Recommend your mid size SUV please!

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Anonymous wrote:We've been very happy with our Toyota Highlander. No real issues with it in the 7-8 years we've had it so far.

I think one of your first decision is whether you need/want 3rd row seating. Many SUVs like the Highlander and Pilot have 3rd row optional. If you have a family of 5 (or more), I'd consider a 3rd row even though 3 kids could seat in together in one row.

4 wheel drive will probably also be a primary decision. I thought we'd regret not getting 4WD but we haven't needed it (even in snow).

I believe rear-view cameras are default now (or should be) on all SUVs.

We have an 2008! Highlander and it's been great.

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The Kia Niro is awesome. It's gets 500+ miles to a tank and I get 51 mpg in warmish weather. I love mine, and I never ever thought I'd say that about a Kia.

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Anonymous wrote:Range Rover LWB is the only suv we drive.

Ew no.

These types of cars might as well have a “trying Too hard” sticker on them

You need to get out more.

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I love my Toyota 4Runner. It very capable offroad and they last forever. I expect to drive it for the next 20 years.

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pilot

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Anonymous wrote:Range Rover LWB is the only suv we drive.

Ew no.

These types of cars might as well have a “trying Too hard” sticker on them

Enjoy your Honda Pilot!

I don’t drive one of those but they’re nice.

Enjoy your loaner car (it’s better to have a reliable car than a fancy hunk of junk).

I lease and write the payments off, I've never had an issue under warranty.

I will humor a MD burbs soccer mom like yourself and explain why it's an objectively better car than whatever "I give up on life" econobox you drive. On the road it will do 0-60 in sub 5 seconds. Put your foot down to pass and you just get a wave of power. It has air suspension so it's extremely smooth and compliant over roads in the city. I drive on the beach at my IL's house, and it is one of the most capable off-road vehicles on the planet. It is essentially a leather-clad luxury hotel room with the off-road capability of a Jeep Wrangler.

Did this guy just compare a RR LWB's offroad capabilities to a Wrangler? AHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Oh man. I needed that laugh. It's been a long Monday.

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Anonymous wrote:I love my Toyota 4Runner. It very capable offroad and they last forever. I expect to drive it for the next 20 years.

Same. They are great.

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RAV4 Hybrid, but it would be tight on a regular basis for 5 adults. Two adults, 2 kids it's fine, and 3 kids would be fine if two of them are pre-teens or younger.

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We're a Subaru family and I highly recommend the Forester. Outbacks have also bloated to be basically like a mid-sized SUV too, so you might want to look at them if you're interested in a more car-like ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Kia Sorento

We rented a Sorento last year and I hated it. It was roomy enough, but I found it underpowered and cheap-feeling, with badly subpar off road capabilities.

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Anonymous wrote:Range Rover LWB is the only suv we drive.

Ew no.

These types of cars might as well have a “trying Too hard” sticker on them

Enjoy your Honda Pilot!

I don’t drive one of those but they’re nice.

Enjoy your loaner car (it’s better to have a reliable car than a fancy hunk of junk).

I lease and write the payments off, I've never had an issue under warranty.

I will humor a MD burbs soccer mom like yourself and explain why it's an objectively better car than whatever "I give up on life" econobox you drive. On the road it will do 0-60 in sub 5 seconds. Put your foot down to pass and you just get a wave of power. It has air suspension so it's extremely smooth and compliant over roads in the city. I drive on the beach at my IL's house, and it is one of the most capable off-road vehicles on the planet. It is essentially a leather-clad luxury hotel room with the off-road capability of a Jeep Wrangler.

Did this guy just compare a RR LWB's offroad capabilities to a Wrangler? AHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Oh man. I needed that laugh. It's been a long Monday.

The Wrangler is a primitive farm vehicle that is only good at off-roading. It is an awful machine by pretty much every other objective metric. The RR has 99% of the off-road capability and is actually usable as a DD.

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Anonymous wrote:RAV4 Hybrid, but it would be tight on a regular basis for 5 adults. Two adults, 2 kids it's fine, and 3 kids would be fine if two of them are pre-teens or younger.

+1 If we needed to take 5 people occasionally we'd stick with our RAV4, but if we needed to take 5 most or all of the time I'd look into a Highlander or Pilot (or minivan).

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There are a couple of new larger SUVs - Volkwagon Atlas and Subaru Ascent that are getting good reviews, if you are looking at the Pilot/Highlander.

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Anonymous wrote:nobody drives a Mazda

Really? Because I live in LA and they are very popular

Why are LA people on a DC site? Just curious.

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Anonymous wrote:Kia Sorento

We rented a Sorento last year and I hated it. It was roomy enough, but I found it underpowered and cheap-feeling, with badly subpar off road capabilities.

We have a Sorento, and I'm a big fan of it- but noticed the issues described in the base model (underpowered and cheap). We got the EX and upgrade to V6 engine, and love it. But, I would've been unhappy without those things. I have no desire to off-road, so I can't comment on that.