Thank you for all the advice and welcome messages.
The marriage is strong. She did get something that I would most probably like and is perfect for 2 people and our unique needs and limitations. And she did negotiate an out in case I did not agree. I only wish I had more time to research the make's reliability/reputation and price.
As several people have pointed out, floorplan is king and she says this is the only floorplan among the dozens she looked at that works for us without having to go to a much bigger C which will increase the cost significantly by adding storage costs and inconvenience of not being stored at home.
I know I will take a bigger hit the first year buying new vs used. 22C is a new model for 2017 so older units are not available to price compare. But early 2017 models (sold in 2016) with 10K or less miles seem to be listed for far more than $60K. None of the websites list actual sale price like eBay does, so I have no idea what the actual selling price is or if they are even selling. I called around to some of the dealers around the country with used 22C and 22J but they are all starting the negotiation at much more than $60K, which gives me the sense that I am unlikely to hit $50K for a used 2017 22C or 22J.
Thank you for all the help. We will make a decision later today. Any more thoughts in the mean time are appreciated.
