Finding the Perfect Family Road Trip Vehicle

[ughubug]

the RAV4 ROCKS!!!! Toyotas are a force to not be reckoned with! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

 

[daniellemorgan]

I have the Saturn Vue Hybrid and I love it!!! It's very roomy...enough room for myself, DH, DD (with carseat) and 87 lb dog...plus 2 more passengers. I fill up my gas tank about once a month. It's our only car so it's definitely driven a lot. I took an 8 hour trip (460 miles) and never had to get gas. 100% worth it!! Plus they are not very pricey. I think they start at $22,000.

 

[Jean DeVries]

LOVE LOVE LOVE My Saturn Vue!

I echo this.

LOVE LOVE LOVE My (sister's) Saturn Vue.

Get the one with heated seats...makes all the difference on road trips. She bought it when she was stationed in California, and shortly after we drove it from L.A. to Bellingham, WA. Best road trip ever....heated seats, comfy ride, good gas mileage, and an XM Radio that we could listed to Detroit Tiger baseball on the whole way.

My next car will be a Vue.

 

[daniellemorgan]

Get the one with heated seats...makes all the difference on road trips...Best road trip ever....heated seats,:balloon: comfy ride, good gas mileage,:love: and an XM Radio.:sing:

Mine has heated seats as well and they are the best thing ever, especially when you spend Christmas in Pittsburgh!! :balloon: I received free xm radio for 3 months and I loved it! :love: :love: 80's music and Oprah all day long!

 

[daniellemorgan]

Oh and when we got ours they were offering 0% interest!!! Can't beat that!

 

[Stephaniecafe]

Stephanie - what kind of test results have been found with the Acadia? That's what I want next.

DH has amazing things to say about the Acadia... but his main praise is that GM usually will do all it can to keep expenses low on what they put into a car (like most car producers) but in the case of the Acadia they really invested a lot. He loves how it handles and preformed on the safety. He's pretty picky too and he would tell you if it wasn't something to get. He works for them but he is also good at telling it like it is. In fact when I mentioned the Acadia he said "Ahhhh. Ahhhhcadia" Like he was in heaven. I think he wants one next too!!

 

[crystalscookingnow]

Cool. I would love to get one now, but I promised DH that I'd wait a year. I might have even said, or more, but I don't think that's going to happen!!

We've just got a few payments left on our Uplander & I promised we'd take our payments for a year & put it in a savings account for a down payment.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I have the Saturn Vue Hybrid and I love it!!! It's very roomy...enough room for myself, DH, DD (with carseat) and 87 lb dog...plus 2 more passengers. I fill up my gas tank about once a month. It's our only car so it's definitely driven a lot. I took an 8 hour trip (460 miles) and never had to get gas. 100% worth it!! Plus they are not very pricey. I think they start at $22,000.

The roominess is what sold me on it - but now I am so thankful for the gas mileage!

My next car will be the Vue Hybrid. (that wasn't an option when I got mine.)

Oh - and did I mention that mine is ORANGE? The fact that I could get it in orange sealed the deal for me!

 

[KellyTheChef]

I didn't read through all the posts...you may have your answer. I have a Kia Sportage and I LOVE IT!! I wanted something with a hatch back to make loading PC stuff easier and looked everywhere. It was between a Saturn VUE and this...and we have a dealership that gives you FREE MAINTENENCE for the life of your vehicle so that made our decision!

 

[Dayna]

No we are still looking or he is. My car is 93 camry. So it served its purpose. I want a car/suv that gets great gas mileage, is roomy enough for the kids (as this will be the traveling car). So I've given the narrowing it down to him. I'm just ready to go get it.

 

[DebbieJ]

My only advice is to NOT buy a brand new car. Go used and buy from a private party. You'll save SOOOO much money.