I'm ranting Sometimes my kids drive me insane full speed ahead into debt

[Freddie]

1. Kids and cars

My husband is like you - buy used and drive them til they drop. He’s in the auto parts business so he gets parts wholesale and is a good non-professional mechanic.
When our granddaughter was a baby (she’s 8 now) our daughter HAD to replace her perfectly fine 2001 Corolla with a brand-new Chevy Equinox with all the bells and whistles. She’s finally got it paid off and the dealer keeps emailing her about the great deal she’ll get for a trade-in, and I fear she’s starting to cave. In my house a 2011 model is one you trade up to, not the old car you replace.