7 Passenger Vehicles
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Honda Pilot. I am on my second Pilot now. Love it. You can get a 2-3 y/o gently used low mileage ExL AWD in the mid to upper 20's.
This is especially true since the body style changed over for 2016. The 14 and 15's coming off lease are going to be outdated trims. So if you can live with that...
Also used car values are going to be falling this year. So be patient. And shop around. NADA is predicting values for used cars hurting due to the number of lease cars being turned in this year (it's gonna be a lot) and the auctions being flooded with fleet vehicles from rental agencies (as usual). Manufacturers and dealer inventories are swelling again so new car sales will be the focus for franchise dealerships. Used car values will be further depressed as a result. Sooooo...take your time. Do your research. Grind 3 or 4 dealers against one and other...and you'll find the best deal.
I can't say where I work...but I've been in the automotive finance industry for 20 years.1 -
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Motorsheen wrote: »
Yeah but have you seen what replacement treads cost nowadays? Might as well buy a Panzer.0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »
Yeah but have you seen what replacement treads cost nowadays? Might as well buy a Panzer.
no need to buy replacement treads, just invade a neighboring country and liberate a set.1 -
Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »
Yeah but have you seen what replacement treads cost nowadays? Might as well buy a Panzer.
no need to buy replacement treads, just invade a neighboring country and liberate a set.
Fffffrrrrrreeeeeedddooooooommmmm!!!!!0 -
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Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »
Yeah but have you seen what replacement treads cost nowadays? Might as well buy a Panzer.
no need to buy replacement treads, just invade a neighboring country and liberate a set.
Fffffrrrrrreeeeeedddooooooommmmm!!!!!
It ain't never free, is it?
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Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »
Yeah but have you seen what replacement treads cost nowadays? Might as well buy a Panzer.
no need to buy replacement treads, just invade a neighboring country and liberate a set.
Fffffrrrrrreeeeeedddooooooommmmm!!!!!
It ain't never free, is it?
Nein.0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »
Yeah but have you seen what replacement treads cost nowadays? Might as well buy a Panzer.
no need to buy replacement treads, just invade a neighboring country and liberate a set.
Fffffrrrrrreeeeeedddooooooommmmm!!!!!
It ain't never free, is it?
I heard it's a $1.05
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born_of_fire74 wrote: »A Hyundai Santa Fe XL will have all those options in the higher trim levels.
We just test drove this and will probably be getting one. it's a super good deal and was super early to park, my criteria...well and has a back up camera and push button start...yay!1 -
born_of_fire74 wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »
Yeah but have you seen what replacement treads cost nowadays? Might as well buy a Panzer.
no need to buy replacement treads, just invade a neighboring country and liberate a set.
Fffffrrrrrreeeeeedddooooooommmmm!!!!!
It ain't never free, is it?
I heard it's a $1.05
You shop at Costco?
..... I just wouldn't know what to do with all of that freedoms.0 -
Toyota Hylander. Drives like a car but you are up. All the creature comforts you could want. You probably need to go with an LE to get it in your price range or a used XLE0
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Have you seen VW commercial that begins with couple in VW Bug doing it? They have a baby and get next size larger VW, this continues up to them having to buy the seven passenger VW van. LoL pretty funny ending shot with van a rocking, close up shows why!0
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So what did you end up getting?0
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Haven't gotten anything yet. I'm still a year away but since we're more than likely buying used, whatever we get is on the road right now
Right now our list includes Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, Dodge Journey or Durango, Hyundai Santa Fe or Tuscan, Nissan Pathfinder or Rogue or Toyota Highlander. I need to get into some of these models and cut my list down. 0 -
Don't get a minivan...they're ugly and gross. I have one I hate it. It's like a wallowing whale and they are just so boring and depressing.
I want a Jeep Grand Cherokee...they are super nice
I too thought this same way... We have 3 boys, all in sports and when I was looking for a new vehicle, my husband told me I was too vain to drive a mini van... that alone made me buy a god damn mini van. I have to tell you, I may have bought that thing for all the wrong reasons but I LOVED THAT MINI VAN, so much so I had 2 more after it and while the boys are now grown and I am in a little Subaru Crosstrek but I tell you I miss the mini van. Power sliding doors, individual DVD players with wireless headsets, the space so no one is touching one another was absolutely a dream come true. I had 2 Honda Odyssey and a Town & Country with power everything dual control heating/air conditioning heated seats, we did some serious tailgating out of those bad boys. I guess, its all a matter of what you are looking for and personal taste. They do have a wide variety of 3rd row seating SUV's these days to choose from... Good luck!0 -
Haven't gotten anything yet. I'm still a year away but since we're more than likely buying used, whatever we get is on the road right now Right now our list includes Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, Dodge Journey or Durango, Hyundai Santa Fe or Tuscan, Nissan Pathfinder or Rogue or Toyota Highlander. I need to get into some of these models and cut my list down.
Dodge Journey seemed good value for the money. We didn't look at it because my husband felt it looked too much like a truck. We're going to hopefully buy a Santa Fe this afternoon. The XL version since the dealership has a great deal on one right now0 -
Toyota Highlander is the most reliable according to the Consumer Reports0
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Ford Expedition....has everything you want and more.0
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@king_laceyii wrote: »Ford Expedition....has everything you want and more.
I want Alicia Vikander. Does it have that?1 -
I have a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder. It is very spacious and drives very smooth. Has backup camera, 3rd row seat/fold down cargo, adjustable petals (I'm a shortie so
this feature). Bought it new and will drive it until it dies.
I was rear-ended by a large car wrecker. It crumpled his steel bumper and put not one scratch on my pathfinder...
Overall I love it!! But....Beware extended warranty though. They didn't honor mine.0 -
We have a Dodge Durango. I hate it with the fiery hot passion of a thousand burning suns.
It's big. Really, really big. Bigger than it should be - I can't explain this, because I'm not a physicist, but there are smaller vehicles (the Subaru something or other?) that magically give you more space than that stupid thing. It's like they were TRYING to make it suck. If you have the third row in use, there isn't enough cargo room for the freaking groceries. And our two youngest kids (a very small 10 and a perfectly average 11) complain nonstop about how squished they are back there. And yet, as cramped as we are - parking it is kind of a thing.
We're taking it for a family roadtrip this summer. I actually have no idea how we're going to do this. My husband simply puts his fingers in his ears and "nanananas" me because he likes his crappy truck. But the last time we had to take all 6 of us plus some luggage, just to the AIRPORT, all the kids had to sit with their feet on top of their luggage. And we're going to take a 2-day drive to Florida, with all of our luggage plus a cooler and some fishing equipment etc., etc.,? No way, no how.
I don't believe I've ever seen a large SUV with a moon roof. Maybe. Although you'd be better off getting one with a luggage rack (see above).
I think most all cars manufactured within the last few years have the backup camera.
I do like the seat heaters.
A friend of mine has a Subaru something or other. Noticeably smaller (easier to drive, easier to park, easier on the gas) and yet feels roomier inside. Might be pricier, though, I haven't looked in a while.1 -
A Durango is big?
It is all a matter of perspective. To me, a Durango is small. The smallest thing I normally drive is my 4wd crew cab Silverado. To me, it is a little go cart and an absolute piece of cake to park. Then again, I also have north of a million miles behind the wheels of everything from an F350 to a 379 Pete and have had to squeeze 53' trailers into and out of some ridiculous places. I currently drive a 4 axle Kenworth on a daily basis.
One little trick is that it is actually easier to park larger vehicles by backing in. It also has the benefit of being safer because you can see better pulling out forward. If you see the yard of an oilfield company or many trucking companies, everyone backs in.
As to the original question, I guess it depends on what your preferences are and how you prioritize size, cost, fuel mileage, performance, style, etc. Personally, I would lean toward a Tahoe/Yukon or Suburban but there are lots choices out there. I will also second the idea of buying used. I bought my truck with 33k miles on it for about half what a new one would cost.0
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