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Cars...
DH and I are in the market for a new car, yay! I hate car shopping more than anything.
Anyways, we definately want an SUV because the Montana winters are horrid, and you pretty much have to have an SUV here lol.
I have driven my sister Honda CRV and loved it, so I'm leaning towards that. Anyone else have any recommendations for us?
TIA!
Re: Cars...
{Blog: Adventures of AlaskanAlison}
Ditto. If we ever move to Colorado I told H that I'm getting a Subaru. I love them. Other then that I love Jeep's also. We have a Wrangler and my only complaint is that it's not plush at all considering how expensive the dang thing is. But it's a work horse and it will never fail you. We have a 4 door and it's super roomy.
I third the Subaru! The Outback is four-wheel drive but still gets great gas mileage for a snow-safe vehicle. We rented one a few winters ago and it was great.
Also check out the Mazda3. It's another snow-safeish car. My brother has one with snow tires and I drove it last month and saw a bunch of cars slipping a sliding around this one corner so I braced myself for a bit of a slip but his car pulled it off without a problem! I was very impressed!
Otherwise the Honda CRV is a great option. I'd get one of the older models with the table in the back, personally. Honda did not to itself a service removing that option from the newer models! It's the most ridiculous but handiest thing ever!
We have a Subie. Ok, so we're nerds and that's what we call our WRX. It is great in the snow. Even last year when we had a ton. And it's super fast and fun. I was pissed at DH for buying it but I secretly love it now.
As for SUVs. I really like the Mazada 7 & 9 and Honda Pilot.
I have a Toyota Rav4 Sport (6 cyl, 4X4 and no wheel on theback) my car is AWESOME in the snow, handles the back country roads really well and the highway too, and I've got a ton of room.
Only downfall is the small gas tank. I get great mileage though.
Both of my parents have subarus in upstate NY. Great alternative to an SUV and they can be even better in the snow/ice on hills (lower center of gravity)