APT wrote:
Regarding Lariat vs. XLT: I tend to buy the higher trim level vehicles. We average 20k miles per year for each of my wife and myself. We spend a fair amount of time in our cars. The marginal extra cost (20%?) spent really helps us enjoy that time and keep them longer. I have had plenty of base model trim cars too with leases over the years. While they always got me around like like the more expensive version, I never wanted to keep them long. That's me, not everyone. You have to figure out what you want assuming your budget allows for the Lariat.
Our 2014 Town and Country is the nicest new vehicle we have ever owned. I have no desire to get rid of it. When I drive this van with the leather, dual climate zones, indirect lighting at night...navigation...I can't believe we own something like this. And it's just a minivan...but what a minivan.
I bought an XL F350 thinking "Who needs nice interior...its just a truck." Had I bought a Lariat I would probably still have owned that beast. There IS something to be said about being comfortable inside your vehicle.
For us...we want to be comfy in our vehicle.
Thanks!
Jeremiah