I did this, last Tuesday. I turned in my 1988 Dodge Raider for the $4,500.00 and also traded in my wife's 2002 Mazda Millenia for a 2009 Toyota Rav4 4WD. My wife needed a new vehicle, one that would get better gas mileage, had room for four adults, a bit of cargo room, and traction for negotiating the north Georgia mountain roads in inclement weather.

I hated to see the Raider go, didn't want vehicle payments, but the Toyota will be with us a good while. I can find another serious 4X4 in a year when both my kids are out of college. I have a few leads on other Mitsubishi's, a Montero Sport and a SR, owned by a realtor who is hanging on by a thread. I might pick up another Mitsubishi in the not too distant future, or a Isuzu Vehi-Cross that is currently tied up in a divorce.

This happened to be the best choice for us at this time, and it coincided with my wife's birthday. I did not want a Rav4, I prefered a Toyota Tacoma four door 4WD truck, as my wife treats EVERYTHING she drives like a truck. However, she refused to drive a truck.