I currently drive a Kia Sedona van with 70,000 miles. It's okay, but I wouldn't buy another one. We are looking for a Hummer H3. It's the perfect car for our family...plenty of space for our kids and a great backseat cargo area that is perfect for Vader. You can find a decent one with lower miles for under $20,000 and it gets better gas mileage than most larger suvs. We also have to drive on dirt roads a lot and I'm tired of worrying about getting stuck :P
Melissa Hoyer Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2005
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I drive a Dodge Grand Caravan...handy, but I want a Suburban or Yukon XL!
We had a Hummer H3 a few years ago. Just a word of advice...they are not boats. My hubby missed this lesson and had an off-roading incident that caused the H3 to commit suicide (or so my hubby says to make himself feel better...) It was a nice car to drive...fit four comfortably plus a dog in the back.
He opted for a Jeep Wrangler instead this time around due to the Hummers not being manufactured anymore and wondering about availability of parts. Also, he likes the options that Jeeps have for being customized.
Oh, and I am not sure where you heard they get good gas mileage. It was horrible for that, as was his Dad's H3. It got about 13 mpg on a good day. We replaced it with a GMC Sierra extended cab 4x4 that actually got better mileage at 19 mpg! (Oh, how I miss that truck...hubby hated it...)
I love my Scion xB. It perfectly fits 1 42" dog crate in the back, or 2 36" crates wedged tightly. I get about 30 mpg. After hearing the high mileage stories here, I want 300k out of it.
I have a 2003 Saturn Vue and really love it. Not so sure about the newer design. I have 2 crates in the back that fit Kipp and Kenzi quite nicely. So the car can fit 2 dogs and 4 average sized adults pretty well. But my dogs are smaller and the crate sizes are only 30" and 24"
Tiffany Holtfreter Webboard User Reg: 07-31-2010
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Both my husband and my father are mechanics. My father ownes his own shop and my husband works for Chevy. Whatever you do DO NOT get a Chevy Traverse! He said they are always in the shop and are just an overall bad vehicle.
I recently had a friend by the new Ford Edge and so far loves it! I personally have an HHR that I am not to fond of because it has a blind spot (plus Im a truck girl...my F250 diesel is my baby but you may not want to go that big)...other then the blind spot the HHR is great, great gas mileage, great pick up when you want to get up and go. and a lot of room (ya know if you need to fit 2 dog crates in there ). It has yet to have a problem and am not the easiest on cars... call me a speed demon if you will.
I will ask both of them tonight what their opinion is on the new vehicles out there and let you know tomorrow .
Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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My husband is thinking the same thing Dennis. He works on our cars himself whenever he can - doesn't like dealers at all. We have a Ford Explorer (5 years old) for our 'common sense' car. We love it. Enough room to pack it up for a good road trip, and it hasn't given us any mechanical problems at all. We would love to get the new one that just came out/or is coming soon, but it seems stupid when this one is in such great shape. I know many people who swear by these and have had the same one for many, many years.
We also like to support Ford - we respect the fact that they didn't go for bail-out money!
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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Glad I'm not the only one that couldn't make the cargo net thing work. My idiots went over, under, or through it like it was a new agility obstacle. It lasted about a day.
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