u/marsovec

if so - was coming to a full stop (ie braking) different? I test drove a 320e yesterday and was very unpleasantly surprised by the rocking (back and forth) motion of the whole car when stopping. it happened each time and it was super noticeable. I wonder if it's really a feature (as I read on some forums) which I totally dislike as my Rav4 comes to a full stop as a normal non-hybrid car.

it was in an otherwise great car, almost like new condition - 1 owner, 30K KM (<20K Miles). is it an unfortunate feature or a known issue maybe? thank you.

the car was otherwise in a great condition, felt and looked brand new, very low milage and first owner.

my Toyota's trunk door (I guess?) makes an annoying noise when going over bumps and bumpy roads. unfortunately all my experience with the official dealers is that they charge a lot and only replace parts instead of trying to fix anything.

I am looking for a smaller independent capable workshop which would hopefully fix the problem and not charge an arm and a leg.

is there someone you could recommend in/around Almere?

I live in The Netherlands.

I am down to ~95K eur mortgage left, ~700eur/month, at 5.24% interest rate. I am renting out my place and have some 600eur/month positive cashflow from it. at the same time I started investing only this year to the Northern Trust index funds, some ~500eur/month as my long term (12-15 years from now) goal is to retire early.

the big question with which I need your help is: should I continue repaying my mortgage to close it asap and get some additional (ultimately ~+400eur/month) from the rent of my apartment which I could also invest, or stop aggressive mortgage repayments at this point and start investing into NT more aggressively (I can do ~2500eur/month at this point if I divert money from repaying the mortgage)?

thank you and let me know if there's anything else relevant I should add or clarify.