1stTimeDad
New member
Thanks so much to all of you already for the information I have found on this website. You guys are great and apparently have TONS of experience.
Here's my question. My wife is due in September with our 1st child. I want to get a different car to be our main "family" car. We both drive "safe" cars, but both have their negatives. I drive an 05' Subaru impreza. Love it, but it's small and here in Miami people don't know how to drive and there are a lot of SUVs and Pick-up trucks here. I would hate to be plowed into by one of those especially with the baby in the car. I want a bigger car. A few years ago I swerved off the side of a highway and into a median (luckily it was about 20 yards wide) in my honda civic in the rain so I definitely want AWD or some kind of trraction control. My wife drives an '02 Nissan Pathfinder, but no 4wd or AWD. It's fine, but I do get concerned when she drives in the rain. Here in Miami it doesn't just rain...it thunderstorms without much warning. Within a 1/2 minute to a minute of thunderstorm you can be driving in a 1/2 inch of water. I like AWD and anti-lock brakes. Neither car has side airbags either.
We also have 4 dogs so I think a pick up truck just might be out of the question although I've heard great things about the f150 and the ridgeline. I've been doing a few weeks of research and many of you like the honda pilot. I've read great things about that SUV. I'm not sure if we are ready or have the need just yet for the odyssey, but many of you (and 3 out of my five sisters) love them. I would have to trade in my car or sell it so I am looking for a used car at about a $10k-$11k range. I've found a few good choices here and there, but I think I found the right place to ask for advice. So what do you all think? I need a safe car from an accident point of view and a rainy point of view, but I also need baby friendly. (Soon I will be asking about baby seats when I start doing research on them.) Thanks everyone.
BTW...what is a DH? One of the few acronyms here I couldn't figure out.
Here's my question. My wife is due in September with our 1st child. I want to get a different car to be our main "family" car. We both drive "safe" cars, but both have their negatives. I drive an 05' Subaru impreza. Love it, but it's small and here in Miami people don't know how to drive and there are a lot of SUVs and Pick-up trucks here. I would hate to be plowed into by one of those especially with the baby in the car. I want a bigger car. A few years ago I swerved off the side of a highway and into a median (luckily it was about 20 yards wide) in my honda civic in the rain so I definitely want AWD or some kind of trraction control. My wife drives an '02 Nissan Pathfinder, but no 4wd or AWD. It's fine, but I do get concerned when she drives in the rain. Here in Miami it doesn't just rain...it thunderstorms without much warning. Within a 1/2 minute to a minute of thunderstorm you can be driving in a 1/2 inch of water. I like AWD and anti-lock brakes. Neither car has side airbags either.
We also have 4 dogs so I think a pick up truck just might be out of the question although I've heard great things about the f150 and the ridgeline. I've been doing a few weeks of research and many of you like the honda pilot. I've read great things about that SUV. I'm not sure if we are ready or have the need just yet for the odyssey, but many of you (and 3 out of my five sisters) love them. I would have to trade in my car or sell it so I am looking for a used car at about a $10k-$11k range. I've found a few good choices here and there, but I think I found the right place to ask for advice. So what do you all think? I need a safe car from an accident point of view and a rainy point of view, but I also need baby friendly. (Soon I will be asking about baby seats when I start doing research on them.) Thanks everyone.
BTW...what is a DH? One of the few acronyms here I couldn't figure out.