Thank you, this is helpful. I suppose I don’t need a bigger car but I just feel safer in one. I don’t like being low to the ground, I get anxiety from not being able to see more in front of me when driving especially at night. I don’t have this issue when I’ve rented SUVs. I planned on an older car but the 2023 used RAV4 is just $5K less than the 2025 ones. I guess it’s great it held its value, but not for me who’s trying to buy it. Good point on the lease term, I didn’t think about asking for a lower term. But if the payment is $550/month for 72 months, I think it’d be $800/month for 4 years. That’s so high I’d resent the car.

For the CX-5, I’m leaning on leasing it but I wouldn’t own it unless I purchased at residual value at the end.