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bookworm
Two Little Rosebuds
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Buying a car
If you wanted something more adventurous than a station wagon, smaller than an SUV, and super safe, especially in bad weather, what would you buy?
Not a minivan
Under 30k
ETA: Are these technically called "crossovers"? Something in the CRV/Suburu neighborhood?
Message edited 6/27/2012 10:32:54 AM.
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cateyemm
Twins!
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Re: Buying a car
we are looking at the kia sorrento, highlander and pilot bc we need a third row seat with the twins/grandparents etc.
but before we knew it was twins, we were looking at the prius v, CRV and Rav 4. not sure how the prius v is in bad weather or the price though.
we currently have a matrix and i absolutely love it. never had a problem with bad weather even though it doesnt have 4wd (we got the only year they didnt make it). i'd highly recommend that too.
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| Posted 6/27/12 11:29 AM |
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BBin2012
Full heart!
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Re: Buying a car
We were kind of looking for something similar...we got a Nissan Murano, which is technically the same size as a Maxima (so not SUV huge) but with more cargo space. We love it!
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| Posted 6/27/12 11:58 AM |
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Leb
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Re: Buying a car
I think Subaru has a wagon-y hybrid type, also they are 4 wheel drive and I don't think that expensive.
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| Posted 6/27/12 12:00 PM |
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ElizaRags35
My 2 Girls
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Re: Buying a car
Honda Crosstour? I believe they have 4WD and it's a cross between a sedan and an SUV.
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| Posted 6/27/12 12:05 PM |
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Kizzy
LIF Infant
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Re: Buying a car
We were looking for something similar and ended up with a subaru outback
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| Posted 6/27/12 12:11 PM |
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Buying a car
we just got a mazda cx9, while it was more than 30k (not much), the lower model is 28k i believe. It is an awesome crossover. Def look into it!
Message edited 6/27/2012 12:22:05 PM.
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Bearcat
Love my little girls!!! <3
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Re: Buying a car
tiguan?
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MrsM429
Mama x2 <3
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Re: Buying a car
Nissan Rouge
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Erica
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Re: Buying a car
The Volvo xc70 would meet all of your requirements except it's slightly over $30K. I bet you could get a great preowned one.
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MommaG
Yay Spring!
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Re: Buying a car
Posted by ElizaRags35
Honda Crosstour? I believe they have 4WD and it's a cross between a sedan and an SUV.
I was going to suggest this. I've seen them on the road but not up close. I think they look good and slightly different.
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| Posted 6/27/12 2:01 PM |
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Mrs213
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Buying a car
Toyota rav 4
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akades
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Buying a car
Subaru now has a new model XV, which I'm looking to buy maybe next yr. Just done with my 5 yr financing for Honda Fit and wanna enjoy the extra $$ in my pocket so I'm waiting it out. DH has a Subaru Forester and we both love it and will be sticking with the Subaru family
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PennyCat
Just call me mommy :)
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Re: Buying a car
Ours is outside of the price range, but it's a small SUV and we LOVE IT!!! I'm SURE that the other car companies make small SUVs to compete with each other. Mine is the BMW X3 and technically it's an SUV, not a crossover.... but I'm petite (5') and very comfortable driving it. We hope to make this our family car..... although if we end up having more than 2 kids down the line I could see needing something bigger. Right now we have none so it's more than enough!! 
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| Posted 6/28/12 1:31 AM |
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bookworm
Two Little Rosebuds
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Re: Buying a car
Thank you! We have lots of fun test-driving to do.
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