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what used SUV/minivan should I buy?
Since we added a new family member this year (a gigantic dog) we need a bigger vehicle for summer road trips. I am not a car person and I don't even know where to start. Here are my priorities:
- more cargo space than our current Mazda 5
- has a third row of seats that folds down
- can hold its own on the terrible dirt roads we sometimes drive on (we've nearly killed our low clearance, FWD Mazda a couple times)
- good gas economy, ideally a hybrid
- high reliability and good craftsmanship
- I LOVE a heated seat.
On the other hand, I really don't care about how snappy the acceleration feels, how good the "infotainment" system is, whether I can open doors with a remote-control, how fancy the interior is, etc. I can spend whatever I need to, to get the thing I want--but the less the better! I know used cars are hard to come by right now, but if I could figure out exactly what I want, I can just wait for it to come up on Carvana. Do y'all have any recommendations?
- more cargo space than our current Mazda 5
- has a third row of seats that folds down
- can hold its own on the terrible dirt roads we sometimes drive on (we've nearly killed our low clearance, FWD Mazda a couple times)
- good gas economy, ideally a hybrid
- high reliability and good craftsmanship
- I LOVE a heated seat.
On the other hand, I really don't care about how snappy the acceleration feels, how good the "infotainment" system is, whether I can open doors with a remote-control, how fancy the interior is, etc. I can spend whatever I need to, to get the thing I want--but the less the better! I know used cars are hard to come by right now, but if I could figure out exactly what I want, I can just wait for it to come up on Carvana. Do y'all have any recommendations?