new van/SUV recommendations?

mjslate · Apr 14, 2007

We are buying a new SUV. We currently have a jeep grand cherokee with our 3 month old DD outboard in a graco and our 2.2 year old son FF in a marathon in middle. I like to ride in the back with the kids and we have no interest in a third row of seating (too scary with rear enders even though they are low in probablility). With safety as our primary concern we are having a heck of time sifting through all the 'info' out there. Thank goodness for this site! We want 4WD and prefer to be up high. No price restrictions, but we buy used so it can't be a brand new model year. Any recommendations? Thanks for your help!

TheRealMacGyver · Apr 14, 2007

For safety stats, this is the one often recommended here:

http://www.informedforlife.org/

jen_nah · Apr 14, 2007

TheRealMacGyver said:
For safety stats, this is the one often recommended here:

http://www.informedforlife.org/

This is a great site to start your shopping list. Also www.safercar.gov has a good list and it might be more up to date as IFL uses NHTSA testing data in their data reports.

Of course the best thing to do is try out your seats in the vehicle before buying to make sure it will fit your needs.