compromise

Hubs and I, when it comes to big purchases like house and cars, always think long and hard before we do anything. We analyze, we discuss, we look at the long term effect of our purchase. Can we afford it? Can we maintain it? Is it practical? Is it economical? We tend to always move towards a compromise. Our last vehicle purchase proved that. Originally, he wanted to have a Camaro. No, not just a Camaro, he wanted the top of the line Camaro. So we weighed the pros and cons. A Camaro is a summer car, which means we need to keep 3 vehicles in order for him to have one in the winter months. I told him he can get a baseline Camaro, but he won't budge. Then we looked at a Cadillac Escalade, a really nice year-round luxurious SUV. But we thought about how expensive the parts are going to be if it were to break down. Not nearly expensive as Ferrari parts, but still.

So what did we end up with? A Chevy Tahoe LTZ. It's an upgrade from our Trailblazer and it has the same body and features as the Cadillac but not nearly as expensive to maintain. They are made by the same company, GMC. I don't know why they even bother to package the same vehicles differently.