Buying a new crossover after almost 20y of owning compact

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ford Escape. I have more than 200,000 miles on mine and have done nothing to it but breaks.

Another vote for Ford Escape. Surprisingly zippy, handles well, and a good form factor. I’ve had mine for 8 years - no issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just get another compact?

Do you really feel the need to add yet ANOTHER giant behemoth SUV/crossover to the roadways?

A CRV, rav4 and escape aren’t ‘behemoths’ under any standard.

They absolutely ARE. They weigh more than most cars, they’re taller, can’t see around them, and crush other vehicles in a crash. That’s a behemoth in my book.

[Anonymous]

Avoid Ourisman Rockville like the plague. When I bought a year ago they had the highest markups in the area plus they wanted to charge $500 for nitrogen in the tires. I found the same car at Ourisman Laurel for a $2k markup, which sucked, but I really wanted that particular car which is still in high demand. Also check out their Yelp review, some pretty shady stuff is going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Avoid Ourisman Rockville like the plague. When I bought a year ago they had the highest markups in the area plus they wanted to charge $500 for nitrogen in the tires. I found the same car at Ourisman Laurel for a $2k markup, which sucked, but I really wanted that particular car which is still in high demand. Also check out their Yelp review, some pretty shady stuff is going on.

Haha. The air we breathe is 78% nitrogen. Costco will fill with nitrogen for free. It offers negligible benefit other than a slightly slower rate of pressure loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just get another compact?

Do you really feel the need to add yet ANOTHER giant behemoth SUV/crossover to the roadways?

A CRV, rav4 and escape aren’t ‘behemoths’ under any standard.

They absolutely ARE. They weigh more than most cars, they’re taller, can’t see around them, and crush other vehicles in a crash. That’s a behemoth in my book.

If you think CRV's and Rav4's are behemoths, what do you think of Suburbans, Expeditions and full size trucks?

[pearlbee]

consider CX30 or Crosstrek.

[Anonymous]

OP, have you looked at the plug in Kia Niro? You'll save on gas and it's priced very reasonably, if you can find one.

[Anonymous]

pearlbee wrote:consider CX30 or Crosstrek.

Both of those are crap. The Volvo because it’s a Volvo, and the Subaru because of the CVT and leaky head gaskets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

pearlbee wrote:consider CX30 or Crosstrek.

Both of those are crap. The Volvo because it’s a Volvo, and the Subaru because of the CVT and leaky head gaskets.

CX-30 is a Mazda, not a Volvo, and I love mine.