I reckon I waited too long to buy a new/used car.

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77. We bought one...

A new Ford Bronco Sport. It replaced the exact same vehicle, a 2021 version, with high mileage. It's the ideal vehicle for us, living pretty far from civilization, at 9000 ft ASL, subject to winter mountain snows. The old one proved its mettle so we stuck with the same brand and model. 28 MPG is appreciated as well.

It wasn't an easy decision as we weighed the likely increase in cost if we waited against Social (in)Security vulnerability. We decided to take the chance while we could still get one at the current build price. In fact it was a holdover '24 with several promotional incentives. The dealerships we visited seemed blithely unaware of what was coming down the pipeline. Or perhaps they were/are in denial.

We (my wife and I) decided to go ahead with purchase when the SS website showed the recent WEP adjustment to my monthly retirement in place. None of the dealership personnel we spoke with had ever heard of WEP. Now we can only hope the outcry and outrage from any meddling with SS to be sufficient that Eloon's acne hackers have to pull in their horns. First acid test: my April 9 direct deposit. Never has a large purchase like this seemed like such a gamble.