mom2juliarose
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If you were shopping for a certified pre-owned mid-sized SUV, what would you buy or look at?
If you were shopping for a certified pre-owned minivan, what would you buy or look at?
We're getting the point where we need to retire DH's '97 Honda CR-V. It's been so good to us, but with 320K+ miles on it, and some work needed on it right now, we're wondering if we'd do the work only to have something else break soon...
We're definitely going the certified pre-owned route, although we're not sure if we're going to go with a mid-sized SUV or a minivan, honestly. We have 2 kids now and are wanting a 3rd. My guess is by the time we have a 3rd our oldest will be boosterless, so I don't see much need for 3-across. BUT we rented a minivan when we were on vacation and honestly loved it.
If we got an SUV, then DH would drive it. If we got a minivan, DH would take over driving my '05 CRV and I would drive the van.
Currently I SAHM and DH works on the campus where we live, so driving during the day is very minimal (maybe 20 miles a day due to drop-off/pickup at school, extracurricular activities, etc.). DH works 4 nights/week, though. Drives 40 miles RT on those nights, and it includes a 7% grade on the highway, which can be tough on some cars. There's no snow where we are (coastal CA).
Another thing that may or may not factor in is we are really trying to move east (to the East Coast), and if we do so this vehicle would go with us (either driven or shipped), so maybe something that does well in snow would be a good thing...
Prefer foreign over domestic, but will take any recommendations... we don't have a set budget. We'll spend what we need to get a car that lasts us as long as possible. Both of our current cars are CPO and have run beautifully.
If you were shopping for a certified pre-owned minivan, what would you buy or look at?
We're getting the point where we need to retire DH's '97 Honda CR-V. It's been so good to us, but with 320K+ miles on it, and some work needed on it right now, we're wondering if we'd do the work only to have something else break soon...
We're definitely going the certified pre-owned route, although we're not sure if we're going to go with a mid-sized SUV or a minivan, honestly. We have 2 kids now and are wanting a 3rd. My guess is by the time we have a 3rd our oldest will be boosterless, so I don't see much need for 3-across. BUT we rented a minivan when we were on vacation and honestly loved it.
If we got an SUV, then DH would drive it. If we got a minivan, DH would take over driving my '05 CRV and I would drive the van.
Currently I SAHM and DH works on the campus where we live, so driving during the day is very minimal (maybe 20 miles a day due to drop-off/pickup at school, extracurricular activities, etc.). DH works 4 nights/week, though. Drives 40 miles RT on those nights, and it includes a 7% grade on the highway, which can be tough on some cars. There's no snow where we are (coastal CA).
Another thing that may or may not factor in is we are really trying to move east (to the East Coast), and if we do so this vehicle would go with us (either driven or shipped), so maybe something that does well in snow would be a good thing...
Prefer foreign over domestic, but will take any recommendations... we don't have a set budget. We'll spend what we need to get a car that lasts us as long as possible. Both of our current cars are CPO and have run beautifully.