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I did not know that, I thought Jaguars were well-manufactured and of high quality, kind of like a poor man's Rolls-Royce.  I have heard many good things about the Lexus and have been considering getting a well-maintained used one through Carmax when that time comes.  Right now I foresee driving my "lemony" old Buick until the wheels fall off --- it has degenerated into basically a clean, superficially attractive beater car.  Just had to get new brakes on it last week after a road trip where we took back roads all the way home, lest the brakes go out on the interstate, praying it would hold together long enough to get home and get it back to our trusty mechanic.  Not good.

Lexus is made by Toyota, it is the same car but has some more fancy features. I'd go with a used Toyota, there are more around to chose used ones from. The Toyota Camry always is at the top of the most sold new cars, so there are plenty of used ones around.  The Lexus ES is the fancy version of the Toyota Camry with 6 cylinder engine. I had a 4 cylinder Toyota Camry LE for 14 years and sold it and the person I sold it to still has it 4 years and going and it is running like new. You can put easily 400,000+ miles on them if you just do the oil changes. They are almost indestructible and if you keep it in a garage you can have them forever.

Get yourself a Toyota with 100,000 miles that is clean and do the math of how many years you will have it if it goes 400,000 miles. By the way, they will not depreciate when bought used, if you buy them right, or at least depreciate very little. Put the money you save every year to buy a house or into an income producing avenue.

Yes, my wife wants the same.  She really likes the new Ford Transits.  They're about $50K new, but there are a lot of used ones floating around; they tend not to accuмulate too much mileage.

Here are 2 in your neck of the woods-

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=530984216&LNX=VDPEMLSHRE&LNX=VDPEMLSHRE

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=527710514&LNX=VDPEMLSHRE&LNX=VDPEMLSHRE

Both are about the same price, with one being slightly older and fewer miles (2016 with 18K), the other slightly newer with more miles (2018 with 35K).  In both cases, the manufacturer warranty is close to being over, but the extended warranties through a dealer aren't too bad a deal.

My only problem is that I hate Fords.  We had nothing but grief from a Ford Expedition ... and other people tell similar horror stories.

Hey, Matthew, why don't get one of these and hold a CathInfo fund raiser raffle?

Well, thanks, but I just read in that other thread that my husband is rich, so I'm sure there'll be keys to a 2020 Mercedes Sprinter under the Christmas tree in a few days. 

Well, thanks, but I just read in that other thread that my husband is rich, so I'm sure there'll be keys to a 2020 Mercedes Sprinter under the Christmas tree in a few days.  

Yes, after that other thread, the same thought crossed my mind ...  

You are correct that the majority of these 15-seaters have basically been cargo vans with some windows cut into the side and a couple rows of bench seats bolted in.  We had one years ago that didn't even have heating in the back.