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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  If they are junk, then what would you recommend instead?  Needs to be AWD and high off the ground.  She does not like what I have recommended so far (RAV4 and Subaru Outback) although I think RAV4  :? might be the best choice.[/quote]
I researched cars for my DD.  We live in Los Angeles and to get to school, she has to traverse terrain that you would not expect in LA (going over a mountain and on some really windy roads with little-to-no shoulder (Sunset Blvd. and Mulholland Dr.)

She wanted a Jeep (Wrangler or Renegade).  OP, please look at Consumer Reports on Jeep Safety.  That car is shockingly dangerous.

The Toyota Highlander is always a good bet, but the "little sister" of the Highlander is the RAV4.

I had an older model Toyota Highlander (2007), but the newer models have gotten overly-big.  We got her a 2017 RAV4--the RAVs have also gotten bigger, so now are the size of the original Highlanders.

It's a GREAT CAR, OP!  We are so happy with it!  I like it better than my Highlander, which I loved.  Consumer Reports rates it very highly on performance and safety.[/quote]

The new 2020 Wranglers get good safety ratings.  Its shocking how little you know about it.[/quote]

no they don't:

https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/jeep/wrangler/34192

https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/mercedes-benz/glc/21987

https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/toyota/rav4/35881[/quote]

That website seems to base its ratings on lots of things that are safety factors for those *outside* the vehicle, such as pedestrians and cyclists, or for automatic steering and braking.

I don't consider those safety features.

I can drive. I don't need lane assist or automatic braking. And I'm not picking a vehicle based on pedestrian or cyclist safety. If pedestrians and cyclists want to be safe, they should use crosswalks or stop at stop signs and redlights and follow traffic laws like cars are required to. But I'm certainly not going choose my vehicle based on how effective it is a protecting dumb pedestrians and cyclists from the consequences of their actions. [/quote]

I'm not talking about the rating categories for the driver assistance or pedestrian safety. The adult occupant safety rating is a separate category which only rates how well the car protects the people on the inside in a crash. The Wrangler is horrible. The Wrangler is a body-on-frame which is incredibly outdated and inherently less safe compared to modern unibody construction.[/quote]

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