So the visit to the dealer with the truck went amazingly well. Stand by for a short story....
Call USAA for roadside assistance (parked in front of my house). Guy shows up in the tow truck, checks the battery... low voltage. Uses his jump start pack to get it started and checks the alternator... 14+ volts, good.
Tells me, "Don't turn it off... drive to the dealer and let them check it out". It's the battery.
Went to the dealer, drove up to the service advisor, she takes down my info and listens to the issue. While she is filling out the paperwork, we're chatting and I tell her I need the truck because we're a 1 car household at the moment and the wife and I have been looking. She assures me they'll get the battery replaced at no charge asap.
As I sit in the waiting area she comes over to me with another young lady (in sales) and says... this is Kiki, she's in sales... maybe we have something you're looking for. She asks what the wife wants and I tell her we've looked at small SUV's, the Venza, RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Honda CR-V, etc... she asks if she may want a Jeep Compass, uh... no thanks.
They had a 2020 RAV4 EXL Premium on the lot with only 9,158 miles on the Odometer. Huh... so how much ya want for it?
Turns out they wanted 3100 more than I wanted to pay, so I told the sales manager if he would agree to that same price AFTER Tax, Title and Tag... I'd go get him a cashier's check. After a brief how 'bout this / No, I gave you my terms... deal struck.
Momma has a dark grey 2020 RAV4 with all da bells and whistles.
So strange how a day that started out with an "Awwww, f--k" ended with our short search for momma's next car coming to an end and my "Awwww, f--k" moment being nothing but a battery covered under warranty.