I’m in Hillsboro county, Laconia is around an hour from here. Not out of my range though, I’ll look into their listings

I’ve been juggling that idea around.

I actually hadn’t thought of that…My credit has improved since the last time I applied for a loan.

I do not. :,) At least not with cars. I don’t have much help in that department.

That’s good to know, I don’t go off-roading but roads around here can be rough.

Sounds like a reasonable price, that’s around the range I was expecting with a used car.

I’ve called around a few places (been looking online on edmunds and carmax), so far I’ve been outright declined because they only accept cash/financing isn’t available.

That sounds like a nightmare! But at least they were able to keep taking it back. I had that happen with a Honda Element (still regretting buying one). Battery, electrical glitches making the headlights randomly turn off and kill the heat, they had a short warranty on it but even after the work they put into it..still had issues! Ideally I’ll get a CPO car with one owner and no accidents/minor dings…

Can I ask how much they were?

I’m leaning toward a Toyota from what I have been hearing. Currently I have 2.5k set aside and a ~750 credit score, I’m going to likely end up financing. Ideally I don’t want to spend more than 13k in the long-run but it depends on what I find. I saw a few RAV4s around 8-12k but I’m running into issues where they don’t allow financing.

What is the difference between E-AWD and AWD?

Good to know, I’m willing to drive into mass for a car.

One of my friends have been advising me against Subaru due to their notorious head gasket issues, but Toyota seems to be a decent brand. Honda I don’t know much about.