander, so about that size.
We don't need 3rd row seating anymore as the kids are teen and 20. We need some space for "stuff" if we need to lug around.

I have a BMW 3 series, so avoid BMW for her. Merc is an option.

She seems to like Tesla but I find it boxy but then maybe I should look into it more.

AggieMainland said:

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Sell us the Highlander

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How much ya willing to pay?
I plan to sell to a private buyer, not to a dealership.

But then I am not close to TX though....

infinity ag said:

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It's a milestone anniversary coming up so I want to buy my wife a SUV (she prefers SUVs to sedans. She has one right now, a 2011 model. I want to buy her something which is in the Audi, Mercedes level. Any suggestions? I bought my last car 10 years ago so am clueless about what is out there.

The price I am thinking is $50-60k.
Any brands more expensive than this? Any brands to avoid?

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Half of one of these:


Maybe a CPO Macan GTS (I'm sure base is much cheaper)

P.H. Dexippus said:

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For sale in Clear Lake


For sale in Boerne with better interior

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OP would need to change his name to Infiniti Ag