2022 Tundra vs 2022 F-150 opinion?

mine is fine and no issues so far! I love this thing

 

Hey, I am picking up 23 CRV for my wife next week in Ottawa Canada. Only colors available are White and Black. They will be shipping grey color in Nov. Black looks amazing but I hate cleaning it every week. Also gets quite hot in a summer. I took it for a test drive 2 days ago (lower trim) and it drives MUCH better then previous generation. Almost day and night.

CVT got improved, but it is still a CVT.. I hate myself for buying a vehicle with CVT transmission, but it drives so nice and she will probably change it after 4-5 years anyway...
1.5 Turbo is on the edge of delivering enough power to drive it in the city. But the way she drives, its more then enough...

I prefer Rav4, but Toyota has nothing in stock and waiting time is close to 6 month. In the mean time, we got amazing trade in for a 2016 Sienna with 55,000 miles on it. Used cars market is slowing down so I am afraid if I wait for Rav4 the value of the minivan can drop by 20% or even more...

 

We bought the 22 rav4 hybrid awd and love it!!! Has enough power and gets 40mpg! Can’t beat that! Only Honda I’d own is a lawn mower and 4 wheeler

 

Ha ha, would grab 22 Rav4 hybrid in a heart beat, but 2.5 years wait time here in Canada for any hybrid cars.

 

We went to “look” possibly drive one and they had a used certified 2022 with I shit you not 150 miles on it! We got an amazing offer on my girlfriends car and just like that we had a new RAV4. I asked how long the wait would be if we ordered and they said 2-2.5 years so we got pretty lucky!

 

I’d love a rav4 hybrid or prime. But not happening around here. Used are $45k+. This was under $40k so it’ll do for now

 

I hope a lot under $40k... That seems like a lot of money for a commuter car to me.

 

+ Outboard.
I have three boats with 2 Yamahas and a Honda BF50. I rate the Honda above the Yamahas.
Also have a Rincon 680.

 

I stopped ringing Hondas when the can am’s started running the show! They have soooo much more power

 

Damn y’all Ford don’t hold value

 

Also snowblowers and generators. Honda power equipment in general is among the best. I've had good luck with Yamaha outboards, but Honda's are a bit quieter.

Can-Am are from a Quebec based company which is enough to make sure I never buy one, but they're also built in Mexico. Honda ATVs are built in South Carolina.

 

And, what? You are surprised?? Common knowledge

 

I'm the most boring investor on the planet I think. Auto-buy $5k VTSAX on the first of every month and never look at it.

 

I live on a large lake and I bet I see 99 Yamahas for every 1 Honda outboard. That's not to say they are bad, but when you have probably <1% of the market it's got to be harder to find parts. 2 of my boats have Mercury's but I just picked up a project with a 2 stroke Yammy that's old enough to buy beer. I was going to repower with a new 4 stroke but this thing has really impressed me. Runs like a top and compression is solid. So I may just keep running this for awhile and use that extra $15,000 to buy gas and 2 stroke oil.

 

Covid provided once in a lifetime investing opportunities - Two times.

When it started and everything tanked - north of the border good names like Canadian Banks with 6% dividends that went to half on stock price so you are getting a 12% dividend.

And now as they look to emerge.... without tanking everything again.
Invest carefully.

 

I always figure, like with real estate, time in the market is better than timing the market. I am younger than some though, so time is still on my side.

 

that has to be an error.

 

Big difference between US and Canada.
The US had a house crash.
Canada did not, but wages went up with House prices and things did not get out of whack till Covid hit.
Our Bank of Canada is same as the US Fed and is intent on getting to 2.0% inflation.
But he wont be able to go toe to toe due to our higher Mortgage debt house prices.
Income - Interest Rates - House Prices - Macro - They have to be in sync. Rates are too high for prices here right now.
Prices have come down alot but it costs more to carry a house today due to the rate hikes.
Rates are not coming down so Prices need to go to precovid again. JMO

re:Boats
I have never met a boat I did not like 8^)
I am a boat biatch. When I had time I would buy older boats and fix them up.
Just sold a 19ft Glastron Carlson my James Bond Boat with a Pro 150 Yamaha 2 stroke
Have a 18 ft Seafox CC with Pro 115 Yamaha
Older procraft bass boat with 115 Yamaha .
16 Ft Lowe with the 50 Honda. My Shark Boat.
I really like 2 stroke Yamahas. IMO - Honda outboards are like Toyota automobiles.
There are faster out of the hole and top speed motors. But Hondas are reliable.

@Bannerman

 

Season has to be pretty short up there right? Not much fun once that water gets hard.

 

Yeah - but the thing is once you hit 10 Celsius 50 F - if you are doing 30 mph on a boat it is Cold !
Its a lot like the Ozarks here where I am with maybe a 1-2 week difference in seasons.

 

Aaaaaand ford announced 23 f150 won’t have heated mirrors and steering wheels

 

I used my heated steering wheel this morning, probably a little extra for NC weather anyway. But losing the heated mirrors would be a bummer and kinda seems like a safety issue almost....

 

Agreed. I used to scoff @ those who 'needed' heated mirrors and backup cameras.

UNTIL I got both my previous truck. Both of those features aren't 'necessary' but are absolutely worth their weight in gold.

 

The 360 camera on my truck is SUUUPER handy, especially pulling into the garage or anytime I'm hauling the boat.

But the feature I was most surprised about was the cooled/ventilated seats. Man I use those things nonstop. I am getting so soft. But hey my ass isn't sweating I guess.

 

My friend has an 800,000$ mortgage for a house he bought in Toronto 4 years ago. It is due next year to lock it again for another 5 years. His current mortgage rate is 2.6%.
If it goes up to 8% next year, his monthly payment will be up 3,000$ per month… he lost sleep..

I cannot imagine how many ppl are in a similar boat. Specially those who purchased during Covid FOMO times. Average new mortgage in Toronto is over 1M. Many ppl are in variable rates that already up to 5%…

I spoke to my Toyota sales rep. He said, out of 10 Rav4s they got last week, 3 deals got cancelled…

 

Are variable rate mortgages common up there? That would make me loose sleep too. My mortgage balance is similar but we are locked at 3.125% for 30 years.

 

It still has chest hair upholstery though, right?

 

It’s a deal breaker for me for when we visit our Colorado cabin or family in KS.

Also a dealbreaker on the fact my 30k crv has it and my 80k raptor wouldn’t.

looking for 22 raptor now and looking at acquiring another TRD pro

 

Can you link that article? MY2023 Raptor scheduling has began, and there's been no mention of those options being deleted from builds.