Thinking of a new vehicle for the wife

[ray1970]

Thought I would pick your brains a bit.

She he currently has a 2010 Nissan Rogue. Nice enough for what it is but she kind of wants something a little fancier and maybe with a bit more power.

She doesn't want anything too big and would like to stick to some sort of SUV type thing. Hopefully something near or under $30K if that's doable.

Since it's her vehicle all I can do is steer her in a direction and let her try things out to see what she likes. Here are a few things I am thinking of having her test drive.

Toyota 4Runner
Subaru Tribeca
Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee
Nissan Murano
Dodge Durango

If any of you own one of these or have any experience with them or have any other suggestions for things she should check out let me know.

Thanks.

[Ridge]

Chrysler products are extremely meh, IMO.

What about the Mazda CX-5? Starts at $21k

[sniper7]

Chevy equinox V6 with awd.

[ray1970]

Chrysler products are extremely meh, IMO.

What about the Mazda CX-5? Starts at $21k

We drove a CX5 before we bought her Rogue. The road noise and engine noise in the passenger compartment was almost unbearable. Not sure if they have changed much since 2010 but I suppose we could take a spin in another one.

I'm also considering looking at the BMW X1 and the Mercedes GLA. Not sure about the cost of maintenance and repairs on those though.

The VW Tiguan seems fairly nice for a small SUV but it might not be as roomy as what she has right now.

[ray1970]

Chevy equinox V6 with awd.

I'm probably going to steer clear or GM and Ford products. Nothing wrong with their trucks but I'm not a huge fan of anything else they build. Not really a fan of the Chrysler stuff either but I like the size and some of the features on the ones I listed above.

[tmleadr03]

If you are looking at a new BMW maintenance is included for the first 4 years 50k miles. And you can bump that up to 100k and 8 years if you want.

[ray1970]

If you are looking at a new BMW maintenance is included for the first 4 years 50k miles. And you can bump that up to 100k and 8 years if you want.

Thanks. I wasn't aware of that. I might have to check out the X1 and see just how small it is. Wish the X3 was in my price range.

[RCCrawler]

We just got the wife a new Subaru Outback and we're both loving it. They're much bigger than they were a few years ago. After road tripping to St. Paul and back I totally dig it, the adaptive cruise control setup is wonderful.

[Great-Kazoo]

We drove a CX5 before we bought her Rogue. The road noise and engine noise in the passenger compartment was almost unbearable. Not sure if they have changed much since 2010 but I suppose we could take a spin in another one.

I'm also considering looking at the BMW X1 and the Mercedes GLA. Not sure about the cost of maintenance and repairs on those though.

The VW Tiguan seems fairly nice for a small SUV but it might not be as roomy as what she has right now.

The Tiguan has been out a few years and to say sales have been lackluster, would be kind. It's one of the few VW product line they can't give away. KBB and NADA show one thing for trade in Sales dept have another, it's not pretty. For it's size other like suv's have larger storage capacity. The up side is VW is doing some sales promos on the Tiguan.

Out of your choices, i'd lean towards the 4runner. Subaru is nice, but i think you'll get more bang for the buck with a 4runner.

[ray1970]

I hadn't thought about an Outback but the Forester with the turbo might be something we'll look at.