Bill906
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In 2018 my 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid was starting to show it’s age. It was fine for commuting to/from work and around town, but started to feel a little shaky at highway speeds, and decided it was time for a new car. I bought my 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee (JGC) in August of 2018. Much nicer on the highway, I like it.How many people just keep their old cars for 2-3 more years until anEV that meets their needs is available?
I didn’t hear about the CT until December of 2019 (month after reveal). After falling in love with it and preordering, I regretted buying the JGC. If I’d had waited I could have nursed the Escape a couple more years and saved a ton of money. NOW, after the delay, I’m glad I got the JGC. I could have probably kept the Escape running another 5+ years, but it would have been a long time to drive something I didn’t like anymore or trust. It had over 100k miles on it. Sure it COULD have lasted for many more miles/years, but it could have also failed beyond repair at any time. I only have one vehicle. If it failed I’d have to replace it immediately. The dealerships would sense my desperateness and take me for everything they could.
I’ve been working from home almost exclusively since 17MAR2020. (Think I’ve been in the office 5 times in that timeframe). Because of this, my 4 year old JGC only has 36k miles on it. I started to wonder if, because of this, if it would have been better to have kept the Escape. But the thing is, almost all of the miles I do put on it now are long trip highway miles.
Long story short (to late!), I realize the JGC purchase has made it a lot easier to wait. The CT delay would have made me A LOT more anxious if I’d had kept the Escape. Short of an accident or catastrophic failure, I will drive the JGC comfortably until my CT is ready.
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