10phone2 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 My wife and I have gotten to the point that we need to move on from her Impala without going into debt after tax time. With as much as she travels for work between Columbus and Dayton, a lower mileage car around 100k miles and something RWD/AWD would be more peace of mind for her. The following year, I would take hers and then we would get a new car for her depending on if our financial situation continues to improve. If you wouldn't mind, can you provide some insight as which car models you would lean towards. Were not going the mini-van route and need a back seat that can seat 3, so Honda Elements appear to be out unfortunately. The models were learning towards are in no particular order from 2005ish: -CRV -G35 -Legacy or N/A WRX -Acura RL AWD I have noticed 1 out of 4 adds for anything Subaru related has servicing records that includes head gasket being done so I am not sure if that is an issue to worry about regarding the Subaru 2.5's. I did find a WRX wagon for 6k that had 60k miles but she flat out said nothing from the 90's. Thank you for you time and feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=43230&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D43230%26showcaseOwnerId%3D67968%26startYear%3D1981%26maxMileage%3D100000%26listingType%3Dused%26vehicleStyleCodes%3DAWD4WD%252CLUXURY%252CSEDAN%252CSUVCROSS%252CWAGON%26endYear%3D2017%26driveGroup%3DRWD%252CAWD4WD%26listingTypes%3Dused%26minPrice%3D4000%26maxPrice%3D7000%26firstRecord%3D0%26searchRadius%3D50&showcaseOwnerId=67968&listingTypes=used&minPrice=4000&startYear=1981&numRecords=25&maxPrice=7000&vehicleStyleCodes=AWD4WD%2CLUXURY%2CSEDAN%2CSUVCROSS%2CWAGON&firstRecord=0&endYear=2017&searchRadius=50&listingId=448375271&makeCode1=TOYOTA&modelCode1=RAV4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharris89 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 The back seat in a CRV is not very big. If the kids are small, maybe but I wouldn't want to squeeze 3 in with car seats. You said you don't want a minivan but remember what Clark said... "You think you hate it now but wait till you drive it." Maybe an older Dodge Magnum, Pacifica, etc or one of the "it's not a minivan. It's a SUV" vehicles. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Maybe look into the mazda CX series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Motorsports1647545491 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 My brother and his wife both have CR-Vs, and they seeminly love them. They don't have kids, but they have 2 labs they haul around just fine. I know you said you were against vans, but our Odyssey does everything my wife needs it to, and the resale you are looking for is definitely there. If you buy right, you can drive it for a year for little to no money. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 What wrx wagon did you find from the 90s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks for the feedback so far. I did see the RAV4 above and thought not bad. I will have to run it by my wife to see if she would cave on the no mini-van route. I didn't anticipate to find Trailblazers with 70k miles for $8,000 so that maybe another route. I thought they would be more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 What wrx wagon did you find from the 90s? It was a green WRX auto N/A wagon. It was from 96 and had 60k miles on it. I just looked for it again and it's not on Autotrader anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l36tols1 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Pretty sure you could talk them down. Smooth, quick, reliable and has a huge backseat and trunk. 31mpg on the highway. http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=43227&modelCode1=AVALON&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D43227%26showcaseOwnerId%3D43822134%26startYear%3D1981%26maxMileage%3D100000%26endYear%3D2017%26modelCodeList%3DAVALON%26makeCodeList%3DTOYOTA%26modelCode1%3DAVALON%26mmt%3D%255BTOYOTA%255BAVALON%255B%255D%255D%255B%255D%255D%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceASC%26makeCode1%3DTOYOTA%26firstRecord%3D0%26searchRadius%3D75&showcaseOwnerId=43822134&startYear=1981&numRecords=25&makeCode1=TOYOTA&firstRecord=0&endYear=2017&searchRadius=75&listingId=442564799&makeCode1=TOYOTA&modelCode1=AVALON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 It was a green WRX auto N/A wagon. It was from 96 and had 60k miles on it. I just looked for it again and it's not on Autotrader anymore. its not a WRX.. its a outback sport wagon. The WRX wasnt in the US till 2002. Up til then it was impreza RS/ Outback SPort OBS http://i.imgur.com/up37fISl.jpg As far as the headgaskets go- They are a weakspot in the subarus, but as long as they are maintained, the engine itself is likely sound. at 100K- Timingbelt/water pupmp should be done as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Mazda5! When you say 3 in the back seat, does that involve car seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm sure a 2008-2012 era Honda Accord or Camry should fit the bill. Great affordable cars reliable decent-size backseat great gas mileage Quick 2 second search on auto trader http://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=445039426&zip=43035&endYear=2012&pageLayout=list&sortBy=distanceASC&startYear=2008&listingTypes=used&searchRadius=50&maxPrice=10000&mmt=%5BHONDA%5BACCORD%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D http://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=440376267&zip=43035&endYear=2012&pageLayout=list&sortBy=distanceASC&startYear=2008&searchRadius=25&maxPrice=10000&mmt=%5BTOYOTA%5BCAMRY%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 its not a WRX.. its a outback sport wagon. The WRX wasnt in the US till 2002. Up til then it was impreza RS/ Outback SPort OBS http://i.imgur.com/up37fISl.jpg As far as the headgaskets go- They are a weakspot in the subarus, but as long as they are maintained, the engine itself is likely sound. at 100K- Timingbelt/water pupmp should be done as well My apologies. Thanks for the correction and info regarding the engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Mazda5! When you say 3 in the back seat, does that involve car seats? Two booster seats luckily. They can all squeeze in the back of my neon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 I'm sure a 2008-2012 era Honda Accord or Camry should fit the bill. Great affordable cars reliable decent-size backseat great gas mileage Quick 2 second search on auto trader http://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=445039426&zip=43035&endYear=2012&pageLayout=list&sortBy=distanceASC&startYear=2008&listingTypes=used&searchRadius=50&maxPrice=10000&mmt=%5BHONDA%5BACCORD%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D http://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=440376267&zip=43035&endYear=2012&pageLayout=list&sortBy=distanceASC&startYear=2008&searchRadius=25&maxPrice=10000&mmt=%5BTOYOTA%5BCAMRY%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D Thanks for the links Paul. I think I will have to see if she would be willing to go this route. There are alot of pluses given the fuel economy and mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Mazda5! When you say 3 in the back seat, does that involve car seats? I hate to say it, but I had a close friend have a Mazda 3 fall apart at 60k miles so I have admittedly stayed away from 2000's and newer since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbs3000 Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Town and Country with heated seats, stow and go, back up camera, and rear entertainment. Boom done. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 May have a 05 pilot AWD pilot for sale with 160k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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