Re: new car
Nissan Xterra. Young, edgy, cool. Plus, it will be 10X cheaper to work on than a hybrid. If you sister is interested in keeping the car less than 3 years, go for the hybrid i guess, it will atleast be neat to have. But if she buys cars and keeps them forever, that is a whole lot of new technology that has no track record, and only Ford is going to be able to work on. (I do my own maintenance and would rather gouge my eyes out w/ a spoon than take my car to a dealer BTW.) The Nissan is simple, and are usually very reliable.
If she has no emotions towards cars at all, and insists on a SUV, tell her to go w/ a Santa Fe, or some other Korean made car. Check this out first, I know it's true of the cars, but I think all their SUV's come with 10 year/100,000 mile warranties. Plus they are cheap as hell to begin with! You can't beat those cars on a spreadsheet. You can buy a new one cheaper than a used Honda/Toyota equivalent.
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