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NBR: recommend your small SUV
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My mom has a Rav4 and I really like it, but DH leans toward American-made..other than driving my mom's car, we haven't done any test drives or anything, but I'd love to hear from folks with that size of car, what you like/don't like, and/or if you have comparisons with other similarly-sized vehicles that you tested out.
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Re: NBR: recommend your small SUV
I test drove a slew of SUV's before buying a Nissan Murano last spring. I decided to go bigger, but among the smaller ones, I liked the Honda CRV. And the Mazda CX-5 gets amazing gas mileage.
I thought the American made ones were terrifically overpriced for what you were getting. Same thing with the VW Toureg.
Bring a car seat with you when you test drive. A lot of the small SUVs (and many large ones) have very little leg room in the back seat. We ended up going with the Murano because it was the only thing we drove that made our final list where we could have a rear-facing car seat behind the passenger seat and not have to move the passenger seat forward. DH has long legs and we were shocked by how many vehicles had him riding with his knees against the dash.
Another vote for the Escape. It is such an easy ride. We've already outgrown it though. With baby, DH and I, and our Pitt bull mix, we are pretty cozy for vacations.
I love my CR-V! I get great gas mileage for an SUV (avg 24 in town) and it has more interior room than my Grand Cherokee did.
I almost bought an Escape though, I just got a better deal on the CR-V but I liked the Escape a lot as well.
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My mom has a Mercury Mariner that I really like. It is very similar to the Ford Escape except the Mariner usually has a few extra "bells and whistles".
I have also rented a few Jeep Liberty's and I feel like they fit our car seat better than many small SUVs.
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