Find AK1 the cheapest new car with heated seats

Cheapest new car around Detroit is 

ford ecosport with heated seats.  Apparently no one wants the stupid things. 
 

https://www.cars.com/shopping/results/?dealer_id=&feature_slugs[]=heated_seats&keyword=&list_price_max=&list_price_min=&maximum_distance=20&mileage_max=&overlay=filter%2Bmobile_stock-type&page_size=20&sort=list_price&stock_type=new&year_max=&year_min=&zip=48127

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

What about playing the long game... Is there a 4wd pickup truck you'd like to have for yourself in 3 to 4 years?  Buy it now and in 3-4 years you'll actually be driving it. 

Kia Rio?

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/982eb3c1-17ba-4236-bdb2-d9fb7055d223/

Kia soul

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/5d94509b-e4ba-48af-b0fd-daeab92088de/

ford

ecosport

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/5f85b95c-a2a6-442b-8762-fd7321cad62a/
 

there are also

a few Hyundai accents thrown in  

I was thinking Maverick XLT AWD, honestly. Isn't it just a reskinned Escape?

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

And then you get it in 4 years?

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Maverick does share chassis with Escape as well as Bronco Sport. Great choice if you can actually get you hands on one this year.

Ford is accepting no more orders for the hybrid (least expensive) version for this model year. 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/43342/you-cant-order-a-ford-maverick-hybrid-until-summer-2022

In reply to Fueled by Caffeine :

I hear 2022 is final year for the EcoSport in the US market

In reply to Fueled by Caffeine and John Welsh:

yep, it would be mine when she graduates unless she wants to take over the payments.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

How much more for a low option Ford Ranger with a Ford discount? 

2021 escape SE AWD says 1.5L 3-cyl, what do we know about those engines?

Man there's just not a lot of new cars available right now. Yeah, shocking. So I think my most likely path is gonna be a CPO 2018-ish Escape.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

You're traveling north up I-75 to get AK1. Are small town dealers sitting on any inventory? 

In reply to John Welsh :

I'm gonna try my luck locally between Christmas and New Years. Probably trade in the Sube, unless it blows up on the way.

https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/build/options/#/44751N5B0N0

Hyundai Elantra N-line. Heated seats standard.  Way better than a Buick. Why punish yourself. Don't be a cheap.  Get something you'll enjoy at least a little.

In reply to TGMF :

reputation for not honoring engine warranty claims puts the korean twins on my NOPE list