Good 4cyl SUV or pickup?

Question

I am tired of my butt nearly touching the pavement, I would like a good reliable small size SUV or pickup, good for a family of 3.

Answer 1

Depends on your budget. New or used. I found a really nice 03 chevy s10 ext cab 6cyl for myself. Or a s10 blazer they are pretty reliable.The pickup has a 3rd jump seat ok for little ones or once ina while travel. A used honda pilot is a good bet if you can get the maintenace records and things like timing belt etc are done. Asian cars are great but they usually take more maintenance. The vibe is pretty cool little car it's actually made by Toyota I think. Not much of a ford guy myself but they make a small one. do you need 4wd? most of the small "suv" type vehicles now a days have both 2wd and 4wd of course 2wd is better for mileage and if it's front wheel drive thats even better because the weight of the engine, transaxle and you are closer to the driving wheels for better traction and unless you live somewhere where the weather is really funky 4wd is really a waste of weight, fuel and breakable parts. I say if it's too bad out for front wheel drive...stay home. Check yahoo auto they have customer feedback on vehicles and maybe someplace like edmunds or consumer reports. Good Luck!! All vehicles now a days if you do the mainatenance they'll go a good 150,000 to 200,000 miles and yes american cars are getting better. They have to or they'll be run out of business.

Answer 2

Ford Escape, specially the manual 5 speed.

Answer 3

The new Honda CRV is nice.