OT: Midsize SUV
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We have a Palisade. I let my wife research for whatever SUV she wanted (as long as it was easy for me to drive since I’m 6’6) and she landed on the Palisade. It has a lot of nice features for the price range it’s in. The Kia Telluride is its sister car and really nice as well.
ETA: The third row is actually functional. I can sit in the third row
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Drove a Mazda CX-5 for a few days. Drives great for an SUV, and comfortable.
Also, you’ll never go wrong with a Toyota SUV.
Also, you’ll never go wrong with a Toyota SUV.
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We really like our Pilot but there have been a number of recalls and quirks to deal with. Seems to be doing good for now .
There is only one answer. Toyota (Grand) Highlander Hybrid.
My wife drives an Acura MDX. I like it a lot. She seems to like it a lot. During the buying process, we looked at and seriously considered the Toyota Highlander, VW Atlas and GMC Acadia. I would have been happy with any of those. I do think the MDX is the most comfortable.
That's what the old lady has, we love it, but the 3rd row is worthless except for small chillins'
We went down this rabbit hole last year. Wife has driven Mercedes SUVs for years. Customer service and build quality had consistently gone downhill so we decided to look at everything and I mean everything. We test drove and researched from a Ford Escape to a BMW M7 and most everything in between. She kept going back to the Subaru Forrester. She knew exactly what she wanted as far as color, interior, and options. When she was finally ready to buy nothing was available due to Covid. It took almost six months to find exactly what she wanted. Subaru make two engines, two transmissions, one drive train, they are basically a simple vehicle. I was shocked when i opened the hood, everything is right there and accessible. Customer service is what Mercedes was 10-15 years ago. You can buy as much warranty as you want directly from Subaru, not a third party. My windshield is warrantied against rock pecks for five years. The Accent is the model with third row seats and it’s actually made in the US. I’ve been impressed with the vehicle.
Yeah. But that that's the case for all mid sized SUVs. The Grand Highlander gives you a little more room.
We've had BMW X5s for the last 15 years. Current one is the last of the diesels - I get 28 MPG on the highway and that thing pulls like a freight train here in the Smoky mountains where I live. I'm at 250K and there aren't any diesels anymore so I've been looking at everything over the last 2 years. I'm back to the X5. IF you plan on having people in the back seat regularly, do yourself a favor and at least sit in one. The other vehicle that was an attractive option is the Grand Cherokee but I got scared off looking at reliability statistics.
I'm probably going with the new plug-in hybrid model. Has the turbo straight 6 so travel will be fine, and it has an electric range of about 30 miles which will save a ton of wear on the engine and should save me some gas money for the daily commute. Maintenance costs for me haven't really ben that different than other new vehicles. Whatever you get, really good idea to have a dealer you can stand located within a reasonable distance from you.
I'm probably going with the new plug-in hybrid model. Has the turbo straight 6 so travel will be fine, and it has an electric range of about 30 miles which will save a ton of wear on the engine and should save me some gas money for the daily commute. Maintenance costs for me haven't really ben that different than other new vehicles. Whatever you get, really good idea to have a dealer you can stand located within a reasonable distance from you.
I had one for rental almost bought one but decided to get a full size suv instead
We have the Highlander Hybrid. Third row is small and tight, but that mileage though.
It actually hit 40.4 on the average last week. Went on trip to Hot Springs and I’d let her coast going down those hills. Had a head wind coming back and this is result.
It actually hit 40.4 on the average last week. Went on trip to Hot Springs and I’d let her coast going down those hills. Had a head wind coming back and this is result.
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How many people are putting adults in the 3rd row on a regular basis? Or really even ever?
Too rich for my blood, the Nissan Rogue... fits just fine and saved my wife when she got T-boned by another car doing 65.
We traded in our minivan last May and got a new 2023 Telluride SX. We just rolled over 20K miles and we love it. Haven’t had a single problem with it. The technology and options it has are outstanding compared to others in that segment. The ride quality and interior space has been great and we have a family of five. Plus you can’t beat the 5/60 & 10/100 warranty although we haven’t had to use it yet. I was able to negotiate it down to a couple thousand below MSRP and that was 10 months ago when supply was more limited than it is now.
BMW iX.
If that's out of your price range, wait until the BMW iX3 gets released in the states.
Both have no oil changes, transmission fluid changes, essentially no maintenance. With the money you'll save on gas and oil changes, it'll help mitigate the monthly payment.
Don't look solely at the payment. Look at the total cost of ownership.
We bought a Grand Highlander a few months ago. Outside of the windshield issue we had - we like it.
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I have an Acadia that I inherited from my wife when we got a van. It's fine. Nothing I absolutely love about it, but nothing I absolutely hate about it. We only kept it because we have 4 kids and if we need something done to the van, it would be easy to move all our stuff over to the Acadia and still fit everyone. I wouldn't recommend traveling with kids in the third row, though. It's a little tight for long rides.
I think the Lexus GX might be the only real midsize SUV with a 3rd row. The vast majority of the midsize SUV market are actually unibody crossovers. If you're just looking for a grocery getter, that's fine. But if you plan on using any of the "sport" function, you want a body on frame SUV, which are mostly full size if you want 3 rows.
Friend hit a pothole in a Telluride and it shoved the passenger side wheel all the way up into the engine and passenger compartments. It took 5 months to get repaired and should have been totalled.
As these "midsize" SUVs get bigger and heavier to accommodate for 3 rows, you really are better off going full size IMO... Or just getting a minvan.
Friend hit a pothole in a Telluride and it shoved the passenger side wheel all the way up into the engine and passenger compartments. It took 5 months to get repaired and should have been totalled.
As these "midsize" SUVs get bigger and heavier to accommodate for 3 rows, you really are better off going full size IMO... Or just getting a minvan.
Look no further than a used BMW X3 M40i. You can haul your family and then haul ***. It will smoke your buddy's 2008 Corvette in the 1/4 mile and spank your other buddy's 2012 Mustang GT.
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I have never shopped them. But I have inherited my mother's Ford Explorer, and once I cleaned out 4 million napkins and years of random bits of candy, it's grown on me. So much that I will probably be selling my truck soon.
Somebody going to tell him?
I find Subaru's extremely quirky, but also seem to be well-built. The inline 4 with the turbo combined with the CVT transmission has enough power that it's not gonna get you in a bind on the interstate, but it's not gonna pin you back in the seat either. And as you say, the warranty being directly with them makes your life easier. I probably wouldn't buy one if I wasn't fairly close to the dealer, which tend to only be in larger population areas. i think there's only 1 in Mississippi, in Jackson?
It's been my experience once somebody becomes a "Subaru person", they rarely go back (insert joke here). I wouldn't purchase one for myself, but I don't mind having it in the driveway.
Thank you. Fellas, if you require info such as whether Subaru engines are inline 4cylinder or a horizontally opposed "boxer" 4 cylinder engine, Jacknut is your guy, not me.
We went back. I don’t know if it was just ours but we had a lot of problems with our Outback. Some small things like glitchy Radio controls, windows and seats randomly cracking. Some big ones like multiple wheel bearing replacements, cracked manifold, and a head gasket leak. That’s why we went back to Acura/Honda.
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