littleangelfire
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Cheap! I like my car. DH likes his car. And our payments aren't bad, $350 total for both. But we need something with more seating. I figured we'd get a Mazda5 when the time came, but the time is sooner than we planned and not only do we have no money to speak of (and no equity in my car or his), but also I think a 7 seater is a better idea than a 6. We'd fill a 6 right now as is on the weekends. It doesn't have to be a forever car, we hope circumstances will change soon, but in case we have it longer term having at least 1 extra seat seems smart. In trying to shop I'm going batty b/c of course a new car is out of the question and apparently models change whether they have third row as an options or not?! We looked at and really like Mitsubishi Outlander and thought we were set until I got online to look at older ones and realized it didn't always seat 7, and when it first did the third row was a joke that popped out of the floor, can't have car seats installed on it, and only made for someone 5'3" or shorter!
I thought Ford Escape had 3 rows, but the first several I'm seeing on eBay don't.
So help. I owe $8,000 on my Versa, it's only worth about $6,000, so we'll be upside down which sucks, and means our price range is $6,000. We'd like to get decent gas mileage. No Suburban for us. We really don't like minivans, but if we must, whatever. Since we don't always need the extra seats every single ride, smaller third row isn't a big deal.
So, any knowledgeable crossover/mini-SUV peeps on here can tell me what cars had 3 rows around 2003 (though we'd go older if it was perfect for us) and we're not against newer, just assuming people won't sell their 2008+ vehicle for $6,000 lol I am so used to imports I hate the idea of not having one, but I don't think they have anything that fits our needs and our budget. My beloved Honda has jacksquat. Nissan and Toyota cost too much, I think. HElp?
I thought Ford Escape had 3 rows, but the first several I'm seeing on eBay don't.
So help. I owe $8,000 on my Versa, it's only worth about $6,000, so we'll be upside down which sucks, and means our price range is $6,000. We'd like to get decent gas mileage. No Suburban for us. We really don't like minivans, but if we must, whatever. Since we don't always need the extra seats every single ride, smaller third row isn't a big deal.
So, any knowledgeable crossover/mini-SUV peeps on here can tell me what cars had 3 rows around 2003 (though we'd go older if it was perfect for us) and we're not against newer, just assuming people won't sell their 2008+ vehicle for $6,000 lol I am so used to imports I hate the idea of not having one, but I don't think they have anything that fits our needs and our budget. My beloved Honda has jacksquat. Nissan and Toyota cost too much, I think. HElp?