Farewell - ended up selling the car

[yolonge]

Hello,

I have sold 2015 Genesis 5.0 at about 53k miles. Did not plan to sell the car now, but since I have two cars (Buick Lacrosse) and appraisal from CarMax was too good to refuse.

Overall I had good experience with the car, but unfixable sunroof issues as well as other common issues (e.g. flutter) took good time off the ownership so I feel sad, but also relieved. I am going to miss 5.0 acceleration with sprint booster! My Buick only has 240 horsepower which is adequate, but not fast in any means.

I never had car which required so many dealer service (having 2 car made it manageable) but then again I had cheaper cars so It is also not a fair comparison. Good news is I never paid anything out of pocket other than scheduled maintenance.

It is also nice not having car note. I have paid my remaining student loan with positive equity which I did not pay too much attention since it was so low (i owed about $7k after 5 years of school when I graduated few years back).

My girlfriend also sold her car (greatly overvalued by Carvana) and ended up with new Hyundai Elantra, so I am still in Hyundai family. It is amazing how budget compact car is well equipped nowadays. With 3 year free maintenance schedule and Hyundai warranty (big seller for us), not expecting to pay out car repair next 5 year or so.

 

[carguy75]

LOL. I traded my fully loaded 2014 Lacrosse for my 2015 Genesis back in 2018. I actually liked the Lacrosse Premium II with active suspension and flex fuel. It had nearly every thing my current Genesis has but not the V8 engine. It did have cooled seats and HUD. Buick are nice cars in my opinion. The stock Bose sound system in the Buick was actually better sounding overall than my Genesis I must admit with decent stock sub-woofers in the rear deck that was strong enough to feel in the drivers seat. I did not need to upgrade the sound system in that car. It also had remote start on the FOB and a heated steering wheel.

However, I just had to have my Genesis after seeing it on the dealer lot and had to let the Lacrosse go. Still was a nice car. I would still have it if it had more power but it was pretty slow.

You did right by saving that extra money and paying off your student loan.

My old 2014 Buick Lacrosse with factory 20in wheels. I only had to add an UR strut tower bar to increase the handling since it was FWD.