The EV6 is a genuinely fun electric crossover with the fastest charging architecture in its class and handling sharp enough to make you forget you're driving a family hauler. The ICCU (Integrated Charging Control Unit) fails often enough to strand 2% of owners unpredictably, and Kia hasn't fixed the root cause, warranty covers the repair, but not the tow truck wait or the loaner lottery at your dealer. Buy it used with heavy depreciation in your favor if you have a solid dealer nearby and can stomach the stranding risk; skip it if you need absolute reliability or hate turning radii the size of a school bus.
A RAV4 in a tuxedo that'll run forever without surprising you with a repair bill, but you're paying luxury money for Toyota bones. The 2022 redesign finally dragged the interior into the current decade, big touchscreen, materials that feel worth the price, and enough physical buttons that you won't curse at a screen while merging. The catch is size: genuinely tight if you've got kids and car seats, with a trunk that vanishes the moment you load a stroller. Families stretching into this over an RX regret it within a year. But if you're single, childfree, or empty-nest, it's the right size and the hybrid models are shockingly efficient (real owners hitting 40+ MPG). It rides smoother and quieter than the Germans, dealership service is famously painless, and it'll still be starting every morning when the X3 down the street is on its third turbo. Just replace those miserable run-flats the day you buy it. Buy if you want a compact that'll last 200k miles without drama. Skip if you need actual family space.